1973 Ford Escort Mexico MkI

1973 Ford Escort Mexico MkI in Touring Car Legends, Documentary, 2014

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dsl ◊ 2014-02-21 22:57	Probably a factory plate and issued Nov/Dec 73, but not listed as a works Escort registration. My guess would be a Mexico - Twin Cams were obsolete by 74 and the RS 1600 could not be homologated for the 1974 onwards regulations ("Group 1½"). The alternative is that it might be a 1300cc class Escort Sport with the flared arches, but not a GT which had normal body.
mike962 ◊ 2014-02-21 23:53	dsl wrote Probably a factory plate and issued Nov/Dec 73, but not listed as a works Escort registration. My guess would be a Mexico - Twin Cams were obsolete by 74 and the RS 1600 could not be homologated for the 1974 onwards regulations ("Group 1½"). The alternative is that it might be a 1300cc class Escort Sport with the flared arches, but not a GT which had normal body. driven by Tom Walkingshaw
dsl ◊ 2014-02-22 01:12	Walkinshaw reference does not help yet. But I'm fairly confident for Mexico.

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dsl

◊ 2014-02-21 22:57

Probably a factory plate and issued Nov/Dec 73, but not listed as a works Escort registration. My guess would be a Mexico - Twin Cams were obsolete by 74 and the RS 1600 could not be homologated for the 1974 onwards regulations ("Group 1½"). The alternative is that it might be a 1300cc class Escort Sport with the flared arches, but not a GT which had normal body.

mike962

◊ 2014-02-21 23:53

dsl wrote Probably a factory plate and issued Nov/Dec 73, but not listed as a works Escort registration. My guess would be a Mexico - Twin Cams were obsolete by 74 and the RS 1600 could not be homologated for the 1974 onwards regulations ("Group 1½"). The alternative is that it might be a 1300cc class Escort Sport with the flared arches, but not a GT which had normal body.

driven by Tom Walkingshaw

dsl

◊ 2014-02-22 01:12

Walkinshaw reference does not help yet. But I'm fairly confident for Mexico.

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