There’s longterm, and then there’s Ade’s LHD project, currently 17 years in the making...
This Escort has been in my ownership for 17 years now, and for an absurd number of those years it has laid stagnant with only vague plans and distant good intentions keeping it away from being in the Classifieds. An injection of enthusiasm and activity now and again has been the norm, but now, finally, there is real progress! Sitech Racing have recently taken Nik ‘Bezo’ Beswick back on, and one of his duties is to get my Escort sorted. So it’s now full steam ahead with the very unique Zetec SE on individual throttle bodies install.
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RE:CREATION
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THE JUMP
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Pop Rocks
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OUT OF THIS WORLD
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FIESTA FINESSED
Aiden Powell always knew what his first car was going to be, and now this Mk1 Finesse is just the way he wants it.
Old Skool Ford Drag Challenge
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IT TAKES TWO
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ESCORT 1300L
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BRITISH HISTORIC RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP
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1945-2019 Russell Brookes
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