Ford Cirrus concept car

The Ford Cirrus is a concept car based on a production Ford Escort RS1600 supplied by Ford of Britain and restyled by Woodall-Nicholson Ltd. It was first shown in 1972 at the Earl's Court Motor Show. The car resulted from the IBCAM British Styling Competition 1970, run by the Daily Telegraph Magazine, and the winning design was by Michael Moore, a designer at Chrysler UK. The brief called for a two door 2+2 car ready for 1975, the Halifax coachbuilder Woodall-Nicholson built it, and G F Mosely of IBCAM managed the project. It was painted a sparkle green gold metallic. Moore named Citroën, De Tomaso and other Italian makers as influences, and although the car used Vauxhall Viva tail lights and Morris Marina door handles, most parts, including the all steel panelling, were custom made. It was reported to have cost 25,000 pounds to build.