period: 1968 - 1971

engine: 1558 cc 4 cilinder Lotus-Ford, DOHC, 109 BHP

topspeed: 180 km/h

numbers made: 883

In it’s race debut on the 3rd of February 1968, a televised Rallycross event at Croft Circuit near Darlington, 3 Mk1 Escorts in the hands of Roger Clark, Barry Lee & Trevor Chapple won 3 of the rounds.