Airfix 1/32 Ford Escort

[flakmonkey]

I had a Mk.II estate. Funny thing about the Mk.II estate was that it was only Mk.II from the front bumper back to the A pillar. From the windscreen back, all of the panels were from the Mk.I estate. The load carrying capacity of the estate was especially handy to carry all of the bottles of water needed to keep topping the radiator up. A friend rather rudely christened it the Steaming Demon.

[ShaunW]

Oh Lordy a Mark 1 Eccie! I do like these cars and I believe that the full size now command quite a price in decent nick, especially the sportier versions. I'd go with black on the pedals to simulate rubber covers, I don't recall any silver down there.

[Narayan]

A mate of mine had one of these- he used to start it using a 2p piece instead of the car key- there was a huge hole in the floor next to the brake pedal that he used as an ash tray.

The spare key for my MkII was the key to my Dads Volvo!

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Narayan

The Escort Mk1 was the ultimate people’s car of its time, being large enough to cater for the average family, but also having enough style to suit the younger single driver too!

A:B
2012 03:00 2009 19:16
2011 11:10 2008 16:03
2010 44:12

Overall 176:46

[Narayan]

The body on this is going to take some work.





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Narayan

The Escort Mk1 was the ultimate people’s car of its time, being large enough to cater for the average family, but also having enough style to suit the younger single driver too!

A:B
2012 03:01 2009 19:16
2011 11:10 2008 16:03
2010 44:12

Overall 176:47

[JamesPerrin]

Sorry I can't quite tell what the first picture is.

[Narayan]

That's the front right wing James. Nice lumpy bits round where the headlight should go.

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Narayan

The Escort Mk1 was the ultimate people’s car of its time, being large enough to cater for the average family, but also having enough style to suit the younger single driver too!

A:B
2012 03:01 2009 19:16
2011 11:10 2008 16:03
2010 44:12

Overall 176:47

[Narayan]

The engine is done. I'm pretty sure the fan would not have been in silver, probably black or maybe orange. Also I reckon it would only have had about 6 blades. Obviously I could be wrong, that's on memory and I couldn't find any decent images of a Mk I engine although I didn't try that hard. Just not picking really.



Matey has a 'randome tan' coloured shirt and a tie that is what can only be described a puke coloured. Excuse the focus but this picture was just to give an idea of the colours.



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Narayan

The Escort Mk1 was the ultimate people’s car of its time, being large enough to cater for the average family, but also having enough style to suit the younger single driver too!

A:B
2012 03:01 2009 19:16
2011 11:10 2008 16:03
2010 44:12

Overall 176:47

[bromo]

The fan would of been yellow,and as for the puke coloured tie,i got married in a tie that colour

[Narayan]

Er, did I say puke? Obviously I meant that nice yellow colour. Or something!

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Narayan

The Escort Mk1 was the ultimate people’s car of its time, being large enough to cater for the average family, but also having enough style to suit the younger single driver too!

A:B
2012 03:01 2009 19:16
2011 11:10 2008 16:03
2010 44:12

Overall 176:47

[bromo]

We believe you! now fast Escorts? 1300E,1600Eand was there a Lotus version?? my first car was a Hillman Hunter GLS, oh what a car,1725cc,lightned fly wheel,Twin,Twin choke Webber 40's,4 branch manifold,125 brake horse power,all standard kit from the factory! bright Red with rostyle wheels and 165/13 tyres,not bad for 17 years old on me Dads insurance, would wet all over an XR3 off the lights.Pity no one does a model of it!

[splash]

Check out this site for great Ford Escort images http://www.dmmultimedia.com/escort_04.htm

Ford did a sporty version of the Escort called the Mexico.

Regards
Splash

[Narayan]

Yeah, I remember the Mexico alright Splash. I also remember the Harrier. Brings back memories of my teenage days!

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Narayan

The Escort Mk1 was the ultimate people’s car of its time, being large enough to cater for the average family, but also having enough style to suit the younger single driver too!

A:B
2012 03:01 2009 19:16
2011 11:10 2008 16:03
2010 44:12

Overall 176:47

[flakmonkey]

You have your work in front of you with the shell but it's a good start on the engine. As far as fans go I'm convinced that Ford just stuck whatever they had lying around on there. I've even seen 4 bladed fans on Escorts. They might have been broken though.

Did somebody say fast Escorts? Fast Mk1 'Scorts included some very desirable machinery courtesy of Ford's Advanced Vehicle Operations in Essex:

RS1600 BDA (Detuned Formula 3 Cosworth BDA engine)
RS Twin Cam, aka "Twink" (actually pre-dating AVO, Lotus engine)
RS2000 (Ford Pinto engine)
RS Mexico (Ford Kent engine)

All. of course, much prettier than the MkII.

[Narayan]

Time for an update.

The engine block etc. fit into the chassis quite nicely.





The colour recommendation for the upholstery was a kind of dark rusty brown. I didn't like that so I'm going with something a bit lighter.



The rest of the work (excluding the shell)



That's all for now.

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Narayan

The Escort Mk1 was the ultimate people’s car of its time, being large enough to cater for the average family, but also having enough style to suit the younger single driver too!

A:B
2012 03:01 2009 19:16
2011 11:10 2008 16:03
2010 44:12

Overall 176:47

[Narayan]

Now this ladies and gentlemen, I'm sure you will agree, is one suave dude. He's a man about town. He's confident. He knows what he wants and he gets it. Nothing stands in his way. And you know why? Because he's dressed to kill. Nay, dressed to thrill. And he drives a MkI Ford Escort.

Enough said.



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Narayan

The Escort Mk1 was the ultimate people’s car of its time, being large enough to cater for the average family, but also having enough style to suit the younger single driver too!

A:B
2012 03:01 2009 19:16
2011 11:10 2008 16:03
2010 44:12

Overall 176:47