Beschreibung:

The Mark I Ford Escort was introduced in the United Kingdom at the end of 1967, making its show debut at Brussels Motor Show in January 1968. The Escort was a commercial success in many parts of western Europe, but nowhere more than in the UK, where it was the national best seller of the 1960s. In June 1974, less than six years after the car's UK introduction, Ford announced the completion of the two millionth Ford Escort, a milestone unmatched by any Ford model outside the USA. The Mark I featured contemporary styling cues in tune with its time: a subtle Detroit-inspired ""Coke bottle"" waistline and the ""dogbone"" shaped front grille arguably the car's most famous stylistic feature. This spectacularly original example is finished in light blue coachwork with dark blue vinyl interior. With just 8,714 miles recorded on the odometer and two owners from new, this car can only be described as a time warp example. The first owner was Miss E.M.Allen who purchased the car new on 30 th September 1971 and retained it to 19 th March 2002 having covered 8300 miles in her 31 years of ownership! The second owner was Mr M.Connelan who barely drove the car before it went on display in a Ford Museum in 2004 where it remained until recently. The bodywork is in fine order throughout with straight panels, superb door fit and an excellent paint finish. The interior is of the same high standard, the vinyl seats are unmarked and very comfortable as you would expect from a car with such low mileage. The engine bay is clean and original and the engine fires into life straight away from cold and runs well. Overall this car feels and looks as near to a new mark one Escort as you could find. The original set of steel wheels and hubcaps accompany the car and at present a set of slightly larger period Ford road wheels are fitted. The history file contains MoT road test certificates from 1989-2004 and service history from the main Ford dealership in Coalville, Leicestershire where both owners lived. The history starts from 1980 with mileage recorded 4484 and invoices from Ford continue to 1994. Supplied with the aforementioned history file, the original owners wallet including the handbook, various MoT's and a UK V5 registration document. An unrepeatable opportunity to own such an original low mileage, low ownership example and a safe investment.