@ More than likely. Another scrappage scheme perhaps. They still haven’t recycled all of the cars left over from that yet! Not that practicality would stop The Grand Prosecutor!
The original Ford Capris weren’t legendary simply because they were called ‘Capri’! They were legendary for what they were and the feelings they invoked!
@@ThomasHillier-p9e Those things are easily rectified, even in period. The important things that they got right were the looks, the image, the practicality, and above all, the price. The range was such that there were high-end V6 models to bolster the car's image, but anyone with basic Cortina money could afford the lower specced ones.
Yes, I was going to say £125k+. Economy of scale. Besides, expect it to be pretty much a pre-built motorsport car, and we know how much those cost to build.
The plan was always for EVs to fail...So they could destroy the car manufacturers and with that all of the industry that supports new cars. It's the planned collapse of the West.
Without any hesitation l would bite Jim Farley Ford CEO hand off to buy a brand new mass produced Mk1 Ford Escort at an affordable price, would pay cash instanly, money been sitting in the bank for decades doing nothing not buying new Fords. Absolutely love the Blue Oval, made an homeless ophan non-new car buyer by Ford in 1987. Sadly given up, lost all hope won't be buying any new cars till the day l die.
You can buy a brand new MK 1 if you have £100,000 to spare. MST make them, not refurbish, make. And they come with a 350 BHP Millington Diamond engine, too!
@@JohnSmith-ei2pz MST cars are designed to pass the IVA (Individual Vehicle Approval) process as part of their production. You should lawyer up or delete your comment. Deliberately damaging the reputation of a business with lies and disinformation is serious. MST cars are also considered authentic enough for some historic motorsports series.
I believe Manufacturers are Confused. Not everyone wants an electric car. I paid less than three thousand pounds for my car twelve years ago . No traction control, lane discipline, cruise control, driving modes , etc.etc. therefore less to go wrong. I’ll be lucky to get an electric pushbike for my budget.
Thing is, manufacturers just make steel boxes with wheels. So-called “Tier 1” suppliers supply everything else. Even the wiring harness and seats. A volume manufacturer simply can’t make anything in small volume unless it’s an extremely limited run. Concept cars are easy enough to build because the budget’s virtually unlimited. Just for an example, the rubber floor mats for Jaguar’s C-X75 cost £75,000!!
Basically cars are becoming an appliance, eventually they will all be made in the same factory and like you said just a different badge and grill, like a washing machine.
It's why Jeremy Clarkson has stopped doing car progs, he said he would not test or review "White goods", says a lot coming from the world's greatest petrol head.
Yup. Car manufacturers just make and market steel boxes with wheels. Everything else comes from “Tier 1” suppliers like TRW Denso Lear etc. They’re the guys with the intellectual property. All that’s left is “brand”
Re Capri - An SUV platform is a more practical vehicle for an electric vehicle. To get decent range, you need a big battery. To make a practical vehicle with a big heavy battery, you need a big vehicle. It was always going to be the case. I'd just like to point out that bigger heavier vehicles means that they use more energy. In the net-zero drive, the personal transport compromise is that more energy must be consumed. This too was always going to be the case. It's especially bad because the actual energy source is still mostly fossil fuel. They would say that things have to get worse before they can get better. As we are frequently seeing, things get worse and never get better. Skepticism is frequently a good thing.
My mate did a nut and bolt rebuild of an RS2000 Mk1, back in 1985. I've got photos of the bodyshell on a trailer when we took it to get painted. He paid less than £1500 for it. I don't know where it is now.
When I was younger I had a mk1 1300 sport for my first car and later on i had a MK1 avo Mexico which was a great car and I miss it so much as it was stolen, I'd love to see mk1s being made again.
Although i agree with what your saying, " limited run" also means it's hand-built, especially as its built by Boreham motorsports, as they're obviously a low volume manufacturer compared to ford. This means that definitely both models will be expensive. As far as your own mk1 escort, unless your actually going to go rallying fair enough but everybody else goes the rally look just for the road. As long as its not an RS model ( if it is I'd keep it factory but with a duratec maybe) To stand out from the crowd if it was mine I'd do it as a tribute to the twin cam from 1968, oblong headlamps, no bubble arches, old English white bodywork with bonnet/top edge of wings/scuttle panel all in satin black also with a duratec or cossie YB.
I've always felt Ford should bring back a 2024 version of the XR3 and the Fiesta XR2 (round front headlights). 160PS for the Fiesta & 200Ps for the XR3, they were such classic cars that people loved. Make it look similar, strip out all the junk we don't need and sell it for an affordable working mans price.
Sorry to disappoint but all these retro cars have to be limited runs because the old designs don’t pass current crumple-zone and crash test standards. The reason modern cars have morphed into chunky SUVs is because that’s the only form factor where thick A, B and C pillars don’t look awkward. The new Renault 5, like the new Mini before it, can’t be as slim and delicately-shaped as the originals. It’s why today’s small cars look like scaled down SUVs. Same thing with the windows. Modern crash standards don’t allow for as much window surface area as past decades. I don’t agree with it but regulators believe smaller window areas and chunky pillars are safer than a ‘glass house’ of old models that provided excellent visibility. The regulators are prioritising the occupants of modern vehicles in a crash situation over whoever the vehicle hits. Again not something I agree with.
You aren't actually a million miles away! If you go through the construction and use act, the eu rules, tuv etc... the pedestrian safety, internal safety requirements now limit what you can actually make a car look it. No sharp edges, lights and gaps between bonnet and engine etc. The mandatory crap bolted on for the ncap ratings. Along with the w.e.f "suggestion. Everyone shares engines, gearboxes, suspension components between groups. Even full vehicles on a lot of platforms. Btw... the governments of Europe "especially Labour" are now giving financial penalties "fines" to car manufacturers that do not sell a percentage of electric vehicles. That's wht manufacturers are closing factories, to cut back on production of real cars.
Just look at the motorcycle market. The Chinese and Indians are listening to what people want. Bringing back old bike names and models, at the right price. Hope they get into the car market and do the same.
The key here is that the cars aren’t being built by Ford, they’re being built by Boreham Motorworks, so they won’t have to adhere to the strict regulations for new vehicle construction regarding crash testing, ncap, and emissions etc. Remember that these are going to be hand-built and that’s going to be reflected in the price, I’d expect prices for the mk1 to start at 75k. There’s no way that it’s going to be financially viable to tool up for the body panels so I’m 99% sure that they’ll use Magnum or Expressed Steel panels to make them - just like MST do. Boreham Motorworks are part of the DRVN Automotive brand, and very little to do with Ford, other than the license to build them. The numbers will be very limited, maybe 100 per year at the most - but that’s just an educated guess. Nevertheless I’m looking forward to seeing them on the 12th.
Regarding the "FORD CORTINA MK.3." for those wanting to see what a genuine 100% rust free, as Brand New shell, fully painted looks like, ( I have one on my channel), Following years of extreme restoration work, using £8,000 worth of super rare genuine Ford Panels, and a total cost of £47,000 spent. So you do not have to "imagine" what a mint one looks like, you can see what one looks like, and take a nostalgic trip back in time to when cars looked stunningly beautiful.and a time when the Ford Cortina was the best selling car in the UK.
I will check that out. I had a Mk3 Cortina, 1971 2 litre GXL 4 door (I still have those badges). Metallic brown with black vinyl roof. My dad and I restored it, painted it Brunswick Green, added Mk1 RS Turbo alloys, then I had the rear doors welded up, painted it Dukes Orange, put an Essex 3 litre V6 in it. I then put Mk2 Escort wider arches on it and Mk2 Escort Roll cage (which fitted striaght in!), changed the wheels for Slot Mags and added the Rover V8 (Higher HP engine that used to carry the Twin turbo's, added the twin ram air induction)....Then had it in storage whilst I moved away, then when I moved to a different country for 7 years, I promptly had it taken apart and the chassis scrapped as I couldn't afford to keep storing it but didn't want anyone else owning it lol.
A licensed product like this Escort won’t be the cheap, cheerful little basic car people remember. It might still be little and look cheerful, but it certainly won’t be cheap or basic. That said, I believe Ford’s current direction makes sense. For decades, Ford has excelled in building trucks and SUVs far more than saloons, and the proof is in the numbers: the F-150 was the world’s best-selling vehicle for decades. Even now, the F-Series trucks are Ford’s only entry in the top 10 most popular vehicles globally. Ford simply can’t compete with the likes of the Corolla on a global scale. The Focus and Fiesta, for example, never achieved the same level of worldwide success. So why continue trying to beat Toyota in a losing game when Ford can stick to what it does best? As for a retro revival like the Escort, I genuinely doubt it could ever sell millions in 2025. Of the world’s top 10 best-selling cars, only the Camry is a saloon, and even then, it’s large enough to be considered a big car in Europe. The rest of the list is dominated by SUVs, hatchbacks, and a couple of pickup trucks. It’s clear that the global appetite for small saloons has waned. When people want something smaller, they gravitate toward hatchbacks like the Golf or Corolla, not saloons. It’s also worth noting that the Golf and Corolla are the two smallest vehicles on the top 10 list; everything else is significantly larger. Pouring massive R&D into a mass-market, small saloon like the Escort would be financial suicide for Ford. The market has moved on, and so should Ford.
They gravitate toward hatchbacks like the Golf or Corolla because small saloon (sedan, to the septics) body options aren't offered. It was similar in the bike market, with ADVs in the place of SUVs, but otherwise only impractical sports bikes (and their 'sports touring' derivatives with no touring comfort at all) all with increasingly bigger engines and higher electronics content to allow incompetent riders to survive on them… Then Royal Enfield rattled the cage with good looking, affordable, lower tech, 'smaller big bikes' and left the others scrabbling to catch up.
I agree with most of what you said in this video. Especially the main point you were making about limited production runs. The car manufacturers obviously aren't listening because they haven't even started asking their buying public any questions!
I like a rear wheel drive car that has a prop shaft that goes to a differential that then puts power to the back wheels powered by a 90’s bmw because that inline 6 has such a stunning sound… I’m not into a shell with a screen and a motor on each wheel that pretends to be a vehicle when it’s just an appliance that has a badge with no major meaning
There's only a few Electric cars that I may choose to buy, the new Renault 5, the new Peugeot and maybe an Electric Mini. Other than that, I'll be buying classic cars for the future!
Problem is that to build a mainstream car you have to abide by the regulations, which means they'll be exactly the same as all the other mainstream cars. The only way to get around the regulations is to be low volume. Catch 22.
Decent modern engine with maybe 150-200bhp. New suspension and brakes. Power steering, modern manual gearbox. Mod cons inside. Ricaro seats. ~£40k and they'd sell like hot cakes. I loved your response to the new Renault 5.. it was my exact response too.. Renault 4 will be EV only too.. 😬
The limited run might be the fore-runner to mass production to when the idiocy of Net Zero and EVs collapse. Meanwhile I'll keep my eleven year-old diesel.
A fast Ford like an Escort is one of the most fun period cars. Cosworth and RS200's are another level of crazy. Handmade cars. you pay for the exclusivity and no dealer slavery. Supply and demand, don't undercut your profit margin chasing customers. The more you make, the less they are worth. Parts cost money as does labour.
Your be at the front of the que behind me I have always said the mk1 escort still looks modern in today's age with its shape and agree good price will sell well
It was a mistake for Ford to end production on the Mondeo, Focus, Fiesta, Fusion, Taurus, Crown Vic, Ka and such, I want to bring them all back or a better replacement, heck a new replacement for the likes of the Scorpio or such, revive the Thunderbird as their upper class type car, revive Mercury while at it too tbh, so yeah
Cars are crap nowadays 80s 90s 00s golden years now cars are just money pits uninteresting ugly looking things. Roads are in a 3rd world state driving is just not enjoyable anymore. Government has sucked all the fun out of it.
Correct, once you research the WEF and their Great Reset agenda, all this crap that's being pushed makes sense. It's one evil plan, no freedom or choice by 2030 if the brainwashed masses don't wake up!
I'd have considered a mk8 or 9 fiesta if it was 3 door and did a couple of hundred miles on a charge as I don't do that in a week. But no sadly I must stick with the mk7 fiesta and a handful of mk4 escorts. Either way I'd rather have a genuine mk1 than a mk wrong from wish
I was with you all the way and yes I like Fords! My dad had a new MK1 red Escort, loved it, cherished it and got rid of it because it rotted in front of his eyes! Me? Years later, three cortinas, a plethora of ford company cars Sierra's etc and then an Smax! The Smax is a brilliant car, my son liked it so much, he has bought one and he loves it! Me? Well I bought a 3 year old Kia Sportage 4wd to tow the caravan. That was 9 years ago and I still love it! The only issues in that time, are the radio, 2 clutches (caravan remember) 1 broken interior light bulb and services / tyres. Looking to move on but, I suspect it will be another Kia, or it's sister car, Hyundai Tucson (?) as they are slightly cheaper than the Kia. However, my favourite car is still the MK1 Ford Escort! 🥰
I loved my mk2 escort that I had in the 80’s. Unfortunately I killed it duplicating the dukes of hazard when I jumped over a humpback bridge and flew like a bird until I made contact with the ground.
The English motorcycle manufacturer CCM product 150 examples of a certain model, this keeps them within the law to see bikes that don't need to comply with certain reg's. Then they change the bike minutely to then product another 150. This may be the way that these guys will do things.
Ford will weave their magic into this car, wet belt magic or focus clutch magic, or steering rack magic... that magic that makes them more profit than the original purchase cost of the car. The old days are gone, along with the designers and humans that built the legends. Now it's just Cad and robots along with plastic.
Manufacturing runs are limited because the investment is limited. The tooling costs for limited numbers are much cheaper. The tooling doesn't have to last as long because it's only got to make limited numbers and so it's cheaper. Factories don't have to be as big for limited runs. On top of that manufacturers aren't allowed to build old school cars because they don't meet any of the new rules and regulations. On top of that the average price of a new petrol or diesel car is £45,000 to £55,000 anyway so going off those prices even if an old school type car was an average price they'd still be ridiculously expensive for most people.
Ford's No1 best selling "CAR" worldwide of all time is the Ford Escort. Sorry l would be in front of you in the queue to buy a new affordable Mk1 Escort.
I could be wrong but I have a feeling we've all read into this too much. I read on article a month or two ago saying Land Rover was starting to build the old defender again. Great! What they were actually doing however was essentially building a factory restomod of existing defenders, there were no new cars. I have an awful feeling this is what Ford are going to do.
Had two escorts I wonder what the safety rating would be on these limited run cars and would you be able to convince an insurance company to issue a affordable insurance quote
If they are going to be a limited run of high performance expensive retro cars they will have approached selected customers to ensure they were all sold before they invested money in building them. It would be a big risk to build say 100 cars and hope that people with deep pockets would buy them.
What the "Greens and Manufacturers" do not tell you is- you will pay more and have to wait circa 4 years for any GREEN benefit. This is to offset the massive polution from making the batteries.
There’s a good reason that a reintroduction of a classic vehicle would be produced in limited quantities; and that’s to do with the system of registration. Volume production cars are now required to have a raft of mandatory high-tech equipment such as Electronic Stability Programme, Lane Keep Assistance, speed warnings and suchlike. It is eye-wateringly expensive for a manufacturer to develop these systems - even when it’s carried over from another platform - as well as a huge cost to achieve full vehicle type approval. However, when a vehicle is registered under the Low Volume Approval Scheme, the process is far simpler, less expensive, and much of the ‘driver assistance’ tech is not required. The downside is that production is limited to 500 registrations per year. So, it’s not that the manufacturer necessarily wants to limit the number of people who can buy a niche car; it’s just not economically viable to produce more.
I can’t believe a car Like the Ford escort which in its day drove fairly well. I had mk1 mk2 Rs 2000 back in the day I loved my cars, then But I would not be queueing up to buy a replica now most people want something modern to drive. people like you who are diehard Escort Mk1 fans Might think it’s a good idea, but the reason why they only do a limited run is because they know it would not be the Average Joes first choice as an every day run about I like to see them running around, brings back memories, but I wouldn’t wanna buy one now
I have heard this conversation before where excitment is displayed about the possiblity of a replica retro car from the 70's/80's. However they always want several updated modern systems with lighting, braking and other modern day systems. This to me isn't the same and is completely missing the point! If they brought back the Ford Capri with anything less than 100% authenticity from that era I would not be interested. I owned several Fords from this era and I loved their shortcomings but they were simple to fix and service and a lot of fun. Cars were once so cheap to own, run and maintain but that is long gone now and it could never be the same as costs to remanufacture this generation of vehicle would be very expensive so sales would inevitably be very low.
Limited runs of vehicles create demand, but as someone else as commented safety standards come in to play. Ford did have the original tooling and may still have today at halewood . As for pricing exclusivity always comes with a hefty price tag and yes it would interest me but it is a 50 + year design and there lyes the problem .
to get a remake of a mk1 Escort to comply with all current safety and emissions would be impossible they were great because of what they were small light easy to throw around. Those qualities are at odds with modern attitudes to safety!
These will be a few hundred of each, if that, for very rich collectors are competition use. You can't do an old-style car in big volumes as it wouldn't pass today's regs. Anyone who wants a nice MkI or RS200 can have one. Originals and replicas are available. Aston Martin, Jaguar and Bentley have done continuations of old models. They have always been very, very low quantities and most were not road legal. It's all costed in advance to make sure that the project produces a return on investment, and this doesn't work without very high unit prices. These new Fords will be exclusive and very costly.
I started driving in 89, my first vehicle was a mk3 Escort van with a ghia interior, but being the youngest driver out of my family I was always around Ford’s of many variations I owned 3 mk 4 cortina’s, 1 mk 5 cortina, 1 mk 3 escort many versions of the sierra’s the best being the 3 door which of course has the rs 500 kit, many Granadas. But my sister is 8 years older so she was able too drive earlier models, but her boyfriend was a car lover and when they were together, he had 2 triumph stags, but the nicest cars he had after many others were the 2 xr4i with the 2.8i lumps and manual box. Those clearly were not the cosworth but boy did they shift, I could only dream about something like those due to insurance costs. I also had a full bike license and my first bigger bike was the Yamaha 350 rd ypvs. That was a lot of fun being a 2 stroke with a serious powerband. But as I got older i had a 1 year old mk1 ford galaxy 2.8 I. Because of my children who was not keen on my road language so they never went in it much. So I went on to BMWs the first being a e34 3.5i straight 6 after that many different cars from fords to BMWs and Mercedes. In 2013 it was found I had a serious degenerative spine issues with stenosis and crumbling disks. After a few operations it helped slightly but my left leg didn’t work right so everything went to auto, I dry stored my last motorbike which was a 93 Honda cbr100r. I knew I could not use it but kept it road legal for 4 years and then I was ready to realise I could no longer ride it so that was heart breaking, the same thing came to my last car which was a Mercedes ML320 auto. I could no longer drive this as I need a right hip replacement so I could not rely on breaking properly. Like you I would love to see a larger production of original ford cars, like the classic mk1 cortina, mk1 escort, mk1 Granada, even if there had to be slight adjustments due to a EV engine if needed, these classic cars if kept to more or less the same as the original would fly out of the showrooms without a doubt. When I first see the advert for the new ev mustang it broke my heart. I since as long as I can remember I have wanted a ford mach 1 mustang and to hear they had finally killed it upset me just watching the advert, but this is the first time I have come across your channel and to now you have a Mach 1 means I’m subscribing to your channel as your car heart seems the same as mine. 👍👍🇬🇧🇬🇧
I applaud what Toyota have done with the GR Yaris, I have just got one reminds me of what cars were like 25-30 years ago, I'm thinking Subaru-and Mitsubishi, it's a real little pocket rocket, ok it has some driver aides but they can be turned off with one button, so fun cars can still be made if the manufacture is brave enough. But I agree it would be nice to see some of the cars from 70's and 80's back but I don't think it will happen due to government meddling, if they do they will probably be electric🙁
@@motorsforthemasses I agree not the cheapest at 34K for the original gen1 and now 45k for the gen2 but both with in the price range you quoted, it will out perform many performance cars on the road today, I have owned several Jaguars in the past and I much prefer the Yaris to all of them for it's fun and driveability.
Its not raeally a ford its going to be built under licence by boreham motorworks and some reports say it could be up to 400k which is ridiculous but im with you, if it was reasonably priced id be camping out there front door.
Limited run so they don’t have to build to modern day safety requirements for mass produced vehicles. It is impossible today to build a 70s car in mass production to comply to the regulations of today. Very unfortunate.
Why not make 1,000 mk1 Escorts a year? Same reason Nokia wouldn’t make 1,000 3310’s a year. You’d need a bloody factory instead of a workshop! Manufacturing technology varies with scale, not to mention QC, Jigging, tool making etc. The up-front investment cost would balloon and the management would become a world of headaches. If you can make 1,000 cars you can make 100,000. The only way to do it would be to subcontract manufacture or use a pilot line. Why do you suppose Saab went out of business? Economies of scale.
The easiest thing to design on a new car is the name, so pick a popular name and stick in on the next generic motor vehicle they churn out. Job done!!!
I am not sure you are completely correct in your assumption ,although I am a huge fan of MK1 and MK2 Escorts especially rally cars but without huge mods and arches and they are about I have just restored my first rally car an HA Viva, do I hear you yawn? Yes I agree wee all need better air quality and there isa place for EVs but not every one can use them succsefuly . The trouble is we are dictated to by a government who may have what they think are good ideas but re not always achievable by ordinary people on ordinary incomes. However young people seem to be sucked in to the larger SUV set and I am not sure a MK1 Escort will meet their street cred requirements, but I hope I am wrong!
Think the manufacturing run has to be under 1500 units per year to avoid expensive GB type approval. So will not be mass produced and probably built as customer orders to their spec and will be silly money to achieve any kind of EU crash protection.
With today's 'pre-order' culture, where no two cars leaving the factory are to exactly the same spec, they could follow CCM's example and produce what is effectively the same vehicle as short run different 'models' with different names. CCM have got around the rules this way with bikes like the Maverick, Street-Moto, Tracker, Bobber, and Roadster. If Ford/Boreham can dream up only ten different model names, that's 15000 cars.
EV’s lol 30% heavier than a petrol equivalent so more chance of injury on impact, heavier wear on tyres etc, oh and don’t they catch fire! Stuff that… Also I have heard Road tax on EV’s and Ulez? I’ll keep my old diesel . Bring back the Cortina. (Galvanised) 🙂
Hi If this is a limited run, perhaps ford are testing the market? , tbefore flooding the market with theser gems hough they need to drop the eco boost engine.
Bean counters and marketing people has ruined the motor industry along with the interference of politicians. It's all fallen down to historic names and lifestyle rather than engineering and passion. I also think that the "SUV EV " is the issue! If EVs had been introduced in another guise then I think the uptake may have been different but there is this relentless push with SUVs and not everyone wants them, I for one don't. I have been driving Alfa Romeos for 40 years and the current range alienates me, never mind the fact that they are all moving to electric the styling is awful bulbous, bulky, and distinctive.
An EV has the value and the lifespan of a laptop no matter how it looks..
At least after the battery dies on a laptop, you can still use whilst it's plugged in!
@@Chongo_657Well? You can LS-swap a Tesla! 😂
True
I agree with you trillion percent dude
Every car starts of as a concept car
Don't buy new cars. Buy OLD cars and keep them on the road.
Absolutely! Get something without a CAN network and chances are it’ll outlive you.
@@andylewis7360 and do far less harm to the environment than those huge short lived SUV's
The government will probably target older vehicles next?
@ More than likely. Another scrappage scheme perhaps. They still haven’t recycled all of the cars left over from that yet! Not that practicality would stop The Grand Prosecutor!
@@Mark-d9l3y yes those idiots are manipulated by the motor industry, bigger and more expensive short lived vehicles are ideal for their profits
The original Ford Capris weren’t legendary simply because they were called ‘Capri’! They were legendary for what they were and the feelings they invoked!
They were no good in the rain, brakecturn and they went straight on very dangerous, though it was a 3.0S but I had the same in a 2.0Ltr too.
@@ThomasHillier-p9e They were of their time. I still have a 71 Cortina and you don’t drive it like anything modern. But it has spirit!
@@ThomasHillier-p9e Those things are easily rectified, even in period. The important things that they got right were the looks, the image, the practicality, and above all, the price. The range was such that there were high-end V6 models to bolster the car's image, but anyone with basic Cortina money could afford the lower specced ones.
Won't be a car for the masses expect a price of £100k
I hope you are wrong, but fear you will be right.
I’d sooner go to Retropwer and get exactly the car I want.
About the same price as an original one nowadays then....
Yes, I was going to say £125k+. Economy of scale. Besides, expect it to be pretty much a pre-built motorsport car, and we know how much those cost to build.
Electric car sales are tanking everywhere!
The plan was always for EVs to fail...So they could destroy the car manufacturers and with that all of the industry that supports new cars. It's the planned collapse of the West.
Without any hesitation l would bite Jim Farley Ford CEO hand off to buy a brand new mass produced Mk1 Ford Escort at an affordable price, would pay cash instanly, money been sitting in the bank for decades doing nothing not buying new Fords. Absolutely love the Blue Oval, made an homeless ophan non-new car buyer by Ford in 1987. Sadly given up, lost all hope won't be buying any new cars till the day l die.
You can buy a brand new MK 1 if you have £100,000 to spare.
MST make them, not refurbish, make.
And they come with a 350 BHP Millington Diamond engine, too!
@@JohnSmith-ei2pz MST cars are designed to pass the IVA (Individual Vehicle Approval) process as part of their production. You should lawyer up or delete your comment. Deliberately damaging the reputation of a business with lies and disinformation is serious.
MST cars are also considered authentic enough for some historic motorsports series.
I believe Manufacturers are Confused. Not everyone wants an electric car. I paid less than three thousand pounds for my car twelve years ago . No traction control, lane discipline, cruise control, driving modes ,
etc.etc. therefore less to go wrong. I’ll be lucky to get an electric pushbike for my budget.
Thing is, manufacturers just make steel boxes with wheels. So-called “Tier 1” suppliers supply everything else. Even the wiring harness and seats. A volume manufacturer simply can’t make anything in small volume unless it’s an extremely limited run. Concept cars are easy enough to build because the budget’s virtually unlimited. Just for an example, the rubber floor mats for Jaguar’s C-X75 cost £75,000!!
Basically cars are becoming an appliance, eventually they will all be made in the same factory and like you said just a different badge and grill, like a washing machine.
It's why Jeremy Clarkson has stopped doing car progs, he said he would not test or review "White goods", says a lot coming from the world's greatest petrol head.
Yup. Car manufacturers just make and market steel boxes with wheels. Everything else comes from “Tier 1” suppliers like TRW Denso Lear etc. They’re the guys with the intellectual property. All that’s left is “brand”
Can't see Arfur Daley rocking up to the golf club in a pink Jaaag.
Terry looks right in a Capri. These days they'd give him a Crapi.
Jaguar offered the XJ in pink in the 70's it's nothing new.
@@-DC-Bet that sold well! 😂
No - he'd have the blue one. Or indeed some other colour. Don't understand the obsession with the pink Jag - maybe it makes JagMan feel inadequate.
@@HALman1973 You missed the hidden message. Baby Blue / White / Barbie Pink are the colours of the “trans flag”
Look at who is heavily invested into these car companies and you'll find out why all this is happening.
Manufacturers won't build anything soon, VW, Ford... etc etc... all in the financial poop.
Re Capri - An SUV platform is a more practical vehicle for an electric vehicle. To get decent range, you need a big battery. To make a practical vehicle with a big heavy battery, you need a big vehicle. It was always going to be the case. I'd just like to point out that bigger heavier vehicles means that they use more energy. In the net-zero drive, the personal transport compromise is that more energy must be consumed. This too was always going to be the case. It's especially bad because the actual energy source is still mostly fossil fuel. They would say that things have to get worse before they can get better. As we are frequently seeing, things get worse and never get better. Skepticism is frequently a good thing.
You are really misinformed about EV’s
@@Yorkshireasaurus In your opinion.
They never get a license to make it a production car, last thing Ford needs is competition from their own brand lol
They do mention they are officially licenced by Ford.
once Zanussi start making cars they'll cost about £500 last five years and then you'll take them up the tip and get a replacement.
My mate did a nut and bolt rebuild of an RS2000 Mk1, back in 1985. I've got photos of the bodyshell on a trailer when we took it to get painted. He paid less than £1500 for it. I don't know where it is now.
DVLA check the reg if you have it. Worth a tidy fortune now if still about.
When I was younger I had a mk1 1300 sport for my first car and later on i had a MK1 avo Mexico which was a great car and I miss it so much as it was stolen, I'd love to see mk1s being made again.
If only the manufacturers would listen to your points which I equally share, cool retro cars that are non SUV or electric
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Although i agree with what your saying, " limited run" also means it's hand-built, especially as its built by Boreham motorsports, as they're obviously a low volume manufacturer compared to ford. This means that definitely both models will be expensive. As far as your own mk1 escort, unless your actually going to go rallying fair enough but everybody else goes the rally look just for the road. As long as its not an RS model ( if it is I'd keep it factory but with a duratec maybe) To stand out from the crowd if it was mine I'd do it as a tribute to the twin cam from 1968, oblong headlamps, no bubble arches, old English white bodywork with bonnet/top edge of wings/scuttle panel all in satin black also with a duratec or cossie YB.
I've always felt Ford should bring back a 2024 version of the XR3 and the Fiesta XR2 (round front headlights). 160PS for the Fiesta & 200Ps for the XR3, they were such classic cars that people loved. Make it look similar, strip out all the junk we don't need and sell it for an affordable working mans price.
1990's junk!
@@JohnSmith-ei2pz I think you’ll find the Mk1 XR2 and the Mk3 XR3 were produced in the 1980’s.
Sorry to disappoint but all these retro cars have to be limited runs because the old designs don’t pass current crumple-zone and crash test standards.
The reason modern cars have morphed into chunky SUVs is because that’s the only form factor where thick A, B and C pillars don’t look awkward.
The new Renault 5, like the new Mini before it, can’t be as slim and delicately-shaped as the originals. It’s why today’s small cars look like scaled down SUVs.
Same thing with the windows. Modern crash standards don’t allow for as much window surface area as past decades. I don’t agree with it but regulators believe smaller window areas and chunky pillars are safer than a ‘glass house’ of old models that provided excellent visibility.
The regulators are prioritising the occupants of modern vehicles in a crash situation over whoever the vehicle hits. Again not something I agree with.
im 65y/o and if they brought a new ford capri out that LOOKED like a old capri {ish) i would be at the front of the line to get one.
Definitely!
Ditto. I had a 3.1S back in the day. Loved it.
Bring back the Hockey Stick!
Imagine The Sweeney having to chase this new Jaaag across south London.
It seems a car only fit for Megan Markle...if she had remained a royal.
In a rainbow coloured Hyundai Ioniq 5! 😂
You aren't actually a million miles away! If you go through the construction and use act, the eu rules, tuv etc... the pedestrian safety, internal safety requirements now limit what you can actually make a car look it. No sharp edges, lights and gaps between bonnet and engine etc. The mandatory crap bolted on for the ncap ratings. Along with the w.e.f "suggestion. Everyone shares engines, gearboxes, suspension components between groups. Even full vehicles on a lot of platforms.
Btw... the governments of Europe "especially Labour" are now giving financial penalties "fines" to car manufacturers that do not sell a percentage of electric vehicles. That's wht manufacturers are closing factories, to cut back on production of real cars.
Give me a MK1 all day long.
Had a mk2 loved it.
This would be a big W if they did it.
Just look at the motorcycle market. The Chinese and Indians are listening to what people want. Bringing back old bike names and models, at the right price. Hope they get into the car market and do the same.
An Indian company own Jaguar Land Rover so I’m not sure you’re going to get your wish.
The key here is that the cars aren’t being built by Ford, they’re being built by Boreham Motorworks, so they won’t have to adhere to the strict regulations for new vehicle construction regarding crash testing, ncap, and emissions etc. Remember that these are going to be hand-built and that’s going to be reflected in the price, I’d expect prices for the mk1 to start at 75k. There’s no way that it’s going to be financially viable to tool up for the body panels so I’m 99% sure that they’ll use Magnum or Expressed Steel panels to make them - just like MST do. Boreham Motorworks are part of the DRVN Automotive brand, and very little to do with Ford, other than the license to build them. The numbers will be very limited, maybe 100 per year at the most - but that’s just an educated guess. Nevertheless I’m looking forward to seeing them on the 12th.
Regarding the "FORD CORTINA MK.3." for those wanting to see what a genuine 100% rust free, as Brand New shell, fully painted looks like, ( I have one on my channel), Following years of extreme restoration work, using £8,000 worth of super rare genuine Ford Panels, and a total cost of £47,000 spent. So you do not have to "imagine" what a mint one looks like, you can see what one looks like, and take a nostalgic trip back in time to when cars looked stunningly beautiful.and a time when the Ford Cortina was the best selling car in the UK.
I will check that out. I had a Mk3 Cortina, 1971 2 litre GXL 4 door (I still have those badges). Metallic brown with black vinyl roof. My dad and I restored it, painted it Brunswick Green, added Mk1 RS Turbo alloys, then I had the rear doors welded up, painted it Dukes Orange, put an Essex 3 litre V6 in it. I then put Mk2 Escort wider arches on it and Mk2 Escort Roll cage (which fitted striaght in!), changed the wheels for Slot Mags and added the Rover V8 (Higher HP engine that used to carry the Twin turbo's, added the twin ram air induction)....Then had it in storage whilst I moved away, then when I moved to a different country for 7 years, I promptly had it taken apart and the chassis scrapped as I couldn't afford to keep storing it but didn't want anyone else owning it lol.
Rep cars piece of shyte!
Interesting vid, I agree with 99% of what you are saying.
A licensed product like this Escort won’t be the cheap, cheerful little basic car people remember. It might still be little and look cheerful, but it certainly won’t be cheap or basic. That said, I believe Ford’s current direction makes sense. For decades, Ford has excelled in building trucks and SUVs far more than saloons, and the proof is in the numbers: the F-150 was the world’s best-selling vehicle for decades. Even now, the F-Series trucks are Ford’s only entry in the top 10 most popular vehicles globally.
Ford simply can’t compete with the likes of the Corolla on a global scale. The Focus and Fiesta, for example, never achieved the same level of worldwide success. So why continue trying to beat Toyota in a losing game when Ford can stick to what it does best?
As for a retro revival like the Escort, I genuinely doubt it could ever sell millions in 2025. Of the world’s top 10 best-selling cars, only the Camry is a saloon, and even then, it’s large enough to be considered a big car in Europe. The rest of the list is dominated by SUVs, hatchbacks, and a couple of pickup trucks. It’s clear that the global appetite for small saloons has waned. When people want something smaller, they gravitate toward hatchbacks like the Golf or Corolla, not saloons.
It’s also worth noting that the Golf and Corolla are the two smallest vehicles on the top 10 list; everything else is significantly larger. Pouring massive R&D into a mass-market, small saloon like the Escort would be financial suicide for Ford. The market has moved on, and so should Ford.
They gravitate toward hatchbacks like the Golf or Corolla because small saloon (sedan, to the septics) body options aren't offered. It was similar in the bike market, with ADVs in the place of SUVs, but otherwise only impractical sports bikes (and their 'sports touring' derivatives with no touring comfort at all) all with increasingly bigger engines and higher electronics content to allow incompetent riders to survive on them… Then Royal Enfield rattled the cage with good looking, affordable, lower tech, 'smaller big bikes' and left the others scrabbling to catch up.
I agree with most of what you said in this video. Especially the main point you were making about limited production runs.
The car manufacturers obviously aren't listening because they haven't even started asking their buying public any questions!
I like a rear wheel drive car that has a prop shaft that goes to a differential that then puts power to the back wheels powered by a 90’s bmw because that inline 6 has such a stunning sound… I’m not into a shell with a screen and a motor on each wheel that pretends to be a vehicle when it’s just an appliance that has a badge with no major meaning
There's only a few Electric cars that I may choose to buy, the new Renault 5, the new Peugeot and maybe an Electric Mini. Other than that, I'll be buying classic cars for the future!
Problem is that to build a mainstream car you have to abide by the regulations, which means they'll be exactly the same as all the other mainstream cars. The only way to get around the regulations is to be low volume. Catch 22.
Decent modern engine with maybe 150-200bhp. New suspension and brakes. Power steering, modern manual gearbox. Mod cons inside. Ricaro seats. ~£40k and they'd sell like hot cakes. I loved your response to the new Renault 5.. it was my exact response too.. Renault 4 will be EV only too.. 😬
The limited run might be the fore-runner to mass production to when the idiocy of Net Zero and EVs collapse. Meanwhile I'll keep my eleven year-old diesel.
we can only hope!
i think your absolutley spot on, i just hope they make a left hand drive for export
A fast Ford like an Escort is one of the most fun period cars. Cosworth and RS200's are another level of crazy. Handmade cars. you pay for the exclusivity and no dealer slavery.
Supply and demand, don't undercut your profit margin chasing customers. The more you make, the less they are worth. Parts cost money as does labour.
bring back the fiesta
I agree with you trillion percent dude
@@PaulPheby-y3f absolutely correct.
Your be at the front of the que behind me I have always said the mk1 escort still looks modern in today's age with its shape and agree good price will sell well
It was a mistake for Ford to end production on the Mondeo, Focus, Fiesta, Fusion, Taurus, Crown Vic, Ka and such, I want to bring them all back or a better replacement, heck a new replacement for the likes of the Scorpio or such, revive the Thunderbird as their upper class type car, revive Mercury while at it too tbh, so yeah
Spot on video! Subbed!
Cars are crap nowadays 80s 90s 00s golden years now cars are just money pits uninteresting ugly looking things. Roads are in a 3rd world state driving is just not enjoyable anymore. Government has sucked all the fun out of it.
I agree with all your comments, I think you are absolutely spot on.
It will be an EV to comply with the WEF in my opinion.
Correct, once you research the WEF and their Great Reset agenda, all this crap that's being pushed makes sense. It's one evil plan, no freedom or choice by 2030 if the brainwashed masses don't wake up!
I'd have considered a mk8 or 9 fiesta if it was 3 door and did a couple of hundred miles on a charge as I don't do that in a week. But no sadly I must stick with the mk7 fiesta and a handful of mk4 escorts. Either way I'd rather have a genuine mk1 than a mk wrong from wish
I was with you all the way and yes I like Fords!
My dad had a new MK1 red Escort, loved it, cherished it and got rid of it because it rotted in front of his eyes!
Me? Years later, three cortinas, a plethora of ford company cars Sierra's etc and then an Smax! The Smax is a brilliant car, my son liked it so much, he has bought one and he loves it!
Me? Well I bought a 3 year old Kia Sportage 4wd to tow the caravan. That was 9 years ago and I still love it! The only issues in that time, are the radio, 2 clutches (caravan remember) 1 broken interior light bulb and services / tyres.
Looking to move on but, I suspect it will be another Kia, or it's sister car, Hyundai Tucson (?) as they are slightly cheaper than the Kia.
However, my favourite car is still the MK1 Ford Escort! 🥰
I loved my mk2 escort that I had in the 80’s. Unfortunately I killed it duplicating the dukes of hazard when I jumped over a humpback bridge and flew like a bird until I made contact with the ground.
Haha, I did that in my first car, my Capri but eased off at the last minute and didn't go that high.
I for one would be at the front of the queue if they made they MK2 Fiesta XR2, MK5 Cortina Estate, and Sierra 2.3GL again. 🤞
Dream land. The car market is shagged. Loads of great older vehicles out there 👌
The English motorcycle manufacturer CCM product 150 examples of a certain model, this keeps them within the law to see bikes that don't need to comply with certain reg's. Then they change the bike minutely to then product another 150. This may be the way that these guys will do things.
I did think that too...afterthought.
Rumours are they are doing an electric version and 2 engine versions
Ford will weave their magic into this car, wet belt magic or focus clutch magic, or steering rack magic... that magic that makes them more profit than the original purchase cost of the car.
The old days are gone, along with the designers and humans that built the legends. Now it's just Cad and robots along with plastic.
Manufacturing runs are limited because the investment is limited.
The tooling costs for limited numbers are much cheaper. The tooling doesn't have to last as long because it's only got to make limited numbers and so it's cheaper. Factories don't have to be as big for limited runs.
On top of that manufacturers aren't allowed to build old school cars because they don't meet any of the new rules and regulations.
On top of that the average price of a new petrol or diesel car is £45,000 to £55,000 anyway so going off those prices even if an old school type car was an average price they'd still be ridiculously expensive for most people.
Ford's No1 best selling "CAR" worldwide of all time is the Ford Escort. Sorry l would be in front of you in the queue to buy a new affordable Mk1 Escort.
Erm, I think the Model T may have sold more…..
Google suggests a little over 4 million Escorts, while Model T was over 15 million.
Oh, and I know is not a “CAR”, but Ford have built over 8 million Transits too.
I could be wrong but I have a feeling we've all read into this too much.
I read on article a month or two ago saying Land Rover was starting to build the old defender again. Great! What they were actually doing however was essentially building a factory restomod of existing defenders, there were no new cars. I have an awful feeling this is what Ford are going to do.
Had two escorts I wonder what the safety rating would be on these limited run cars and would you be able to convince an insurance company to issue a affordable insurance quote
If they are going to be a limited run of high performance expensive retro cars they will have approached selected customers to ensure they were all sold before they invested money in building them. It would be a big risk to build say 100 cars and hope that people with deep pockets would buy them.
What the "Greens and Manufacturers" do not tell you is- you will pay more and have to wait circa 4 years for any GREEN benefit. This is to offset the massive polution from making the batteries.
Modernise the good old cars. Said it for years!! Hopefully this is true about the Escort!
There’s a good reason that a reintroduction of a classic vehicle would be produced in limited quantities; and that’s to do with the system of registration. Volume production cars are now required to have a raft of mandatory high-tech equipment such as Electronic Stability Programme, Lane Keep Assistance, speed warnings and suchlike. It is eye-wateringly expensive for a manufacturer to develop these systems - even when it’s carried over from another platform - as well as a huge cost to achieve full vehicle type approval.
However, when a vehicle is registered under the Low Volume Approval Scheme, the process is far simpler, less expensive, and much of the ‘driver assistance’ tech is not required. The downside is that production is limited to 500 registrations per year. So, it’s not that the manufacturer necessarily wants to limit the number of people who can buy a niche car; it’s just not economically viable to produce more.
Yes, makes sense. I did feel that was the reason, but wasn't totally sure.
So it's either a Chinese knock off or it's entirely built from magnum car panels
I can’t believe a car Like the Ford escort which in its day drove fairly well. I had mk1 mk2 Rs 2000 back in the day I loved my cars, then But I would not be queueing up to buy a replica now most people want something modern to drive. people like you who are diehard Escort Mk1 fans Might think it’s a good idea, but the reason why they only do a limited run is because they know it would not be the Average Joes first choice as an every day run about I like to see them running around, brings back memories, but I wouldn’t wanna buy one now
I have heard this conversation before where excitment is displayed about the possiblity of a replica retro car from the 70's/80's. However they always want several updated modern systems with lighting, braking and other modern day systems. This to me isn't the same and is completely missing the point! If they brought back the Ford Capri with anything less than 100% authenticity from that era I would not be interested. I owned several Fords from this era and I loved their shortcomings but they were simple to fix and service and a lot of fun. Cars were once so cheap to own, run and maintain but that is long gone now and it could never be the same as costs to remanufacture this generation of vehicle would be very expensive so sales would inevitably be very low.
Limited runs of vehicles create demand, but as someone else as commented safety standards come in to play. Ford did have the original tooling and may still have today at halewood . As for pricing exclusivity always comes with a hefty price tag and yes it would interest me but it is a 50 + year design and there lyes the problem .
to get a remake of a mk1 Escort to comply with all current safety and emissions would be impossible they were great because of what they were small light easy to throw around. Those qualities are at odds with modern attitudes to safety!
You are missing a vital point when it comes to mass production of retro cars. NCAP crash tests!
These will be a few hundred of each, if that, for very rich collectors are competition use. You can't do an old-style car in big volumes as it wouldn't pass today's regs. Anyone who wants a nice MkI or RS200 can have one. Originals and replicas are available. Aston Martin, Jaguar and Bentley have done continuations of old models. They have always been very, very low quantities and most were not road legal. It's all costed in advance to make sure that the project produces a return on investment, and this doesn't work without very high unit prices. These new Fords will be exclusive and very costly.
I don't think it's gonna be the same sort of escort you could take to Burton power prices or drive round Southend circuit
I started driving in 89, my first vehicle was a mk3 Escort van with a ghia interior, but being the youngest driver out of my family I was always around Ford’s of many variations I owned 3 mk 4 cortina’s, 1 mk 5 cortina, 1 mk 3 escort many versions of the sierra’s the best being the 3 door which of course has the rs 500 kit, many Granadas. But my sister is 8 years older so she was able too drive earlier models, but her boyfriend was a car lover and when they were together, he had 2 triumph stags, but the nicest cars he had after many others were the 2 xr4i with the 2.8i lumps and manual box. Those clearly were not the cosworth but boy did they shift, I could only dream about something like those due to insurance costs. I also had a full bike license and my first bigger bike was the Yamaha 350 rd ypvs. That was a lot of fun being a 2 stroke with a serious powerband. But as I got older i had a 1 year old mk1 ford galaxy 2.8 I. Because of my children who was not keen on my road language so they never went in it much. So I went on to BMWs the first being a e34 3.5i straight 6 after that many different cars from fords to BMWs and Mercedes. In 2013 it was found I had a serious degenerative spine issues with stenosis and crumbling disks. After a few operations it helped slightly but my left leg didn’t work right so everything went to auto, I dry stored my last motorbike which was a 93 Honda cbr100r. I knew I could not use it but kept it road legal for 4 years and then I was ready to realise I could no longer ride it so that was heart breaking, the same thing came to my last car which was a Mercedes ML320 auto. I could no longer drive this as I need a right hip replacement so I could not rely on breaking properly. Like you I would love to see a larger production of original ford cars, like the classic mk1 cortina, mk1 escort, mk1 Granada, even if there had to be slight adjustments due to a EV engine if needed, these classic cars if kept to more or less the same as the original would fly out of the showrooms without a doubt. When I first see the advert for the new ev mustang it broke my heart. I since as long as I can remember I have wanted a ford mach 1 mustang and to hear they had finally killed it upset me just watching the advert, but this is the first time I have come across your channel and to now you have a Mach 1 means I’m subscribing to your channel as your car heart seems the same as mine. 👍👍🇬🇧🇬🇧
I miss the escorts I had
A MST is still cheaper than a banana duck taped to a wall. 😎
Well yes...so is my house...and all my 6 cars put together.
What’s a banana duck ? 😀
One vehicle for the common people.
It’s a beetle but where is Hiltler
I applaud what Toyota have done with the GR Yaris, I have just got one reminds me of what cars were like 25-30 years ago, I'm thinking Subaru-and Mitsubishi, it's a real little pocket rocket, ok it has some driver aides but they can be turned off with one button, so fun cars can still be made if the manufacture is brave enough. But I agree it would be nice to see some of the cars from 70's and 80's back but I don't think it will happen due to government meddling, if they do they will probably be electric🙁
I like the GR Yaris...expensive though.
@@motorsforthemasses I agree not the cheapest at 34K for the original gen1 and now 45k for the gen2 but both with in the price range you quoted, it will out perform many performance cars on the road today, I have owned several Jaguars in the past and I much prefer the Yaris to all of them for it's fun and driveability.
They are posting something about this car next week? The 12th of December?
Are they trying to cut into MST's sales?
yes, I did mention that.
Its not raeally a ford its going to be built under licence by boreham motorworks and some reports say it could be up to 400k which is ridiculous but im with you, if it was reasonably priced id be camping out there front door.
Sign me up for a mkI estate please. I know it's not proper but I could sleep in the back or keep the dogs there.
Limited run so they don’t have to build to modern day safety requirements for mass produced vehicles. It is impossible today to build a 70s car in mass production to comply to the regulations of today. Very unfortunate.
Ooh, this sounds interesting. Will probably cost a fortune though.
They are listening to Klaus...
Why not make 1,000 mk1 Escorts a year? Same reason Nokia wouldn’t make 1,000 3310’s a year. You’d need a bloody factory instead of a workshop! Manufacturing technology varies with scale, not to mention QC, Jigging, tool making etc. The up-front investment cost would balloon and the management would become a world of headaches. If you can make 1,000 cars you can make 100,000. The only way to do it would be to subcontract manufacture or use a pilot line. Why do you suppose Saab went out of business? Economies of scale.
The easiest thing to design on a new car is the name, so pick a popular name and stick in on the next generic motor vehicle they churn out. Job done!!!
I am not sure you are completely correct in your assumption ,although I am a huge fan of MK1 and MK2 Escorts especially rally cars but without huge mods and arches and they are about I have just restored my first rally car an HA Viva, do I hear you yawn? Yes I agree wee all need better air quality and there isa place for EVs but not every one can use them succsefuly . The trouble is we are dictated to by a government who may have what they think are good ideas but re not always achievable by ordinary people on ordinary incomes. However young people seem to be sucked in to the larger SUV set and I am not sure a MK1 Escort will meet their street cred requirements, but I hope I am wrong!
Think the manufacturing run has to be under 1500 units per year to avoid expensive GB type approval. So will not be mass produced and probably built as customer orders to their spec and will be silly money to achieve any kind of EU crash protection.
With today's 'pre-order' culture, where no two cars leaving the factory are to exactly the same spec, they could follow CCM's example and produce what is effectively the same vehicle as short run different 'models' with different names. CCM have got around the rules this way with bikes like the Maverick, Street-Moto, Tracker, Bobber, and Roadster. If Ford/Boreham can dream up only ten different model names, that's 15000 cars.
FFW TO 6:05 if your here for the reason I came here. Dude rattles on and on…
I did apologise for that, but I have opinions...
New EV cars are probably getting their technology from the toy car industry & just built to life size scale 😊
People are not buying EV's because they are too expensive, why do people hark back to old cars, I say let's bring back Morris 8 while we are at it.
17:39 I have a MK3 Cortina :)
I had a 1971 Mk3 2 litre GXL that I put through various alterations; and used a 2 litre GT as a donor...lol, which I stripped and then scrapped.....
Cracking rant 😁
I think Jaguar are trying to get into the young consumer market ie TH-camrs and so called influencers…..Yeah I know 😏
EV’s lol 30% heavier than a petrol equivalent so more chance of injury on impact, heavier wear on tyres etc, oh and don’t they catch fire! Stuff that… Also I have heard Road tax on EV’s and Ulez? I’ll keep my old diesel . Bring back the Cortina. (Galvanised) 🙂
New MG little hatchback hybrid 194bhp and no CVT but 3 speed auto,, tested at 0-60 in 6.7sec must be around 20k plus.. Probably built in china etc
😯😯😯❤ 50k you could re build your old car
if its wet cam belt 3 cylinder , forget it , nothing but engine trouble
Look what they have done to the mustang
You mean the Ford Fusion....lol
Hi If this is a limited run, perhaps ford are testing the market? , tbefore flooding the market with theser gems hough they need to drop the eco boost engine.
if they have the money for a new crappy car...why not buy an old car and get it sorted
Just spend your money on the Mustang & then the real Escort. Everything old becomes new.
It will not be an Escort just like the Mustang isn’t a Mustang, it is just a name on a badge
I had a m1 1300 GT k reg
Bean counters and marketing people has ruined the motor industry along with the interference of politicians. It's all fallen down to historic names and lifestyle rather than engineering and passion. I also think that the "SUV EV " is the issue! If EVs had been introduced in another guise then I think the uptake may have been different but there is this relentless push with SUVs and not everyone wants them, I for one don't. I have been driving Alfa Romeos for 40 years and the current range alienates me, never mind the fact that they are all moving to electric the styling is awful bulbous, bulky, and distinctive.