Classic Ford

Fit For Purpose

It’s no secret or surprise that the values of Mk1 and Mk2 Escorts are at an all-time high. We’re seeing original survivors selling for eye-watering sums at high-end auction houses, vying for kudos with Ferraris and Maseratis and whatnot, destined for a life of stasis in a hermetically-sealed collection somewhere. This scenario is a long way removed from the old 1980s/1990s way of doing things, picking up a cheap and knocked-about rear-drive Escort for beer money, throwing in a hot cam and a set of Billies and chucking it about down some country lanes.

Thankfully — and you’ll of course be well aware of this yourself, being an

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