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[Doctor Gollum]

Here's a good example! Could this be worth a £100k in a few years? 

For a supposedly concours restoration, that front bumper alignment is horrendous. especially at that price

As an RS3100, it has factory quarter bumpers that were taken off another(I can't remember which) Ford. Those are correct. They never fitted.

Fair point, but if you're going to be asking 200 times the original price you would try to get the straight

[Nick W]

Here's a good example! Could this be worth a £100k in a few years? 

For a supposedly concours restoration, that front bumper alignment is horrendous. especially at that price

As an RS3100, it has factory quarter bumpers that were taken off another(I can't remember which) Ford. Those are correct. They never fitted.

Fair point, but if you're going to be asking 200 times the original price you would try to get them straight

If you look at them from the front, they are straight and level. But they're intended for a different car, and don't wrap around the wing level. A high end concours restoration cannot 'correct' the fit, and any judge would immediately deduct points if that had been done. As would the person paying for it....

[Raeturbo]

The demand for modern classics especially old Fords is driven by middle aged blokes who always wanted one of them when they were young but couldn't afford one or couldn't afford to insure it.

My mate is a good example when he went out and bought an XR2 a few years ago. 

His Missus was less than impressed and it didn't stay around for long! 

I don't think many young lads lusted after the Vauxhall Omega..... 

                  Oh... where did she go?😂😂

[Andy B]

or you could pay £80k for a stripped out brand new 'MKI Escort' ..... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y01m9Q9ToCQ

[Rangie]

Should have kept my 1961 Mk 2 lowline Zephyr 1 owner totally immaculate sold it in 1974 for £45, probably worth 200 times more than that now, replaced it with a new Ford Mexico £1030.

[Nick W]

Should have kept my 1961 Mk 2 lowline Zephyr 1 owner totally immaculate sold it in 1974 for £45, probably worth 200 times more than that now, replaced it with a new Ford Mexico £1030.

It's the Mexico you should have kept. They've been worth real money for a long time.

[Rangie]

Should have kept my 1961 Mk 2 lowline Zephyr 1 owner totally immaculate sold it in 1974 for £45, probably worth 200 times more than that now, replaced it with a new Ford Mexico £1030.

It's the Mexico you should have kept. They've been worth real money for a long time.

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Sold the Mexico to my younger brother  who totalled it ! I had a 2.8 Granada Ghia X estate by then .

[Lizzie Zoom]

When I had my brand new Escort Mk1 in 1972 I thought I was the bees knees, but I still dreamed of the Mexico, or even a Lotus Twin Cam example - which probably would have killed me as I loved speed in those days!!

I have just found this on the internet:
https://collectingcars.com/for-sale/1971-ford-escort-mk-1-lotus-twin-cam

Sold for £43,750 !!!

I always did have expensive tastes, and if I had that kind of cash spare I could be tempted, even though I believe in my comments within my post #4.  But I certainly could be tempted by that beauty!! :'( :'(

[ronnyd]

If we'd have kept all the stuff of our younger years in case it rocketed in value later on, we'd all have needed a country estate the size of Opti's. 
Also, all that money he's asking for the Capri and he can't post decent pics. 

[Sir Tigger KC]

Wish I'd kept my Marina.........                                                                                       

[Rangie]

Thankfully I am more sensible now was up to my eyes in debt back then cars on HP mortgage & credit cards galore never again.

[omegod]

I've just sold my mint 17k 1996 Omega, got a very good price and I am comfy in the knowledge that it's the best Omega in existence and will live a cosseted life in what is likely the best private collection in the country. 

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

I must have good taste because all the 'old cars' I lusted after as a boy are now worth a fortune.

[Rangie]

The only car I ever regret not buying was an E Type Jaguar, my wifes uncle had a garage in Banstead Surrey & I had just purchased a Corsair 2000e for her he told me to run it over to him & he would give it a look over, on his front was the Jag think it was around £5,000 I was prepared to get into more debt to buy it but he talked me out of it , probably the biggest mistake of my life, still remember the reg number JUC 8.

[ronnyd]

I must have good taste because all the 'old cars' I lusted after as a boy are now worth a fortune.

Do you still have any of them though?