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£32,062 (Est: £35,000 - £40,000)

1970 Ford Escort Mk1 Twin-Cam

United Kingdom • 23 Aug 2025

Vehicle Details

AI Listing Summary

This 1970 Ford Escort Mk1 Twin-Cam, a rare right-hand drive model, was imported from Australia and has been with a private owner since 2015. Registered with the AVO Owners Club and finished in Onyx Green Metallic, it's a competitively estimated example ready for its next collector.

Condition

7

The car is described as being dry-stored and used mainly for MOTs, suggesting good mechanical condition. However, slight wear is generally visible in older cars and some minor reconditioning may be required to bring it to excellent condition.

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Manual

Transmission:

CK49KR86408

Chassis No:

Odometer:

[Odometer Reading]

TNB 135J

Reg Number:

RHD/LHD:

RHD

By the time the Escort first came out in 1968, Ford were already firmly wedded to the marketing strategy of 'Win on Sunday, sell on Monday' and were keenly aware that they would need a race/rally version to take over from where the mighty Lotus Cortina had left off.

To this end, Ford’s Boreham-based Competition Department had been quietly beavering away on a Lotus-powered Escort that was ready to roll as soon as the standard models hit the showrooms.

Called the Twin-Cam, the hot new Escort immediately excelled on the international race and rally circuits, winning countless events and securing Ford the coveted World Rally Championship manufacturer’s trophy in its first year of production, a feat which it also repeated the following year.

Externally, there was very little difference between the Twin-Cam and its tamer two-door sibling, the Escort GT, but the reinforced Type 49 bodyshell had wider wheel arches, quarter bumpers, uprated suspension and front disc brakes as standard.

It ...