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£27,000 (Est: £20,000 - £25,000)
1972 Ford Escort Mexico
United Kingdom • 21 Feb 2026 • Lot 602
Vehicle Details
AI Listing Summary
This is a professionally built 1972 Ford Escort Mexico, prepared for racing with many performance modifications and a comprehensive rebuild in 2016. While showing signs of its competition use and needing some safety updates, it represents a chance to own a well-sorted, iconic performance Ford.
Condition
6
The car has been rebuilt and enjoyed racing success, but it was 'tired' by 2016 and underwent a complete rebuild including new panels and respray. The seats and belts are out of date. There is wear. Some reconditioning is required.
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Transmission:
Manual
Chassis No:
BFATMR23937
Odometer:
[Odometer Reading]
Reg Number:
BNT 80K
RHD/LHD:
RHD
It seems likely that Ford already had plans to introduce a high-performance Escort to fit in the range between the 1300GT and the Twin-Cam/RS1600, but their victory in the 1970 World Cup Rally, which finished in Mexico, provided an ideal platform to launch such a model.
The engineers at the newly formed AVO (Advanced Vehicles Operations) quickly developed the 'Mexico', marrying the Type 49 bodyshell as used in the Twin-Cam and RS1600 with the 1,600cc Kent 'crossflow' engine and 2000E gearbox.
So, effectively, the Mexico was basically a re-engined Twin-Cam/RS1600.
The Mexico was AVO's most successful and numerous of the 'Rally Sport Escorts' and it had a number of advantages on the road in that it offered decent performance, was easy to maintain, relatively easy to insure and above all it was great to drive, something which is still true today.
This impressive example was built in 2000 around a genuine AVO Mexico Type 49 bodyshell to compete in the BHRC Class C2 and over the follow...
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£830
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£31,238
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£58,500
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