The Escort Mark III was launched in September 1980 under the codename Erika. Ford had started on its engine, the CVH overhead cam unit, even before the Mark II appeared, and signed off the final exterior and interior design in late 1977. It was a front wheel drive hatchback with the Aeroback bootlid stump and the straked rear lamps typical of Ford's design then, and it replaced a car whose British production had ended in August 1980. The trims at launch were Popular, L, GL, Ghia and XR3.
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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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Codenamed "Erika", the third-generation Escort was launched in September 1980.
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Codenamed "Erika", the third-generation Escort was launched in September 1980.
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manufactured by Ford of Europe from 1968 until 2004
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Production ended in Britain in August 1980, with other countries following soon after.
Body style, hatchback: Third generation (1980)
From launch, the car was available in base (Popular), L, GL, Ghia and XR3 trim.
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The Escort estate was initially only available with three doors, but a five-door version was introduced in 1983.
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