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  1. How The Ford Fiesta Became One Of Europe’s Defining Small Cars

    The European auto industry went through a major period of technical progress during the 1970s, shaped by the…
    #Europe #EU #Europeanautoindustry #FordEscort #FordFiesta #front-wheeldrive #HenryFord #HenryFordII #PhotoCourtesy #VolkswagenGolf
    europesays.com/europe/29407/

  2. Was reading a forum about #oldtimer #FordEscort whilst tech issues with my instance was being fixed.

    Someone in *2007* posted a funny story about old lady at the petrol garage who recognised the posters car, having driven one herself in her younger days.

    The story was only 160 words and 754 characters (same as toot on here).

    The car owner followed it with an apology for the "long" post, and that folk would have got bored of it.

    It is *this* TL;DR culture that over the years led to both #forums supposedly "dying" (to be fair that one seems stil active) and corporate bullshit like #Meta and now #AI taking over so many communities..

  3. Dad had a long line of #FordCortina from Mk2 to Mk5, saloons & estates. He didn’t like the Sierra so opted for Mk3 & Mk4 #FordEscort ending his Ford career with a #FordFusion. #Memories - miniphernalia.co.uk

  4. The year is 1992; Kris Kross’ ‘Jump’ hits the charts; the #FordEscort RS Cosworth launches; a litre of petrol costs 40p; ‘Reservoir Dogs’ premiers; #PercyPigs first appear on shelves; ‘Ab Fab’ makes its TV debut; and you’re wearing your new #Nintendo, ‘#SuperMario 3’ Game watch.

    This game watch was first released by Nelsonic in 1990 and by Zeon in Europe in 1992, alongside two other game wristwatches — ‘The Legend of Zelda’ and ‘Tetris’.

    #VintageWatch #VintageGaming #VintageTech #RetroGaming