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Not ugly! Taste in automobile design varies greatly, but there is nothing ugly about the EXP.

I owned an ‘82 LN7 during high school. I loved that car!

Always loved the design of the EXP. Good looking car! I bought an Escort.

I couldn't have purchased a better "first" car! I loved the styling and bought a 1982 used EXP in 1994. I will forever love that car!

Had one its was a great reliable car never had any trouble out of it

I miss my 86 EXP, was fun to drive

I’m almost 50 now, but when the EXP came out it was my dream car. Other than the Countach of course.

Had one. Loved it!

I had 2 of them.An 82' base model with the manual and an 83' GT model with the fuel injected 1.6 liter and an automatic.Both were fun cars to drive.Not many left as durability wasn't the best but every once in awhile you see one out there. Thanks for the memories

The "frog eyed" style gave it a unique look. Then it was homogenized to the typical Escort front. Ruined it. Pity I always liked the original one.

I thought that the Ford EXP was a neat looking car. I liked the 1982 model year. A friend of mine had gotten a 1982 EXP brand new.

Love the EXP! I had three of them when I was younger and if wasn't hard to find a good one or get parts, I'd buy another.

I had a friend in High School who had one of these, a "EXP Luxury" with an automatic, he let his Mom have it after he went into the Army, and it lasted her for many years!

My very first car was a 1982 Mercury LN7. When I was a senior in high school in 1989, I bought a used 1986 EXP that only had about 5,000 miles. I miss those cars.

The EXP was anything but a sensational car. That said the times in which it was built were much happier than these COVID 19 times. I think a lot of folks would trade 2021 for 1981.

My mom had a white 87 Sport Coupe bought about 2 years old while I was in early high school. It was fun. Looked cool. Not as fast as competition, but a fun car.

Had an 87!!! Loved it

Don’t forget the Mercury LN7 I got to drive some in 1985 when I was a service porter at Joe Madden Ford in west suburban Downers Grove Illinois when I graduated high school in 85 one of my first jobs

I lived in Los Angeles in 1982, and these were very popular cars. I loved the design.

My best friend in high school had a first-gen EXP. It was a fun little car. He used the space created by eliminating the back seat to put a box frame that held some big booming speakers. It was perfect when playing 80s hair metal bands on the tape deck. It did have a weird quirk though. On cold days when he would run the front defroster, it smelled like maple syrup. We joked that Ford had a secret deal with IHOP as we craved pancakes when that odor hit. So I have fond memories of the EXP and never considered it an ugly car.

I liked the original frog eye design of the EXP. Once they restyled the car inside and out, it was no longer interesting to me.

The main problem with the EXP and LN7 was they were 2-seaters. Thus, insurance rates would be higher than other sporty coupes with back seats. Would like to have one if I can find one.

as a kid in the 80’s, I loved this car

I had two EXP. 1987 White on Gray and a 1988 Black. Right now I have a 1989 Merkur Xr4ti/Ford Sierra

I had a blue 86 with a stick and loved it. A great little car.

Had a 84 EXP was a great little car, I put a lot of miles on that little thing.

Interesting and educational, as always. Thanks

I think that this car was special. I would buy one today. 😎

I had a 1982 Black EXP with a black and white interior. It was a 4 spd with the 1.6 liter engine. No, it's performance was a little (lot) less than exhilarating but it really handled very well. I think a lot of that was due to the manual steering. I still remain very fond of those but think Ford really dropped the ball on it. Had they built it rear drive and a limited production of SVO 2.3 liter versions, they'd have had a vehicle that would still be sought after as a true classic even today. I ended up trading the car for a repair on my 1972 Gran Torino. Now THAT was a whole different car. If I could only go back to being 19 again in the late 80's. Thanks for featuring this car. Great nostalgia... how I wish Ford had done more with it!

I actually own that orange '83 EXP that you show at the 2 min 30 sec mark. Its a fun little car, only has 66k miles!

My first car was a orange and black 86 EXP. Loved that car

I had an 82 EXP. It was an awesome car. I really liked it four-speed I drove it almost 200,000 miles another days work that’s fine, I wish I would’ve kept.

Had the Mercury LN7 1982 version and it was a good reliable Car!

As a young driver in the 1980's neither the EXP nor the Probe had any appeal to but new 1994 Mustang was a car I wanted from the start. Unfortunately most Ford dealers I went to didn't have any new Mustangs on their lots in 1994 so I settled for a new Mercury Cougar instead. But I eventually got a Mustang In 1998 and another Mustang in 2004.

I owned a ‘86 EXP. It was a good little car.

Had the Mercury version the LN7 and absolutely loved it! Bought it in1987 as it was my first car. It was an 82 black silver two tone btw!

I thought the exp when I first saw it as a kid was cool

I had an '87 for a while from '03 to '05. I liked it pretty well.

I hadn't Ford EXP I had a lot of fun in that car

At least it's a better looking car than the XR4-Ti

My local Ford dealer had a TV spot which had a '56 hardtop T-Bird parked next to an '82 EXP. No doubt they were trying to hype the EXP as the next great 2 seater. But even as a kid, it just made me want the T-Bird instead! So much nicer & more powerful.

it was way cooler than any other economy car if that was all you could afford!! mine was a great first new car at age 19 an left alot great memories!!

It made a come back later towards the end of the escort run my sister had one based on the last escort body style. It was nothing impressive but looked sporty.

My first car! I had a blue 1985 5 speed with no options.

I had a 88 model. It was a nice car. It ran good, got good gas mileage. And a sun roof.

My buddy Justin had one in HS. It was lowered and bounced like a super ball 😂. Two seater? 3 of us rode to the beach in it. With luggage 😂

I've always considered these to be Fox body Mustangs without the zip.

I have an 84 EXP turbo in red/black just like the one shown here. Production figures arent known but supposedly around 2000 turbos were built

I almost got a 1984 EXP but my uncle crashed it before I could buy it off of him. Got a 1979 Mercury Cougar instead.

I always thought the EXP looked like the Escort and Fox Mustang had a baby.

It reminds me more of the early Sierra.

I always thought this would have looked better with the Merkur XR4ti front clip.

Had a base 84 Escort L, economy MPG was great new. Vin code 4 HO Tuned exhaust , warm cam, EFI or 2bbl Motorcraft Weber carb.. GT suspension mods a bolt on affair, you could have fun within its power range, and sip ⛽ gas.

I have a 83 exp and I love it.those who don’t, I just wave at them in the rear view mirror.

I own a 87 exp sport it’s a fun car

Fit and finish was a bomb on this car. And they were not preserved, as wasn't Chevy Citation and Dodge Daytona Turbo Z.

First brand new car I ever owned. And the gas mileage was correct. I went from Cambridge Md to Washington Dc and back and drove the rest of the week on 10.00 worth of gas. The only American made car that came close to the two Honda civics I had. Better start making it again, these gas prices are here to stay....

Wow 46MPG on highway was a great number for 40 years ago.

I would've held out for a Honda Civic CRX instead. Ford was sort of desperate during these years before they hit big/better with the 9th Gen ('83) Thunderbird redesign and then out of the (sales) park with the all-new Taurus in '86. Japan did/has/and still does own the economy/sport economy segments. They've earned it imo.

Aw, I always thought the EXP was a lot better-looking than the Escort. Sure, it was sluggish as an Escort, too; but at least it looked better. I always liked the look of it, although I'm more of a big-car man (and yes, I mean CARS, not trucks, unless we're talking Kenworths). It's better to uptick the styling of an already-small car than it is to try and style a big car like a small one...like Cadillac did, first with a gussied-up Cavalier (err, "Cimarron"), then with their mainstream models. No wonder Lincoln came up with the "Valet" series of commercials; by '85 even Fleetwoods looked like Celebrity models with fancier grilles.

lot of us who where 16 in the 1980s wanted one

My buddy had one. We called it the zipper. It was really buzzy.

The EXP wasn't ugly, it was just boring. I bought a brand new 1986 Pontiac Fiero 4 cylinder 5 speed. It was drop dead GORGEOUS. With the exception of the 1968-1977 Corvette, the Fiero was the best looking car GM ever made.

Ford sempre foi aquela marca de media qualidade e essa estratégia teve sucesso! Sem nunca se esperar algo magnífico o que esperamos da Ford são carros a preço acessível sem muita manutenção. Na Europa é isto que acontece.

I always found it cool. The restyled version not so much.

My first car was an exp 1986 sunroof automatic vinyl seats i like it it was lowered and had spoilers all around it was primed but i couldn't afford to paint it one day somebody offered me a trade for a 81 Malibu Landau a car sound system and traded but sure was a sporty car. Shud never sold it my first car

I thought they were nice looking cars. It was such a different time back then when Automakers had originality and design inspiration to make different looking cars. Today all you can get from any automaker is a box on 4 wheels with a high price tag

The EXP was a very decent little car for the time period. It was cetainly better than Pontiac's Fiero and arguably very unique in the two seater market. The public viewed it as just an Escort all dressed up with nowhere to go. In my humble opinion, Ford's only mistake was powering it with the same 1.6 liter engine as the base model Escort. They could have offered the Turbo as standard equipment along with a front stabilizer bar. Those two offerings as standard equipment on a car that was aerodynamically sound but heavier vehicle than the base model would have really put it on par with the Toyota MR2 and Mazda RX7. Ford blew it with their penny pinching.

I owned one. There was no power release for the rear lid, just a cable to release it. Most times it didn't work!

I have a near mint 2nd gen EXP in my garage.

My first car. Would like to find one in better shape. Lol can't afford an old pony car for Sunday drives plus it's just weird.

In green, the first year of that car did look like a frog and maybe it was their intention to mix in some cuteness like the VW Beetle.

The EXP would've been great as a mid-engine car. I've always liked the styling and I don't like many Fords at all

how did it weigh more than the escort?!

Like a baby Lincoln Mark, then a baby mustang with the new front

A friend had a 1rst gen. LN7 and I had '76 Datsun 610. His car was outperformed in every way by my car that was nearly 10 years older (even mileage).

Also reminds me a lot of that abomination known as the 'Fox Body Mustang' (in reality the Fairmont coupe/convertible). Not bad, but NOT a Mustang. However, I always liked the EXP/LN7. Almost bought an EXP back in the early eighties, but the local dealer was too greedy and wasn't willing to deal, they just wanted to rip off a twenty something kid. Being a Ford they were naturally going to be nothing but trouble (not unlike a Mustang if you tried to leave one stock, that's why so many were souped up - they had to be, just to get them to run!) but I liked them anyway, just not enough to overpay especially knowing it was going to have a short life. Even as a kid I knew better than that, so I bought something else. Looking back it was a very wise decision in the long run, but I still thought they were pretty neat for what they were. Like my Dad and my uncles always told me - stay away from number three!

I thought the original EXP looked like a Fox Body.

Never was a Ford fan, my Grandma had a 1983 escort 4 door and it was a cool car inside and fun to ride in. My Grandpa had a 1986 Thunderbird and a friend had a 1985 Exp. The only Ford I wanted was a 1990 Mustang. My parents bought a 1990 Ford ranger 4 cyl 5 spd standard cab long bed 2wd and that was a great fun truck.But I would have picked a S10 over it.

The aero style exp was ugly as sin. The 82 was a great looking car

I didn't think 🤔 that the EXP was ugly, but I did think 🤔 that the Probe was a sleek, beautiful small car by Ford! The only FORD that I ever bought was a used 1984 Mercury Lynx Wagon!!! I bought it in 1989 for $1,200 Cash!!! I liked it but it died after about 2 years and that was THE LAST Ford I ever had. Ford makes some nice looking vehicles. But reliable? Fixed or repaired daily to Found on road Dead?!!? Ford always said that they have a better idea, but seeing what my fiancee goes through with her 2021 Edge?!!? I'll keep my GMC Terrain!!!

The last series looks fine except for the Escort head lamps. It would look better with a Mustang SVO inspired headlamps. Oh the name is bad... EXP simply expired.

When Ford go rid of the bug lights on the EXP this resulted in the front of this car pretty much looking like all Ford models including the muscle car Mustang or the lowly Tempo. The EXP tried to be the poor mans version of the Mustang. It failed miserably. The Probe was the logical replacement and the hidden headlights and truly aerodynamic body style set it clearly apart from it's Mazda counterpart the MX-6. Mazda mechanical reliability helped to sell the car at first but the unreliable Ford body hardware ultimately did it in.

Probe was irrelevant to EXP, with mercury Capri convertible it's obvious replacement. Preceeding 2.0 mustang II, Scirroco, early Prelude, CRX & Fiero better reference.

I loved the "frog eyes", when it got its "new" facelift, to me just looked like a lazy halfa$$ed mustang...

Thinking swap motor focus rs in exp 😏👍 but am not fans of Ford

you lost me at 12 seconds when you show an european escort

The EXP exp-ired in 1988

Totally out of symmetry ! The beautiful Honda CRX made many sports car miserable !

I thought the EXP/LN7 was never anything more than a tarted up Escort/Lynx. I wasn't sad to see it go.

the EXP was based on the3rd gen Escort which was the first FWD Escort

Juuuuust wondering why YOURE talking about cars specific to the gas shortages of the '70's, and yet you show a picture of a light blue, 1982 Honda Civic 4 door, I know coz I took my drivers test in one!!!! Confuse much????

I had an 84 and in 85 escort what a garbage engine the first one at 112000 miles blew a head gasket going home and cracked the head in four places the second one at 82000 miles crack the head right up the middle

Who was that?....... Casey Kasem?

Thanks. I almost bought an EXP but decided instead to get a Honda CRX.

They looked okay, but why bother? Those days I bought a datsun 720 pickup, which probably drove similar, and lasted 165,000 tough miles. That would be the last nissan product I would ever own.

Yes, it’s ugly. But at least it’s not a crossover.

Those frog headlights threw the whole car off. Had they have went to a retractable headlight design the car would have looked soo much better.

Worst car I ever had besides a Vega👎