Midway through the 1968 British Saloon Car Championship, Australian tin top ace Frank Gardner swapped his Lotus Cortina for a Ford Escort Mk1 built by Alan Mann Racing. He won the title by almost ...

Over in the UK, Ford mostly wowed the crowds with its Escort Mk1, a small package machine that ... dominated the British Saloon Car Championship in 1968 and 1969, but as with any stars of the ...