kiwifruit Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 Hi all- sorry if posted in wrong spot but could use some help. Can anyone confirm if Mk1 Escort Sport was sold in NZ as a seperate option from the 1300GT? If so do they have the same trim differences as the UK variants? My understanding is that 1300Gt should have come out with same interior as 1300XL (i.e. "wood" trim on gauge cluster and doors, carpets and upd graded seats) whereas Sport has standard escort trim with GT style 6 gauge cluster. Any help appreciated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unclejake Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 I do not recall a Mk1 Sport being sold here at all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corbie Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 UJ knows these things pretty well.. he sat behind Jesus in Primmer 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sholdowa Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 Early 1300 Sports ( like the one I had ) had the most basic interior possible - rubber mats no carpets, etc. It had a rev counter on a stalk top right of the standard 3 dial cluster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rxsumo Posted March 7, 2011 Share Posted March 7, 2011 checked in my old identicar....according to the information...probably provided by Ford in NZ both 1.3 2 door Sports ($3450) and 2 door GTs ($3515) were imported CBU in limited numbers from 1971, as well as the Mexico ($4131), and the RS1600 ($5097) looks like in '73 changed to 2 door Sports, and 4 door GT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 Hello. Sorry to refloat old posts. Mk1 1300 Sports were available new in NZ. They were english assembled and imported. The earlier Sports had a tacho fixed to the dash while the later (1974 new NZ) had the GT/RS style dash. The Sport also used the RS front guards and twin bumpers but not they did not have the RS type 49 shell with strengthened strut towers etc. Sports were most easily noticed by their "Sport" decals on the front guards and the rear of the car around the tail lights etc was painted Black. The NZ GT's were almost all 4 door cars and most were a dark Orange type colour. I have only ever seen one genuine 2 door GT in NZ. It was BRG with a White roof, a GT dash and high back front seats. It was a 1300 with 32 DGV and headers. Andy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanfels Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 nice bit of info there ^^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 nice bit of info there ^^ Thanks. I used to live and breathe MK1 Escorts. I had a 1974 Mk1 Sport in "wild violet" years ago. Rebuilt it from top to bottom. I still remember the sound of those Weber DCOE's. Would love to have that car back! Andy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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