Escort mk2 2 and 4 doors
Square shapes
The Escort mk2 was technically almost exactly the same Escort mk1, but got a more period look for mid-70s cars. When the new model appeared for the 1975 model year, it seemed period correct. Ford introduced square shapes to the Cortina/Taunus (1976) and Granada (1978). In retrospect, perhaps the successor has come a little in the shadow of its older brother, the original mk1 Escort?
Facelifted in 1979
The Mk2 was produced until 1981, when it was replaced by the completely redesigned mk3. The model received a facelift for the 1979 model year in the form of a new front with square lights - the only thing on its predecessor that not was square.
About the pictures
The cars are pictured on the occasion of Veteran car days at RøhneSelmer Lillestrøm and Billingstad. The white car in the main picture took part in Billingstad. The champagne-coloured 1600 Sport took part in Lillestrøm, 2024. The blue one is photographed at Cars & Coffee Ringerike. The red, original facelifted model is photographed on London Classic Car Show 2020. The blue, deregistered car is photographed along a rural road in Ringebu municipality. The red in Mexico decor is photographed in the parking lot for visitors to one of the Bendix meets at Lunner. The white race-trimmed car is pictured at a Cars & Coffee meeting at Øvrevoll gallop. The red car with a black vinyl roof in the large window was photographed at Hadeland Glassverk in 2022.
Escort mk2 Estate
The station wagon shared almost all body sides, except the front, with its predecessor, the Escort mk1. The pictured car has a facelift from the 1979 model year.
Escort Van
The red van is photographed at the Oslo Motor Show 2021.
About the pictures
The pictures of the two fine Fords were taken on the occasion of a car meeting in the south of France, Canet-de-Roussillon outside Perpignan.
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