1985 Ford Escort 1.6 Ghia
Entered from the David Lucas Collection - No Reserve

Registration No: B60 NUT
Chassis No: CWF0AXXGCAAEY49886
MOT: None

• One former keeper and 19,000 miles from new
• Part of the collection since 2001
• Original supplying dealer rear window sticker, tax disc holder and number plates etc
• Unworn spare wheel, front seat covers, sunroof, five-speed manual

Launched in September 1980 and codenamed ‘Erika’, the Mk3 Escort was benchmarked against the VW Golf and Honda Civic. Adopting front-wheel drive for the first time, the newcomer also featured a lighter but stiffer monocoque bodyshell, all-round independent suspension and disc / drum brakes. Typically powered by Ford’s vaunted CVH overhead camshaft engines in 1.3 or 1.6 litre guises, the hatchback could be had with manual or automatic transmission. Buyers could choose from Popular, L, GL and Ghia trim levels with the latter being notable well appointed.

According to its accompanying original sales invoice, chassis GCAAEY49886 was supplied new by Sandicliffe Ford of Loughborough to local resident Peter Leavesley at a cost of £6,260. Finished in Paris Blue Metallic with Navy cloth upholstery, the Escort 1.6 Ghia was first registered as ‘B60 NUT’ on 2^nd March 1985. Taking out an extended Extra Cover warranty, Mr Leavesley kept the hatchback until it entered the late Mr Lucas’s collection during 2001. Warranted to have covered a mere 19,266 post-delivery miles with supporting service records and old MOTs etc, the five-seater has essentially been mothballed for the last twenty-three years. Highly original, it is a real timewarp but in need of recommissioning / renovation.

David Lucas (1947 – 2023)

A motor engineer by profession, the late David Lucas amassed a collection of over forty vintage and classic cars, commercials and tractors between the 1970s and his death last year. A true petrolhead, he housed several of them in a private museum which was decorated with an amazing array of automobilia. Drawn to cars with original interiors, he also had a deep love of music and a quirky sense of humour. A champion of the underdog, he eschewed the more famous British marques such as Rolls-Royce, Bentley and Aston Martin in favour of Armstrong Siddeley, Singer and Standard Triumph. A stalwart member of various car clubs over the years, he exhibited at numerous events up and down the country. Summed-up by his loved ones as ‘one of the life’s true gentlemen’, David Lucas remains much missed.

For more information, please contact:
Damian Jones
damian.jones@handh.co.uk
07855 493737