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Escort of that era had a diesel option (a buddy of mine had one), but I am guessing that this one is not a "GT" as they were not available from the factory like that....could be a previous owner put the GT grille and decals on it. But whooo hooo...a diesel AND a 5 speed stick!!

 

PS: includes a CB radio?? How awesome is that?!?

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9 minutes ago, twintornados said:

Escort of that era had a diesel option (a buddy of mine had one), but I am guessing that this one is not a "GT" as they were not available from the factory like that....could be a previous owner put the GT grille and decals on it. But whooo hooo...a diesel AND a 5 speed stick!!

 

The Diesel was last available in the Escort I want to say in 1984-six years before this car was built. This was the 2nd/3rd update of that gen Escort platform. Seems like a lot of work-for just because

 

1982-1985/1985 1/2 MCE and 1989 update. 

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On 4/6/2020 at 7:31 AM, twintornados said:

Escort of that era had a diesel option (a buddy of mine had one), but I am guessing that this one is not a "GT" as they were not available from the factory like that....could be a previous owner put the GT grille and decals on it. But whooo hooo...a diesel AND a 5 speed stick!!

 

PS: includes a CB radio?? How awesome is that?!?

 

If you ever drove one, you wouldn't be saying whooo hoo... 0-60? Maybe. 

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I had a red '90 Escort LX. Great car, had it for 10 years. 

 

If this one is not a real GT, someone spent a lot of money and tine getting GT wheels, spoiler, grill, ground effects, and air dam. But, saying all that, the seats don't look like GT seats from the limited views. 

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17 hours ago, Black Label said:

Isn't that a '91 when they did a redesign?

Yes;  the 1991's were so much nicer than the previous versions in my opinion.  Better looking and ready to go right out of the box.  For a small dealer, we sold quite a few 1991 GT's.

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9 hours ago, silvrsvt said:

The fronts are, but I thought the backseats had head rests too. I had 1986 Escort GT as my first car. 

This is how I remember the front GT seats. Looks a little different than your original post. But hey, they could have had multiple sales based on color etc. 

 

 

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