Corgi VA09508.(D) Ford Escort MkI Mexico in sunset red

Limited Edition Certificate has been removed from this model. (DE-SPEC)

A real performance bargain at an introductory price of -ú1150 the 86bhp, 1600cc 'Kent' engined Escort Mexico was named in commemoration of Hannu Mikkola and Gunner Palm's win on the London to Mexico World Cup Rally of 1970. It used the same 'Type 49' body shell as its more powerful Cosworth BDA engined brothers and was built at the Advanced Vehicle Operations (AVO) plant at Aveley in Essex. AVO built 9382 examples between 1970 and 1974.