Ford Escort

==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	 	75px
1983	New Castings 	Black 	Brown stripe 	Unpainted/Metal	Clear 	Black 	BW 	3288 	France 	Appears in French Truck Co.	75px
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	 	75px
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 	 	75px
 	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 	 	75px
 	Unknown 	Light Blue 	Black Eagle Crest on Hood 	BW 	 	75px
 	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 	 	75px
 	Speed Fleet 	Dark Blue 	White & Yellow Pegasus on Door 	BW 	 	
 	Speed Fleet 	Dark Blue 	Yellow & White Pegasus on Door 	BW 	 	75px
 	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 	 	75px
 	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 	 	
 	3-Car Gift Set 	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 	 	75px
 	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 	 	
==See also==
*'70 Ford Escort RS1600
*Escort Rally
==Gallery==
XR3 Rear.jpg|Rear view- Australiancarlover's own XR3i
Xr3&RS.jpg|1984 Release Ford Escort and Escort Rally- Australiancarlover's own
Ford Escort Leo 5Dot BACK.jpg|Back of the 1998 Leo HW Card
File:GZLeo-Esc6.JPG|Leo Hot Wheels
File:Orangeleogreentampo.jpg|Leo 3 pack
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