Princess Diana was not just a blue blood, she was a blue oval fan. The Royal enjoyed doing the driving herself and had a penchant for Fords, and not just the fancy ones. Prince Charles famously gifted ...

Princess Diana's custom 1985 Ford Escort RS Turbo Series 1 car sold at auction Saturday for more than $850,000. Ordered and specifically made for the late Princess of Wales, the black hatchback ...

One lucky (and still-anonymous) British buyer can now traverse the land in a 1985 Ford Escort RS Turbo S1 that once belonged to Diana, Princess of Wales, courtesy of Silverstone Auctions—and a hefty ...

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A princess gets what a princess wants—unless the royalty in question is a young Diana, Princess of Wales circa the mid-’80s, who used to love driving a bright red Ford Escort 1.6i Cabriolet. The small ...

UK engineering firm Boreham Motorworks has confirmed that the reborn Ford Escort MK.1 RS will be powered by a brand-new, high-revving four-cylinder engine capable of delivering 330-horsepower at up to ...

A 1985 Ford Escort RS Turbo Series 1 that was driven regularly by the late Diana, Princess of Wales, sold at auction Saturday for $857,712. Silverstone Auctions in Warwickshire sold the storied black ...

Princess Diana’s iconic Ford Escort RS Turbo Series 1 is set to be auctioned off Aug. 27. The Escort has a five-speed manual transmission, a 1.6-liter four-cylinder engine with a 130 horsepower rating ...

There are many incredible machines in the history of the Blue Oval, but if you are to ask Europeans what’s their favorite, the Escort would probably rank high on the list. Not only as a small daily, ...

A 1985 Ford Escort RS Turbo Series 1 that was driven regularly by the late Diana, Princess of Wales, sold at auction Saturday for $857,712. A 1985 Ford Escort RS Turbo Series 1 that was driven ...