1988 Ford Orion 1.6i Ghia MkII

1988 Ford Orion MkII in The Knock, TV Series, 1994-2000 Ep. 2.05

Class: Cars, Sedan — Model origin:

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dsl ◊ 2015-11-10 20:10	Not an Orion RS Turbo as they never existed. My first reaction was actually 1988 Nissan Bluebird ZX Turbo [T12], but some detail differences so maybe heavily body-kitted Orion is correct. Poshest Orion at this point was 1.6 GLSi or Ghia - there was no specific boyracer version. Not sure if Mk1 or mk2 in the blur.
Danzie ◊ 2015-11-10 20:13	Was there not even an Orion RS 1800 ? sure I have a brochure for one.
Danzie ◊ 2015-11-10 20:31	Must have been the 1.6 Ghia Injection Special I was thinking of.
dsl ◊ 2015-11-10 20:46	... which looked more like this - https://www.flickr.com/photos/stuart166axe/16564349511 - in standard form before the papier-mache was applied. Let's go for 1988+ when pepperpot alloys became standsed