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Re: Mk1 Escort.
« Reply #15 on: 02 September 2009, 22:36:26 »
It'll be like a carefully preserved 'flower' kept vacuum packed for thirty years.soon as you take it out of the bag it will turn to rust in front of your eyes.
Cars made them days where designed to go rusty,well over priced i recon.
Now find me a mk1 capri and i'd pay that.
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« Reply #16 on: 02 September 2009, 22:38:16 »
Bang on the money Albs...it's the shell that has the potential to fetch the money  :y

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« Reply #17 on: 02 September 2009, 22:39:26 »
Capri was just an Escort with terminal understeer,I had a Mk1 Capri,heap of sh1te imo. :D
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« Reply #18 on: 02 September 2009, 22:41:30 »
Mine was great till i hit a wall and then it drove like a crab.......... [smiley=embarassed.gif]
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« Reply #19 on: 02 September 2009, 23:41:42 »
Mixed bag of responses. No i would'nt give that money for it but many of you are missing the point. I don't think the buyer will strip it for the 2 door shell & turn it into a 2.1 caged up track car. This is in no way a bad thing to do with a restored shell & the resulting car would be a riot to drive but there are cheaper projects availiable. This is a one off of a very popular car & if genuine then probably unique. Does everything have to be a Mexico/RS2000 to be worth saving?
   As for killerwanks comments i won't dignify them with a reply. ::)
    Despite the outlandish price i hope some one really enjoys this car. The fact it's a bog standard 1300L makes it worth more as most were unloved so never survived.
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« Reply #20 on: 02 September 2009, 23:52:25 »
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Someone obviously thinks they can buy it, mothball it, and make money on it. I'm not so sure Del.
Not a direct answer to your response Steve, but here's my take on it...

I like the oldies (I like them so much, I shagged my mother in law), but I wouldn't even rate a "special" (eg, Mexico, RS, etc) as being worth anything these days.

Yes they were the dogs gonads in their day, but their day was 30 years ago and we've managed quite a bit since then (managed so much in fact, that even a crappy Fiesta outhandles the old MKI/MKII Escorts...and isn't that far off outperforming them either).



sorry mate but i think you're talking out of your trumper. original mk1 rs escorts are worth many tens of thousands.
I never said the RS versions weren't worth anything (although they ain't worth tens of thousands in anybody's book), but the current topic is referring to a bog standard 1300 L Escort (and that ain't worth crap).


may i point your attention towards the following  few cars
http://search.autotrader.co.uk/es-uk/www/cars/FORD+ESCORT/Ne-2-4-5-6-7-8-27-44-49-53-61-64-67-103-133-146-236,N-240-4294966954-4294967050/search.action?showMoreOptions=&formSearchParams=Ne%3D2%2B4%2B5%2B6%2B7%2B8%2B27%2B44%2B49%2B53%2B61%2B64%2B67%2B103%2B133%2B146%2B236%26N%3D240%2B4294966954%2B4294967050&sort=p_VehiclePrice&make=FORD&model=ESCORT&min_pr=&max_pr=&max_mileage=&lc_channel=cars&dealerGroupId=&dealerId=&radius=1500&postcode=m389uh&keywords=mk1

you obviously know opps all about classic cars.
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« Reply #21 on: 03 September 2009, 00:05:49 »
Once again....god how many times do some of you need telling???? It's a one off. Of course being an old fart i no nothing of classic cars & need some upstart with an auto trader site to set me right. Well thankyou for your pearls of wisdom i can now see where i've been going wrong.
     This forum is'nt what it used to be due to street scum joining recently...wish it had'nt got so big. I'm trying hard but fast losing interest. I don't mind differing opinions on any subject but the chav element is creeping in like a virus.
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Re: Mk1 Escort.
« Reply #22 on: 03 September 2009, 00:37:40 »
As has been said many times, a car is worth what someone'll pay for it. Assuming the highest bidder is serious, his bid speaks for itself.

It is indeed a one-off. Regardless of that, it wouldn't be my cup of tea. It is not a car that'd be any fun to drive standard and, if you did drive it at all, let alone modify it, it would lose all of that "value". Cars that you can't drive are pointless IMHO but there are those who like to collect them. Each to their own.

I would rather start with a ropey old shell, lob decent suspension and a modern engine at it and drive it, mostly sideways, like I stole it, personally. :y

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« Reply #23 on: 03 September 2009, 00:39:00 »
Couldnt agree more Kevin.......or is it killerwatt ? :D ;D :y
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« Reply #24 on: 03 September 2009, 00:45:56 »
I can see that car in a Ford showroom or with a collector, I would hate to think that a buyer was buying it for the shell, to turn it into a sporty version :'(
Want a 'new classic' then buy a Mini, you can buy a new shell off the shelf :-/
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« Reply #25 on: 03 September 2009, 00:52:06 »
what a clinker... my dad has a gorgeous78 mk2 rs 2000,yellow with a black vinyl roof,42300 miles. its definitly on my wish list! :y   
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« Reply #26 on: 03 September 2009, 00:55:37 »
If you ever get it..........anti tramp at the back,anti dive at the front,lsd,group 4 engine,zakspeed arches etc etc, just dont tell your dad you ruined his car. :y ;D
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« Reply #27 on: 03 September 2009, 00:58:41 »
no need,he's got a full grp 4 zetec@  rally prep'd escort beside it!!  :D
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« Reply #28 on: 03 September 2009, 00:58:58 »
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If you ever get it..........anti tramp at the back,anti dive at the front,lsd,group 4 engine,zakspeed arches etc etc, just dont tell your dad you ruined his car. :y ;D

Sounds like we are of similar age, though Cortina Savage was my interest :y :y :y
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« Reply #29 on: 03 September 2009, 01:00:43 »
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no need,he's got a full grp 4 zetec@  rally prep'd escort beside it!!  :D
your a very lucky man, a motor like that and all those wee Irish roads. 8-) :y
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