1972 Ford Escort MK1 1300 GT. 1968: The Escort two-door saloon is announced, in De Luxe, Super and GT forms. £8,250. 1972 K reg Ford Escort 1300 GT 4 door. Verified. . Runs E5 or E10 fuel. 6 (1990–2002) version. Lovely looking. In 1970 the rally was to be run from London to Mexico City. £21,995. Ford Escort Mk1 model history. The rest of the Mexico wasn’t that different from the RS1600’s in. 4 (1980–1992), and the final CE-14 Mk. 1975 Ford Escort Mk1 Mexico Replica 5-Speed. 00. These Championship wins were accompanied by a slew of popular race victories around the world, including the gruelling 1970 London to Mexico World Cup Rally, which resulted in Ford releasing the now legendary Ford Escort Mexico in late 1970 with the 1598cc Crossflow engine. . Bid to $19,000 on 11/14/23. 5/Mk. In place of the RS1600’s Cosworth engine was the much simpler 1601cc version of the crossflow ‘Kent’ engine that lesser Escorts used in 1100 and 1300 versions. Make Offer. Collection in person. I can’t remember the last time a car with a top speed of less than 100mph was the star of the evo car park, but that’s just what happened when I arrived in a mk1 Ford Escort. Ford prepared a number of cars for this event with no less than five finishing in the top ten. Private. 3/Mk. Soon after, a van appears and the 1. 00. The Ford Escort Mk 1 Mexico. A series of World Cup marathon car rallies were held, beginning in 1968 with the London to Sydney rally in 1968. In total there were six generations, spread across three basic platforms: the original, rear-wheel-drive Mk. 2. The motor rally started at Wembley Stadium in London on 19 April 1970 and finished in Mexico City on 27 May 1970, covering approximately 16,000 miles (25,700 km) through Europe and South America. €49,900. Lots of pics in description. Pretty Solid - Good Project Car. It was won by Hannu Mikkola and Gunnar Palm, driving a Ford Escort. Milton Keynes. 9 Mar 2018. (July 2023) The Ford Escort is a small family car that was manufactured by Ford of Europe from 1968 until 2000. LHD. Restored | Bring to life1968-1975 Ford Escort MK1 MexicoThe motor rally started at Wembley Stadium in London on 19 April 1970 and finished in Mexico City on. With some stages many hundreds of miles long, the results were judged by time penalties, the Ford Escort of Hannu Mikkola and Gunnar Palm coming home first with just over nine hours of penalties, with the 1300cc Escort Mk1 of Doug Harris and Mike Buttler last home, over 55 hours behind. The Alan Mann Ford Escort MKI Shown Here It was that victory which prompted a more everyman version of the high-maintenance RS1600: the Escort Mexico. The Ford Escort Mexico was introduced in November 1970 and was so named because of Ford Motor Company’s victory in the World Cup Rally, which started in London on April 19, 1970, and finished some 16,000 miles later in Mexico. 0 zetec conversion - Retro Ford no expense spared. 9. Secure Pay. There are 1098cc or 1298cc four-cylinder engines. 1/Mk. 1971 Mk1 Ford Escort -All original floors and sills. Ford Escort Mk1 Rolling Shell - RHd import. 2 (1968–1980), the "Erika" front-wheel-drive Mk. Classified Ad.