Changes: Ford Escort

Revision as of 06:52, 25 February 2020

Description

In 1983, Hot Wheels debuted the Ford Escort, a replica of the European Ford Escort XR3. To those in North America, the Escort was something new, but in Europe the Escort name had been around since 1968, and by the early '80s the XR3 was in its third generation.

Versions

The Ford Escort has come out in the following versions:

Year	Series	Color	Tampo	Base Color / Type	Window Color	Interior Color	Wheel Type	Toy #	Country	Notes
1983	New Castings	Black	Orange stripe "XR3"	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Black	BW	3288	Malaysia
1983	New Castings	Black	Brown stripe	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Black	BW	3288	France
1983	International	Black	Gold stripe	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Black	BW	3288	France
1983		Black	None	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Black	BW	3288	France
1984	Mainline	Yellow	Red, Blue, White "ESCORT G.T."	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Black	BW	3288	Malaysia
1985		Lemon Yellow	Larger 'Escort G.T.' tampo				BW		Mexico
1985		Red	'Escort G.T.' tampo				BW		Mexico
1985		White	'Escort G.T.' tampo				BW		Mexico
		Robin Egg Blue	None	Unpainted / Metal	Clear	Black	BW		India	Scarce finish: most Indian-made Escorts are other colours and have tampos

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+{{casting|name=Ford Escort|series=[[List of 1983 Hot Wheels#New Castings|New Castings]]|number=3288|years=[[1983]] - [[1985]]|designer=[[Larry Wood]]|image=Fordescortblack.JPG}}
+==Description==
+In 1983, Hot Wheels debuted the '''Ford Escort''', a replica of the European Ford Escort XR3. To those in North America, the Escort was something new, but in Europe the Escort name had been around since 1968, and by the early '80s the XR3 was in its third generation.
 ==Versions==
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 |Lemon Yellow
 |Larger 'Escort G.T.' tampo
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+|Robin Egg Blue
+|None
+|Unpainted /
+Metal
+|Clear
+|Black
+|BW
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+|India
+|Scarce finish: most Indian-made Escorts are other colours and have tampos
+|[[File:IMG 7639.JPG|75px]]
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+==Gallery==
+<gallery>
+XR3_Rear.jpg|Rear view- Australiancarlover's own XR3i
+Xr3&RS.jpg|1984 Release Ford Escort and Escort Rally- Australiancarlover's own
+</gallery>
+==See Also==
+*[['70 Ford Escort RS1600]]
+*[[Escort Rally]]
 [[Category:1983 Hot Wheels]]
 [[Category:Ford Vehicles]]
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 [[Category:1984 Hot Wheels]]
 [[Category:1985 Hot Wheels]]
+[[Category:Licensed Hot Wheels]]
+[[Category:Euro-Spec Cars]]
+[[Category:Ford of Great Britain Cars]]
+[[Category:British Cars]]
+[[Category:Hot Hatchbacks]]
+[[Category:Escort Cars]]
+[[Category:Discontinued Vehicles]]
+[[Category:1980s]]
+[[Category:Sedans]]
+[[Category:1:64]]