The x pack Escort in the opening sequence of minder, di at one time belong to a friend of my brothers in Neath, Glamorgan. It was actually a Escort Harrier ! It originally belonged to Ford, as one of 3 x pack cars, to use for press etc, to show what could be dought or ordered from Rally sport dealers etc. I know there was a red RS 2000 that had everything possible done to it tuned engine etc, it was used by Biorn Walderguard in a marketing video, and most think it was then his car. The Harrier in the Daley car lot was bought from Ford by an engineer at the Swansea plant. That had a car park that was next to the car park of a large cable factory where our pal worked and that was how he came to buy the Escort from the Ford employee. I have not seen the pal who owned it for over 20 years, but he owned for a few years in the 1980s. I used to rally Escorts in the 70s having had,1300gt, mexicos, TwinCams, BDA, BDG etc and used one to win a stage rally championship. I do believe that Tim, the chap who owned it part exd the Escort for a Jaguar xj6 2 door coupe with a firm in the midlands, and ironically it was one of 2 or 3 coupe's that had bubble arches, wide wheels etc and i think built by Tom Wilkinshaw, Tim had a red one, the metallic green one being the one that Steed used in the 'Avengers'. I have seen a plain white x pack escort driving around the Neath area within the past 2 years and wandered myself if it was Tim's old car.
