Description[]
In 1983, Hot Wheels debuted the Ford Escort, a replica of the European Ford Escort XR3. To those in North America, the Escort was something new, but in Europe the Escort name had been around since 1968, and by the early '80s the XR3 was in its third generation.
Versions[]
The Ford Escort has come out in the following versions:
Year | Series | Color | Tampo | Base Color / Type |
Window Color | Interior Color | Wheel Type | Toy # | Country | Notes | Photo |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1983 | New Castings | Black | Orange stripe "XR3" | Unpainted / Metal |
Clear | Black | BW | 3288 | Malaysia | ||
1983 | New Castings | Black | Brown stripe | Unpainted / Metal |
Clear | Black | BW | 3288 | France | Appears in French Truck Co. | |
1983 | International | Black | Gold stripe | Unpainted / Metal |
Clear | Black | BW | 3288 | France | ||
1983 | Black | None | Unpainted / Metal |
Clear | Black | BW | 3288 | France | |||
1984 | Mainline | Yellow | Red, Blue & White "ESCORT G.T." | Unpainted / Metal |
Clear | Black | BW | 3288 | Malaysia | ||
1985 | Lemon Yellow | Larger 'Escort G.T.' graphics | BW | Mexico | |||||||
1985 | Red | 'Escort G.T.' graphics | BW | Mexico | |||||||
1985 | White | 'Escort G.T.' graphics | BW | Mexico |
Leo Hot Wheels[]
Year | Series / Card | Body Color | Tampo | Wheel Type | Notes | Photo |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Speed Fleet | Purple | Yellow Eagle Crest on Hood | BW | |||
Speed Fleet | Light Purple | Black Eagle Crest on Hood | BW | |||
Regular | White | Dark Blue Eagle Crest on Hood | BW | |||
3-Car Gift Pack | Red | Yellow Eagle Crest on Hood | BW | |||
Blue Box | Dark Blue | Yellow Eagle Crest on Hood | BW | |||
Blue Box | Light Green | Black Eagle Crest on Hood | BW | |||
Unknown | Green | Black Eagle Crest on Hood | BW | |||
Blue Box | Blue | White Eagle Crest on Hood | BW | |||
Unknown | Light Blue | Black Eagle Crest on Hood | BW | |||
Blue Box | Blue | White Ship on Hood | BW | |||
Blue Box | White | Green Ship on Hood | BW | |||
Unknown | Pink | Yellow & White Pegasus on Door | BW | |||
Unknown | Pale Blue | Red & Black Pegasus on Door | BW | |||
Unknown | Light Turquoise | Red & Yellow Pegasus on Door | BW | |||
Unknown | Dark Turquoise | Red & Black Pegasus on Door | BW | |||
Speed Fleet | Aqua | Yellow & Black Pegasus on Door | BW | |||
Speed Fleet | Dark Blue | White & Yellow Pegasus on Door | BW | |||
Speed Fleet | Dark Blue | Yellow & White Pegasus on Door | BW | |||
Unknown | Red | Yellow & Black Pegasus on Door | BW | |||
Speed Fleet | Red | White & Black Pegasus on Door | BW | |||
Unknown | Yellow | Red & Black Pegasus on Door | BW | |||
Unknown | Dark Blue | White Impala Logo on Hood | BW | |||
Blue Box | Green | Yellow Medusa on Hood | BW | |||
Unknown | Green | Black Medusa on Hood | BW | |||
Unknown | Light Blue | White Medusa on Hood | BW | |||
Speed Fleet | Blue | Yellow Eagle and 'SCOTT' on Hood, Black 'Escort' and '7' on Side | BW | |||
Unknown | Dark Blue | Yellow Oval on Side | BW | |||
Unknown | Yellow | Green Jagged Line on Side | BW | |||
Unknown | Orange | Dark Blue Jagged Line on Side | BW | |||
Speed Fleet (Blue) | Yellow | Red & Blue Stripes, White 'Escort GT' | BW | |||
Speed Fleet (Blue) | Pale Yellow | Red & Blue Stripes, White 'Escort GT' | BW | |||
Unknown | Yellow | None | BW | |||
Blue Box | Green | None | BW | |||
Unknown | Light Turquoise | None | BW | |||
Unknown | Light Turquoise | Red "Kellogg's" on side and 'K' on Hood | BW | |||
Unknown | White | Red "Kellogg's" on side and 'K' on Hood | BW | |||
Unknown | Gray | White "Kellogg's" on side and 'K' on Hood | BW | |||
Unknown | Blue | White "Kellogg's" on side and 'K' on Hood | BW | |||
Speed Fleet (Blue) | White | Black Broken Stripe, Red 'STP' and 'Escort', Red & Yellow Circle with '7', Red Ford Logo on Hood. | BW | |||
3-Car Gift Set | Orange | Black Box with Silver Hot Wheels Logo on Side | BW | |||
3-Car Gift Set | Red | Yellow Box with Silver Hot Wheels Logo on Side | BW | |||
3-Car Gift Set | Metalflake Silver | Red & Yellow Hot Wheels Logo on Side | 5DOT | |||
1998? | 1998-Style | Black | Red & Yellow Hot Wheels Logo on Side | 5DOT | ||
1998? | 1998-Style | Black | Red & Yellow Hot Wheels Logo on Side | SB |