The NEC Classic Motor Show Sale 12-14 November 2021

www.silverstoneauctions.com 131 + buyer’s premium of 15% including VAT @ 20% Classic Car Sale | Saturday 13th November | 1pm 1968 Ford Escort MkI Twin Cam More Details Lot 313 Bid On Lot 313 Registration: XGW 3G Chassis Number: BB49HY23851 Estimate: £45,000 - £55,000 • This original, road-specification Twin Cam dates from early 1968 and, unusually, was purchased new for road use • It’s classically finished in Ermine White with a black interior • Restored in the 1980s by a previous owner, retaining its original AVO Type-49 bodyshell and utilising as many of the original parts as possible • The quality of the restoration can be judged by the car’s subsequent success in RS Owners’ Club Concours events • With our late vendor for the past seven years in his private collection • Accompanied by some old MOT Certificates, a current one valid until August 2022, a DVLA print-out of previous owners, a period workshop manual and an Owners’ Handbook • It’s not often that a Mk 1 Twin-Cam of this quality becomes available, a rare chance to own a piece of Ford competition-inspired history Sympathetically restored a few years ago and only lightly used since, this is a superb example of the ‘game-changing’ Mk1 Twin Cam. LOT 313