1996 Ford Escort

Estimated Price: £2,000 - £3,000

First registered in 1996, this Escort Serenade was a limited-run special edition based on the 1.6-litre model and launched to celebrate Ford’s continued success as a market leader during the 1990s

Powered by the 1.6-litre 16-valve Zetec engine paired with a manual gearbox, offering dependable performance and everyday usability typical of the Escort range

Serenade specification included desirable extras such as central locking, electric windows, metallic paint and body-coloured bumpers, bringing the model close in trim level to the LX specification

Increasingly rare today with few surviving examples, this solid and well-presented car may represent one of the better examples available and an ideal entry into 'Festival of the Unexceptional' style ownership

Offered without reserve following a period of storage and expected to require recommissioning prior to road use, presenting a straightforward opportunity to return an increasingly scarce special-edition Escort to the road