1984 Ford Escort Mk3 GL | Shaw cum Donnington, Berkshire

A 1984 Ford Escort Mk3 GL, the front-wheel-drive hatchback that replaced the rear-wheel-drive Escort in 1980. It was named European Car of the Year in 1981 and was Britain's best-selling car in 1982, so it looks like the everyday family car of its decade. This car is Black with a Grey interior, a plain pairing that shows off the Mk3's squared-off lines and sloping hatch. It has a 1.3-litre petrol engine and seats five. Film and TV productions set in the 1980s get an ordinary period car that fits a suburban street, a school run or a supermarket car park. Black paint reads cleanly on camera, which helps advertising, music video, photography and fashion or editorial work. A wedding or personal hire gets a family car from the decade with a story of its own. The car is based in Berkshire.