Ford

[tawelfryn]

I have an old escort worth 12k

Does it have one of those ironing boards on the back and a pair of fluffy pink dice hanging from the rear view mirror?

do you mean the huge spoiler on the cosworth is the ironing board?
No its older than that, I mean real escort, back wheel drive

 

[nickso]

escort cosworth has rear wheel drive and front wheel drive too

 

[tawelfryn]

I agree, but its not the most successful escort to win rallys

 

[tim west]

reminder to oneself: must be more careful when googling for racy escorts

 

[empip]

Waldegaard and Mikkola made the Escorts go a bit... Halcyon days !

The old DFV was a leader too... Ford + Costin + Duckworth + Chapman + Jimmy C = Success

155 F1 victories '67 - '83... Not a bad run.


I wuz there, Brit GP '67 Lotus 49 Jimmy Clark - the man !

 

[jefoss]

In my schooldays in the 70's, we used to chant,

"Fords are frauds, four wheels and a board..."

must have been a laugh a minute at your school, maybe you should write about these high jinks!

 

[noseall]

i thought the power unit used in the 70's was the 'pinto' engine

 

[nickso]

i agree, but no one mentioned rallys

 

[Steve]

On a quiet night you can hear a Ford rusting . . .

 

[securespark]

But not your Fiesta, surely?

 

[Steve]

No. Not my Fiesta . . . lol.

I just remember seeing that phrase on a bumper sticker or similar somewhere once.