{"id":26163,"date":"2018-08-29T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-08-29T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.secret-classics.com\/ford-escort-1100-gl-2\/"},"modified":"2020-10-04T06:30:08","modified_gmt":"2020-10-04T06:30:08","slug":"ford-escort-1100-gl-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.secret-classics.com\/en\/ford-escort-1100-gl-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Ford Escort 1100 GL"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Well, what is this? A dented and dusty Ford in our classic car magazine? And not even a luxury or sporty model, but a very ordinary Escort 1100 GL. Sometimes it is not just a car model that writes history, but the entire sum of its existence and its individual history. Also in this case. Although the car has been in a private collection for the past 13 years, was shown in a restaurant for nine years before that and parked a full 18 years in a closed underground garage even before, it is the first owner that makes this Escort special, as he is a worldwide celebrity.

Ford launched the first Escort 50 years ago. For the second model generation, which was developed under code name ‘Brenda’ and sent to the dealers from November 1974, the technology was largely taken over along with the basic platform from the predecessor model. Thus, it still had rear-wheel drive and leaf springs at the rear axle, but combined with a new four-speed manual gearbox or an optional three-speed automatic from the French Ford plant in Bordeaux. Next to the three-door or five-door sedan Ford also offered an estate version. The 1.1-liter engine with 32 kW\/44 hp was the smallest available drivetrain in continental Europe. Above, several other engines were available, including the Cosworth-tuned RS variants, which were and are very popular in motor racing and rallying. The GL equipment shown in our gallery was the third lowest version, only put above the Escort and the Escort L. At the German Ford plant in Saarlouis alone, more than 495,000 copies of the Escort II were built. But it was also produced in Great Britain, Ireland, the Netherlands, Israel, Australia, New Zealand, Taiwan and South Africa. Thus, the total number of all built Escort II finally exceeded the mark of 1,607,000 cars.<\/p>\n\n\n

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