I think they did, Nick, along with the Fiesta and Focus.......wot???.....Someone told me it had a lot to do with going electric on many models and the requirement on many designs to go taller due to the daft big battery located at the bottom......
Bring back those Mark I, II and III Escorts and early Fiestas!
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So, what WOULD the airgun equivalent of an Allegro be? One of those Panther (RO71/72?) pistols from the late 70s? Milbro Cougar?
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I followed one through the Lincolnshire Wolds once, it went round the bends like it was on rails.
I cannot think of an airgun but it would have to be unfashionable, underrated but technically good apart from the square steering wheel if my memory is right.
Which one do you all think matches that?
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You can buy brand new mk1 and mk2 escorts from a bloke in Wales made to whatever spec you like upto full rally car. Watch the late brake show on YouTube, he's been and had a test drive. Not cheap though. Mk3's not quite the same to me though the cosworth one was a bit special.
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Far too many rifles to list now, all mainly British but the odd pesky foreigner has snuck in
I loved the Mark III, Pete. Sharp, angular looks, far, far ahead of its time. They handled, too. The Mk IVs that followed became more rounded, more refined and "softer" feeling.
When I had my own car business for a while I used to love buying and selling Mark IIIs. I'd get ones that had good histories and that were good mechanically. But they often needed paint. I had a very good body sprayer on hand who would do a very good job at a good price. So I could buy the cars cheaply and they looked lovely once done. Proper job, too, not bodged.
One of my stand out memorable drives was in a bright yellow Mark III 1.6 GL on one of my favourite tight and twisty roads. The taut chassis and mega communicative steering made it an absolute joy through the twisties.
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THE BOINGER BASH AT QUIGLEY HOLLOW. MAKING GREAT MEMORIES SINCE 15th JUNE, 2013.
NEXT EVENT :- August 3/4, 2024.........BOING!!