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Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: zirk on 24 February 2011, 11:19:27

Title: £65,000 for a Mk1 Escort.
Post by: zirk on 24 February 2011, 11:19:27

Ok, nice little rare Lotus, but surely cant be worth that money??

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1969-Ford-Lotus-Escort-RARE_W0QQitemZ380192735065QQcategoryZ9844QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp4340.m8QQ_trkparmsZalgo%3DMW%26its%3DC%26itu%3DUCC%26otn%3D5%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D7310987072967298086#ht_1391wt_937

Title: Re: £65,000 for a Mk1 Escort.
Post by: twiglet on 24 February 2011, 11:26:51

Not in my mind, no.  :-/

Title: Re: £65,000 for a Mk1 Escort.
Post by: Varche on 24 February 2011, 11:31:48

Nor me :o :o

Title: Re: £65,000 for a Mk1 Escort.
Post by: chalcroft on 24 February 2011, 12:05:08

Oh how i wish i had kept EUD 250K a mk1 Escort RS1600 (The one with the Cosworth BDA engine) Doh!!

Title: Re: £65,000 for a Mk1 Escort.
Post by: zirk on 24 February 2011, 12:09:43

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Oh how i wish i had kept EUD 250K a mk1 Escort RS1600 (The one with the Cosworth BDA engine) Doh!!

No what you mean, mine was MYW 684L, MK1 Escort with a 1650 Blueprint Pre Crossflow in it.
 :D

Title: Re: £65,000 for a Mk1 Escort.
Post by: Teebee on 24 February 2011, 12:12:10

It almost looks too good, like it's a resto job, there's a foil sticker on the exhaust as he goes underneath which doesn't strictly make it original?

Either way i'd take the 70 Roadrunner he has for sale and keep the 25 grand change  ;)

Title: Re: £65,000 for a Mk1 Escort.
Post by: V6 CDX-er on 24 February 2011, 12:33:55

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Oh how i wish i had kept EUD 250K a mk1 Escort RS1600 (The one with the Cosworth BDA engine) Doh!!

:jealous:

Title: Re: £65,000 for a Mk1 Escort.
Post by: Sir Tigger KC on 24 February 2011, 14:14:39

£60,500! Looks pretty much it a 1100L to me  ;D

Title: Re: £65,000 for a Mk1 Escort.
Post by: Danny on 24 February 2011, 14:56:19

i only paid £2500 more for my house!!!