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Curbside Classics Archives
escort Archive
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![(first posted 5/9/2024) My dad pinched his pennies so hard he had Lincoln thumbs. It had galled him deeply to borrow money to buy his 1983 Renault Alliance […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/IMG_2165.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1986 Ford Escort Pony – The Ultimate Car for the Man Who Hates to Spend Money")
CC Capsule: 1986 Ford Escort Pony – The Ultimate Car for the Man Who Hates to Spend Money
Posted on May 9, 2024 | 57 Comments(first posted 5/9/2024) My dad pinched his pennies so hard he had Lincoln thumbs. It had galled him deeply to borrow money to buy his 1983 Renault Alliance […] -
![It was after midnight, and I had the shuttle bus driver drop me off where I thought my car was in the airport parking lot, but I was wrong. So […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/1999-2000-Ford-Escort-ZX2-SR-a_Radiant.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1999-2000 Ford Escort ZX2 S/R — A Rare Hot Coupe")
CC Capsule: 1999-2000 Ford Escort ZX2 S/R — A Rare Hot Coupe
Posted on March 2, 2023 | 16 CommentsIt was after midnight, and I had the shuttle bus driver drop me off where I thought my car was in the airport parking lot, but I was wrong. So […] -
![(first posted 6/1/2016) Gads. A Ford Escort. There are infinitely more interesting cars in my photo archives I could write about, such as a 1972 Oldsmobile Toronado or 1973 Mercedes […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/ddmkdbv.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1996 Ford Escort LX – A Salute To The Only North American Escort Worth The Powder It Would Take To Blow It Up")
Curbside Classic: 1996 Ford Escort LX – A Salute To The Only North American Escort Worth The Powder It Would Take To Blow It Up
Posted on June 1, 2022 | 80 Comments(first posted 6/1/2016) Gads. A Ford Escort. There are infinitely more interesting cars in my photo archives I could write about, such as a 1972 Oldsmobile Toronado or 1973 Mercedes […] -
![(first posted 2/14/2014) My apologies to the Ford Tempo’s fans, but here is one of the cars I most hated during my childhood. I have to thank pv dave for […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Tempo1.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: Ford Tempo – A Car I Love To Hate")
Curbside Classic: Ford Tempo – A Car I Love To Hate
Posted on February 19, 2020 | 141 Comments(first posted 2/14/2014) My apologies to the Ford Tempo’s fans, but here is one of the cars I most hated during my childhood. I have to thank pv dave for […] -
![Ah, the Escort. Player on the world stage. Ready for anything. But at the end of the night, left alone here in the yard. Ford made a splash with […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IMG_5364.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Junkyard Classic: 1984 Ford Escort GL Wagon – Alone In A Crowd")
Junkyard Classic: 1984 Ford Escort GL Wagon – Alone In A Crowd
Posted on September 25, 2019 | 51 CommentsAh, the Escort. Player on the world stage. Ready for anything. But at the end of the night, left alone here in the yard. Ford made a splash with […] -
A Night at the Fair
Posted on August 2, 2019 | 27 Comments(First ran 8-28-12; it’s county fair time again) Nothing says late summer quite as much as the county fair. -
![As reflected in my multi-part series, the Carlisle Ford Nationals has pretty wide and extensive coverage of Ford vehicles. I have covered most of the North American made Ford cars, but […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Ford-Carlisle-2018266.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Car Show Classics: 2018 Carlisle Ford Nationals – Part Five – European Fords, Ford Trucks and Other Fords")
Car Show Classics: 2018 Carlisle Ford Nationals – Part Five – European Fords, Ford Trucks and Other Fords
Posted on December 18, 2018 | 26 CommentsAs reflected in my multi-part series, the Carlisle Ford Nationals has pretty wide and extensive coverage of Ford vehicles. I have covered most of the North American made Ford cars, but […] -
![It’s shocking how short the second-generation Ford Escort was. I suppose that’s true of many subcompact cars of 20 and more years ago, but cars have gotten a lot taller […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/IMG_0208jg.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "CC Capsule: 1996 Ford Escort LX Sedan – A Manually Shifted Clown Car")
CC Capsule: 1996 Ford Escort LX Sedan – A Manually Shifted Clown Car
Posted on August 8, 2018 | 43 CommentsIt’s shocking how short the second-generation Ford Escort was. I suppose that’s true of many subcompact cars of 20 and more years ago, but cars have gotten a lot taller […] -
![After several years living in the big city, where the combination of an old car and public transit worked just fine, my family and I moved to an outlying suburb. […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/1997-Ford-Escort.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Cars of a Lifetime: 1997 Ford Escort wagon – The Dull Commuter")
Cars of a Lifetime: 1997 Ford Escort wagon – The Dull Commuter
Posted on May 18, 2014 | 36 CommentsAfter several years living in the big city, where the combination of an old car and public transit worked just fine, my family and I moved to an outlying suburb. […] -
Curbside Outtake: 1981 Ford Escort Wagon – Di-Noc Twilight
Posted on March 6, 2014 | 42 CommentsI was almost home on a Friday evening in February when I spotted this Escort Squire Wagon. -
![Believe it or not, this is one of my favorite types of cars. My reasons for liking it have nothing to do with size, color, make, or anything of that […]](https://i0.wp.com/www.curbsideclassic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/IMG_1525.jpg?resize=115%2C115&ssl=1 "Curbside Classic: 1990 Ford Escort LX – Still Going Places, But Not Really")
Curbside Classic: 1990 Ford Escort LX – Still Going Places, But Not Really
Posted on February 18, 2014 | 80 CommentsBelieve it or not, this is one of my favorite types of cars. My reasons for liking it have nothing to do with size, color, make, or anything of that […]
