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12-15-2010, 06:24 PM
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Ken Block gets dirty with a Mk2 Ford Escort - Click above to watch video after the jump (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/12/15/video-ken-block-goes-through-the-woods-quickly-in-an-escort-mk2/#continued)
The North American Ford Escort (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/ford+escort) was launched in 1981 and primarily served as a drab compact of choice for folks who didn't realize where the Escort name originated. The real Escort was introduced to Ford's European customer base back in 1968. It was still a fairly drab looking compact... but it had a couple of powertrain options that made it far more exciting than any Escort we got Stateside.
The early Mark I Escorts were offered with a Lotus-sourced 1.6-liter twin cam engine that helped turn the car into a rally favorite. In 1975, the Mark II Escort was developed and a 1.8-liter Cosworth BDA unit was placed under the hood. Burnt-rubber aficionado Ken Block (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/ken+block) got his hands on an example from 1978 and filmed some serious hoonage through the forests of upstate New York.
The clip, which can be viewed after the jump (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/12/15/video-ken-block-goes-through-the-woods-quickly-in-an-escort-mk2/#continued), is focused on glorious noises and sideways dirt action. Though Block drives a modern Fiesta and Focus in his various motorsports activities, we've gotta say we find his work in the Mark II Escort far more interesting.
[Source: Youtube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wARr3gvIBSw)]Continue reading Video: Ken Block goes through the woods quickly in an Escort Mk2 (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/12/15/video-ken-block-goes-through-the-woods-quickly-in-an-escort-mk2/)
Video: Ken Block goes through the woods quickly in an Escort Mk2 (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/12/15/video-ken-block-goes-through-the-woods-quickly-in-an-escort-mk2/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Wed, 15 Dec 2010 19:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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Ken Block gets dirty with a Mk2 Ford Escort - Click above to watch video after the jump (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/12/15/video-ken-block-goes-through-the-woods-quickly-in-an-escort-mk2/#continued)
The North American Ford Escort (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/ford+escort) was launched in 1981 and primarily served as a drab compact of choice for folks who didn't realize where the Escort name originated. The real Escort was introduced to Ford's European customer base back in 1968. It was still a fairly drab looking compact... but it had a couple of powertrain options that made it far more exciting than any Escort we got Stateside.
The early Mark I Escorts were offered with a Lotus-sourced 1.6-liter twin cam engine that helped turn the car into a rally favorite. In 1975, the Mark II Escort was developed and a 1.8-liter Cosworth BDA unit was placed under the hood. Burnt-rubber aficionado Ken Block (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/ken+block) got his hands on an example from 1978 and filmed some serious hoonage through the forests of upstate New York.
The clip, which can be viewed after the jump (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/12/15/video-ken-block-goes-through-the-woods-quickly-in-an-escort-mk2/#continued), is focused on glorious noises and sideways dirt action. Though Block drives a modern Fiesta and Focus in his various motorsports activities, we've gotta say we find his work in the Mark II Escort far more interesting.
[Source: Youtube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wARr3gvIBSw)]Continue reading Video: Ken Block goes through the woods quickly in an Escort Mk2 (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/12/15/video-ken-block-goes-through-the-woods-quickly-in-an-escort-mk2/)
Video: Ken Block goes through the woods quickly in an Escort Mk2 (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/12/15/video-ken-block-goes-through-the-woods-quickly-in-an-escort-mk2/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Wed, 15 Dec 2010 19:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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