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Launch of the Ford Escort Mk2 RS 2000 & RS Mexico
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Since it was launched in 1968, the Ford Escort Mk1 had been hugely successful in motorsport, whether it be on the track, in the forest and on the rallycross circuit. The Ford RS brand had been born and had a huge following from owners with Twin Cam, RS1600, Mexico and the RS2000 Escorts. But the Mk1 had been a mainly British affair, with the AVO (Advanced Vehicle Operations) specially built factory in South Ockendon, Essex building the RS models. But by 1974, Ford wanted to move on to the Mk2 and wanted a more European success for it's sport models. So in January 1975, the Mk2 Escort was launched and Ford enthusiasts all over Europe long awaited the RS version models to be announced. As a Ford nut myself, a trip to the local Ford dealer bore fruit with the first small tempting brochure (FP326) in October 1975 of what was to come. But this time, the Ford plant in Saarlouis, Germany had been selected for the production of the RS range A single fold out sheet showing the RS1800 and RS2000 models, with a full photo of the RS2000 inside. And here it:- Note that it says, 'is available…
Jaguar Adverts from the 1950’s & 1960’s
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We love our classic cars here at My Classic but not having the wealth and the space to have a huge collection, like many enthusiasts, we love to collect models and copies of old adverts and catalogues of our favourite make or model. We love the artistry of the 1950's & 1960's adverts, as it was easier to print drawings rather than photos in adverts and in brochures. But for this blog we want to look at Jaguar artwork from the age of Grace, Space & Pace which was a perfect strap line to describe Jaguar cars of the era. And we start with this gorgeous advert from 1951 of a Jaguar MkVII. Maybe with a bit of artist's licence, but promoting the brand to go-getting successful owners driving down to the South of France on their holidays and bumping into Nigel from the golf club. Moving onto the sleek two-tone Jaguar MkIX from 1958 featuring Sir James off to the office in the City. 1958 also brought this superb Jaguar Mk1 which had just transported it's owners to the palace to meet the relatives ! For 1960 we get this great Jaguar Mk2 and the artist cleverly uses lines…
Gordon-Keeble Owners Club Celebrating 50 Years
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A big thanks to Roy Dowding, Secretary of the Gordon Keeble Owners Club who wrote to My Classic to say 2020 was the 50th Anniversary of the Gordon Keeble Owners Club and sent us some lovely photos of his car, chassis no 94. First produced in 1964, they were the brainchild of John Gordon, MD of Peerless Cars, and Jim Keeble, an engineer and racing driver. Their idea was to mate a powerful American V8 engine from a Chevrolet Corvette with a Peerless to give it that extra grunt. And so the Gordon Keeble was born with the gorgeous bodywork being designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro. Just 100 models were made and the owners website records each one of them:- http://www.gordonkeeble.org.uk But Roy opened a can of worms when he asked should it be Gordon Keeble or Gordon-Keeble with a hyphen ? The website says no, but we think it could be either ! So we've added them both to our search facility on the website ! I remember when I was much younger in the late 1960's, my father drove a Bentley S2 as his main car and then a Jaguar E Type 3.8 Roadster as his weekend car. He…
11 Things you didn’t know about classic American cars
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If you’re a classic American cars enthusiast, you would have come across many famous pieces of classic car trivia, such as the origin of the Oldsmobile 442 name (4 barrel carburettor + 4 on the floor + dual (2) exhaust), or the old argument of whether the Ford Mustang is a muscle car, or not. That being said, the history of American classic cars has its ways of constantly revealing new and curious facts that can surprise even the biggest fans. Read along to find 11 things we think you may not know about classic American cars! The Dodge Charger Daytona Was banned from Nascar for being too good After becoming the first car ever to break the record of 200 mph in a NASCAR race, the 1969 Dodge Charger Daytona was banned from being used in the race. The reason why? It was simply too good of a race car. The officials considered it to give an unfair advantage and passed a regulation to ban it. Way to manage competition, right? There’s only one Chevrolet Corvette 1983 in the whole world When Chevrolet tried to replace their old C3 Corvette with its new C4 model, the company hit…