The first Escort was the rear wheel drive small car that replaced the Anglia at the end of 1967 and made its show debut in Brussels in January 1968. It was the first passenger car developed by the newly merged Ford of Europe, built first at Halewood in England and soon in Genk and then Saarlouis for continental buyers. It used MacPherson strut front suspension and rack and pinion steering, and it grew into a hugely successful rally car, with Twin Cam, Mexico, RS1600 and RS2000 versions. Its model years run from 1968 to 1974.
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is a subsidiary company of the Ford Motor Company
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manufactured by Ford of Europe from 1968 until 2004
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It replaced the successful, long-running Anglia.
Year: First generation (1967)
It replaced the successful, long-running Anglia.
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manufactured by Ford of Europe from 1968 until 2004
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The Escort was the first small Ford to use rack-and-pinion steering.
Body style, sedan: First generation (1967)
Initially, the Escort was sold as a two-door saloon
Body style, station-wagon: First generation (1967)
A two-door estate was introduced at the end of March 1968
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