The Ford Escort and Minilite combo is one of those automotive styles that’ll never go out of fashion. Ever since the halcyon sepia-tinted days of the late ’70s and early ’80s when our dads were cruising town in them, the tried-and-tested formula has remained the same. Mix one hefty dose of rear-wheel-drive Escort with one part naturally aspirated (NA) screamer engine, slam it low on 13-inch wheels, keep the arches stock, add paint, and voilà!
This pretty wee example reared its head in a chat group and immediately it grabbed my attention. Now all you young whippersnappers might be wondering what Nana’s sporty looking Escort is doing in the pages of . “It isn’t Japanese!” I can hear you all scream. Yeah, well back in the performance scene for so many of us when growing up. The Escort and cars just like this are what we cut our teeth on. Many of us didn’t have the big bucks to buy those now-iconic Japanese cars brand new — they were reserved for the guys with deep pockets or rich daddies.
