Classics left to die/rotting pics - Vol 2
Discussion
Mikebentley said:
Mk2 Capri 
In all seriousness, I think the top one might be another Ford Escort, albeit one customized in the fashion of long ago. The colour looks very similar to the blue they used to put on the ST200 Mondeo way back and there's something Cossie-esque about both the back bumper and whale-tail spoiler.
If one looks at the kit and the actual metal of the car, the line of the door, there's a significant mismatch -- one (the car) is significantly older than the other (the kit).
There's a page with several examples of the type of thing I mean here: https://www.autofashion.co.uk/escort_mk_3_&_4.... Old internet, too. Feast your eyes.
NorthernSky said:
I think MikeBentley has probably quoted the wrong post - and if it is this car he's talking about, I agree that it is probably a slammed Jaguar XJ40. There was one which received quite a bit of publicity which had specially made wheels and won a prize I think. It was around 2013-ish IIRC. I wonder if this is it.Glitzy Mitzy said:
Mikebentley said:
Mk2 Capri In all seriousness, I think the top one might be another Ford Escort, albeit one customized in the fashion of long ago. The colour looks very similar to the blue they used to put on the ST200 Mondeo way back and there's something Cossie-esque about both the back bumper and whale-tail spoiler.
If one looks at the kit and the actual metal of the car, the line of the door, there's a significant mismatch -- one (the car) is significantly older than the other (the kit).
There's a page with several examples of the type of thing I mean here: https://www.autofashion.co.uk/escort_mk_3_&_4.... Old internet, too. Feast your eyes.
Don’t think it’s a cossie whale-tail though more like a later WRC Escort spoiler?
Glitzy Mitzy said:
Mikebentley said:
Mk2 Capri In all seriousness, I think the top one might be another Ford Escort, albeit one customized in the fashion of long ago. The colour looks very similar to the blue they used to put on the ST200 Mondeo way back and there's something Cossie-esque about both the back bumper and whale-tail spoiler.
If one looks at the kit and the actual metal of the car, the line of the door, there's a significant mismatch -- one (the car) is significantly older than the other (the kit).
There's a page with several examples of the type of thing I mean here: https://www.autofashion.co.uk/escort_mk_3_&_4.... Old internet, too. Feast your eyes.
dbdb said:
NorthernSky said:
I think MikeBentley has probably quoted the wrong post - and if it is this car he's talking about, I agree that it is probably a slammed Jaguar XJ40. There was one which received quite a bit of publicity which had specially made wheels and won a prize I think. It was around 2013-ish IIRC. I wonder if this is it.Mikebentley said:
WombleCate said:
Jensen SV8 is a very rare car.I believe someone (from ph, sorry cannot remember username
) went and investigated this year. Did not hear back from them. Plenty of other mundane classics left at the address..... But what is in the garages behind really intrigued me, if the Jensen is just sat there......escos67 said:
Glitzy Mitzy said:
Mikebentley said:
Mk2 Capri In all seriousness, I think the top one might be another Ford Escort, albeit one customized in the fashion of long ago. The colour looks very similar to the blue they used to put on the ST200 Mondeo way back and there's something Cossie-esque about both the back bumper and whale-tail spoiler.
If one looks at the kit and the actual metal of the car, the line of the door, there's a significant mismatch -- one (the car) is significantly older than the other (the kit).
There's a page with several examples of the type of thing I mean here: https://www.autofashion.co.uk/escort_mk_3_&_4.... Old internet, too. Feast your eyes.
Don t think it s a cossie whale-tail though more like a later WRC Escort spoiler?
You can see the quarterlight on the driver's door, the frame around the window and the outline of the soft top.
RS Turbo side skirts plus other bits nailed on.
Most Ford 4-stud alloys have the same PCD and are interchangeable.
(I put RS Turbo alloys on a Sierra...)
Mikebentley said:
dbdb said:
NorthernSky said:
I think MikeBentley has probably quoted the wrong post - and if it is this car he's talking about, I agree that it is probably a slammed Jaguar XJ40. There was one which received quite a bit of publicity which had specially made wheels and won a prize I think. It was around 2013-ish IIRC. I wonder if this is it.
This chap has a T3 fetish - there are always a few on the go
mike9009 said:
This is just round the corner from me, well a mile away. I have posted in the past and it still languishes there.
I believe someone (from ph, sorry cannot remember username ) went and investigated this year. Did not hear back from them. Plenty of other mundane classics left at the address..... But what is in the garages behind really intrigued me, if the Jensen is just sat there......
It makes it even more intriguing to me, that along with four or five cars that have been left to rot, they also have some relatively valuable dailies…I believe someone (from ph, sorry cannot remember username
) went and investigated this year. Did not hear back from them. Plenty of other mundane classics left at the address..... But what is in the garages behind really intrigued me, if the Jensen is just sat there......Is it a multi-generational house, with the grandparents cars on the drive?
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