Which Weird Ford Do You Fancy? 1984 Escort Diesel vs 1987 Tempo AWD
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All right, we now return you to your regularly-scheduled shitboxes. Today, we’re going to be looking at a couple of commonplace old Fords with weird mechanical specifications. They’re both low-mileage and in good condition, but is that enough to turn your heads? Let’s see.
On Friday, we checked out a pair of expensive replicas of even more expensive classics. It sounds like a lot of you liked the idea of a Factory Five Cobra, but not that Factory Five Cobra. The Brazilian Porsche 356 replica won sort of by default, by about a 60:40 margin.
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