We took the opportunity to slam this mk1. It had just 1 previous owner with a genuine 23,000 miles from new (not the owner, fool). Seems like a suitable car to chop up then... The bottom picture is a rare portrait of the owner sat on the bonnet (before the lowering job), proudly holding a cheery gold can.

Update: This escort still exists, but it is now in kitform. Outlook sketchy.