AWA Escort

[Steve Holmes]

Chris, how is this restoration progressing?

[Chris Kitzen]

Very slow unfortunately Steve apart from sourcing the occasional part. Been putting a bit of effort in the last few months into reshelling my Mk2 that I rolled at a hillclimb when I completely ran out of talent. I know I have to get onto the Mk1 and it's never far from my mind!

[escorthvn]

Chris,I thought It was coming to Whangarei to sit with the woolmark Escort after our few beers on Saturday night??????
Hope the van went ok.

Pete

[Steve Holmes]

Thanks for the update Chris, yeah I understand, life can get in the way sometimes! Have you managed to source any new photos?

[Chris Kitzen]

Yep a couple from Warwick Clayton thanks.

[Steve Holmes]

Chris, I just posted this on the Graeme Bennett Collection thread, thought you might enjoy it.

[Chris Kitzen]

Awesome thanks Steve. Interesting it appears yellow here when I thought it was orange. It may be the photo or it may be another colour scheme.

[Les Laidlaw]

Awesome thanks Steve. Interesting it appears yellow here when I thought it was orange. It may be the photo or it may be another colour scheme.

Hi Chris, from memory... and it was along time ago, it was yellow when I stripped the shell

Cheers,

[BMCBOY]

Awesome thanks Steve. Interesting it appears yellow here when I thought it was orange. It may be the photo or it may be another colour scheme.

Any idea what year the car raced in AWA guise - I should be able to find something, but the car doesn't ring a bell for some reason.
Ross Cammick

[Powder]

Any idea what year the car raced in AWA guise - I should be able to find something, but the car doesn't ring a bell for some reason.
Ross Cammick

1975-77 in the Shell Sport 4.2 class.

[Chris Kitzen]

I expect you are right Les now I've seen this photo. It's probably the best quality colour one I've seen from its time in NZ. Amature photos from this era all seem to brown up somewhat as per the AWA photo on my first post on this thread. Really pleased Steve posted it.

[jamie]

Hi Les what was the Escort that I built the 1600 BDA for and ended up in Will ORE hands Jamie A

[Les Laidlaw]

Hi Les what was the Escort that I built the 1600 BDA for and ended up in Will ORE hands Jamie A

Not sure on that one Jamie, I might have already been OS when you did that one

[Rod Grimwood]

It was white and yellow, remember it from back then.

[TonyG]

Any progress on the resto of this car? Just curious.
Cheers
Tony

[BMCBOY]

Today while searching for something completely different, I came across these photos of the AWA Escort that Chris Kitzen was after information about.

The negatives are dated Pukekohe Grand Prix meeting 1976, Pukekohe 27-3-77 and Baypark 10-4-77.

Hope they are of some use to fill in some history.

[Steve Holmes]

Wow! Awesome pics Ross.

[Bailey]

Wow! Awesome pics Ross.

The Frist Escort in behind the AWA Escort in the bottom picture, had the best sounding 4 cyl
engine I ever heard, probably until the M3 BMW group A cars in the 1980's It was driven
pretty hard too, from what I remember FVC powered ? Where is it now ?

[BMCBOY]

Another photo I found for Chris showing Bryan Blackberry in the Frist Escort with the AWA car. Looks as if there has been some "close" racing happening by the tyremarks on the door of the front car.

[Steve Holmes]

Another photo I found for Chris showing Bryan Blackberry in the Frist Escort with the AWA car. Looks as if there has been some "close" racing happening by the tyremarks on the door of the front car.

That Frist Escort is a cool looking car. What is the history on it? Does it still exist?