East is East

“BOTH ESCORTS HAVE BEEN MODIFIED TO AN IMMENSELY HIGH STANDARD AND TO A DEGREE IT WOULD’VE BEEN IMPOSSIBLE TO ACHIEVE JUST A FEW YEARS AGO”

You’ll struggle to find a better visual representation of the sheer versatility of the Mk2 Escort formula than the two cars shown here, both the product of Adrian Hall. The box-arched black car will likely need no introduction to longtime mag readers, but it says much about the flexibility of the concept of the modified Mk2 that it shares so much with the example it’s sat next to; one more restrained by several orders of magnitude, and yet every bit as compelling in its own right.

First things first though, let’s underscore the most important thing before we go any further — namely that these are both still Escorts. As we’ll soon see, both have been modified to an immensely high standard and to a degree it would’ve been