Now thats a Barnfind.......
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zeb

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3,292 posts

247 months

Tuesday 6th February 2018
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I've seen a few so called Barnfinds in my time but this is truly remarkable.....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEJxc1r_dtI

Yertis

19,707 posts

295 months

Tuesday 6th February 2018
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Solid basis for a rally replica. wink

zeb

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3,292 posts

247 months

Wednesday 7th February 2018
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Actually....make a pleasant change if it wasn't and just kept original.

steely dan

238 posts

222 months

Wednesday 7th February 2018
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Yertis said:
Solid basis for a rally replica. wink
What , a four door .......?

ChasW

2,162 posts

231 months

Thursday 8th February 2018
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That must have been quite a late Mk1 as I had a new P plate Mk2 in August 75 and there were N reg Mk2s floating around. Really like the instrument binnacle.

Mexman

2,442 posts

113 months

Thursday 8th February 2018
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Yertis said:
Solid basis for a rally replica. wink
Square headlights and four door.
About as undesirable as a MK1 gets, the only saving grace is that it's an XL with 6 clock dash.

Jukebag

1,463 posts

168 months

Friday 9th February 2018
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It shows that all one needs to keep a car in excellent nick, unused for 30 years, in an ordinary garage, is a couple of blankets and sheets completely draped over it, not this fancy car cover stuff needed.

I wonder what the car fetched or would fetch?, no doubt silly money I suspect. Why did the owner need to have another Escort when he already had one?, and why didn't the lady sell it on after he had died?; why store it away knowing noone would ever drive it agaIn?; was noone willing to buy it or had she forgot it was there?. If they discovered a 900 mile from new Reliant Robin in the same condition, would there be so much excitement over it? probably not.

Edited by Jukebag on Friday 9th February 13:11

aeropilot

40,526 posts

256 months

Friday 9th February 2018
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I wonder if Ford Heritage tried to buy it for their collection....?

Would be best place for it.


Yertis

19,707 posts

295 months

Monday 12th February 2018
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steely dan said:
What , a four door .......?
Has there been an influx of people who who don't understand what wink means?

That said I'll admit to not having detailed knowledge of, or any interest in, Ford Escort Marks 1 and 2.

steely dan

238 posts

222 months

Monday 12th February 2018
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Yertis said:
Has there been an influx of people who who don't understand what wink means?

That said I'll admit to not having detailed knowledge of, or any interest in, Ford Escort Marks 1 and 2.
No and it was a simple question with no reliance on emoticons with open interpretation.
I'm sure the aficionados of all things Escort MK1 and 2 wont think your comment is as condescending as it sounds.