Fitting the Big Gearbox Tunnel – Dave's Garage Zetec RWD Mk1 Escort Ep 5
Dave's Garage UK cuts out the stock Mk1 Escort tunnel and welds in a wider automatic gearbox tunnel so an MX-5 or RX-8 box will fit – and so a carpet …
The ST170 Engine Arrives – Dave's Garage Zetec RWD Mk1 Escort Ep 4
Dave's Garage UK unpacks the used ST170 Zetec for its Mk1 Escort, checks the cams, plug wells and oil, and explains why it will run Webers, not …
First Start on Carbs – Dave's Garage Zetec RWD Mk1 Escort Ep 3
Dave's Garage UK gets a bare ST170 Zetec running on the bench with a temporary starter, a carb-era Ford ESC ignition module, a coil pack and twin DCOE …
Making a Water Rail – Dave's Garage Zetec RWD Mk1 Escort Ep 2
Dave's Garage UK makes a Zetec water rail that clears a Mk1 Escort's bulkhead, using 2x1 box section, a Fiesta-type thermostat housing and about £20 …
Making an Oil Pickup Pipe – Dave's Garage Zetec RWD Mk1 Escort Ep 1
Dave's Garage UK scratch-builds an oil pickup pipe for an ST170 Zetec in a rear-drive Mk1 Escort: steel flange, 16mm tube, VW Beetle strainer, and the …
The Finished Car Driven – Retropower Gordon Murray Mk1 Escort Ep 17
Episode 17: The Late Brake Show's Jonny Smith rides with Gordon Murray in his finished Retropower Mk1 Escort, then drives it. Engine, IRS, ergonomics …
Mk1 RS1600 carving up the track at Spa 2015
Track Racing a Mk1 Escort RS1600 In this video we follow Joao Pina Cardoso in an escort RS1600 that starts off the back of the grid and progressively…
Best of Mk1 Ford Escort Rallying
This is a great video showing a variety of Mk1 Escorts being driven on the limit. The audio is amazing and so is the action.
IVA Test, Detailing & Rolling Road Mapping – Retropower Gordon Murray Mk1 Escort Ep 16
Episode 16: Gordon Murray's Mk1 Escort passes its IVA test, gets about 40 hours of paint correction and ceramic coating, and makes 245hp on the …
Retro Rides Debut, Wiring Loom & First Fire-Up – Retropower Gordon Murray Mk1 Escort Ep 15
Episode 15: Gordon Murray's Mk1 Escort makes its public debut at Retro Rides, Retropower finishes the loom and PDU setup, and the Cosworth Duratec …
Exhaust, Dry Sump Tank & Interior Trim – Retropower Gordon Murray Mk1 Escort Ep 14
Episode 14: BTB builds the 4-2-1 exhaust, Retropower fabricates a billet-and-sheet dry sump tank, and interior work starts on Gordon Murray's Mk1 …
Fuel Tank, Dash & Power Distribution – Retropower Gordon Murray Mk1 Escort Ep 13
Episode 13: Retropower fits a foam-filled anti-surge fuel tank, sealed boot, Manta column, Speedhut gauges and a programmable PDU to Gordon Murray's …
Rolling Shell, Engine & Gearbox In – Retropower Gordon Murray Mk1 Escort Ep 12
Episode 12: Gordon Murray's Mk1 Escort becomes a rolling shell with its Cosworth engine and MX-5 gearbox in, plus hidden-mount tanks, a Quaife diff …
Painted Shell & Nitron Struts – Retropower Gordon Murray Mk1 Escort Ep 11
Episode 11: Gordon Murray's Mk1 Escort comes out of paint, gets wet sanded and polished, and Retropower visits Nitron to see the custom struts being …
Paint Prep to the Booth – Retropower Gordon Murray Mk1 Escort Ep 10
Episode 10: Retropower's bodyshop takes Gordon Murray's Mk1 Escort from bare metal to the paint booth, with epoxy, polyester, Raptor, alignment and …
Dry Sump Tank, Plumbing & Zinc Spray – Retropower Gordon Murray Mk1 Escort Ep 9
Episode 9: Retropower finishes the metalwork on Gordon Murray's Mk1, designs a custom dry sump tank, plans every pipe and wire, then blasts and zinc …
Dry Build Review with Gordon Murray – Retropower Gordon Murray Mk1 Escort Ep 8
Episode 8: Gordon Murray's Retropower Mk1 Escort sits on its wheels for the first time. Gordon checks the driving position, controls and new rear …
Rotisserie, Binnacle & Dry Build – Retropower Gordon Murray Mk1 Escort Ep 7
Episode 7: Gordon Murray's Mk1 comes off the jig onto a rotisserie, gains a steel instrument binnacle and stiff rear turret structure, and Retropower …
Metalwork, Dash & Rear Suspension – Retropower Gordon Murray Mk1 Escort Ep 6
Episode 6: carbon bonnet and reworked wings, steel door skins instead of aluminium, a scratch-built structural dash, Opel Manta column and …
Cosworth Visit & Duratec Build – Retropower Gordon Murray Mk1 Escort Ep 5
Episode 5: Retropower visits Cosworth to see how a Duratec is built for Gordon Murray's Mk1, then plans the dash, tartan trim, belts and rear-end …
Sills, Floor, Tunnel & Seat Fitting – Retropower Gordon Murray Mk1 Escort Ep 4
Episode 4: scratch-built sills, a full floor and raised tunnel, a front end shaped for dry-sump plumbing, the IRS diff carrier, and Gordon Murray's …
Jig, Rust Repair & Interior Design – Retropower Gordon Murray Mk1 Escort Ep 3
Episode 3: the Mk1 goes on a jig, the scuttle rust trap is redesigned, accident damage is straightened, a dummy Duratec is fitted and the dash design …
Bare Shell Verdict & IRS Plan – Retropower Gordon Murray Mk1 Escort Ep 2
Episode 2: the blasted Mk1 shell is assessed, panels are chosen (carbon, aluminium, new pressings) and Retropower makes the case for independent rear …
The Brief & the Donor Car – Retropower Gordon Murray Mk1 Escort Ep 1
Episode 1 of Retropower's Gordon Murray Mk1 Escort restomod: what Gordon asked for, the Cosworth Duratec and six-speed plan, and how the donor shell …
Video – Cosworth Powered Mk1 Review
Jamie takes this beautiful Mk1 for a spin around the lanes on a soggy west country January day.
Ford Escort Mk1 Compilation
Mk1 Escort Video Compilation This little beauty just dropped on Youtube vie Mk1Kieran.
Video | RS2000 Tarmac Rally Compilation HD
Fantastic fottage of a well turned out Mk1 at the Famalicao Tarmac Rally – Check out 26 seconds in… Return to Mk1 Escort Home – Or Mk1 Escort Videos
Video | Historic Rally Footage
Love the audio on this one – plenty of awesome Mk1’s in this field. Could listen to those twin webers all day.
Video – Severn Valley Historic Rallly
Plenty of MK1 action in this video. A great mix of marques flying around the Welsh Forests. Back to Mk1 Escort Home or Mk1 Escort Videos