autofantasia's photos with the keyword: Escort

Hard to believe that the Mk1 Ford Escort design is now the best part of 50 years old, but it is and it looks as good today as it ever did. And although this Mexico, which looked like an angry wasp on steroids, may not be to everyone's taste it certainly grabbed attention at the show and could definitely have a space in my 'dream garage'.

The 2.0 litre RS2000 version of the Mk2 Escort, with its distinctively slanted polyurethane nose, featured the Pinto engine from the Cortina. It provided a claimed 110 bhp and a top speed of 110 mph ... boy racers (and the not so old racers) loved them!

Not another red Ford Escort I hear you cry. Ah, but look closely, this is actually a Gartrac G6 Escort. The G6 was devised by Gartrac as a road going spin off to the successful G3 & G4 rally & rally cross cars. Most of the cars produced were rear wheel drive and fitted with a 2.8 V6 engine giving them phenomenol acceleration and performance. Only around thirty G6's were produced in total, although many copies were produced around this period. Whether or not this one is genuine I'm afraid I can't say, but it certainly looked the part! Source: www.gartrac.com/company/gartracG6.htm

Not another red Ford Escort I hear you cry. Ah, but look closely, this is actually a Gartrac G6 Escort. The G6 was devised by Gartrac as a road going spin off to the successful G3 & G4 rally & rally cross cars. Most of the cars produced were rear wheel drive and fitted with a 2.8 V6 engine giving them phenomenol acceleration and performance. Only around thirty G6's were produced in total, although many copies were produced around this period. Whether or not this one is genuine I'm afraid I can't say, but it certainly looked the part! Source: www.gartrac.com/company/gartracG6.htm

The Escort Mark IV first appeared in 1986 and was manufactured until 1990. Optional new features on the Mk IV, included a mechanical anti‐lock braking system, which was apparently standard on RS Turbo models such as the one shown here.

Yet another fairly immaculate Ford Mexico ... one of several at the show! Manufactured in 1972, but not registered until the following year.

The MkI featured contemporary styling cues in tune with its time: a subtle Detroit-inspired "Coke bottle" waistline and the "dogbone" shaped front grille. They became successful as a rally car, and they eventually went on to become one of the most successful rally cars of all time. Arguably the Escort's greatest victory was in the 1970 London to Mexico World Cup Rally and this gave rise to the Escort Mexico special edition road versions in honour of the rally car.

Close up shot of the famous logo that adorned one of Ford's most popular cars of the Seventies.

I don't think you could possibly get an engine bay any cleaner!

Love the bubble arches and the chrome nudge bars on this old Escort.

From left to right: VTC 278L 1972 Ford Escort 1100 L - CCF 356V 1979 Ford Escort Popular - C846 BHV 1986 Ford Escort RS Turbo - G105 WDU 1990 Ford Escort XR3

Now he isn't going to get lost on dark country lanes is he?

One of two bright orange Escorts I saw at the show.

Super clean Eighties nostalgia!