The Ford Escort is a small family car that was manufactured by Ford of Europe from 1968 until 2000. In total there were six generations, spread across...
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GT40s (Mk I, Mk II, Mk III, and Mk IV) began with GT40P/1000. Henry Ford II had wanted a Ford at Le Mans since the early 1960s. In early 1963, Ford reportedly...
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Cortina 80 facelift of the Mk IV) from 1962 until 1984. From 1970 onward, it was almost identical to the German-market Ford Taunus (being built on the...
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Ford Escort Mk 4 1990–2000 Ford Escort Mk 5 1986–1989 Ford Fiesta Mk 2 1989–1995 Ford Fiesta Mk 3 1986–1990 Ford Orion Mk 2 1990–1992 Ford Orion Mk 3...
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engine and transmission, while clothing it in Escort body panels to make it resemble the standard Mk 5 Ford Escort, although the front doors and roof are the...
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offered by Ford on the domestic (UK) market. This 3.0-litre model was quickly adopted by Ford New Zealand, which had originally launched the Mk IV Zephyr...
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developed and manufactured by Ford's European operations, and had been positioned below the Escort (later the Focus). Ford had sold over 15 million Fiestas...
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The Ford Mondeo Mk IV (third generation), codenamed CD345 was officially unveiled in five-door production form by Ford in late 2006. Based on the EUCD...
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at the 1967 24 Hours of Le Mans, Ford and Multimatic built another track-only Ford GT inspired by the Ford GT40 Mk IV, priced at $1.7 million; the car...
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with Ford's new design language initiated by stylist Uwe Bahnsen, taking styling cues also used on the recently launched Cortina/Taunus Mk IV and Mk I Fiesta...
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was first shown as the Ford Iosis concept at the 2005 Frankfurt Motor Show, which gave an indication to the look of the Mk IV Mondeo. The new car, in...
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from 1970 onward were built on the same basic construction as the Ford Cortina MkIII in the United Kingdom, and later on, the two car models were essentially...
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accommodations. The Ford Taunus TC series was conceived in the late 1960s to be a "world car" alongside its technical sibling the Cortina Mk III, with development...
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overall European market under the Ford brand and logo. After the Ford Transit in 1965, a second unified platform (Ford Escort) was launched in 1967. With the...
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time. Ford Europe's second new car launch was the Capri sporting coupé at the beginning of 1969. Loosely based on Ford UK's rear-wheel drive Mk II Cortina...
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European Escort as well as the North American Ford Pinto (1971, 1972 and 1973 only). In South Africa it also powered the 1.6 L Mk II, Mk III, Mk IV, & Mk V Ford...
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curved fascia moulding was of Ford design, heavily reminiscent of that used in the Ford Mondeo. In 1999, the MkI Ford Galaxy was rated in a Top Gear...
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Escort and third-generation Orion of 1990 was the zenith of this cost-cutting/high-price philosophy, which was by then beginning to backfire on Ford,...
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Cosworth (redirect from Ford Cosworth)
modified, but not originally designed by Cosworth, on Ford Kent engine cylinder blocks. The exceptions were Mk.XVII and MAE (modified Anglia engine), which had...
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The Ford Fiesta Mk3 was the third generation of the Ford Fiesta supermini built by Ford Europe. Originally introduced in 1989, the Mk3 represented the...
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Ford Courier is a model nameplate used by Ford since the early 1950s. The Courier moniker has been used on a variety of vehicles all around the world since...
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clients during World War I and II: 1917 Ford Model-T - World War I ambulance M1918 Universal Carrier MK. I and MK. II T16 Universal Carrier T17 Deerhound...
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Escort TC, Mexico Mk1 and RS1600 MkI. 1976–1985 BC or BC4 1982–1995 BC5 1995–present IB5 MT75 Ford Sierra, Ford Granada, Ford Escort Cosworth, Ford Scorpio...
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engines, the Escort received the next major incarnation of the I4. In 1990, the MkV Escort had been launched to disappointing press reviews, and Ford were looking...
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to correspond with that of the Ford Cortina MkIV. The cab was redesigned, using the shorter front doors from the MkIV four-door models. A further change...
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Panda Ford Escort MkII 1.1 L Ford Escort MkII RS 1800 Ford Capri Group 5 Ford Mustang Ford Escort MkIII XR3i Ford Escort MkIV RS Cosworth Ford Focus RS...
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status. This colour was only used by Ford on a select range of cars such as the Ford Escort Cosworth and Mk.1 Ford Focus RS edition models. The colour...
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installations Ford Escort Apache 3.0 L Ford Corsair Crayford 3.0 L Ford Cortina Savage 3.0 L Ford Cortina Cheetah 2.5 L Ford Escort Superspeed Mk1 3.0 L Ford Capri...
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The Volkswagen Pointer five-door hatchback was developed on the same Ford Escort MkV platform as the Volkswagen Logus, presented in 1993 in October. Offered...
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revised in 1987 with the release of the MkIV Ford Escort. New versions included a 1.6 L CHT E-MÁX. The 1988 Ford Escort offered one gasoline and two ethanol...
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