some Ford anniversaries............

[graham John]

60 YEARS AGO


1953 Monte Carlo Rally
Dutchman Maurice Gatsonides is outright winner driving a Ford Zephyr.
Later he invented the ‘Gatso’ speed camera primarily to check speed over rally stages. It would be later used by police forces all around the world.

50 YEARS AGO


1963 World Record Attempt, Miramas Circuit, France
A Ford Taurus 12M covered 300,000Kms in 142 days and set 107 world records.


40 YEARS AGO


1973 Scottish Rally – Hannu Mikkola in an RS1600 is outright winner.
First 10 finishing places are all Ford RS Escorts.

1973 European Rallycross Championship
John Taylor in a Ford Escort RS 1600 wins the ‘drivers championship’

1973 New Zealand Rally
1st Place for Hannu Mikkola driving a Ford Escort RS1600

1973 RAC Rally, Great Britain
Ford Escort RS1600 dominates with first, second and third place winners.
Timo Makinen, Roger Clark, Marku Alen

1973 to 81 1,000 Lakes Rally, Finland - 5 wins for Escort RS1600/1800 -73, 74, 76, 77 & 81

1973 to 76 German Touring Car Championship – 4 Championship titles:
Glemser 73 / 74, Heyer 75 / 76

1973 Formula One
Ford powered F1 racing cars win every race in the championship:

Argentine, Jan 28 – Emerson Fittipaldi – Lotus Ford
Brazil, Feb 11 - Emerson Fittipaldi – Lotus Ford
South Africa, March 3 – Jackie Stewart – Tyrell Ford
Spain, April 29 - Emerson Fittipaldi – Lotus Ford
Belgium, May 30 - Jackie Stewart – Tyrell Ford
Monaco, June 3 - Jackie Stewart – Tyrell Ford
Sweden, June 13 - Denny Hulme – McLaren Ford
France, July 1 – Ronnie Peterson – Lotus Ford
Britain, July 14 – Peter Revson – McLaren Ford
Netherlands, July 29 - Jackie Stewart – Tyrell Ford
Germany, Aug 5 - Jackie Stewart – Tyrell Ford
Austria, Aug 19 - Jackie Stewart – Tyrell Ford
Italy, Sept 9 – Ronnie Peterson – McLaren Ford
Canada, Sept 23 – Peter Revson – McLaren Ford
USA, Oct 7 – Ronnie Peterson – Lotus Ford
1973 World Champion: Jackie Stewart – Tyrell Ford


20 YEARS AGO



1993 European Rally Championship
P. Snijers wins the championship title driving a Ford Escort RS Cosworth

1993 World Rally Championship
In its first season the new Escort RS Cosworth wins 4 events.
Portugal, Corsica, Greece, Spain.



10 YEARS AGO


2003 WRC: Acropolis Rally, Greece & 1,000 Lakes Rally, Finland
Outright victory to Markko Martin / Michael Park with the Ford Focus RS WRC



thanks to Barry Reynolds for sharing the information

cheeRS

[grum]

are you that bored

[graham John]

are you that bored

waiting for the photocopier to be repaired..................



cheeRS

[RUDDY]

GJ, did you get your photo taken with Dutchman Maurice Gatsonides back in '53 or could you not get time off work to pop over ...

[graham John]

GJ, did you get your photo taken with Dutchman Maurice Gatsonides back in '53 or could you not get time off work to pop over ...

cheeRS

[grum]

GJ, did you get your photo taken with Dutchman Maurice Gatsonides back in '53 or could you not get time off work to pop over ...

he was there at the '64 Monte

[Duratec John]

he was there at the '64 Monte

And here in 1953.

[Duratec John]

1973 to 81 1,000 Lakes Rally, Finland - 5 wins for Escort RS1600/1800 -73, 74, 76, 77 & 81.

It would have been an Escort RS in 1981, not a RS1800 and was most likely an Escort RS in 1977 too.