1981 Ford Escort MkIII

1981 Ford Escort MkIII in Ashes to Ashes, TV Series, 2008-2010 Ep. 3.04

Class: Cars, Hatchback — Model origin:

Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene

Author	Message
Sunbar ◊ 2010-04-07 13:17	episode 3.01 at 0:31:48 Not seen in full. Used as a surveillance car so may appear later in the series. The two bonnet vents may identify the model perhaps? -- Last edit: 2010-05-04 15:46:24
dudley ◊ 2010-04-07 13:36	I'm thinking MkIII Escort Ghia or GL. Possibly a spare from series one? cf: http://img181.imageshack.us/i/625ef1b22chh9.jpg/
Sandie ◊ 2010-04-07 18:31	I thought it was a MK5 Cortina.
dudley ◊ 2010-04-07 21:00	I though that too, but the dashes are different. The binnacle matches the Escort's: 'Tina: Link to "www.classiccarfair.com" Escort: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/lockesRSparts/mk3%20rwd/mk3dashin1.jpg
Sunbar ◊ 2010-04-08 11:49	Its the Escort then, by both the bonnet vents and the instrument fascia. It would be interesting to see if the car would appear again, given that the two other blue Escorts were destroyed as a major part of the story-line in series one.
dudley ◊ 2010-04-11 21:06	1981, by colour
Sunbar ◊ 2010-05-04 15:47	Main picture replaced by later one from episode 3.04