Lot details Registration No: GKD554L Chassis No: BFATNU00068 Mot Expiry: May 2018
Ford created the AVO-built Escort Mexico to capitalise on Hannu Mikkola's victory on the 1970 London to Mexico World Cup Rally. Its strengthened shell was fitted with Rallye Sport suspension and brakes and powered by a 1600cc Kent engine. This 'totally unmarked' example hails from 1973 and has been the subject of a photographically recorded 'nut-and-bolt' restoration. Its gleaming Sebring Red bodywork is complemented by Black side stripes, Black cloth interior trim, and rare Black fold-back sunroof. It rides on genuine RS 13in four-spoke alloy wheels shod with a fresh set of Yokohama tyres, and steers via a three-spoke RS steering wheel. The Mexico is nowadays powered by a replacement powerplant built by Brian Randall Racing Engines that features a pair of twin-choke 40DCOE Webber carburettors - the original Kent engine forms part of the sale. Instead of a brake master cylinder, the car now benefits from an adjustable brake bias pedal box.
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