AVO Time Line
| 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < | Twin-cam 1968-1970 | |||||||||||||
| RS1600 1970-1974 | ||||||||||||||
| Mexico 1970-1974 | ||||||||||||||
| RS2000 1973-1974 | ||||||||||||||
| 1300E 1972-1974 | ||||||||||||||
| RS2600 Capri 1970-1975 | ||||||||||||||
| RS3100 Capri 1973-1973 | ||||||||||||||
1968 – New Ford Escort range released January – featuring the Escort Twin-Cam
1970 – Ford Escort RS 1600 released Jan, Escort Twin-Cam still in production
1970 – 50 lightweight Ford Capri RS2600 AKA (plastikbombe) produced March
1970 – production of lightweight Ford Capri RS2600 completed April
1970 – 1st production Capri RS2600 manufactured at Niehl Sept
1970 – The Escort RS Mexico, assembly starts at new AVO factory South Ockendon, Essex Nov
1971 – Twin-Cam engine production finishes Spring
1971 – Ford Capri RS2600 major changes applied October
1972 – RS1600 cylinder blocks changed to Aluminium. Capri RS2600 facelift introduced Autumn
1973 – Ford escort RS2000 released (LHD) Jul
1973 – RHD RS2000 (RHD) introduced, prodcution begins almost imediately Oct
1973 – 250 Ford Capri RS3100’s produced at Ford Halewood Nov
Dec – 1974 Assembly of MK1 Escort ended, AVO factory closure announced. End of Capri RS2600 production