The Mark I Ford Escort was introduced in the United Kingdom at the end of 1967.
Had conventional rear-wheel drive and
a four-speed manual gearbox, or 3-speed automatic transmission.
The Mark I featured contemporary styling cues in tune with its time:
a subtle Detroit-inspired "Coke bottle" waistline
and the "dogbone" shaped front grille —
arguably the car's main stylistic feature.
The Mark I Escorts became successful as a rally car,
and they eventually went on to become one of the most successful rally cars of all time.
There were a few higher performance versions for rallies and racing.
The Escort Mexico was a special edition road versions in honour of the
car's winning at the 1970 London to Mexico World Cup Rally.
It was powered by a 1.6 L Ford "Kent" engine.
While the RS2000 model featured a 2.0 L Pinto (OHC) engine.
Seen in action in the 2013 movie Fast & Furious 6.
(wikipedia)
and they eventually went on to become one of the most successful rally cars of all time.
There were a few higher performance versions for rallies and racing.
The Escort Mexico was a special edition road versions in honour of the
car's winning at the 1970 London to Mexico World Cup Rally.
It was powered by a 1.6 L Ford "Kent" engine.
While the RS2000 model featured a 2.0 L Pinto (OHC) engine.
Seen in action in the 2013 movie Fast & Furious 6.
(wikipedia)
R S 2 0 0 0
With 2.0 L Pinto (OHC) engine
The RS2000 used the the 2013 movie Fast & Furious 6
E S C O R T M E X I C O
With 1.6L Ford "Kent" engine
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(Photos from andesmotorsport.be, i.ebayimg.com, bringatrailer.com
silverstoneauctions.com & flickr.com/photos/yohai90/)
