The Story of the ORIGINAL Ford Escort Mexico

[@TheBackRoads]

*Pretty big video today! A big thank you to Ford UK for allowing us to come and play with their toys as well as all of you who have supported us on our journey so far, much appreciated ❤*

[@daviddixon6043]

Had a Ford Escort mk1 Mexico !! Lovely Car !! In 1976 !!

[@tonydownunder5703]

As a 65 year old (2023) Rally nut 🤗🤗🤗 All my life. Wow,, Fantastic to see 👍👍👍👍👍 Thanks for sharing 👍

[@markkendrick6386]

RIP Hannu absolute legend.

[@ryanmcneill7492]

Important as FEV 1H is in the Escort story , I’m not sure fans of the Escort Twin Cam ( where the type 49 shell first appeared ) introduced more than two years before the 1970 World Cup Rally would agree that this is were the Escort’s competition story started though. By 1970 the Twin Cam had won the World Rally Championship For Makes twice with numerous international wins . On track , Alan Mann racing won the ‘68 British Touring Car Championship . The list of clubman level successes by 1970 are too numerous to mention. Still a decent well produced video though.

[@patricktennyson4293]

FEV 2H was bought by a friend from Northern Ireland many years ago. He bought it from someone in England who it seems was a well known personality. He later sold the car to another friend of mine and I was the navigator for a time in the car. It had a lotus twin cam 1600 installed at the time. Following the Mullingar Stages rally in Southern Ireland I was driving the car home and rolled the car at high speed causing a lot of damage to it. It lay in our yard for years and eventually was disposed of in the local council dump just outside my home town of Dundalk. I hope this is of some interest. Enjoyed your video.

[@briangardner1641]

Well Narrated, had me hooked from the start , this is top quality content , thank you 😊

[@TheBackRoads]

Thanks Brian! Much appreciated.

[@colinhutcheson1365]

The orange mk1 Mexico belonged to my manager he bought it brand new and really looked after it, when he passed I wanted to buy it but he had left it to the ford museum. A friend did that rally but his car didn't make it past Argentina

[@TheBackRoads]

I've been around it a few times now and it's such a lovely car. It was clearly well looked after, even prior to Ford's ownership!

[@trevorlangenbahn8866]

How are people not watching more of your videos?? Really good quality and production! Keep it up man

[@TheBackRoads]

Thanks for the kind words, Trevor! Everyone has to start someone at the end of the day.

[@DjNikGnashers]

One of the best videos I have ever watched, thank you.

[@TheBackRoads]

Appreciate that! Thank you Nik.

[@memofrf]

Miss my MK1 1300E . Great video cheers.

[@TheBackRoads]

Thanks mate!

[@michaelbanfield7987]

And me

[@frenchenstein]

Great video👌🏽🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟(must get my Mk1 painted soon!)

[@jameslightfoot6315]

The cars in that room 😍, 77 RAC winning car and also looks like 94 Monte winning escort, RS200. Love to spend a day in there

[@TheBackRoads]

There's plenty of gems in their collection! Be sure to check out our walk around video on the channel to see more.

[@megapangolin1093]

Brilliant video. Fantastic car. The 86bhp is the same output as my Skoda Roomster. Cant imagine how anyone was impressed by the performance...

[@TheBackRoads]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@tomlepski8306]

May Hannu's soul rest rest in eternal peace, a very good feature. Tha Ford is very well prepared even in today's standards. Strangely though, the Ford did not have a roll cage or even a rear roll bar!

[@adamsfamilydottwo]

Apparently my old boss at KT Dartford ran around in FEV1H for a couple of months when Ford lent it to him and it was often seen in Hawley Plants car park ,where he often left it.Looks great ,did M Sport restore it and is it the original shell ? We know its not for sale , but have you any idea of its value in todays market!

[@crajjgcorjan4119]

Alright sooo is this a series lol I need more everything was top notch.

[@TheBackRoads]

The first of many to come over the months if all goes to plan! Thanks for your kind words mate.

[@malcolmwebb7289]

I have hannu's mk1 copduster works Escort reshelled into a mk2 the car came to new zealand in 1976 after the safari rally

[@Rlea67]

Did the production Mexico have “Mexico’ decals down either side or where they an add on

[@nightfury3417]

Lovely video! Keep it up guys :D

[@TheBackRoads]

Thank you! 😀

[@stephenberry3565]

Hi guys. Be very sceptical with this car. The plate may be correct but the shell in not correct as a quick look under the bonnet will tell you. The engine for Mexico was homologated at 1601cc that's how it got into the 1601 to 2000cc class. The wood dash is not correct, the seats are not correct and I would guess the strut bodywork under the wheel arch at chassis rail is not correct. The only way this car should be validated is if it has the paperwork from Ford.

[@TheBackRoads]

Considering this is Ford's own heritage collection, I'd be inclined to trust them...

[@stephenberry3565]

Well, TBR. The comment "its the strength and shell" is incorrect. There are no bulkhead to inner guard plates! The heritage museum should know that the engine was holologated at 1601cc. The rest I can't see but to have it sitting there with the front bumper not straight is just another clue.

[@patbutete1722]

@@stephenberry3565 Good grief! Some of us are not that anal! Bound to be a lot of poetic license in these depictions.That is what history being retold to a newer audience is all about...Like it or not.

[@razor1uk610]

@stephenberry3555. Sarcastical mocking of & at you (buttercup/snowflake) Mitchell & Webb, or Blackadder alike... _...Oh look, its captain thinks he knows every single detail, so minutely embittered in pompousness, he's gone into angry rivet counter armchair anorak mode._ _...whom with a vast knowledge that rebukes their learning how to not read & sound like a total buttwholing gimboid._

[@scottbrown7415]

The Escort Mexico was not minimalist. For its day. Every factory works car had the best equipment and components available at the time! The mechanics were top notch professionals.

[@simonhawksley817]

Pre rollcage regs!

[@MegaReddevil71]

Couldn't use the twin cam lotus engine or the new at the time bda they didn't think they would last the distance due to the conditions

[@takemebacktothe80s15]

Awesome it's still orange 😎🇬🇧

[@TheBackRoads]

Behave yourself 😂

[@takemebacktothe80s15]

@@TheBackRoads for you anything.... 😙

[@EILONadiv]

We do know the story of the mexico before yer segway Although great one

[@batnrs1]

Roger Clark?

[@lukatron5498]

Mk1 escort best car ever!!! Ford now has lost its way wet belt 😢😢😢😢

[@therealknapster]

& like a metro 6R4 it shares absolutely no parts with the road version ! Down to the siamese over bored x-flow engine block . The road version is NOT even an R.S. as every bit if ford's literature does not show R.S. even though r.s. accessories were available, alloy wheels , steering wheel , underboot wind deflector etc etc . Yet the mk2 Mexico was advertised as an R.S.

[@baylessnow]

Oblong? That has angles, I think you meant oval.

[@simonhawksley817]

No, he means oblate, means squashed circle!

[@FoMoCo123]

Was Magnesium not yet discovered in 1970?? 😂

[@MohdjesriOthman-oi1id]

This car keep by ford heritage collection

[@philrogers2406]

RS1600?????

[@DANNYonPC]

AI is scary

[@TheBackRoads]

It's incredible how much it cleaned up some of that footage.

[@douglasthoirs2946]

BDA first

[@russcattell955i]

Quite so, RS1600 was top of the Mk 1 AVO tree, then twin cam, RS2000, lastly Mexico. All great "clubmans" cars each for different budgets.

[@stephenmcclean7500]

Wow god’s garage

[@TheBackRoads]

Isn't it just?

[@allorfh2495]

3:34 a french driver died during the race 3:35 "its absolutely incredible...." perfect, lol (

[@TheBackRoads]

Hey, HEY! Don't take me out of context 😂

[@timbrookes3699]

Why do these videos all have an odd way of speaking English ( like Jay Emm) all the emphasis is on the wrong word of punctuation stop!! Most odd.

[@FoMoCo123]

A lot of repeating himself from this presenter

[@TheBackRoads]

I have ADHD so yes that does tend to happen

[@FoMoCo123]

@ Sure everybody is diagnosed with some disorder nowadays . It’s all the rage 😃You’d feel left out without some “ism”

[@russcooke5671]

I had a twin cam years ago it was very low geared. Very quick acceleration. 85 top speed. Loved it Tuned to 140 bhp. No good on motorways. Screaming like a demon at 80. I should have changed the diff back to standard. Then would have hit about 120 mph. Ans a lot more mpg. Instead of about. 10 mpg.

[@TheBackRoads]

But, I bet you had a smile on your face most of the time!

[@russcooke5671]

@@TheBackRoads I looked like the joker 👌👌😂