Final Parking Spaces: 1988 Ford Escort Pony and GT

Hagerty’s “Final Parking Spaces” series tracks two standout examples of the first-generation Ford Escort sold in the U.S. for the 1988 model year—one of the cheapest and one of the most expensive. Both cars are painted Oxford White, built at Wayne Stamping and Assembly in Michigan, and sold new through the San Jose sales office. The article also situates the Escort name in Ford of Britain history, noting that the badge was first used in the mid-1950s as the lowest trim level of the Anglia 100E wagon version. The piece continues with broader background on the car line and specific details about the identified examples.