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Engine: 4 cylinder in-line, crossflow, OHV, 5 crankshaft bearings
Displacement: 1,098cc
Bore & Stroke: 81mm x 53.3mm
Compression ratio: 9 to 1
Carburettor: single choke Ford IV
Power output: 49.5bhp at 5,500rpm
OFC: 27.6mpg
Maximum speed: 78mph
Acceleration: 0-60mph 22.1secs
Transmission: 4-speed manual, all syncromesh, rear wheel drive
Construction: Pressed steel monocoque
Brakes: hydraulic, front discs, rear: drum
Steering: rack and pinion,
Suspension: front Independent MacPherson strut, anti roll bar, rear Semi-elliptic leaf springs
Wheels: 4 stud, 12in, pressed steel
Wheelbase: 7ft 10.5in
Track: front 4ft 1in rear 4ft 2in
Overall length: 13ft 1in
Overall width: 5ft 6.8in
Overall height: 4ft 6in
Ground clearance: 6.3in
Turning circle: 29.7ft
Fuel tank: 9 Imp gal
Kerb weight: 1,704 lbs
Production
Oct 1968 to Dec1974, Halewood, Liverpool,
total Escort Mk1variants built: 1,082,472