This link will tell you all you need to know:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Escort_(Europe)
We had the same versions in SA. The 2L RS 2-door models did very well on
the track & in motor rallies.
I had a Mk11 4-door 1600 for some years.
Alan C
On 12-Aug-18 12:17 AM, Ken Waller wrote:
There was a rear wheel drive Escort! Built and sold overseas in the seventies
IIRC.
In its highest state of tune - with a twin cam four cylinder it was quite a
ride. Some were raced competively in the U S in several series.
It sort of filled the gap left by the Cortine.
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From: "Daniel J. Matyola" <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: Automotive fun
I thought that it was the Ford Prefect in Britain, and the Galaxy. <G>
Dan Matyola
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola
On Sat, Aug 11, 2018 at 3:45 PM, John Sessoms <[email protected]> wrote:
I hadn't thought about Ford using the "Escort" name in Europe/Asia for
many more years before they used it in the U.S.
I suspect yours was an earlier model with a more robust engine than my
1995 U.S. model.
On 8/10/2018 19:53, John Coyle wrote:
I guess I was lucky, John - the car kept going for some years after that:
it wasn't a lucky car
though, it was stolen twice, once just after I had it resprayed British
Racing Green! Suckers must
have thought it was a fast car!
John in Brisbane
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Subject: Re: Automotive fun
The Escort was a great economy car, but if it ever overheated enough to
pin the gauge, you were
looking at a new engine. Aluminum cylinder block warped. The dealer
advised me it would be cheaper
to replace the engine than to try to repair it.
Plus that Escort had a plastic radiator that could "leak" bits into the
new engine to block coolant
flow, causing the new engine to fail as well.
YMMV, but that's how *my* Escort wagon died.
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