Classics left to die/rotting pics - Vol 2
Discussion
It was late and I was very "tired" when I posted that!! 
P5BNij said:
£11500 buy it now hahahaha. They're smoking some cheap crack!Johnspex said:
XRS said:
Loose_Cannon said:
Yes they had some novel features, like a floor mounted foot button for the washers (f
k knows why). One of the last cars my dad bought new, must have put him off as it rusted so badly and so quickly he returned it for a refund within months? I do have fond memories of the wind down tailgate, though our excitable dog at the time had usually launched himself over the descending window long before we had time to drop the solid part.
I had a floor mounted foot button (ring actually) in my Mk 1 RS2000. It was around the dipper switch. Worked well.k knows why). One of the last cars my dad bought new, must have put him off as it rusted so badly and so quickly he returned it for a refund within months? I do have fond memories of the wind down tailgate, though our excitable dog at the time had usually launched himself over the descending window long before we had time to drop the solid part.This is all subject to correction as I bought my Mexico in 1974.
I kept mine (JAD149N) for nine years but as soon as I sold it it was rolled then stolen and presumably broken.
Buggles said:
Interesting, thanks chap. I'm not that far away from there, and I do have a penchant for reviving cars that probably should be scrapped.
Are you thinking of having a bid on it?
I too have an illness for buying not very nice cars and spending far too much money making the nice, when I could have just bought a nice one to start with. The reason why I haven't made the man an offer is I'm not really a Ford man, i'm sure they're great cars, just not for me. The other issue I have is getting parts, new parts specific to the Cosworth are obviously rare, but any NOS parts appear to cost a fortune! With my Merc 190E's, I can ring up the dealer and get pretty much anything overnight, I don't imagine the Sierra Cossie is that well catered for by Ford.Are you thinking of having a bid on it?
GT6 Jonsey said:
john2443 said:
That's how I remember it, was along time ago when I had mine (PNR 469M, where are you now!). I think main beam was push forward on the indicator stalk.
I'd say that floor mounted dip switch was a BMC thing, but maybe other did it, I don't remember Ford having them.
Triumph TR 2-3-4's also have floor mounted high beam switches. They work great when motoring along the lanes at night I'd say that floor mounted dip switch was a BMC thing, but maybe other did it, I don't remember Ford having them.
jahbrown said:
I don't imagine the Sierra Cossie is that well catered for by Ford.
Absolutely.I tried to get a Cosworth specific part for a 1993 Escort ,in 2007 ,no chance.
Although there are sources in Germany with some difficult to find stuff ,either remade or they bought all Ford's stock.
Cledus Snow said:
GT6 Jonsey said:
john2443 said:
That's how I remember it, was along time ago when I had mine (PNR 469M, where are you now!). I think main beam was push forward on the indicator stalk.
I'd say that floor mounted dip switch was a BMC thing, but maybe other did it, I don't remember Ford having them.
Triumph TR 2-3-4's also have floor mounted high beam switches. They work great when motoring along the lanes at night I'd say that floor mounted dip switch was a BMC thing, but maybe other did it, I don't remember Ford having them.
Driving at night, passengers would see the headlights switch between dip beam and main beam, but because they didn't see a column stalk being operated by hand, they (wrongly) assumed that the car had incredible, automatic headlights!
I did eventually confess that the car wasn't really that advanced, and that in fact it had a very old-style foot switch instead of a column stalk for the main/dip beam.
Does this count?! It's mine and I had no intention of it sitting in a barn when I bought it. It needs lots of work which will lead to a full restoration, which unfortunately at the moment I don't have time for. Shame on me! So at the moment it is currently sat slowly 'rotting' away, a lot slower than it would be if it were outside mind. Biggest problem is the bloody mice that seem to have a taste for German plastics. Oh how the once mighty "Reader's Car of the Week" have fallen!
4rephill said:
Cledus Snow said:
GT6 Jonsey said:
john2443 said:
That's how I remember it, was along time ago when I had mine (PNR 469M, where are you now!). I think main beam was push forward on the indicator stalk.
I'd say that floor mounted dip switch was a BMC thing, but maybe other did it, I don't remember Ford having them.
Triumph TR 2-3-4's also have floor mounted high beam switches. They work great when motoring along the lanes at night I'd say that floor mounted dip switch was a BMC thing, but maybe other did it, I don't remember Ford having them.
Driving at night, passengers would see the headlights switch between dip beam and main beam, but because they didn't see a column stalk being operated by hand, they (wrongly) assumed that the car had incredible, automatic headlights!
I did eventually confess that the car wasn't really that advanced, and that in fact it had a very old-style foot switch instead of a column stalk for the main/dip beam.
jahbrown said:
Does this count?! It's mine and I had no intention of it sitting in a barn when I bought it. It needs lots of work which will lead to a full restoration, which unfortunately at the moment I don't have time for. Shame on me! So at the moment it is currently sat slowly 'rotting' away, a lot slower than it would be if it were outside mind. Biggest problem is the bloody mice that seem to have a taste for German plastics. Oh how the once mighty "Reader's Car of the Week" have fallen!
What is it a 924 ? 944 ?lucido grigio said:
Looks 924 to me ,no widebody ,could be an S.....?
cheated and checked his profile ,after posting that ,it is an S.
I prefer the narrow bodied 924, with the added bonus of the S utilising the 944 Porsche built engine. cheated and checked his profile ,after posting that ,it is an S.
It was bought principally for the colour, I've never seen another in Summer yellow.
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