Ford Escort Mk1 1300 De Luxe

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I took a few photos of Nam's uncle's Escort this morning. It's from around 1971 or so; check out my favorite features including the "dogbone" front grill, the recycled 1500cc Nissan engine, and transplanted (Toyota + Mitsu???) steering/dash/gauge assembly with permanently lit "TURBO" indicator. (Oh also - this is not the Escort we had in the US from the 80's, it's the European model.)


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The absolute coolest thing about this car is that even though I can't find online records of these early Escorts being assembled in Thailand, the VIN plate clearly states it was so:

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