Any pics of mk2 1600 sport , Phoenix ( vista ) orange?

[bigbadsquare]

As above , I'm led to believe that all the first 1600 sports issued to dealers were Phoenix orange (vista Orange) , some with vynal roofs some without , anybody got any pics or literature showing them?

Thanks Paul

[dustydog]

I thought it was signal orange the early ones

[rwdrs]

I thought it was signal orange the early ones

I assume Paul means the earliest ones.
I have a March '75 build Mk2 and it is probably Vista/Phoenix orange as it retains a mk1 heater box, grey wiring loom and the old style ignition barrel. The early mk2s were basically carryover mk1s including parts and colours.

[alancdavis]

My Orange car

[bigbadsquare]

I assume Paul means the earliest ones.
I have a March '75 build Mk2 and it is probably Vista/Phoenix orange as it retains a mk1 heater box, grey wiring loom and the old style ignition barrel. The early mk2s were basically carryover mk1s including parts and colours.

Yes the very early ones , any pictures of yours?

Thanks Paul

[bigbadsquare]

My Orange car

Alan was this Phoenix orange ?

[Dave1800BDA]

My Orange car

Alan is this originally a sport, as Im intersted in the early cars

[grum]

wow ...... is that a G6 in the background ? ....... chuckles

[alancdavis]

Pheonix Orange and like all my cars a fake aka replica.. but if it had a sport V% will no difference at all

[rwdrs]

Yes the very early ones , any pictures of yours?

Thanks Paul

Here's a pic from the 1975 Ford Escort workshop manual (in German) confirming that many of the early Mk2 colours were carryover mk1 colours, i.e. Modena, Olympic, Phönix (Phoenix)/ Vista etc...

[RSGB]

1975 sales photo

[LOUIE]

Alan was this Phoenix orange ?

Was it a sport???

[alancdavis]

Had everything a sport has except the V5,

[Chesney]

Had everything a sport has except the V5,

easily sorted tho eh Al

[LOUIE]

easily sorted tho eh Al

Alan doesn't do that ches

That's why his cars don't sell