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 Ford Escort MkI
Engine: Rover 3500cc V8
Configuration:
front-engine, rear-wheel drive
Driver:
Geoff Lynn
Class:
Special Saloons 2500cc and Super Saloons
Date
taken: June 1975, main straight, Croft
The
Rover 35000cc V8 is still a popular way of inexpensively gaining power today, back in the seventies the potential of
this light and powerful engine was just being realised. This immaculately prepared car of Geoff Lynn could not keep up with the
bigger V8 cars in a straight but made up for this by its better handling due to the lighter engine.
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 Ford Escort MkI
Engine: 1970 FVC
Configuration:
front-engine, rear-wheel drive
 Driver:
Peter and Chris Wray
Class:
Special Saloons 1301 - 2500cc
Date
taken: October 1976, paddock, Mallory Park (top)
Date
taken: April 1977, Silverstone - Esso Uniflo (lower)
Image Copyright:
Robert Brown
The lower picture shows Chris Wray taking part in the DRDC Easter meeting at Silverstone, he was 3rd in class, being beaten by
Tony Sugden's Escort and
Mike Newman's Firenza.
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 Ford Escort MkII
Engine:
Ford Cosworth 1970cc
Configuration:
front-engine, rear-wheel drive
Driver:
Mike Beckett
Class:
Special Saloons 13001 to 2500cc
Date taken:
June 1977 at start, Croft
Mike Beckett moved up to the larger class at the beginning of '77 with this nicely prepared twin-cam Mk 2 Escort. Mike had earlier driven a
1600cc Anglia and a
997cc example.
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