The 1960s and ’70s were when the endurance and rally racing scenes really took off, particularly in Europe. The world’s biggest automotive brands like Porsche, Renault, and Ferrari would submit rally cars designed to zoom down long stretches of road for hours on end at major racing events like Le Mans. One of the regular faces at these events was the Ford Motor Company, which had been trying to overhaul the classic Escort sedan into something that could really
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