Australia got pretty much the "left-overs" when it came to Escorts, Capris and Cortinas. The models changed so quickly that when the face-lift models came out all the old parts were shipped off to the colonies. Thats why we only got the early V6 Capris engines, the twin-cams at the end of its run and no "real" RS2000s. My uncle worked at Halewood working on mainly Capris but he had a short stint at AVO and then was offered work in Germany when they took over the Capri production. When we emigrated in 1978, he left Ford and went to work for Triumph/Leyland....Smart move? NOT!
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