VA09534 Ford Escort Mk1 1300 GT, Marine Blue Brand_Union-Mills 73 of the 76 escapees

73 of the 76 escapees are recaptured

Its gold-over-black colour scheme looked fantastic and the car was always immaculately presented

LENGTH 136mm

This exciting electric train set brings the theme of a classic branch line to life

VA09534 Ford Escort Mk1 1300 GT, Marine Blue Brand_Union-Mills 73 of the 76 escapeesThe Escort GT modelled was initially purchased from Maynes Garage, Redruth, Cornwall on 1st August 1973 by a retired army major who actually bought a pair of 1300GTs that day: this blue example for himself and a red one, which is believed to have had a sequential number plate, for his wife. He had both Ziebart rust protected then painted inside the bumpers and hubcaps himself to prevent corrosion. He covered 72,000 miles before taking this car off the