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History
The following section is an excerpt from Wikipedia's Ford Escort (North America) page on 13 January 2016, text available via the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.
The North American variant of the Ford Escort is a compact car introduced by Ford in 1980 for the 1981 model year. Adopting the "Escort" name used by Ford of Europe since 1968 along with the general design and layout of the third-generation European Escort, it was the successor of the Ford Pinto, which had a tarnished reputation for quality and safety after a widely-publicized fuel tank defect. The Escort was one of Ford's most successful models in the 1980s, earning a much better reputation than the Pinto, which faced widely publicized safety issues. In fact, the Escort was the single best-selling car in its second year in the United States and during most of that decade.
The Escort was Ford's first front-wheel-drive car built in North America, a design popularized by the Volkswagen Rabbit. It also effectively replaced the smaller Ford Fiesta, which was imported from Europe from 1978 to 1980.
In 1990, the North American Escort would switch to a Mazda-derived platform and essentially became a twin of the Ford Laser, a compact car sold in Asia and Oceania that has always shared a platform and some powertrain options with the Mazda 323, and whose progenitor was available in North America as the 1988 Mercury Tracer. Redesigned on the same platform for the 1997 model year, the Escort was succeeded by the Ford Focus in 1999 for the 2000 model year in North America, although Escort production continued until 2002.
Reference Desk
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1982  Book | 1982 Car Shop Manual Volume C (Body/Chassis/Electrical for Escort/Lynx, EXP/LN7) by Ford Motor Company |
| 1982 Book | 1982 Car Shop Manual Volume E (Powertrain/Pre-Delivery/Maintenance Lubrication for Escort/Lynx, EXP/LN7) by Ford Motor Company |
| 1996 Book | Ford Escort & Mercury Tracer 1991 thru 1996 Automotive Repair Manual by Alan Ahlstrand and John H. Haynes; Haynes |
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1983
View 1983 Ford Escort Advertisement - 17.2MB |
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1985 Demolition Derby Car Photo ©2012 Bill Crittenden 2012 Cedarville Model Car Contest and Swap Meet View photo of 1985 Ford Escort Station Wagon Demolition Derby Model Car - 2.2MB |
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1985 Demolition Derby Car Photo ©2012 Bill Crittenden 2012 Cedarville Model Car Contest and Swap Meet View photo of 1985 Ford Escort Station Wagon Demolition Derby Model Car - 2.2MB |
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1985 Demolition Derby Car Photo ©2012 Bill Crittenden 2012 Cedarville Model Car Contest and Swap Meet View photo of 1985 Ford Escort Station Wagon Demolition Derby Model Car - 2.1MB |
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Carrying drag racing slicks 2007 SummitRacing.com NHRA Nationals Pictures courtesy of www.steelcityhobbies.com View photo of a Ford Escort at the 2007 SummitRacing.com NHRA Nationals - 2,341KB This photo is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic License. |
| Date | Document Name & Details | Documents |
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| December 2004 | On-Site Child Safety Seat Investigation Vehicle - 1994 Ford Escort LX Station Wagon National Highway Traffic Safety Administration |  PDF - 2,153KB - 22 pages |
| June 1998 | Calspan On-Site Driver Air Bag Deployment/Fatality Investigation Vehicle - 1995 Ford Escort National Highway Traffic Safety Administration | PDF - 266KB - 11 pages |
| June 1999 | Veridian On-Site Air Bag/Seatbelt Fatality Investigation Vehicle - 1995 Ford Escort LX National Highway Traffic Safety Administration | PDF - 164KB - 12 pages |
| June 2001 | Remote Child Air Bag-Related Fatality Investigation Vehicle - 1995 Ford Escort National Highway Traffic Safety Administration | PDF - 652KB - 13 pages |
| December 2006 | Calspan On-Site Adult Air Bag Related Fatality Crash Investigation Vehicle: 1995 Ford Escort National Highway Traffic Safety Administration | PDF - 316KB - 12 pages |
| classified date 1996 | Calspan Air Bag Deployment Investigation Vehicle #1 - 1995 Ford Escort National Highway Traffic Safety Administration | PDF - 91.4MB - pages |
| classified date 1995 | Calspan On-Site Air Bag Deployment Investigation Vehicle: 1995 Ford Escort LX, Station Wagon National Highway Traffic Safety Administration | PDF - 143MB - 196 pages |
| classified date 1996 | Calspan Limited On-Site Air Bag Deployment Investigation Vehicle #1 - 1995 Ford Escort National Highway Traffic Safety Administration | PDF - 17.0MB - 57 pages |
| classified date 1996 | Calspan Review of NASS Air Bag Deployment Case Vehicle: 1995 Ford Escort National Highway Traffic Safety Administration | PDF - 23.1MB - 250 pages |
| classified date 1995 | In-Depth Accident Investigation 1995 Ford Escort National Highway Traffic Safety Administration | PDF - 56.2MB - 143 pages |
| classified date 1996 | On-Site Air Bag Investigation 1995 Ford Escort LX, 4-door sedan National Highway Traffic Safety Administration | PDF - 60.4MB - 313 pages |
| classified date 1995 | Remote Air Bag Report 1995 Ford Escort LX, 4-door Sport station wagon National Highway Traffic Safety Administration | PDF - 19.2MB - 157 pages |
| classified date 1996 | Calspan Review of NASS Air Bag Deployment Case 1996 Ford Escort Equipped with Dual Air Bags 1997 Mercury Mountaineer National Highway Traffic Safety Administration | PDF - 60.3MB - 354 pages |
| classified date 1996 | In-Depth Accident Investigation 1996 Ford Escort station wagon National Highway Traffic Safety Administration | PDF - 43.6MB - 170 pages |
| June 1997 | Remote/Combo Investigation/Vehicle to Vehicle to Vehicle/ Front to Rear-Side to Rear 1997 Ford Escort LX Station Wagon National Highway Traffic Safety Administration | PDF - 167KB - 17 pages |
| October 2002 | Remote Child Air Bag-Related Fatality Investigation Vehicle - 1997 Ford Escort National Highway Traffic Safety Administration | PDF - 826KB - 13 pages |
| January 2004 | Remote Passenger Air Bag Fatality Investigation / Vehicle to Vehicle 1997 Ford Escort National Highway Traffic Safety Administration | PDF - 1,831KB - 21 pages |
| September 1997 | Redesigned Air Bag Deployment Investigation 1998 Ford Escort - Redesigned Air Bag National Highway Traffic Safety Administration | PDF - 280KB - 11 pages |
| October 1997 | SCI/NASS Combination Case Report Vehicle - 1998 Ford Escort National Highway Traffic Safety Administration | PDF - 176KB - 9 pages |
| classified date 1998 | In-depth Vehicle Occupant Report 1998 Ford Escort National Highway Traffic Safety Administration | PDF - 14.8MB - 113 pages |
| classified date 1998 | In-depth Vehicle Occupant Report 1998 Ford Escort National Highway Traffic Safety Administration | PDF - 10.6MB - 116 pages |
| classified date 2006 | Special Crash Investigation Report Case Vehicle: 1998 Ford Escort SE, 4-door sedan National Highway Traffic Safety Administration | PDF - 7.6MB - 111 pages |
| classified date 2004 | Special Crash Investigation Report Case Vehicle: 1998 Ford Escort SE, 4-door sedan National Highway Traffic Safety Administration | PDF - 5.5MB - 113 pages |
| classified date 2001 | Special Crash Investigation Report Case Vehicle: 1998 Ford Escort SE Sport, 4-door sedan National Highway Traffic Safety Administration | PDF - 11.0MB - 117 pages |
| January 1998 | Calspan On-Site Air Bag Success Investigation Vehicle: 1998 Ford Escort ZX2 National Highway Traffic Safety Administration | PDF - 185KB - 15 pages |
| March 1998 | Remote Air Bag Deployment Report Vehicle - 1998 Ford Escort SE Station Wagon National Highway Traffic Safety Administration | PDF - 240KB - 8 pages |
| May 1998 | Remote Air Bag Deployment Report Vehicle - 1998 Ford Escort LX National Highway Traffic Safety Administration | PDF - 329KB - 9 pages |
| July 1998 | Redesigned Air Bag Special Study (RABSS) SCI Technical Summary Report RABSS Vehicle - 1998 Ford Escort LX National Highway Traffic Safety Administration | PDF - 117KB - 11 pages | July 1998 | Redesigned Air Bag Special Study (RABSS) SCI Technical Summary Report RABSS Vehicle - 1998 Ford Escort SE National Highway Traffic Safety Administration | PDF - 143KB - 10 pages |
| July 1998 | Redesigned Air Bag Special Study (RABSS) SCI Technical Summary Report RABSS Vehicle - 1998 Ford Escort ZX2 National Highway Traffic Safety Administration | PDF - 230KB - 9 pages |
| August 1998 | Redesigned Air Bag Special Study (RABSS) SCI Technical Summary Report RABSS Vehicle - 1998 Ford Escort SE National Highway Traffic Safety Administration | PDF - 130KB - 9 pages |
| August 1998 | Redesigned Air Bag Special Study (RABSS) SCI Technical Summary Report RABSS Vehicle - 1998 Ford Escort ZX2 National Highway Traffic Safety Administration | PDF - 200KB - 9 pages |
| August 1998 | Remote Air Bag Deployment Report Vehicle - 1998 Ford Escort ZX2 National Highway Traffic Safety Administration | PDF - 239KB - 9 pages |
| September 1998 | Redesigned Air Bag Special Study (RABSS) SCI Technical Summary Report RABSS Vehicle - 1998 Ford Escort LX National Highway Traffic Safety Administration | PDF - 139KB - 9 pages |
| September 1998 | Redesigned Air Bag Special Study (RABSS) SCI Technical Summary Report RABSS Vehicle - 1998 Ford Escort LX National Highway Traffic Safety Administration | PDF - 173KB - 10 pages |
| October 1998 | Remote, Redesigned Air Bag Special Study 1998 Ford Escort 2-door coupe National Highway Traffic Safety Administration | PDF - 520KB - 9 pages |
| October 1998 | Remote, Redesigned Air Bag Special Study 1998 Ford Escort station wagon National Highway Traffic Safety Administration | PDF - 586KB - 9 pages |
| October 1998 | Remote, Redesigned Air Bag Special Study 1998 Ford Escort/EXP National Highway Traffic Safety Administration | PDF - 1,285KB - 13 pages |
| December 1998 | Remote, Redesigned Air Bag Special Study 1998 Mitsubishi Eclipse/1998 Ford Escort National Highway Traffic Safety Administration | PDF - 518KB - 12 pages |
| classified date 1999 | Special Crash Investigation Report Case Vehicle: 1998 Ford Escort ZX2, 2-door coupe National Highway Traffic Safety Administration | PDF - 41.6MB - 114 pages |
| classified date 1999 | Special Crash Investigation Report Case Vehicle: 1998 Ford Escort ZX2, 2-door coupe National Highway Traffic Safety Administration | PDF - 43.7MB - 117 pages |
| May 1999 | Remote, Redesigned Air Bag Special Study 1998 Ford Escort four-door sedan National Highway Traffic Safety Administration | PDF - 391KB - 9 pages |
| classified date 2000 | Special Crash Investigation Report Case Vehicle: 1998 Ford Escort ZX2, 2-door coupe National Highway Traffic Safety Administration | PDF - 49.7MB - 133 pages |
| classified date 2000 | Special Crash Investigation Report Case Vehicle: 1998 Ford Escort, 2-door coupe National Highway Traffic Safety Administration | PDF - 38.2MB - 95 pages |
| April 2005 | Rear Seat Occupant Protection Investigation / Vehicle to Object 1998 Ford Escort National Highway Traffic Safety Administration | PDF - 3,534KB - 21 pages |
| classified date 1999 | Special Crash Investigation Report Case Vehicle: 1999 Ford Escort SE, 4-door station wagon National Highway Traffic Safety Administration | PDF - 32.4MB - 92 pages |
| July 1999 | Redesigned Air Bag Special Study (RABSS) SCI Technical Summary Report RABSS Vehicle - 1999 Ford Escort SE National Highway Traffic Safety Administration | PDF - 124KB - 10 pages |
| December 1999 | Redesigned Air Bag Special Study (RABSS) SCI Technical Summary Report RABSS Vehicle - 1999 Ford Escort SE National Highway Traffic Safety Administration | PDF - 215KB - 9 pages |
| classified date 2005 | Special Crash Investigation Report Case Vehicle: 1999 Ford Escort, 2-door coupe National Highway Traffic Safety Administration | PDF - 6.3MB - 113 pages |
| classified date 2002 | Special Crash Investigation Report Case Vehicle: 1999 Ford Escort SE, 4-door sedan National Highway Traffic Safety Administration | PDF - 9.9MB - 174 pages |
| classified date 2005 | Special Crash Investigation Report Case Vehicle: 1999 Ford Escort SE, 4-door sedan National Highway Traffic Safety Administration | PDF - 10.7MB - 100 pages |
| classified date 2000 | Special Crash Investigation Report Case Vehicle: 1999 Ford Escort ZX2, 2-door coupe National Highway Traffic Safety Administration | PDF - 63.6MB - 150 pages |
| classified date 2001 | Special Crash Investigation Report Case Vehicle: 1999 Ford Escort ZX2, 2-door coupe National Highway Traffic Safety Administration | PDF - 4.8MB - 60 pages |
| classified date 2001 | Special Crash Investigation Report Case Vehicle: 1999 Ford Escort ZX2, 2-door coupe National Highway Traffic Safety Administration | PDF - 7.5MB - 126 pages |
| classified date 2002 | Special Crash Investigation Report Case Vehicle: 2000 Ford Escort ZX2, 2-door coupe National Highway Traffic Safety Administration | PDF - 6.7MB - 104 pages |
| 0-60 mph* | 13.9 seconds |
| 80-0 mph* | 315 feet |
| Cornering Capability* | 0.727g |
| Interior Noise @ 70mph* | 75 dBA |
| Fuel Economy* | 25.0 mpg |
| Date | Article | Author/Source |
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| 10 September 2009 | Ford Escort Over The Years, The | Andy Zain |
| 19 December 2013 | Jimmy McRae's Ford Escort Mk2 RS1800 Coming Up For Sale  | Matt Hubbard, Speedmonkey |
| Type & Item # | Name | Details |
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| Die Cast - Hot Wheels 18143-1910G1 | Escort Rally | 1998 First Editions, Small scale, White & Blue #8 "Swisher Motors" |
