Car Details

Ford Escort Mexico Special Build

United States
Various

Ford Escort Mexico Special Build

Years Released: 1978 1979 (Item Year pages)
Item released for 2 years.

Car: Ford Escort Mexico Special Build
Number: Various
Information: ---
Category: Cars
Cars
Category Details: Classic cars from all eras.
Car Category: Rally
Rally
Car Category Details: Point to point auto racing over many different terrains.
Base Colour: Black

Colour Details: The most elegant of all colours.
All Colours: Black, Yellow
Logo & Box Style:

1978 1979

1978

1979
Make: Ford
Ford
Logo: Ford Emblem
Logo Years: Since 1927
Make Details: Ford revolutionised car production by expanding and refining the car assembly line concept in the early 1900’s.
Make Country: United States
Model: Escort Mark I
Escort Mark I
Model Details: The Escort Mark I was one of the most successful rally cars of all time.
Model Production Years: 1968 - 1974

Item Ranking:
Current: 189 - December 2023
Previous: 76 - November 2023
Movement: (-113)

Car Year Details (2)

YEAR CAT ITEM IMAGE
1978 C.052 Ford Escort Mexico Special Build 1978
1979 C.052 Ford Escort Mexico Special Build 1979

All Colours (2)

COLOUR DETAILS IMAGE
Black The most elegant of all colours. Black
Yellow Various shades of yellow. Yellow

Item Year Information

YEAR INFORMATION
1978 Now made in sleek black with yellow racing trim the Escort has 'bubble' arches and wide profile tyres as finished by the Ford Special Build Programme. The Escort Mexico carries a 1598 cc engine, producing 98 bhp.
1979 Ford have dominated the British rally scene for the last seven years, having won the RAC Rally every year since 1971. The Ford Escort has always been the centre of this success and is now over ten years old as a rally car, although, of course, there have been continued modifications and improvements to the Escort to keep it in the number one spot. the Scalextric Escort is the Mexico version which had bubble arches and carried a 1,598 c.c. engine, producing 98 b.h.p.

Service Sheets (4)

SHEET NO SERVICE SHEET NAME ISSUE DATE
100A C.052 Escort Mexico, C.053 Datsun 260Z, C.122 Mini Clubman September 1976
100A (Back) C.052 Escort Mexico, C.053 Datsun 260Z, C.122 Mini Clubman - Back September 1976
100C C.109 Escort Mexico, C.110 Mini Clubman, C.112 Mini Clubman, C.113 Triumph TR7, C.114 Triumph TR7, C.115 Porsche Turbo 935, C.116 BMW 3.0 CSL, C.117 3.0 Ford Capri September 1976
100C (Back) C.109 Escort Mexico, C.110 Mini Clubman, C.112 Mini Clubman, C.113 Triumph TR7, C.114 Triumph TR7, C.115 Porsche Turbo 935, C.116 BMW 3.0 CSL, C.117 3.0 Ford Capri - Back September 1976

Catalogue Images (2)

C.052 - Ford Escort Mexico Special Build - 1978
C.052 Ford Escort Mexico Special Build - 1978

C.052 - Ford Escort Mexico Special Build - 1979
C.052 Ford Escort Mexico Special Build - 1979


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