The Mk4 Escort estate is one of those little-lamented footnotes of Ford history that ultimately went the same way as early base-spec Mondeos and Mk3 Fiestas: cars that were once ubiquitous, that you’d see on every street corner, but their everyday presence meant few people thought they were special or worth saving, and thus they all evaporated into the scrapyard in the sky.
But the Mk4 estate was a splendid entity; taking all the charm of the hatchback and infusing proper practicality (the rear bench folds basically flat, so you can sleep in there after parties out in the countryside), they were always cars with stories to tell.
Danny Lateu is a man who keenly appreciates this, as his long-roof vision in blue demonstrates. And what’s particularly interesting about this car is that it ably ticks a box that Ford never did. There was
