The AVO Cars

A rare and fule injected Capri

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Ford Capri RS3100



Well here is how the last offering
from Aveley the RS3100 was announced to the press on 8th November 1973: PRESS
RELEASE

WORLD CHAMPION DRIVER UNVEILS
125 MPH CAPRI

THE CAPRI RS3100 ...

Ford released the 1600E Cortina late during 1967, which was quickly
followed by the Corsair 2000E and the Capri 3000E. It's not surprising
that Ford decided to launch a MK1 Escort carrying the coveted "E" badge.



Based on the Mk1 Escort body shell, but with the 1300 Sport engine,
the 1300E variant was launched ...

Ford Escort Mexico

The Ford Escort Mexico was
introduced to the world in November 1970 and was so named because of Ford Motor
Company's victory in the World Cup Rally.



This rally started in London on
19th April 1970 and finished some 16,000 miles later in Mexico. Originally Ford
intended to use Escorts with the Twin Cam
or BDA engine, but after reconnaissance
work it was decided that ...

Ford Escort RS1600 - The Potent Mix



"Ford Escort RS1600 - The Potent Mix".
This was how Ford's advertising campaign announced the Escort RS1600 to
the world in early 1970. A combination of Escort Twin Cam chassis and running
gear allied with Ford's newly developed Cosworth sixteen-valve twin cam BDA
(Belt Drive Type A) engine unit. The announcement heralded the birth of what was
to become, along with its Mk11 descendant the RS1800, arguably the most
successful rally car of the 1970's.

The RS1600's ...

Ford Escort RS2000



The escort RS2000 was the last car
to be introduced to the AVO production range, introduced in the June of 1973.
The car fitted nicely into the AVO range with its performance almost comparable
to the complex RS1600, but with the reliability and ease of maintenance as the
Mexico.

The original name for the car was to be the "Puma", but it was
decided to keep with the RS tradition and so it was re-named the
RS2000.
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