5. Ford Escort
The Ford Escort made its debut in 1967 as a family car. By the end of 1968, the car was already one of the best selling cars in the United States and the United Kingdom.
From 1967 to 2003, the car sold over 20 million (2 crore) vehicles globally.
Ford continued to broaden the Escort range with the introduction of a four-door saloons, estates, vans. . . Escort was then given a host of revisions to improve appearance, performance and comfort.
When the spruced up Ford Escort debuted in 1981, the US automaker called it the World Car. The car went through a series of improvements till it started to drop off people's radar. In 2003, finally its manufacture was halted.
Image: Curious media persons crawl under the new Ford Escort Sport to get a closer look during a media preview. Photograph: Getty Images
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