The other afternoon I made an incredible discovery through Facebook. Many years ago (1980 to be precise) a friend John English and I built two Mk 1 Ford Escort racing cars. They were trendsetters with space frame construction, Formula 2 double wishbone front suspension and big wings across the back. The entire front was fiberglass, bonnet, wings, grille as a one-piece lift-off. For their day, they were revolutionary.
I sold my one in 1981 to a friend of John English’s, called John Lord, but after he sold it, we lost sight of it. Rumor had it that it was in a big accident and was dumped.
Spaceframe Escort 1981.
Some old photographs of the car had been published on the net, and then comes notification from a chap in Australia to say he had the car. Now race cars have what is called the Log Book and we asked him who was the second name in the book, and it was John Lord, the chap I had sold it to, so the identity of the car was confirmed.
Since 1981 it has had six owners, and here we are 34 years later and the little Fords that John and I built still exist and are still racing.
