Dearborn’s answer to the European hot-hatch craze of the 1980s, the 1987 Escort GT was a lot of fun for the dollar. Here’s a fully used-up example in a San Francisco Bay Area self-service wrecking ...
Jeremy Clarkson, the man who shaped modern motoring journalism with popular shows like Top Gear and The Grand Tour has driven and reviewed all kinds of vehicles, from microcars to trucks to supercars.
Justin Pritchard is a seasoned Sudbury, Ontario-based automotive journalist, producer, and technical writer. With a passion for cars and a talent for storytelling, he's established himself as a ...
Boreham Motorworks has unveiled a modern Mk1 Ford Escort RS One of the available engines revs to 10,000 rpm and delivers 296 hp Pricing starts at $375,000 The original Ford Escort sold in Europe was a ...
Matt Nelson is an automotive journalist with nearly a decade of experience in all things cars. He's spent years working at dealerships in sales, finance, and service. He's since traded in his pens and ...
My old Ford Escort has been a reliable car that got me everywhere I needed and did it with great fuel economy. It had enough room that my family nor I ever felt cramped and was even pretty comfortable ...
Be more like Cory Muensterman. That's the lesson after an afternoon with the affable mechanic in his tidy-but-crowded shop that serves as both workspace and storage. Vocationally, he's got it about as ...
My family had two cars when I turned 16: a brown Ford Taurus and a 1987 Ford Escort Pony -- we were a Blue Oval family, after all. Being the newest driver, I had access to the Pony after school and on ...
The Ford Escort MK1, despite being a classic car, still offers a unique and comfortable driving experience on the road. With its simple yet functional design, the Ford Escort MK1 provides comfort for ...
At age 5, Cody Schuckman remembers quietly pulling a plastic cover off the 1986 Ford Escort GT in the garage at his aunt's and uncle's house in Taylor. He and his brother and cousin played in that car ...
Princess Diana was apparently fond of the Ford Escort. The late Princess of Wales owned multiple examples of the humble compact, including this 1985 Ford Escort RS Turbo Series 1 (S1), which was sold ...
The Escort's chassis and engines date from the 1980s, but Ford fettled them to keep the Escort competitive in its day, tuning the engines and strengthening the body. The result was that in 1999 Euro ...