Ford Escort (North America)
The North American version of the Ford Escort is a range of cars that was sold by Ford from the 1981 to 2003 model years. The direct successor of the Ford Pinto, the Escort also largely overtook the role of the European-imported Ford Fiesta as the smallest vehicle in the Ford model line in North America. Produced across three generations, the first generation was a subcompact; the latter two generations were compact cars. Becoming highly successful in the marketplace, the Escort became the best-selling car in the United States after 1982, a position it would hold for much of the 1980s.
Ford Escort (North America)
Ford Escort (North America)
1993 Ford Escort 5-door
Ford Escort (North America)
The Ford Pinto is a subcompact car that was manufactured and marketed by Ford Motor Company in North America from 1971 until 1980. The Pinto was the first subcompact vehicle produced by Ford in North America.
Ford Pinto
First-generation American subcompacts, left to right: AMC Gremlin, Ford Pinto, Chevrolet Vega
Ford Pinto design proposal, 1970
1971–1972 Ford Pinto sedan with enclosed trunk