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1973 Ford Escort Mexico

Sale price: £11,000.00 make an offer

Car location: Weybridge, United Kingdom

Sale type: Fixed price listing

Technical specifications, photos and description:

Year:
1973
Mileage:
92,075
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1973 Ford Escort Mexico for sale

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For sale by auction on Saturday 29 November 2014 with Historics at Brooklands. Brooklands Motor Racing Circuit. Weybridge. Surrey. Call 01753 639170
We are delighted to offer this fabulous and genuine Ford Escort
Mexico. The Mk. I Escorts became one of the most successful rally
cars of the late 1960s and 1970s with arguably their greatest
victory being in the 1970 London to Mexico World Cup Rally. The
Mexico. with its 1. 6 crossflow Kent engine was a special edition
road car born in honour of this victory.

Since an extensive photographic rebuild some years ago the Mexico
has had little use until recently whereby it has undergone a
re-commission. The genuine type 49 shell is in excellent order and
still boasts its original. Ford fitment. rear boot floor studs that
would enable a skid guard to be fitted if you were to go rallying.
A large history file shows thousands spent including an older
engine rebuild by Burton Engineering who are the leading Ford
performance specialists. Forged pistons. a 244 camshaft. race
cylinder head and lightened flywheel make the car very lively; a
rolling road dyno plot in 2010 records the power as being 168. 5 bhp
at the flywheel and 136. 2 bhp at the wheels with 158. 3 lb ft. br/>making this a very flexible Escort indeed as was demonstrated by a
recent road test. The car today looks very handsome with its smart
clean lines and complimented by the very smart interior. A set of
period 'Contour' seats. including head rests provide comfort for
the front seat occupants.

The large history file also contains past MoT test certificates. br/>invoices and a DVLA list of previous owners back to the early
1980s. Correspondence and membership of the Ford AVO Owners Club
are also recorded and show this car as having a club register
number of 774. A V5 UK registration document records the car as a
1973 Ford Escort Mexico with Historic Vehicle taxation class. A
current MoT test certificate. valid until July 2015 and a recent
service. complete the package.

This motor car represents an opportunity to acquire a genuine Mk.
I Escort Mexico at a reasonable estimate especially given that
demand is high for good genuine examples and in turn prices are
climbing quickly. 

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