A four-wheeled legend. That’s the only way to describe the Mk2 Escort, which differs from the first generation through a squarer exterior design and a revised underbody. Produced from December 1974 ...

After the innaugural season of the World Rally Championship, the Ford Motor Company introduced the second generation of the Escort family car to great acclaim. Similar to its predecessor, the Mk2 was ...

Ken Block is presenting his first-ever rear-wheel drive Gymkhana machine, a 1978 Ford Escort Mk2 RS that has undergone extensive mechanical tweaks. Based on the Ford Escort platform, Block’s car is ...

Richard Hammond is back selling cars, but this time not from his own collection. Instead, it’s a specially-restored classic Ford worked on by his new venture, The Smallest Cog. With just over a week ...

After military service a career as war correspondent was on the cards. But then an exclusive bursar programme in automotive journalism came 'a-knockin' - and so a 26-year journey spanning newspapers, ...

Of all the cultural disconnects between Brits and Americans, perhaps none is more fundamental than the Ford Escort. To most Americans, Escort calls to mind a turquoise-painted sad sack of an economy ...

The Ford Escort Mk2 is back by way of an unofficial continuation project by specialist MST Cars, which has revealed the first new, rear-wheel-drive escort produced since the Mk2’s official ...

last weekend could surely still make a case for it being properly thrilling motorsport. Perhaps it isn't what it used to be - name a motorsport that is - but the faces at Sweetlamb were damp, not ...

A RARE Classic MK2 Ford Escort rally car is up for auction at an eye-watering price. The rally car in “build fresh” condition, with an extremely rare engine setup, has a guide price of £50,000 – ...

Life on the rally stage is intoxicating. Stay tuned for the highs and lows of a season behind the wheel of a Mk2 Ford Escort 291bhp and rear-wheel drive makes for tail-out fun. Photo: M and H Rally ...

. Like a lot of Escort drivers, I've lusted after Millington power for some time. The Millington Diamond is a bespoke, all-alloy 2,495cc competition engine known to deal out large dollops of power and ...