Correct. The C1 platform, aka “Global C” was codeveloped by Mazda, Ford and Volvo, and was used in all the compact Euro Fords and the compact Mazdas and Volvos from that era. They share a ton.

When I got mine in ‘81, the catalytic converter was plugged solid, to the point that the car could not turn a tire. Holding the brake and punching it produced a sick “Squeak”, and off it went. I had spoken to Mondello Performance before buying it and was assured by Joe himself that the weak Olds 403 could be made into…

Yeah but things have been nutty the last few years.  We're out of that era at this point.  

I still miss my ‘79. Not my favorite looks wise, that front end is kinda silly looking, but it was a lot of fun, after I modded the crap out of it. It took about $3K of parts and about $1K of labor in 1981 to make it a 13 second car.

https://www.hagerty.com/media/market-trends/valuation/this-2000-honda-civic-si-just-sold-for-an-absurd-52500/

I remember when the first Bad Boys came out in 1995. I always wondered how a police detective could afford a 911 Turbo. Oh I was such an innocent 11 year old at the time.

How can anyone justify this treatment? How can people continue to make excuses for such an objectively flawed and compromised vehicle?

Kinda reminds me of riding to the Rock Store on Mulholland Hwy every Sunday morning in LA...

Can’t find much wrong with the MkIII one, either

Damn, fixed. Sorry! 

I had a lot of fun explaining to a group of racing-illiterate folks why Leigh Diffey was losing his mind when this happened. Basically, when the first bobble hits, recovering it without spinning or hitting the wall is like a QB throwing a *perfect* pass into triple coverage. Then do that again for each subsequent bobbl…

I always liked those. I’ve always thought they’d be great with a proper suspension.

Right? A ton of “standard features” now were luxury features back in the day. Remember when “bucket seats” were considered optional? Pepperidge Farm remembers. Pepperidge Farm also remembers the plastic bench seats in PF’s father’s ultra cheap ‘78 Ford Fairmont, with the AM radio and crank windows, and how PF used to…

Positive camber - like a Sir!

Needs some more brakes

Even Elvis would be intimidated by those things. Damn.

That movie is so bad it’s... really bad.

Entire United States: Altima drivers are unhinged.

So we have someone describing the problems with an Escort in Iowa (presumably the state in the USA) and you pair it with a UK Escort? Makes me wonder whether the people putting these articles together know anything about cars at all.

Why does your picture look like something from the “ Matrix”?