Shit(e) Ford Special Editions 1990 to 1999

[Split_Pin]

Growing up, I felt that these were everywhere, propelled in part no doubt by the fact that there was only one car dealer in Linlithgow where I grew up, called Regent Motors. Millars of Falkirk were also just a few miles away.

 

My mum had a 1992 J plate Fiesta MK3 Fiesta which was, as far as I could tell from the mainline brochure, 100% a Popular Plus model that they were trying to shift before the updated MK3 was released.

 

My mates mum at the time had a local dealer special MK3 Fiesta on an H plate called a Regency which was a base model with gold wheel trims, gold coach line and a rear lip spoiler.

 

And then there's the Fiesta, Transit and Escort 'Bonus' models which were anything but.

 

I also remember names like Sapphire, Quartz, Quartet were applied to Eacorts and Fiestas at the time.

 

One of the models that was actually nice was the run out MK4 Escort Eclipses. Metallic paint and an XR3i rear spoiler.

 

I'll try and grab some stock Google images of why I'm talking about later on, anyone else got any?

[RoadworkUK]

Ford was churning out special editions on an almost monthly basis, my favourites being the (original) Fiesta Flight with its natty Concorde graphics, and the somewhat effete Escort Dash cabrio.

 

Dealer editions are an altogether rarer delicacy. My local Toyota dealer, Coronation used to knock up Coronation specials, with two-tone paint. The local giffers couldn't get enough of them.

[sierraman]

Granada Huntsman is a favourite of mine.

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Not quite 90s, but I liked this one.

 

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And was the 1.6s a special edition or just part of the range?

 

[BorniteIdentity]

Anyone for tennis?

 

Ford Escort Tennis in Cabrio, in Essex white. #ford #escort #cabriolet #fordescort #britishcars #classiccars #80scars #cars #carporn #carspotter #carlover #sportscars  #luciensmith #brochureshot #streetphotographer by Lucien Smith, on Flickr

[BorniteIdentity]

And was the 1.6s a special edition or just part of the range?

 

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Part of the main stable.  I seem to remember test driving one aged 17.  

[fordperv]

There were loads, Here's one I saw sunday, an escort acapulco

 

[Split_Pin]

^^ That's the exact picture that got me thinking about this!

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Chicanery

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Fresco

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Duet

[Bren]

My cousin chopped in a bluebird for a brand new escort bonus 90.

It was swapped for another bluebird a few weeks later cos he said it was shite.

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Bordeaux

[ProgRocker]

There was a Fiesta Frascati from the early 1990s. A place in Italy I believe.

[bub2006]

I had a j plate mk3 fiesta many moons ago. Was a 1.3 with electric windows,central locking and full length electric canvas roof. Light metallic blue colour too. Calypso i think it was called.

[Shep Shepherd]

Folk in Kent, Sussex, Hampshire and Dorset (and possibly south Essex) got the Fiesta "Meridian" in either metallic red or metallic blue in early 1993, to celebrate Meridian Broadcasting taking over from Television South as the regional ITV television broadcaster on January 1st that year. If I recall correctly, Stephen Fry did the voiceover for the TV advert:

 

 

Lucky old us.

[fordperv]

Let's not forget the mk6 1.4 escort freedom mrs fps mum had a silver one when i started going out with mrs fp

 

[Conrad D. Conelrad]

Folk in Kent, Sussex, Hampshire and Dorset (and possibly south Essex) got the Fiesta "Meridian" in either metallic red or metallic blue in early 1993, to celebrate Meridian Broadcasting taking over from Television South as the regional ITV television broadcaster on January 1st that year. If I recall correctly, Stephen Fry did the voiceover for the TV advert:

 

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Lucky old us.

 

 

Was also the first advert on Meridian, apparently:

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfXl9AzYg38

[Snipes]

I like the mk3 Fiesta Flight just for the graphics.

 

[Junkman]

There was a Fiesta Frascati from the early 1990s. A place in Italy I believe.

 

Not only a place.

 

 

 

Highly recommended before driving Fords.

[sierraman]

Escort Cosmopolitan?

[Junkman]

You Brits do it RONG.
 

 

I have reached the state of gifferdom that allows me to address females with "young lady".

[Junkman]

[Junkman]

Sierra Touring.

 

[mercrocker]

 

Die first in Dusseldorf?    What kind of advertising is that for a hearse?

[Junkman]

The Transit Salut was a commemorative edition for 25 years of Transit.

 

 

[mercrocker]

Folk in Kent, Sussex, Hampshire and Dorset (and possibly south Essex) got the Fiesta "Meridian" in either metallic red or metallic blue in early 1993, to celebrate Meridian Broadcasting taking over from Television South as the regional ITV television broadcaster on January 1st that year. If I recall correctly, Stephen Fry did the voiceover for the TV advert:

 

27587450355_a444d621d9_b.jpg

 

Lucky old us.

 

Wasn't there an Escort Anglia as well?   Probably not TV related but I think it was actually confined to East Anglian dealers.

[sierraman]

When I go I'd like to make that journey in a 1984 Sierra EMAX Hearse.

[Junkman]

Die first in Dusseldorf?    What kind of advertising is that for a hearse?

 

Very appropriate given that Düsseldorf is about as entertaining as a hearse interior.

Twice the size of Vienna's central cemetary, but only half as merry.