Escort Mexico Rally Forged Mid-Weight Sweatshirt - Dean's Classic Cars
Escort Mexico Rally Forged Mid-Weight Sweatshirt - Dean's Classic Cars
Part of the Toolforged line, from Dean's Classic Cars. Every car in this line is built from the tools that kept it running — spanners, sockets, cogs, plugs and pressed steel, arranged until the shape of the car appears out of them. No badges, no wordmarks, no logos: just the car, drawn in the language of the workshop floor. If you have ever had the bonnet up on a cold morning with your knuckles bleeding and the radio on, this line was made for you.
The lighter of our two crew necks. A 1972 Escort Mexico, forged from the tools that kept it alive — on a mid-weight French terry sweatshirt you can wear from March to November.
We make this design as two crew necks. Same artwork, different fabric, £5 between them. Here is the whole difference:
| Mid-Weight | Heavyweight | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the fabric | French terry — smooth, unbrushed | Brushed fleece — soft and napped |
| Weight | The lighter of the two | 350 g/m² — noticeably denser |
| Made from | 80% organic cotton, 20% recycled polyester, with a 100% organic cotton face | 100% organic ring-spun combed cotton |
| Wear it | Spring, autumn, cool summer evenings | Deep autumn and winter |
| How it layers | Over a tee, under a coat | Instead of a coat |
| Price | The cheaper of the two | £5 more — there is more fabric in it |
Not sure? Take the Mid-Weight. It is the one you will reach for in most months of the British year. Choose the Heavyweight if you want the warmer, softer, sit-in-the-garage-in-January one.
Front three-quarter, sat square on its wheels. Look once and it is a Mk1 Escort — the four round lamps, the flat bonnet, the squat rally stance. Look again and every panel is made of steel tools: spanners laid along the wings, sockets set into the arches, cogs turning where the grille should be. There is no badge anywhere on it. There does not need to be.
Built from the tools that built it.
Dean's Classic Cars is one man's obsession, made wearable. Dean has spent his life around British cars from the era when you could still fix one on your own driveway — and every design in the collection starts from a real car, checked against the real specification, before a single tool is drawn.
That matters, because the people who buy these know. They know how many wiper arms a Series 1 E-Type carried. They know a Mexico ran a pushrod Kent, not a twin cam. So nothing here is decorative guesswork. Get the car right and the artwork earns its place — on the wall, or on the back of a wardrobe.
Dean's Classic Cars is hosted and produced by Ricki Robin Ltd.
About this piece
The Escort sits in front three-quarter view, printed large on the front of a SOL'S Comet organic sweatshirt (03574) in black. Every panel of the car is assembled from steel tools — open-ended spanners along the wings, sockets in the arches, cogs in place of the grille — drawn in bright metal against the dark cotton so the shape reads clean from across a room. No maker's badge, no wordmark, nowhere on the car.
Why this sweatshirt
This is the one you reach for when it is too warm for a coat and too cool for a t-shirt. The fabric is French terry — the loops are left unbrushed, so the inside is smooth rather than fluffy. That is what makes it lighter on the body and quicker to cool down in, and it is the single biggest difference between this and its heavyweight twin. The face of the fabric is 100% organic cotton. Set-in sleeves, a 2×2 ribbed collar and a self-fabric neck tape so it sits flat and does not chafe.
Wear it over a t-shirt on a spring morning, on its own through autumn, or under a coat in the cold. It is the crew neck that earns its keep most months of the year — which is exactly why we made it the one we recommend if you are only buying one.
Product details
- Mid-weight build — French terry knit — smooth inside, unbrushed
- Unisex fit — regular cut, set-in sleeves, 2×2 rib at collar — sizes S to 2XL
- Constructed to last — self-fabric neck tape, ribbed collar
- Print specification — DTFlex direct-to-film with white underbase on dark colourways — 400 DPI source files
- Material — 80% organic cotton, 20% recycled polyester — with a 100% organic cotton exterior
- Blank sourced — Bangladesh
- Available colourway — Black only — the Toolforged line is black-only by design, because the metal tones only read properly against it
Sizing
Designed to fit unisex, regular cut. Most buyers find their usual size sits well. If you are between sizes or you intend to layer it over a jumper, size up. Imperial and metric charts are in the Size guide below.
Care
- Machine wash cold, inside out, with similar colours
- Tumble dry low
- Do not iron the print
- Do not dry-clean
Shipping and production
Made for your order. Nothing is sat in a warehouse waiting — this piece goes into production once your order has been placed, is printed and finished by our production partner, and then ships to you. Production typically takes 2–5 business days and UK delivery usually adds a further 2–5 business days on top, so most orders arrive within 1–2 weeks of ordering. We currently ship within the United Kingdom only.
Size guide
| Size | Chest width (in) | Body length (in) |
|---|---|---|
| S | 20 ⅛ | 26 ¾ |
| M | 21 ¼ | 27 ½ |
| L | 22 ½ | 28 ⅜ |
| XL | 23 ⅝ | 29 ⅛ |
| 2XL | 24 ¾ | 29 ⅞ |
Metric (cm) — chest width / body length: S 51 / 68 · M 54 / 70 · L 57 / 72 · XL 60 / 74 · 2XL 63 / 76. Flat measurements. Chest width is half the chest. Allow up to 5 cm tolerance.
GPSR & Safety Information
- Manufacturer: Ricki Robin Ltd, 66 Paul Street, London, EC2A 4NA, United Kingdom — support@ricki-robin.com
- EU Responsible Person: Sinden Ventures Limited, Markou Evgenikou 11, Mesa Geitonia 4002 Limassol, Cyprus. For product safety or compliance enquiries please contact support@ricki-robin.com (we will forward to the EU Responsible Person).
- Garment blank: SOL'S 03574 Comet unisex organic sweatshirt. Composition, country-of-origin and care per the manufacturer's spec sheet.
- Product-safety concerns: email support@ricki-robin.com with subject line "PRODUCT SAFETY CONCERN" and your order number. Full disclosures on our Legal Notice.