Barn Find 1 owner mk1 Escort Mexico - Will it run?

Barn Find 1 owner mk1 Escort Mexico - will it run? Welcome to another classic car barnfind episode of The Late Brake Show. Jonny Smith heads to Cumbria to meet the Cradock family, who bought this mk1 Ford Escort Mexico new in 1974. They used it as their sole family car for many years, before retiring it from regular duty. Thanks for stopping by The Late Brake Show. Sadly Anne Cradock's husband Tim passed away a few months before Jonny could get up to film this barnfind, but he knew the car was going to see the light of day again soon. Join us as we look around (and try to fire up) this charming little rwd Ford. This episode is proudly supported by WD40. Besides the penetrating oil beloved by millions, WD40's Specialist range contains 8 other products: https://wd40.co.uk/products/wd-40-specialist/ DO YOU KNOW OF A CAR THAT MIGHT BE WORTHY OF JONNY HELPING UNEARTH ON VIDEO? DO YOU OWN A CAR IN A BARN/HEDGE/GARAGE THAT MIGHT JUST RUN OR NEED A NEW HOME? Email (ideally with details, pics and location) the Late Brake Show via contact@thelatebrakeshow.com If you want to see these episodes (as well as all the other playlists covering car collections and new car reviews) why not become a Patreon supporter from £1 per month? https://patreon.com/TheLateBrakeShow *********** Merch shop: https://thelatebrakeshow.com/shop ****** Become a Patreon supporter: https://patreon.com/TheLateBrakeShow ****** Website: http://www.thelatebrakeshow.com ****** SUBSCRIBE for a broad-church of automotive appreciation spanning EV, classic, modified and future tech. ******** Filmed and edited by: Phil Vaughan Pritchard https://www.philvfilms.com/ Thumbnail by: Matt Tarrant https://www.matttarantdesign.com **************** Jonny Smith Creative content maker, car presenter & car pervert for hire since '98 Website: http://www.carpervert.com Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/jonnycarpervert Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/carpervert CHAPTERS 0:00 Intro 1:01 Meet the owner 2:08 Opening the garage 4:55 Closer look 5:37 Rust protected from new 5:50 Trialling hobby 6:37 Mexico rally history 7:24 Service history GALORE 8:06 Original bill of sale 10:04 On a trial 11:15 For sale 11:26 Meet the sons 11:55 Pushing it out 12:25 Partly restored 13:55 Climbing into the back 14:54 Dashboard 15:32 Engine bay 16:45 Rebuilt engine spec 18:25 Spare parts 20:35 Engine checks 22:25 Electrical gremlins? 24:47 First turn #barnfind #mk1escort #classicford #thelatebrakeshow #4k

Added 17 Aug 2026