Escort MK1 RS1600
Scottish Rally 1971 (3rd)
Fidler/Hughes
Escort MK1 TC
Motoring News Road Rally Championship 1971
Hill/Wood
George Hill and Keith Wood were the 1971 Motoring News Road Rally Champions, which was a night road rally series.
Escort MK1 TC
East African
Safari 1971 (25th)
Clark/Staepelaere
Trofeu 530
Escort MK1
RS1600
Monte Carlo
1972
Mäkinen/Lidden
Trofeu 536
Timo Mäkinen and Henry Liddon driving a Ford Escort RS1600 were forced to retire with clutch problems but were placed 32nd overall.
Escort MK1
RS2000
Tour of Britain 1973
Edmunds/Edmunds
Then host of the Radio 1 Breakfast show, Noel Edmunds and his then wife Gill , were entered on the 1973 Avon Tour of Britain, in a Boreham prepared RS2000, SNO700M. They retired quite famously on Epynt, on a corner known ever since as "Edmunds Bend" writting the car off.
Escort MK1
Motoring News Road Rally Championship 1971
Faulkner/Holmes
Escort MK1
RS1600
RAC 1973 (3rd)
Alén/Kivimäki
Escort MK1
RS2000
Mintex Dales
1974 (Winner)
Clark/Porter
Roger Clark and Jim Porter won the 1974 Mintex Dales Rally 1974 driving AOO 647L, this was the only time Clark rallied a RS2000.
Escort MK1
RS1600
RAC 2007
(3rd)
Easson/Cook
Escort MK1
RS2000
Tour of Britain 1975 (Winner)
Pond/Richards
Trofeu 537
Escort MK1
Zakspeed GR.2
ADAC 24h Rennen
Peter Mücke Racing
Trofeu SPE02
The 24 Hours Nürburgring is a GT and touring car endurance racing event on the Nürburgring, inspired by the famous 24 Hours of Le Mans and the Spa 24 Hour. The venue of this event is held on the Nürburgring Nordschleife (the 22.835km north loop), and is geared towards amateur drivers and primarily production cars. Conversely, the related 1000km Nürburgring is geared towards professional teams and drivers, and is held on the GP Strecke.
Officially called ADAC 24h Rennen Nürburgring in German, it was introduced in 1970 by the ADAC as a low cost alternative to the 1000 km Nürburgring (a sports car racing event that counted towards the World Sportscar Championship from 1953 to 1992).
Escort MK1
RS1600
RAC 1973
Clark/Mason
Roger Clark and Tony Mason driving the Team Esso Uniflo Escort RS1600 finished 2nd in the 1973 RAC Rally.
Escort MK1
RS1600
Clark/Mason
Burmah 1974
Escort MK1
RS1600
Welsh Rally 1972
(Winner)
Clark/Porter
Escort MK1
RS1600
Dunkeries Rally
1972 (1st)
Clark/Porter
Trofeu
BRL05
72 of 1204
Escort TC Mk1
Circuit of
Ireland 1971
(3rd)
Coleman/
O'Sullivan
Escort TC Mk1
Circuit of
Ireland 1969
Coleman/
O'Sullivan
Billy Coleman first came to notice in 1969 in rather tatty self-prepared green Mark I Escort (TIU 250) on the Circuit of Ireland when he took special stage time off the works Escort of Roger Clark which was almost unheard of at the time.
Escort MK1 RS1600
Portugal 1973
Santos/Anjos
Minipartes
MP114
Francisco Santos and João Anjos in the Tabaqueira entered car, were forced to retire when they lost a wheel in the 1973 TAP Rallye de Portugal
Escort MK1
1300GT
Roger Taylor
Snetterton 1969
Midland Racing
Models (code3)
A very rare model of Alan Peer's, Dagenham Motors, Escort 1300GT that was driven by Roger Taylor in the Snetterton round of the 1969 British Saloon Car Championship (Guards International Car Races).
Escort MK1
RS1600
Monte Carlo
1972 (5th)
Piot/Porter
Trofeu 524
Escort MK1
RS1600
Daytona 1972
Fitzpatrick/
Buffum
Trofeu 535
John Fitzpatrick and John Buffum driving a Broadspeed RS1600 retired with differential problems after 88 laps in the 1972 Daytona 6 Hour Race.
Escort MK1
RS1600
RAC 2007
Stokes/
Weaver
SRS Models
7 of 50
David Stokes and Guy Weaver finished 6th in the 2007 Roger Albert Clark Rally.
Escort TC MK1
Tulip Rally
1968
Clark/Porter
In 1968, the first 1.6-litre Twin-Cam-engined Escort started its spectacular competition career with an astonishing opening flourish - by winning the Circuit of Ireland, Tulip, Austrian Alpine, Acropolis and Scottish rallies, all within an eight week period.
Escort MK1 RS1600
RAC 2005
Higgins/Martin
Newly crowned British Rally champion, Mark Higgins took the honours on the Roger Albert Clark Rally 2005, beating 2004 winner and World Rally champion, Stig Blomqvist by over four minutes.
Higgins ended up dominating the event in his Eddie Stobart liveried Mk I Escort - winning 23 of the events 29 stages on his competitive debut in a rear wheel drive car.
By the end of day two Higgins was a good 15 seconds or so ahead of Blomqvist, but the turning point came on SS15 on day three, when he was over 30 seconds quicker than Jimmy McRae and 44 seconds faster than Blomqvist! He ended the third leg with a healthy two and half minute lead and he continued his domination over the fourth and final day, nearly doubling his advantage.
Escort MK1 RS1600
RAC 1974
Taylor/Chitty
John Taylor and Julian Chitty finished 29th overall in the 1974 RAC Rally. The previous year John had won the 1973 European Rally-Cross Championship in his Haynes of Maidstone RS1600.
Escort TC MK1
Scottish Rally
1971
Simpson/Cobb
Escort TC MK1
RAC 1970
Simpson/Cobb
Escort MK1
1600TC
d'Ypres 1970
(Winner)
Staepelaere/
Aerts
Trofeu
Rep.06
Escort MK1
RS2000 Grp1
Avon Tour of Britain
1974
Clark/Porter
Trofeu
531
On its debut works outing Roger Clark and Jim Porter won the 1974 Avon Tour of Britain, which incorporated both rallying and circuit racing in one event.
Escort MK1
1300GT
Nurburgring 1968
Roger Clark
John Fitzpatrick
Amerang
TRAme01
The Team Broadspeed/Bristol Street Group cars finished first and second in class in the 1968 Grosser Preis der Tourenwagen Nurburgring 6 hour race. The cars were driven by Roger Clark : Chris Craft and John Fitzpatrick : Trevor Taylor
Escort MK1
RS1600
British Rally
Champion 1971
Sclater/
Holmes
Trofeu
BRL03
112 of1204
Escort MK1
RS1600
1000 Lakes
1974 (Winner)
Mikkola/
Davenport
Trofeu
529
Escort MK1
Cup de Belgique
Zolder 1969
(DNF)
Jacky Ickx
Trofeu
532
Escort MK1 RS1600
RAC 1972
Smith/Gullick
Rallymodels
www.rallymodels.co.uk
5 of 100
Rosmary Smith and Pauline Gullick finished 43rd overall but 3rd in the Ladies award.
Escort Mk1 1600TC
Circuit of Ireland
1971 (2nd)
Sclater/Holmes
Rallymodels
www.rallymodels.co.uk
No 13 of 50
Escort Mk1 1600TC
RAC 1970 (8th)
Culcheth/Syer
Rallymodels
www.rallymodels.co.uk
No 13 of 50
Escort MK1 1600 TC
1000 Lakes 1968
(Winner)
Mikkola/Jarvi
Trofeu
508
Escort MK1 1600TC
Monte Carlo
1969 (4th)
Piot/Todt
Trofeu
516
Escort MK1 1600TC
Circuit of Ireland
1968
Roger/Porter
Trofeu
505
This was the Escorts first victory achieved by an enormous margin from Adrian Boyd.
Escort MK1 1600TC
San Remo
1968
Andersson/
Davenport
Trofeu
This was the official debut for the Boreham prepared car which finished 3rd. But things were done in such a rush that Ove Andersson and John Davenport were forced to do their recce in a Lotus Cortina and apart from a few shake-down miles the car was brand new when it started the event.
Escort MK1 1600TC
Acropolis
1968
Clark/Porter
Trofeu
In addition to winning the event the Ford team won the team prize.
Escort MK1
1600TC
Monte Carlo
1970 (4th)
Clark/Porter
Trofeu base
Custom decals
Escort MK1
GT 1600
London-Mexico
Recce 1970
Trofeu
97 of 120
A limited run of 120 cars used as the recce car for the route of the 1970 London-Mexico Rally were given away to trade customers at the 1996 Nurnberg Toy Fair. The model featured two minilite wheel/tyres mounted on the roof, and bars from the top of the windscreen to the strut tops as featured on the works cars that competed on the event. A plaque was inscribed "Trofeu, 47 Internationale Spielwarenmesse, Nurenberg 1/2 - 7/2 1996" and the model number of the 120 produced. This is a very rare model and were the only works, non bubble arched cars produced by Trofeu.
Escort MK1
1850TC
London-Mexico
1995
Mikkola/Palm
Trofeu
513
Escort MK1 1850TC
London-Mexico
1970 (Winner)
Mikkola/Palm
Trofeu
512
Escort MK1 RS1600
East African Safari
1972 (Winner)
Mikkola/Palm
Trofeu
Escort MK1
RS1600
RAC 1974
Mikkola/Davenport
P J RallyModels
www.pjrallymodels.com
1 of 50
Hannu Mikkola and John Davenport were forced to retire with failure of the wheel studs.
Escort MK1
RS1600
RAC 1974
Alen/White
P J RallyModels
www.pjrallymodels.com
1 of 50
Markku Alén and Paul White were forced to retire with water pump failure.
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Escort MK1 RS1600
RAC 1974 (Winner)
Makinen/Liddon
Trofeu
Escort MK1 RS1600
RAC 1973 (Winner)
Makinen/Liddon
Ixo/Altaya
Escort MK1 RS1600
RAC 1973 (Winner)
Makinen/Liddon
Trofeu
520
Escort MK1 RS1600
RAC 1972 (1st)
Clark/Mason
Trofeu
517
Escort MK1 RS1600
Monte Carlo
1973 (4th)
Mikkola/
Porter
Trofeu
518
Escort MK1 RS2000
Portugal 1977 (8th)
Salvi/
Almeida
Trofeu
522
Escort Mk1 RS1600
Team Broadspeed
John Fitzpatrick
Trofeu
526
Escort MK1 Mexico
ShellSport 1973
Vanguards
VA09510
226 of 2610
Escort MK1
1300GT
Mallory Park 1969
John Fitzpatrick
Trofeu 534
Escort MK1 1600 TC
Nurburgring 1968
Arundell/Muir
Minichamps
400688135
1 of 1008
Peter Arundell and Brian Muir drove the Alan Mann Racing Team 1600TC Escort, in Division 2 of the 1968 ADAC Grosser Preis der Tourenwagen, but were forced to retire with a blown head gasket.
Escort MK1 1600 TC
Nurburgring 1968
Gardner/Glemser
Minichamps
400688136
1 of 2016
Frank Gardner and Dieter Glemser drove the Alan Mann Racing Team 1600TC Escort, in Division 2 of the 1968 ADAC Grosser Preis der Tourenwagen, but were forced to retire with suspension problems
Escort MK1 1600TC
Brands Hatch
1968 (Winner)
Frank Gardner
Alan Mann Racing
Trofeu
525
Escort MK1 1600TC
Silverstone
1970 (DNF)
Stewart/Craft
Trofeu
527
Silverstone's Tourist Trophy was a round for the ETCC for the first time in 1970 run in an unusual format: 2 heats, and the final result the aggregate of heat 1 and heat 2. The Team Broadspeed Escort driven by Jackie Stewart and Chris Craft, finished 1st in Division 2 in the first heat but was forced out in the second heat with ignition and valve spring problems finishing 10th on aggregate.
The 1968 500 Kilometers of Nürburgring (500 Kilometer Rennen), raced on 01 September 1968 was a stand-alone race with a mixed Sports / Touring car entry, it became part of the 2-litre championship in 1970.
Escort MK1 1600TC
Nurburgring 1968
(9th)
Rolf Stommelen
Minichamps
400688179
1/1824
Escort MK1 1600TC
Nurburgring 500km
1968
Gerhard Mitter
Minichamps
400688192
1 of 1824
Gerhard Mitter retired with engine problems and was killed on 1st August 1969 at this track while practising for the 1969 German Grand Prix with BMW's 269 F2 project.
Escort MK1 1600 TC
Nurburgring 500km
1968
Hubert Hahne
Minichamps
400688193
1 of 1824
Hubert Hahne retired with gear box problems.
Escort MK1 1600TC
East African Safari 1971 (6th)
Preston/Smith
Trofeu
521
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