Quote Originally Posted by maximus View Post
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.
I have seen them but as you say, they are not cheap, my first car was a mk1 Escort with a 1600 Mexico engine on 1300 running gear, went like the clappers but went through 1300 gearboxs like no ones business, so I've always had a soft spot for Ford's especially the mk1.