Lot details Registration No: WRF272L Chassis No: BFATNR00482 Mot Expiry: June 2016
The MKI Ford Escort is on record as one of the greatest of all rally cars. Among its most impressive results was the victory on the London to Mexico Wold Cup event. Ford used the result to create the now famous special edition 'Mexico' that had its own production line at the company's Advanced Vehicle Operations (AVO) in Aveley, Essex. The sale car is a genuine matching numbers example with pukka Type 49 bodyshell, finished in Daytona yellow with black cloth interior, and displays a credible 67,000 miles. Well-known in the AVO club and featured in the club magazine 'Havoc' it has also been displayed at the NEC classic car show. Having previously been restored in c.2000 'WRF 272L' is offered with a large collection of invoices, old MOT's and is described by the vendor in regards to the engine, electrical equipment, and gearbox as 'excellent', the paintwork, interior trim: as 'very good' and the bodywork as 'good'.
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