Ultra rare mk 1 Escort at upcoming auction
Discussion
Little Pete said:
Mark A S said:
GreatGranny said:
I don't think so,,,,,,, 50k! Did not know a matching numbers G-box was originally a 5 sp
Looks a nice car though, albeit i much prefer a non arched version for road use.Talking of Iconic Auctions, this looked a good buy: https://www.iconicauctioneers.com/1980-ford-escort...
WPA said:
Talking of Iconic Auctions, this looked a good buy: https://www.iconicauctioneers.com/1980-ford-escort...
Agreed, one of the better ones we've seen on here lately. Last taxed 1989 - https://www.mathewsons.co.uk/auction/lot/lot-662--...
Estimate - £55,000 - £58,000
Lot of pics, lowering blocks ?
Estimate - £55,000 - £58,000
Lot of pics, lowering blocks ?
Maxdecel said:
Last taxed 1989 - https://www.mathewsons.co.uk/auction/lot/lot-662--...
Estimate - £55,000 - £58,000
Lot of pics, lowering blocks ?
Apart from the steering wheel, better than new, which TBH i find off putting!Estimate - £55,000 - £58,000
Lot of pics, lowering blocks ?
Mark A S said:
Maxdecel said:
Last taxed 1989 - https://www.mathewsons.co.uk/auction/lot/lot-662--...
Estimate - £55,000 - £58,000
Lot of pics, lowering blocks ?
Apart from the steering wheel, better than new, which TBH i find off putting!Estimate - £55,000 - £58,000
Lot of pics, lowering blocks ?
Personally I prefer the works style Springalex deep dish wheel, if wanting a change from the standard flat spoke RS wheel.
Wood dash is not original to the car, as the 6 dial piece has external screws, and they were screwed from the back at the factory, so no visible screws.
I'm not keen on the repro stamped VIN plate either....would rather see a tatty original in place even if scratched and worn etc.
Best color combo imho, even though the green decals are wrong shade to original, but no one has been able to reproduce them to correct shade over the years.
Its got the wrong style door cars for a RS2000 as well.
Its very shiney, and a bit too clean for me, especially the underside, as they never looked like that even as they left the merry-go-round production line at Aveley!!
Be interesting to see what it goes for. Despite me being critically picky, it looks a pretty good restoration considering some of the stuff seen for almost similar money.
aeropilot said:
Mark A S said:
Maxdecel said:
Last taxed 1989 - https://www.mathewsons.co.uk/auction/lot/lot-662--...
Estimate - £55,000 - £58,000
Lot of pics, lowering blocks ?
Apart from the steering wheel, better than new, which TBH i find off putting!Estimate - £55,000 - £58,000
Lot of pics, lowering blocks ?
Personally I prefer the works style Springalex deep dish wheel, if wanting a change from the standard flat spoke RS wheel.
Wood dash is not original to the car, as the 6 dial piece has external screws, and they were screwed from the back at the factory, so no visible screws.
I'm not keen on the repro stamped VIN plate either....would rather see a tatty original in place even if scratched and worn etc.
Best color combo imho, even though the green decals are wrong shade to original, but no one has been able to reproduce them to correct shade over the years.
Its got the wrong style door cars for a RS2000 as well.
Its very shiney, and a bit too clean for me, especially the underside, as they never looked like that even as they left the merry-go-round production line at Aveley!!
Be interesting to see what it goes for. Despite me being critically picky, it looks a pretty good restoration considering some of the stuff seen for almost similar money.
Legacywr said:
What’s going on with those cutouts in the bonnet? That’s not an original bonnet.
Neater than the original style whack it with a hammer but I like the whack it with a hammer look. Like the idea that they were proud of the achievement of slotting the pinto in until they came to shutting the bonnet…. Fetch me a hammer, I’ll sort this… Hoonabator said:
Legacywr said:
What’s going on with those cutouts in the bonnet? That’s not an original bonnet.
Neater than the original style whack it with a hammer but I like the whack it with a hammer look. It depended on which of the two guys that did it was on shift as to which method was applied to the bonnet.
One of them preferred the whack it with a hammer mod to the cross brace......and the other preferred the angle grinder cut slots.....both are correct. Back in the early 80's when there were a lot more original cars around, it was always amusing when a new, not yet seen car turned up at a meet, and opening the bonnet was usually to see which clearance mod the car had more than anything else
aeropilot said:
Hoonabator said:
Legacywr said:
What’s going on with those cutouts in the bonnet? That’s not an original bonnet.
Neater than the original style whack it with a hammer but I like the whack it with a hammer look. It depended on which of the two guys that did it was on shift as to which method was applied to the bonnet.
One of them preferred the whack it with a hammer mod to the cross brace......and the other preferred the angle grinder cut slots.....both are correct. Back in the early 80's when there were a lot more original cars around, it was always amusing when a new, not yet seen car turned up at a meet, and opening the bonnet was usually to see which clearance mod the car had more than anything else
Hoonabator said:
aeropilot said:
Hoonabator said:
Legacywr said:
What’s going on with those cutouts in the bonnet? That’s not an original bonnet.
Neater than the original style whack it with a hammer but I like the whack it with a hammer look. It depended on which of the two guys that did it was on shift as to which method was applied to the bonnet.
One of them preferred the whack it with a hammer mod to the cross brace......and the other preferred the angle grinder cut slots.....both are correct. Back in the early 80's when there were a lot more original cars around, it was always amusing when a new, not yet seen car turned up at a meet, and opening the bonnet was usually to see which clearance mod the car had more than anything else
There's two definite types which are the most common on original cars, but there were a few other variations as well, but not as often seen.
Holiday cover for the usual hammer whackers probably....
aeropilot said:
Mark A S said:
Maxdecel said:
Last taxed 1989 - https://www.mathewsons.co.uk/auction/lot/lot-662--...
Estimate - £55,000 - £58,000
Lot of pics, lowering blocks ?
Apart from the steering wheel, better than new, which TBH i find off putting!Estimate - £55,000 - £58,000
Lot of pics, lowering blocks ?
Personally I prefer the works style Springalex deep dish wheel, if wanting a change from the standard flat spoke RS wheel.
Wood dash is not original to the car, as the 6 dial piece has external screws, and they were screwed from the back at the factory, so no visible screws.
I'm not keen on the repro stamped VIN plate either....would rather see a tatty original in place even if scratched and worn etc.
Best color combo imho, even though the green decals are wrong shade to original, but no one has been able to reproduce them to correct shade over the years.
Its got the wrong style door cars for a RS2000 as well.
Its very shiney, and a bit too clean for me, especially the underside, as they never looked like that even as they left the merry-go-round production line at Aveley!!
Be interesting to see what it goes for. Despite me being critically picky, it looks a pretty good restoration considering some of the stuff seen for almost similar money.
Some charming creature stole the wood from my 1300E's dashboard circa 1984 or there abouts. (Incidentally my car was one of the early AVO finished 1300E's).
The wood was retained by visible screws that were gold or brass coloured, which blended in with the colour of the wood pretty well. The new replacement wood from Ford didn't have screw holes so I fitted it with some double sided tape and never really thought much more about it. At the time I was just relieved that it was still available !
Screwed from the back, that would have been a critical screw length, the wood isn't very thick !
Edited by gt40steve on Saturday 25th May 19:58
Hoonabator said:
Only a few cars away in chassis number from my first one...!!Can't read the build plate to see if its an original vinyl roof car. Its likely a real wood dash car, given the lack of screws on the dial trim piece, in which case someone has nicked the centre console.......which is a shame. I believe someone made a batch of repro console's though, but don't know how easy it is to get one. Getting a Kienzle clock though would be a tough ask I expect.
Mk.2 alloys though....
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