I don't know why, but just looking at this car makes me smile. It is so boxy, but also kinda cute. You can't tell me this does not look like a sleepy face. –_–
Photography courtesy Iconic Auctioneers
If you think this Ford looks like pretty much any other third-gen Escort XR3, you’d be right–mostly, at least.
This XR3 is actually a rare “TF” model. Only 500 were ever made, all of which were only available only in South Africa.
More specifically, the XR3 TF–the TF stands for “Team Ford”–was produced to celebrate the success of the Span Ford rally team in South Africa.
The car was imported into the U.K. in 2022 (potentially making it the only XR3 TF in the country, per the seller) and is currently fitted with an aftermarket stainless steel exhaust and exhaust manifold.
Find this 1983 Ford Escort XR3 TF for auction with an estimated value of £10,000-£12,000, or approximately $12,866-$15,429. (Note: The car will need to be imported into the U.S. after the auction closes, as it currently resides in the U.K.)
I don't know why, but just looking at this car makes me smile. It is so boxy, but also kinda cute. You can't tell me this does not look like a sleepy face. –_–
Did these have any upgrades over a regular XR3? For that matter, what did a regular XR3 have?
In reply to MadScientistMatt :
Well, yeah. It has "Team Ford" decals.
It looks like nobody really wants this car; it has a long history of not being sold at auctions and the price/reserve has been lowered several times.
https://www.carandclassic.com/car/C1826945
https://www.iconicauctioneers.com/online/1983-ford-xr3-tf-rec14149-1-online-1024
https://www.classic.com/a/cca-everyman-classics-uk-the-classic-car-sale-at-s-Y4r7b6n/lots/1983-ford-Ford Econobox-xr3-tf-p0Lm3op/
https://www.iconicauctioneers.com/1983-ford-xr3-tf-recc32280-1-stoneleigh-0924
Wait a minute, I thought Africa (the continent) was mostly correct hand drive. Does it vary from country to country? SA is not a British colony, why are they RHD?
In reply to FJ40Jim :
It varies by country.
South Africa was very much a British colony; the Boer Wars were kind of a thing, y'know?
Most of Africa is LHD but all of southern Africa is RHD, including South Africa, Swaziland, Mozambique, Tanzania, etc.
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