Channel 4 - For the Love of Cars (2014) Part 1 Ford Escort Mexico

Car fanatic Philip Glenister and internationally renowned car designer Ant Anstead are on a mission: to scour the barns and lock-ups of Britain for wrecked treasures to bring to life, as perfectly as is humanly possible.

Part 1: Ford Escort Mexico

The Mk1 Ford Escort Mexico is the car that brought speed to the average lad on the street. It was perhaps the car that appealed to the boy racer and, forever after, meant that young blokes could show off by spinning their wheels on a mod-ed up second-hand run-around. The humble Ford Escort might have been created as a family car, but when it was taken rallying a legend was born. Its victory in the 1970 London to Mexico Rally launched the Escort Mexico and British roads were never the same again. Now it's down to Phil Glenister and Ant Anstead to find, rescue and restore a rare Ford Escort Mexico back to the level that would make any boy racer proud.

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