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1988 Ford Escort (XR3I, red, classic)

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Updated 26 September 2026

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Make: Ford
Model: Escort
Variant: XR3I
Year: 1988
Decade: 1980s
Colour: Red
Types: Classic

This catalogue entry records a 1988 Ford Escort XR3I in red from the 1980s.

The 1988 Ford Escort XR3I in red is filed under Classic, within the 1980s picture cars.

1980s on screen

A business park offers different background traffic from a residential close, so the location references should guide the mix of cars before the lineup is chosen. A supermarket or shopping-street scene needs attention to the signs behind the car, since modern lettering can stand out even when the vehicle choice is appropriate. An eighties car outside a home or workplace can carry the date unobtrusively, while the people arriving explain why it belongs in that particular scene.

Possible roles in a production

A car parked outside a house can make a period neighbourhood feel occupied without needing a separate entrance to draw attention to it. For a scene involving loaded belongings, the exact items should be rehearsed with the vehicle rather than assumed to fit from a photograph. Wide exteriors require attention to the whole traffic mix, since a carefully chosen foreground classic cannot hide an unsuitable car passing in the distance.

About this listing

Catalogue details identify a 1988 Ford Escort XR3I in red in the Classic category. There are 34 Ford Escorts in the catalogue. Dated entries for the model span 1968 to 1998. Other listed colours include blue and white, black, white and blue. Looking by make gives 345 Ford vehicles; choosing the decade instead opens 379 cars from the 1980s.

Questions about this car

Can I hire this 1988 Ford Escort in red for filming?

An enquiry about this Ford Escort starts with where and when you are shooting, plus what the car needs to do; availability is then checked.

Is the photo of this exact car?

A representative image is used here for the Ford Escort, so the exact vehicle cannot be identified from it; the offered car and colour are confirmed separately.

What if this Ford Escort isn't available?

Other searches include 345 Ford vehicles and 379 cars from the 1980s, as well as the 34 Ford Escorts in the model group; each suggested car needs its own availability check.

Can it be driven on camera?

An agreed driving appearance for the Ford Escort needs the owner and insurance requirements considered first; we also confirm how the car arrives and who will drive it.

1990s

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