After getting RC's book as a present, and thinking building a cheap(ish) sports car was a cool idea! I went in search of a donor.
(I must say before I continue that I had not been interested in cars before getting this book, being quite content pottering round in my pink(faded
red!!) astra.)
I happen to buy a copy of classic ford one day, call it research, and I absolutely fell in love with the mk1 escort. This is the most fantastic
looking car I have ever seen!
Needless to say my attitude towards butchering one for a locost has changed and now I am going to be using mcsorleys +422 along with a sierra donor
for my project.
I can't be the only person this has happened to, is there anyone else out there!!
[Edited on 22/12/03 by liam.mccaffrey]
Liam,
Admitting that you think the Mk1 Escort is the "mot fantastic looking car ever", shows that you weren't interested in cars before
The Sierra donor I broke was actually a very solid car, and with a new motor, would've been fine.
Didn't stop me stripping it to a bare shall in two days
Which was of course, the best thing that could have happened to it
ATB
Simon
I didn't know that mk1 fancying was something that you had to "admit".
Its much better looking than a sierra, and a sierra isn't that bad!
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Originally posted by liam.mccaffrey
I didn't know that mk1 fancying was something that you had to "admit".
Its much better looking than a sierra, and a sierra isn't that bad!
If it's any concellation I'm quite keen on the mk1 too (as long as it's a 3 door!)
Chris
2 or 4 door, they are a classic rally car drivers centre of attention. I preferred the mk1 to the mk2 shape and they are now too rare to be an obvious
choice for a donor car. Years ago I helped rebuild a 1600 sport which I believe is still on the road. A friends son is rebuilding a Mk2 Ghia 4 door at
the moment and it is looking very good.
yours, Pete.
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Needless to say my attitude towards butchering one for a locost has changed and now I am going to be using mcsorleys +422 along with a sierra donor for my project.
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The Sierra donor I broke was actually a very solid car, and with a new motor, would've been fine.
Mark
I didn't want to do it, but it looks like you're going to make me admit, in public, that I quite like the Mk1 Escort.
So long as it's the Mexico/RS1800/2000.
Thanks and bunch and have a good Christmas
ATB
Simon
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Mk1's are rare and interesting
Mk1s used to be interesting, they are now rare, if u find a mexico thats not wobbling as it goes round corners you have somthing special, most of them
especially good Mk1s/Mexico's are like tiger droppings on Oxford street, rare as hell
Shug.
[Edited on 24/12/03 by Hugh Paterson]
Simon...these are extremely rare...as Ford never made any !!!
---john---
remeber - the reality of the mk1 is that most were gutless 1100 or 1300 models making 50 - 60 hp.
interesting coke bottle shape tho. if they were made of the same stuff mk3 cortinas were, they will be iron oxide now
atb
steve
I quite enjoyed cutting my Mk1 Escort up into little bits, quite satisifying. Rusty heap of shite
Have to agree!!
But you never buy a ford for the quality, right?
well i have to say i got a 4 dr mk 1 floor pan never nbeen welded only bad bits onn shell atre the wrong front panel a botched job on the strut tops apart from that its as solid as it left ford
just as many hate them as like them it seems, ah well thats life
one mans parrot is another mans pig!