The Ford Escort Twin Cam: Paving the Way for the Escort Rallye Sport

Introduced in 1967 as the replacement for the Anglia, the Escort received its first RS variant in 1970 with the rollout of the RS 1600. Prior to it, the peeps at Ford of Europe imbued the small family car with some much-needed oomph in the guise of the Twin Cam that we’ll be covering today. Henry Taylor, who made a name for himself by racing in a multitude of series, worked as Ford’s Competition Manager at the time. He... (continue reading...)