Escort Mexico and Jimmy Geaves
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I found an old Mirror Sunday mag, from March 1970
It has all the Cigarette ads and old money prices, I assume months before decimalization?
I saved about 60 of these Sunday mags from that date from 1956 to 1972 from a house my parents were knocking down to build another house, it stood unoccupied for 20 years before they bought it in 1999.
It has all the Cigarette ads and old money prices, I assume months before decimalization?
I saved about 60 of these Sunday mags from that date from 1956 to 1972 from a house my parents were knocking down to build another house, it stood unoccupied for 20 years before they bought it in 1999.
texaxile said:
wow, I was literally in my "mummy's tummy" when that mag was released. I was born a month later.
I was 20, owned my first house, and drove a mean machine - 1966 Vauxhall Viva HA.IIRC there were the usual bunch of oddballs taking part in the rally, something which wouldn't be allowed in today's homogenised world. I remember a bunch of students who entered a mid-50s Hillman Minx (don't think they made it to the finish), and some South Americans in a VW Beetle who supposedly ran out of money when they got as far as the Atlantic crossing. The other competitors had a whip round, gave them the cash when they reached South America, and they promptly vanished.
Tom Jones had a reasonably successful career.
Technically, in best PH pendantry......he isn't in a Mexico in that article, he's in a Twin Cam 
Ford didn't bring out the Mexico until 6 months after the World Cup Rally finished
And as a kid, I was standing at the side of the road a few miles from Wembley stadium waving at the cars soon after they left the stadium at the start of the event
Ford didn't bring out the Mexico until 6 months after the World Cup Rally finished
And as a kid, I was standing at the side of the road a few miles from Wembley stadium waving at the cars soon after they left the stadium at the start of the event
texaxile said:
wow, I was literally in my "mummy's tummy" when that mag was released. I was born a month later.
Well that makes me feel better, I didn't arrive until 1972! 
To make up for it though, my Dad ran a Mk. 1 Escort (albeit not a special one like an RS or Mexico) from 1980 all the way to 1993! When he sold it in '93, it had over 300,000 miles on the clock....amazing really!
aeropilot said:
Technically, in best PH pendantry......he isn't in a Mexico in that article, he's in a Twin Cam
Ford didn't bring out the Mexico until 6 months after the World Cup Rally finished
And as a kid, I was standing at the side of the road a few miles from Wembley stadium waving at the cars soon after they left the stadium at the start of the event
I'm my best PH defence, the title should have read:Ford didn't bring out the Mexico until 6 months after the World Cup Rally finished
And as a kid, I was standing at the side of the road a few miles from Wembley stadium waving at the cars soon after they left the stadium at the start of the event
Escort, Mexico and Jimmy Greaves
Truth is though, I wouldn't know if it was a Mexico without further investigation.
There must be pics of the event you witnessed at Wembley?
stuttgartmetal said:
I'm pretty sure they used crossow lumps and not twin came in the escorts for the Mexico Run.
That's why the Mexico Escort was called the Escort Mexico
Correct.That's why the Mexico Escort was called the Escort Mexico
X-Flow was chosen because of it's simplicity and nature of the poor fuel quality during much of the event.
The Mexico, as a road car, using the similar X-Flow lump was created out of Ford's success on the event, a classic case of, win on Sunday, sell on Monday.
Bebee said:
There must be pics of the event you witnessed at Wembley?
There's plenty.Here's Jimmy Greaves getting into FEV 2H inside Wembley Stadium at start of the rally.
You can just see Henry Lidden on the left (with glasses to right of man in orange tabbard with back to camera) who was part of the works Ford crew (alongside Raunu Aaltonen) who came 3rd on the event. Greaves did the event with former BMC works driver Tony Fall, and they finished in 6th.
aeropilot said:
Correct.
X-Flow was chosen because of it's simplicity and nature of the poor fuel quality during much of the event.
The Mexico, as a road car, using the similar X-Flow lump was created out of Ford's success on the event, a classic case of, win on Sunday, sell on Monday.
Nice anorak there , although they were 1800s on twin chokes IIRC due to the altitude .DDF108L and JUT7P where are you now ?X-Flow was chosen because of it's simplicity and nature of the poor fuel quality during much of the event.
The Mexico, as a road car, using the similar X-Flow lump was created out of Ford's success on the event, a classic case of, win on Sunday, sell on Monday.
V8forweekends said:
We went decimal on 15th Feb 1971 - although there were decimal coins circulating before that being used at their equivalent old money values.
I was 8
You are just a youngster then - copper coins went decimal in 1968 IIRC (I was 9 then, so 12 in 1971)!I was 8
Old git now though!
Mr Tidy said:
copper coins went decimal in 1968 IIRC
No. 50p ,10p and 5p coins came into circulation in 1968, 2/- and 1/- carried on as they were all the same size so interchangeable.
New 1p and 2p weren't usable until decimalisation day. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rx1EwdbmrR4
Old coppers could still be spent after decimalisation "Use your old coppers in sixpenny lots" - those songs were very effective, I can still remember them 46 years later!
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