
MotorWeek throws it back to the '83 Ford Escort GT
It's that time of the week again -- Throwback Thursday! -- and we've been holding onto this old video for a few weeks now. As you may have already heard, MotorWeek has been steadily releasing what they're calling "retro reviews," which are old reels from past episodes that primarily aired in the '80s and '90s. Recently, they shared a clip of the 1983 Ford Escort GT, a nameplate which became one of the most successful vehicles for Ford in the '80s.
The GT modifications turned this small hatchback in somewhat of a performance-oriented economy car. By the year 2000…