1983 Ford Escort

My first car, it was a cheap car and it did not give me any trouble at all. 4 speed gearbox. 1,6 litre engine My mistake was selling it to my boss, the problems starded just after the sale when he... More

Grandad's old motor. Made me feel 10 again, every time I drove it. More

This was my second car was average for my standards.The rubber spoilers and skirts and colour coded bumpers and miirrors looked modern for the time.Ford had changed the engine to CVH differing from th... More

Drove it for 2 years without any problems realy More

My first farm car! it was red and had MAINTENANCE written accross the back, I can't remember how it died....but it spent the last part of it's like lying on its roof. It wasnt worth rescuing. More

Great fun, head turner in its day. Was ok unitl the turbo went and then it started to cost money. Great handler though, nice rough drive. More

X reg 1.6 Ghia in sky blue. Got the car from my dad as a gift. Performance was ok so was the build quality. The sun roof was leaking when it it rain. But I liked the car, my 1st car... More

I used to sell cars for Ford back in 1983 and had a Diesel Ford Escort as my company car- It easly got 60 miles a gal. and drove like a sports car. More

stock xr3i, added ashley exhaust again and 60mm suspension kit, and k&n. handling wasnt as good as the XR2 even on 16" wheels. :( looked lush though with multispoke wheels dropped on the floor in a ... More