Barn Find 1 owner mk1 Escort Mexico will it run? Welcome to another classic car barnfind episode of The Late Brake Show. Jonny Smith heads to Cumbria to meet the Cradock family, who bought this mk1 Ford Escort Mexico new in 1974. They used it as their sole family car for many years, before retiring it from regular duty.

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Sadly Anne Cradock's husband Tim passed away a few months before Jonny could get up to film this barnfind, but he knew the car was going to see the light of day again soon. Join us as we look around (and try to fire up) this charming little rwd Ford.

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CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro
1:01 Meet the owner
2:08 Opening the garage
4:55 Closer look
5:37 Rust protected from new
5:50 Trialling hobby
6:37 Mexico rally history
7:24 Service history GALORE
8:06 Original bill of sale
10:04 On a trial
11:15 For sale
11:26 Meet the sons
11:55 Pushing it out
12:25 Partly restored
13:55 Climbing into the back
14:54 Dashboard
15:32 Engine bay
16:45 Rebuilt engine spec
18:25 Spare parts
20:35 Engine checks
22:25 Electrical gremlins?
24:47 First turn


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