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There’s something very special about the way a clean-cut Escort looks when it’s sitting perfectly over the right set of wheels to fill the arches. It’s not a look that’s as easy to pull off as the simple recipe suggests, as the work behind achieving that balance is far more involving. But Chris Deane has certainly proven that he knows how to pull it off, as this is the second Escort he’s owned that turns heads and grabs attention at shows for that reason.

Everyone knows that old Fords can get under your skin, and if there was ever a case to prove that,

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