Ultra rare mk 1 Escort at upcoming auction
Discussion
More door Mexico. This sold for around 35k last year?
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/166594255146?mkcid=16&a...
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/166594255146?mkcid=16&a...
aeropilot said:
Not from me you won't...I was only ever a Mk.1 owner, couldn't quite bring myself to join the tupperware party 
I also owned a Twin Cam and briefly a Mexico as well.
(to drop into my old RS2000 Registrar anorak mode
from my days on AVO OC committee) the inserts on the RS alloys on the Mk.1 were never black, they were a metallic graphite grey in colour 
)
MK 1 wins hands down in the looks department though I have a real problem with the alloys. I also owned a Twin Cam and briefly a Mexico as well.
(to drop into my old RS2000 Registrar anorak mode
from my days on AVO OC committee) the inserts on the RS alloys on the Mk.1 were never black, they were a metallic graphite grey in colour )I absolutely love the steelies on them with the grey centres. Great look
What's going on ? Everyone bailing out of black wheel inserts 
https://www.mathewsons.co.uk/auction/lot/lot-509--...
£63K resto, ex LHD.
https://www.mathewsons.co.uk/auction/lot/lot-509--...
£63K resto, ex LHD.
Maxdecel said:
Manual choke 
And the sunroof's healed up 
https://www.mathewsons.co.uk/auction/lot/lot-284--...
June 23
Maxdecel said:
What's going on ? Everyone bailing out of black wheel inserts
https://www.mathewsons.co.uk/auction/lot/lot-509--...
£63K resto, ex LHD.
I’ve got a barely used original with Dove Grey inserts in the garage, both of my road cars came black-painted https://www.mathewsons.co.uk/auction/lot/lot-509--...
£63K resto, ex LHD.
AceRockatansky said:
I like the MK1 as a road car, much nicer lines and better decals.
But as a rally/track car, a mk2 with wide arches is hard to beat.
Yep, pretty much agree with this.But as a rally/track car, a mk2 with wide arches is hard to beat.
Unarched AVO Mk.1's best in road car trim very much so, and yes, can't beat a Mk.2 in Grp.4 rally spec. (still have a vivid teenage memory of standing right next to Roger's Daily Express RS1800, & Waldegard's British Airway's RS1800 in the queue for the start ramp at Wembley stadium for the start of the '77 RAC, which was the final time the RAC started from London)
Legacywr said:
More door Mexico. This sold for around 35k last year?
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/166594255146?mkcid=16&a...
I have noticed that (new to me) dealer popping up a lot in the last couple of weeks, with a lot of ambitious pricing.https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/166594255146?mkcid=16&a...
Legacywr said:
I think Steve is a wee bit excited. I reckon he has worked hard to get this private seller to sell through him, and couldn't get it on eBay fast enough.Legacywr said:
Well known car.offthehook said:
Even though its a complete recreation built around a number plate and logbook, its been done very well.Would have been nicer put back to its Boreham spec as a Twink rather than in its later BDA spec, but understandably not be a competitive car should an owner wish to use it on Historic events, so can understand why it was rebuilt to the '71 Scottish spec.
Had a few changes in it's life, what a surprise ......Round H/lights when CS Used it then - https://www.handh.co.uk/auction/lot/56-1968-ford-e...
Maxdecel said:
Had a few changes in it's life, what a surprise ......Round H/lights when CS Used it then - https://www.handh.co.uk/auction/lot/56-1968-ford-e...
Boreham converted it to round headlights in late '68 when they built into Grp.6 spec for use as a recce car for the '69 Monte, as seen here with RAC, Jim Porter, and mechanics Ken Wiltshire and the legend that was Mick Jones in the background taken at a snowy Boreham prior to departure for the '69 Monte.
offthehook said:
67,,,, thought the first twink was reg in 68 ? That must be the only comp BD escort that i have seen with a rev counter tell tale stuck at 5 Looks a LOVERLY car though, albeit i doubt much is original.
Mark A S said:
offthehook said:
67,,,, thought the first twink was reg in 68 ? That must be the only comp BD escort that i have seen with a rev counter tell tale stuck at 5 Looks a LOVERLY car though, albeit i doubt much is original.
The first 25 cars were all built by Mick's team at Boreham over the winter of 67/68, ready for the infamous FIA inspection with all the 1300GT's parked at Boreham
So, yes 354F might technically have been built in '67.The only thing original is the log book. From what I can make out, this is potentially its 3rd shell?
Edited by aeropilot on Thursday 15th February 16:37
Mark A S said:
offthehook said:
67,,,, thought the first twink was reg in 68 ? That must be the only comp BD escort that i have seen with a rev counter tell tale stuck at 5 Looks a LOVERLY car though, albeit i doubt much is original.
Something of interest too and which features the car is worth having a look through below, it's an article about some of the Rally-winning Mk1 Escorts... here's a quote "In this article we look back at the four models of Mk 1 Escort that saw service as works cars, since it was this shape that first appeared all those years ago and the model that enjoyed the greatest mechanical diversity".
https://rallysportmag.com/happy-birthday-the-ford-...
Aero
offthehook said:
Something of interest too and which features the car is worth having a look through below, it's an article about some of the Rally-winning Mk1 Escorts... here's a quote "In this article we look back at the four models of Mk 1 Escort that saw service as works cars, since it was this shape that first appeared all those years ago and the model that enjoyed the greatest mechanical diversity".
https://rallysportmag.com/happy-birthday-the-ford-...
Interesting that article chose to use a photo of RAC driving FEV 5H on the '70 Circuit of Ireland, calling it a Twin Cam, which it was badged as, but it was in effect a Grp.6 RS1600 prototype, as it was BDA powered.https://rallysportmag.com/happy-birthday-the-ford-...
Massive error though in the photo caption of the RS2000's at Cadwell on '74 Tour of Britain......Ari Vatanen and Jim Clark racing hard in the '74 Tour of Britain..........
Doesn't anyone proof read this stuff.......Jim had been dead 6 years by then.
Caption of course should read Gerry Marshall (in 446M) and Roger Clark (in 445M)
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