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macjam
16-02-2008, 08:22
http://rcma.free.fr/escort/creaminiaphoto1.jpg

http://rcma.free.fr/escort/creaminiaphoto2.jpg
emily
16-02-2008, 08:29
thats one ugly mota....:confused:
rwdrs
16-02-2008, 10:40
don't know, wasn't it on Ebay france?
marky4
16-02-2008, 12:45
awfull looking think :eek:
oldskooljoe
16-02-2008, 14:35
:(
rwdrs
16-02-2008, 15:40
It would have been the way forward for Ford though. I don't think it looks that bad myself. If Ford had have introduced an Escort with a hatch and FWD, say towards the end of the Mk1 they could have kept pace with VW.

Instead they stuck with pre-war technology and even on early skaters had the cheek to offer top of the range cars on carbs and with 4-speed boxes, whilst VW had a car that went round corners on rails had a 5-speed box, leccy ignition and could carry a decent load in 1976.

Just as well they didn't for us, but pretty poor vision by FMC.
fast eddie
16-02-2008, 15:55
if that were a woman..id punch her in the mouth!!!
rwdrs
16-02-2008, 16:19
nice:confused:
Andyboy
16-02-2008, 21:42
It would have been the way forward for Ford though. I don't think it looks that bad myself. If Ford had have introduced an Escort with a hatch and FWD, say towards the end of the Mk1 they could have kept pace with VW.

Instead they stuck with pre-war technology and even on early skaters had the cheek to offer top of the range cars on carbs and with 4-speed boxes, whilst VW had a car that went round corners on rails had a 5-speed box, leccy ignition and could carry a decent load in 1976.

Just as well they didn't for us, but pretty poor vision by FMC.

I agree. I recall a road test in CAR in 1974-5 comparing an Alfasud Ti and an RS2000 - the Sud would take any corner in the dry 10 mph faster! FWD is very good if it's done right and Alfa were one of the few to actually do so.
To be fair to the Mk111 Escort - yes, Ford were 5 years behind VW, but even the 1300 Escort 111 with a four speed and VV was such a massive improvement over the Mark 2 Escort 1100/1300 - which was a 13 year old design that wasn't that wonderful in 1967. Imo the ordinary Escorts were wobbly old things and only the RS models drove properly. I had Alfasuds as well as a 1974 1100 Golf and the Escort 1300 wasn't in the same league. Drum brakes??
wombat
17-02-2008, 11:09
what's it worth today? where is it?
Andyboy
17-02-2008, 15:29
No idea!

I quite like it - shades of Mark 1 Capri from behind and Lancia HPE from the side. I guess the Capri 11 liftback killed it.
escortmad79
17-02-2008, 17:19
I had Alfasuds as well as a 1974 1100 Golf and the Escort 1300 wasn't in the same league. Drum brakes??
Only the 1100 had drum brakes all around ;)
Andyboy
17-02-2008, 19:07
1300 had front discs?! I was sure the basic 1300L's had front drums but you're probably right.

Sud had a five link rear axle, discs all round..........:D
rwdrs
17-02-2008, 22:00
the shoveit, um Chevette had radius arms as STD too, only the poor old Escort had really basic cart like suspension :o :( :mad:
lee bishop
17-02-2008, 22:05
I guess the Capri 11 liftback killed it.

surely it was the mk1 fiesta :confused:
rwdrs
17-02-2008, 22:07
surely it was the mk1 fiesta :confused:

The MkII Capri came out in '74 though
Andyboy
18-02-2008, 11:06
surely it was the mk1 fiesta :confused:


Aah yes of course, you're dead right. When did they arrive, about 76? I never liked those things, they always felt quite harsh and crude with that horrible Valencia engine.
The Chevette was a great car, superb handling - spoiled again by a dreadful engine.
I was looking though a 1973 new car price list the other day - the Mexico was a bargain really. Cheaper than a 1750 Maxi or a basic 1800 Marina. No wonder they sold so many. I bet Ford really regret shutting AVO now, they could really do with something special and cheap for the yoof to buy.