1971 Ford Escort XL MkI

1971 Ford Escort MkI in ABBA: The Movie, Movie, 1977

Class: Cars, Sedan — Model origin: — Built in: — Made for: AUS

00:08:37 Vehicle used by a character or in a car chase

Author	Message
dsl ◊ 2010-12-28 00:24	Unusual combination in European terms of black grille background and rectangular lights - what Australian trim does this match? Some of the other pics of the car show it is a 4 door. -- Last edit: 2010-12-28 00:28:11
Ingo ◊ 2010-12-29 00:35	Was the Escort MKI assembled in Down Under?
cl82 ◊ 2010-12-29 00:58	According to wikipedia yes. I quote: "The Mk I was produced by Ford Australia from 1970 to 1975 in 2 door sedan, 4 door sedan and 2 door panel van body styles." And the name of the plant was Homebush.
3loader ◊ 2011-01-07 12:42	its 4-door. -- Last edit: 2011-01-07 12:46:59
DynaMike ◊ 2011-01-07 12:45	In Autralia they sold a broadened version of the Escort ?
Z2 ◊ 2020-05-06 16:26	In most scenes, a 4 door is used, but in one shot they used a 2 door (with a different plate), which I'm guessing is meant to be the same car:
dsl ◊ 2020-05-06 17:33	Main and 1st thumb are 1971+ XL for trim bits (both UK and Aus seem to have followed same recipe at this point), 2nd thumb 2-door could be another 71+ XL or might be later 73-ish L.