Ford Escort (Mk1)

Magazine road tests and mentions

CCC Magazine, January 1969

CCC - Cars and Car Conversions Magazine, January 1969

The fastest getaway saloons

Alan Mann Racing Escort Mk1

CAR Magazine, May 1969

CAR Magazine, May 1969

Dashing Escort

Package deal Broadspeed conversion transforms the 1300GT

CAR Magazine, July 1969

CAR Magazine, July 1969

Pirana Sprint

LuMo Pirana Sprint

CAR Magazine, April 1970

CAR Magazine, April 1970

Wilson Elba GT

Escort Mk1 Motor Caravan

CAR Magazine, July 1970

CAR Magazine, July 1970

Giant Test

Austin 1300 Super De Luxe v Ford Escort 1300 Super v Hillman Avenger Super v Vauxhall Viva SL

CAR Magazine, September 1970

CAR Magazine, September 1970

Q-Car

Rallye Sport 1600

CAR Magazine, January 1971

CAR January 1971

On the Tijuana trail with the Escort Mexico

CAR Magazine, September 1971

CAR Magazine, August 1971

RS1600

Twin cams, 16 valves and tied-down springs do a Ford sports car make

CAR Magazine, September 1971

CAR Magazine, August 1971

Q-Car

Brodie RS1600

CCC Magazine, January 1972

CCC Magazine, January 1972

Road Race Cars

Last month I told you the story of the Mexico championship and this month kind Big H has given us two pages in glorious Esso colour to show you what it was all about.

CAR Magazine, January 1972

CAR Magazine, January 1972

Giant Test

Ford Escort Sport v Opel Kadett

CCC Magazine, February 1972

CCC - Cars and Car Conversions Magazine, February 1972

CR calls the tune

This month Clive Richardson visits Lloyd's of Stafford, and tries out their RAC Rally Mexico

CCC Magazine, February 1972

CCC - Cars and Car Conversions Magazine, February 1972

Drive-In

Ford Escort Sport

CCC Magazine, February 1972

CCC - Cars and Car Conversions Magazine, February 1972

And he drove the fastest pick-up...

Custom Ford Escort Mk1 Pickup

CCC Magazine, March 1972

CCC - Cars and Car Conversions Magazine, March 1972

Drive-In

Escort RS 1600 vs Volkswagen 411 LE

CCC Magazine, April 1973

CCC Magazine, April 1973

Dual BRM Escort FVA Test

Tech Ed Fred Game plays water-babies at a soggy Goodwood in a mean brace of racing Escorts. The blue and yellow one is rag-trader Bill Brogan's BRM TC version, whilst goodie-shop proprietor Nick Whiting plumps for injected FVA power in his all yellow car<

CCC Magazine, August 1973

CCC August 1973

Drive In

Ford RS2000

CCC Magazine, August 1974

CCC Magazine August 1974

Two feline Fords

Here's a couple of mergers Lord Stokes and Walter Hayes would never have approved of. Sure, they're twin-cam-engined Escorts, but how many Ford twin cams do you know of with six in-line pots? Or, to put it another way, how many Jags have you seen with Escort bodywork.

CCC Magazine, May 1986

CCC Magazine, May 1986

Straight to the Hart

190bhp at the wheels of a Mk1 Escort can provide some exciting driving for under £5000. Darrell Dixon describes an economical Hart transplant.

Photos, brochures, adverts and magazine pages

Ford Escort Mk1 4 Door
Ford Mk1 Escort Mexico Advert
Ford Escort Mk1 Mexico retro car advert