Here is a pic of my first car. I bought it in 1978. Its a 1970 Mk 1 Escort with 90,000 miles on the clock. It was fine except the engine was on its last legs and would not go up any steep hills.
Despite its shortcomings though I was very impressed with it and would want to be as it cost me my entire life savings £300. I replaced the large dished steering wheel with a very small thick rimmed one
Shortly after buying it I found a crashed mk 2 with a perfect engine (the Mk 2 had only done 2,500 miles) I had this engine put into it and was away in a hack
I have always had a hankering for Mk 1 & 2 escorts since - that last of the desireable fords.
Sorry about the quality of the pics - taken in the pre digital era
Despite its shortcomings though I was very impressed with it and would want to be as it cost me my entire life savings £300. I replaced the large dished steering wheel with a very small thick rimmed one
Shortly after buying it I found a crashed mk 2 with a perfect engine (the Mk 2 had only done 2,500 miles) I had this engine put into it and was away in a hack
I have always had a hankering for Mk 1 & 2 escorts since - that last of the desireable fords.
Sorry about the quality of the pics - taken in the pre digital era