Ultra rare mk 1 Escort at upcoming auction

[Mark A S]

Thanks, I like it too

Regarding stripes etc, back in the day including my own there were 4 MK1 RS2's that I was familiar with, 2 green one blue, all with the large stripes.
The only pinstripe one was black with red pinstripe, I think the large stripes were not availiable for black ?

I do prefer the large stripes, red obviously but white with blue, and blue on blue being my favourite,,,, oh, and green yellow, orange ',,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

[aeropilot]

Mark A S said:

The only pinstripe one was black with red pinstripe, I think the large stripes were not availiable for black ?

Correct. No stripes ever offered on factory black or the Vista Orange cars.

Factory black cars would have had gold pinstripes from the factory.

I remember a factory black RS2000 with red pinstripes in the early 80's, was a nice car, wood dash/centre console etc and was running a set of 'fake' Minilite style rims, the make of which escapes me now, but it wasn't Superlight. I might have a photo of it somewhere?

[vpr]

My Dad bought one new in 73. White with the triple red pinstripes and the steel wheels Which were far more preferable in my view. Well more so today as they’re unusual to find.

Wish I could remember the reg number.

[1602Mark]

Lefty said:

Mark A S said:

That is properly lovely.

+1

[s m]

Mark A S said:

Looks very much like a Firenza front on with the perpex covers, not a bad idea TBH, as the lights were quite expensive even in the 80's!

I think they were reasonably common on the 4-headlight RS2000s
As you say, those lights were expensive and £9 saved you from the hassle ( even less if you made your own from a sheet of Perspex )

Here’s a period ad from Fibresports for them
( top left of page )



I think Ripspeed used to do them for twice the price too!

[Mark A S]

Your encyclopaedia of old Mags is Most impressive, fair play to you for sharing them with us,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, any Penthouse or Mayfair's in amongst your collection, i remember lots of Escorts in them

[aeropilot]

Mark A S said:

Your encyclopaedia of old Mags is Most impressive, fair play to you for sharing them with us,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, any Penthouse or Mayfair's in amongst your collection, i remember lots of Escorts in them

There was even a mag called Escort..... (so I've been told )

[Tyre Smoke]

I remember Penthouse reviewing a fast Ford with a scantily clad lady posing next to the boot badge with the article entitled 'What an RS!'

Regrettably it was a Sierra Sapphire and not an Escort. Predictably in that lilac colour too.

[pingu393]

Do any of you chaps write for Car Mechanics?

This month's edition has a six page spread on Ford four pots from 1965.

[Mark A S]

Not me, i have trouble writing on here, let alone professionally.

4 pots from 65,,,,, so i surmise, the Twin cam in the Mk 1 Cortina was the most exotic at that time ?

[aeropilot]

Mark A S said:

Not me, i have trouble writing on here, let alone professionally.

4 pots from 65,,,,, so i surmise, the Twin cam in the Mk 1 Cortina was the most exotic at that time ?

Not really a Ford engine though was it......other than paying Lotus to supply them.

Depends if 'Ford 4-pots from '65' includes bought in engines, or just Ford designed engines?

[Mark A S]

Block was Ford though wasn't, it ? What year did the X-flow appear ?

[aeropilot]

Mark A S said:

Block was Ford though wasn't, it ? What year did the X-flow appear ?

It was. and when Ford started putting it in the Mk.2 Cortina, they referred to it officially as the Lotus-Ford Twin Cam......

A guess of when the X-flow appeared would be either when the Mk.2 Cortina came out, or soon after, as the 1600E had the X-Flow, and the first Capri's in 1969 had it as well.

[s m]

Mark A S said:

Block was Ford though wasn't, it ? What year did the X-flow appear ?

67

[Tyre Smoke]

s m said:

Mark A S said:

Block was Ford though wasn't, it ? What year did the X-flow appear ?

67

I concur. When the Mk2 Cortina appeared.

[finlo]

Tyre Smoke said:

I concur. When the Mk2 Cortina appeared.

Not quite, early mk2's carried over the pre crossflow.

[Zener]

finlo said:

Tyre Smoke said:

I concur. When the Mk2 Cortina appeared.

Not quite, early mk2's carried over the pre crossflow.

They did indeed the MK2 1500GT for example

[Tyre Smoke]

Of course. Sorry. I was in 1600E mode. First 'E' appeared in 67 on a F suffix.

[Zener]

Tyre Smoke said:

Of course. Sorry. I was in 1600E mode. First 'E' appeared in 67 on a F suffix.

Early 1600E also inherited the 4 gauges on the dash top from the GT rather than alongside speedo and tacho of later revision car

Edited by Zener on Thursday 22 October 17:42

[aeropilot]

Tyre Smoke said:

Of course. Sorry. I was in 1600E mode. First 'E' appeared in 67 on a F suffix.

Yep, along with the X-Flow engine GT that first went on sale in September 1967.