1975 Ford Escort L Pre-production MkII

1975 Ford Escort MkII in Verbrande brug, Movie, 1975

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00:07:17 Vehicle used by a character or in a car chase

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chicomarx ◊ 2021-10-20 03:16
dsl ◊ 2021-10-20 03:34	Some odd details - L only had rubber bumper strip on pre-production examples (seen in some launch/brochure pics then removed) but did not have shiny side window trim, no engine badge on front wing, wheels missing perforations and black plastic trim around nuts, rear fog is non-standard. Given the film date, I wonder if a pre-pro/development car for setting up Genk production.
CarnivalRedEscort ◊ 2021-12-01 19:23	I believe all early production MkII Escorts had a single central number plate light on the rear bumper. Obviously judging by this picture there were exceptions. Certainly in the UK, Escort L had black trim on the bumpers and no chrome side window trim if produced before July 1975.

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chicomarx

◊ 2021-10-20 03:16

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dsl

◊ 2021-10-20 03:34

Some odd details - L only had rubber bumper strip on pre-production examples (seen in some launch/brochure pics then removed) but did not have shiny side window trim, no engine badge on front wing, wheels missing perforations and black plastic trim around nuts, rear fog is non-standard.

Given the film date, I wonder if a pre-pro/development car for setting up Genk production.

CarnivalRedEscort

◊ 2021-12-01 19:23

I believe all early production MkII Escorts had a single central number plate light on the rear bumper. Obviously judging by this picture there were exceptions. Certainly in the UK, Escort L had black trim on the bumpers and no chrome side window trim if produced before July 1975.

1975 Ford Escort L Pre-production MkII

1975 Ford Escort MkII in Verbrande brug, Movie, 1975

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