Ford Escort MK1 Gallery

 
 
Escort MK1
RS1600
 
RAC 2007

Stokes/
Weaver

SRS Models
 
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David Stokes and Guy Weaver finished 6th in the 2007 Roger Albert Clark Rally.

 

Escort TC MK1

Tulip Rally
1968

Clark/Porter

11 of 50

 


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
 
 
P J RallyModels
www.pjrallymodels.com 
1 of 50
 
 
 
 


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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
 
P J RallyModels
www.pjrallymodels.com 
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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
 
Rallymodels
www.rallymodels.co.uk

11 of 50


 
 
 
 
 

 
 
Escort TC MK1
 
RAC 1970
 
Simpson/Cobb
 

11 of 50

 
 
 

 


 


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

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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 (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

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Escort MK1 1600 TC

Nurburgring 1968

Gardner/Glemser

Minichamps
400688136

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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
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Escort MK1 1600TC

Nurburgring 500km
1968

Gerhard Mitter

Minichamps
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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

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  Hubert Hahne retired with gear box problems.




Escort MK1 1600TC

East African Safari 1971 (6th)

Preston/Smith

Trofeu
521

 

 

 

 

 


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