The original Ford Escort MK1 was launched in 1968 as a sensible family car that was easy on the wallet and offered plenty of selection by way of engines, model grades, and body styles. Among these ...

Boreham Motorworks has unveiled a modern Mk1 Ford Escort RS One of the available engines revs to 10,000 rpm and delivers 296 hp Pricing starts at $375,000 The original Ford Escort sold in Europe was a ...

At the end of last year, Boreham Motorworks announced that it would be building an officially licensed modern reimagining of the Ford Escort Mk1 RS2000 that last rolled off the assembly line in 1975.

After getting a degree in international politics and working with NGOs, decided to do something a bit different. Always had a strong affection towards sports cars, especially motorcycles. Prefers fast ...

Back in 1968, nobody could have predicted that an inexpensive European-market sedan launched that year would one day become a performance icon. The Ford Escort was basic transportation, powered by 1.1 ...

It is probably obvious to anyone looking that driving a car today is significantly different than driving a car half a century ago. Although the mechanics and motions of this activity have remained ...

Prices for old fast Fords, like those for old BMWs and Porsches, have gone stratospheric over the past 15 years, and plenty of dogs have been resurrected to cash in on the boom. Not this Mk2 RS2000 ...

The Ford Escort Mk1 RS is a highly regarded performance hatchback, especially in the United Kingdom, where it enjoys a cult following not unlike the Mustang in North America. It is no surprise, then, ...

The Mk1 Ford Escort RS has returned, not as a million-dollar ground up rebuild of a rusty donor car, but as a very new and very shiny continuation version of a Seventies icon that looked and sounded ...

For the European market, the Ford Escort is one of the most important nameplates to have roamed the continent’s roads, but not only. Introduced in 1968 as a small car, it saw more than its share of ...

Well, it’s here. And it looks pretty special. After several teasers, we’re now graced with the rather spectacular sight of Boreham Motorworks’ Ford Escort Mk1 RS. Reimagined classics are getting ten-a ...

Justin Pritchard is a seasoned Sudbury, Ontario-based automotive journalist, producer, and technical writer. With a passion for cars and a talent for storytelling, he's established himself as a ...