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In this episode we get a look at some detailed paint prep on the newly modified Mk1 Escort shell.   Here’s Episode 10:     Source :  https://youtu.be/bfyKi_4dc-4

If you haven’t seen the previous videos on this impressive Mk1 Escort restomod, please check them out first. In this episode the guys continue on the metalwork and Gordon Murray the legendary designer of the McLaren F1 drops in to check up on progress. Here’s Episode 4:   Source :  https://youtu.be/XlRyNsCpM8c

It’s now September 2019 – The car is coming together, the Escort has gone through an IVA test to get it registered. The paint gets a 40 hour buff and ceramic coat and then the Mk1 Escort gets a blast on the rolling road at Northhampton Motorsport and we see the process used to tune…

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

There’s a fascinating set of videos on youtube that feature Leicestershire based restoration shop Retropower. With a full armoury of design, engineering, metalwork, paintshop and mechanical workshop, Retropower tackle a ground up resto of a Mk1 Escort for legendary car designer Gordon Murray. If you’re not sure who Gordon is,  go check out a Maclaren…

It’s now June 2019 – we get to see the Car’s first public appearance at Goodwood Retro Rides weekender along with a bunch of other customer project cars, including a Chevette HSR, Audi Quattro and a millington powered Alfa.  There’s also a nice green Mk2 Cortina with toyota engine – travesty! On the escort, the…

In this episode the Retropower guys take a look at the progress on the metalwork and explain the dry build process. The Escort comes off the jig and onto a rotisserie so we get a good look at the work done on the underside. The instrument binnacle has been moved to suit Gordon’s preferred driving…

In this episode the Retropower guys take a look at the car at the end of the dry build stage. Gordon gets a good look around the work that’s been done, checks out the driving position, new suspension and under body mods.   Here’s Episode 8:   Source :  https://youtu.be/bfyKi_4dc-4

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 carves through the pack. Awesome in car footage with really good pure engine audio, it’s like you’re in the car too. Lot’s of expensive tin gets left…

Jamie takes this beautiful Mk1 for a spin around the lanes on a soggy west country January day.  Loads of custom work has gone into this car with it’s early sierra cosworth head and custom intake. Back to Mk1 Escort Home or Mk1 Escort Videos