Mk1 Escort 2dr - odd door hinges ??? Any idea's ?

[uklee]

Hi guys , i bought a replacement passenger door for my Mk 1 escort - but the hinges don't match those on my shell ??

My original doors have a 'female' hinge at the top and a 'male' hinge at the bottom . These mate with corresponding 'male' hinge at the top and 'female' hinge at the bottom of the A posts of my 1974 2dr saloon shell.
My existing passenger door is pretty grotty and rotten , so i obtained a near mint 2nd hand replacement . However , I've come to try it on the car today , and found that it wont fit - this replacement door I've bought has 2 x 'male' hinges both at the top and the bottom ???

I thought that there were only 2 types of door for the 2dr saloon - pre / post 1971 -( either with or without the hole for the door lock barrel below the door handle ) . This replacement door has the hole below the handle -just the same as mine . I then thought that the difference may be because my car is a LHD built in Portugal , but after doing a google image search , all the Mk1 escort A post pictures i can see - have a 'male' hinge at the top and 'female' hinge at the bottom -just like my car.

See pics below - has any one else come across this ? , what the best way to remedy the situation ? - cut the old upper hinge off the original door and weld it to the replacement ?

[wildo105e]

I have male at the top and female at the bottom on my car.

[uklee]

Thanks , I've established that this rogue door I've just bought is actually off a Mk2 Escort Van 😔


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[rallyrob]

Thanks , I've established that this rogue door I've just bought is actually off a Mk2 Escort Van 


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I wondered that.. But when I googled mk2 van doors I came up with a bit of a blank so that had me confused on another level.

[alladdin]

New one on me too


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[wildo105e]

Maybe estate ??

[Frenchenstein]

All of the mk2 Escort vans and estates had the inner metal panel that accepted the ‘squared’ plastic door lock release mechanisms but the exterior skin was mk1 Escort.

So it is the inner side of the door that will identify which model (mk1 or mk2) Escort the door originally fitted.

[apmonty]

Would it be possible to swap the hinges over?