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1968 - 1975
The rear-wheel-drive Mk1 Escort came as an 1100 or
1300 and in both 2 or 4 door sedan, and in some markets
also as a two-door estate, or in sporty form as a GT
or Twin Cam. All the Escort engines were based on a
new Kent crossflow unit, which proved very suitable
for tuning and modification. More >> |
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1968 - 1970
While other sporting Ford's could be called sedans capable of being raced or rallied, the Twin-Cam Escort was unashamedly a racing sedan de-tuned for road use. In production form, with quantity sales needed to justify its homologaation as a Touring Car, the Twin-Cam gave the customer exactly what they expected More >> |
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1970 - 1974
The successful Escort Twin Cam was replaced by the more
powerful Escort in 1968, the RS1600. The letters "RS"
stood for "Rally Sport", a brand name invented by Ford
and one that continued for many years. Quickly the term
"RS" came to be known for high performance
Ford's. More >> |
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1975 - 1981
The first major styling revision occurred in 1975, giving
the Escort a crisp lean flowing style that was well in
proportion and arguably a cut above the small car offerings
emanating from Japan. The interior was always functional,
but was somewhat Spartan in comparison to the Japanese
cars – but on the plus side the seats were extremely
comfortable even on very long drives. More >> |
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1975 - 1981
For the over ten years that the Ford Escorts was
on the Australian market, it underwent many and
varied model improvements, including different
engines and changes to its image. Starting
off with the 1.1 liter Kent, they had six engines
in the next eight years, and by 1981 the 1.6 liter
was offered on the L Sedan, with the option of
the 2.01itre in the GL, and the 2.0 liter only
in the top-of-the-line Ghia. More >> |
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1975 - 1977
Based on the Mk II Escort the RS1800 closely followed
the original RS1600 concept. The RS1800 used a 1835cc
version of the Cosworth BDA engine and produced 115bhp.
Many special features were standard on the RS1800 including
stiffened suspension, wide wheels and an uprated gearbox. More >> |
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1976 - 1980
The RS2000 used a 110bhp Pinto engine which meant the
car could reach over 110mph. Cosmetically, the biggest
difference to the previous model was in the uniquely
angled GRP nose panel which contained four headlamps. More >> |
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1980 - 1986
The long-awaited 'Erika' was an expensive event for the Ford Motor Company, and revealed itself to be the Company's second front-drive model, but with an even more upmarket specification than the Fiesta which had brought them into the front-drive/transverse engine sector. More >> |
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1981- 1984
The concept of the RS 1600i Escort was defined in the prototype shown almost at the 1980 Frankfurt car show, and the definitive version of the car went on to be produced in the number of 5000 necessary for homologation in Group A. More >> |
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1986 - 1990
The Escort Mark III received a facelift in early 1986. Codenamed within Ford as "Erika–86", it was instantly recognisable as an updated version of the previous model, with a smooth style nose and the "straked" rear lamp clusters smoothed over. More >> |
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1981 - 1983
Ford's long serving rear-wheel-drive Escort was due for
replacement both here in Australia and in Europe. Through
various model updates and styling changes the Escort
was able to stay in service far longer than its mechanical
specifications suggested it should, although the smallest
of the Ford’s always had a huge allegiance of fans,
and we are sure many will take us to task on making this
claim. More >> |
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1983 - 1985
The Laser/Meteor range was a pleasantly straight forward product which had established itself as a number one in the small car market by the end of 1982, with sales in excess of 50,000. Meteor backed this performance right from its introduction in March 1983. More >> |