For The Love of Cars

[Juanco20]

BRAKE BRAKE BRAKE

TURN TURN TURN

[aeropilot]

VinceFox said:

I'd put a new roof panel in that and keep it orange tho.

Yup.

Changing the colour when you have still have the AVO build plates is a route to killing any value other than parts......and it's Sebring Red, not orange

[jeff666]

8 week resto,,,,, should be interesting.

[rix]

Great programme so far, bookmarked for my weekly reminder!

[Wacky Racer]

There is an Immaculate Orange Mk1 Escort Mexico in The Lakeland motor museum...

Here is my MK 1 Escort I owned way back in 1970...

[williamp]

Was it a TR6 next to the escort in the garage...

[crosseyedlion]

krunchkin said:

8k?? seriously???

Yep, my mum and sister just went into shock after that. Made me laugh

[crosseyedlion]

krunchkin said:

8k?? seriously???

Yep, my mum and sister just went into shock after that. Made me laugh

[crosseyedlion]

krunchkin said:

8k?? seriously???

Yep, my mum and sister just went into shock after that. Made me laugh

[Daz68]

These cars sound fantastic. God I am loving this show.

[e21Mark]

I'd had high hopes for this program. The presenters are useless.

[VinceFox]

aeropilot said:

VinceFox said:

I'd put a new roof panel in that and keep it orange tho.

Yup.

Changing the colour when you have still have the AVO build plates is a route to killing any value other than parts......and it's Sebring Red, not orange

I know EXACTLY what colour it is

[s p a c e m a n]

H.P.E. Kings of the flex

[ajprice]

Liking this so far, with the car history, meeting up with people and having a go at the driving, it's a bit like the Idris Elba King of Speed programmes. The rebuild bit could get, erm, interesting later if it's an 8 week deadline

[court]

So with the car that rusty is it fair to say they have paid 8k for the VIN plates and a V5?

[FourWheelDrift]

court said:

So with the car that rusty is it fair to say they have paid 8k for the VIN plates and a V5?

And a Mexico badge.

[s p a c e m a n]

court said:

So with the car that rusty is it fair to say they have paid 8k for the VIN plates and a V5?

No, because it's things like the inner skin in places that make it a genuine mexico, what makes it worth the money over other mk2 shells.

Nicked from PF..

Genuine RS models have reinforced strut tops.
Genuine RS Mexico would originally have had a black back panel where the rear number plate sits.

The genuine Mexico was only built between Jan 1976 & September 1978.

It should have axle location rods fitted on each side of the car locating the axle to the bodywork.

Check that the wheels are the correct age & type for the car if fitted with 4 spokes.

Genuine RS Mexicos should be fitted with chassis plates with the words GCAT stamped on the VIN plate & logbook

[e21Mark]

Are we supposed to believe that he had anything to do with restoring that Escort then?

[court]

OK, thanks for the info - I think Citroen could learn something from those shutline measurements

[krunchkin]

No more than you should believe he "had a mate who had heard of someone with one for sale" as opposed to the team of researchers working on sourcing cars for the programme.