Ford Escort Mexico with TVR V8 - stolen 3/3/15 9.20pm

Ford Escort Mexico with TVR V8 - stolen 3/3/15 9.20pm

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pincher

8,497 posts

216 months

Wednesday 4th March 2015
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That is a thing of utter beauty - I really hope you get it back and in one piece.

Mafffew

2,149 posts

110 months

Wednesday 4th March 2015
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Stunning machine, fingers crossed OP.

Hope they hang the censoreds when they're caught.


modenaf7red

Original Poster:

26 posts

181 months

Wednesday 4th March 2015
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Thanks guys!
Mark_mccracken@hotmail.co.uk

modenaf7red

Original Poster:

26 posts

181 months

Wednesday 4th March 2015
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Thanks guys!
Mark_mccracken@hotmail.co.uk

RemyMartin

6,759 posts

204 months

Wednesday 4th March 2015
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To be honest (and I'm sure we are all thinking it) that car will be already stripped and fked.

The violent act in taking it means that someone wanted it bad. Absolutely gutted for you. Would love to see it back in one piece

LanceRS

2,171 posts

136 months

Wednesday 4th March 2015
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Hope you get it back. Some people just need shooting. What gives anyone the right to take something belonging to another, let alone something like this that is obviously something special and not just a replaceable, anonymous, box on wheels?

Many years ago I went with a friend to pick up a Zakspeed Capri. The seller had put his prized Swaymar Capri in the workshop for the night, just so that we could see it. Some little scensoredt stole it and left it burning in a field 3 miles away! Unbelievable.

Fortunately OP's pride and joy is worth a lot more than that and hopefully is recoverable. Fingers crossed.

BFG TERRANO

2,172 posts

147 months

Wednesday 4th March 2015
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Shared on book face with photo. Lots of mates into cars across wilts and along the south coast will see it.

Can't have been dragged far by chain surely? Awaiting truck maybe? Hope any local CCTV shows something.

Motorrad

6,811 posts

186 months

Wednesday 4th March 2015
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aeropilot said:
Stripped PDQ and shell sold for a big bundle of notes for use in historic rallying most likely.
That's what I was suggesting frown Obviously I don't want anyone to go into details here but presumably you'd still need a VIN, mind you some devious robbing st has probably got a basket case that's going to rise phoenix like from the ashes.

aeropilot

34,297 posts

226 months

Wednesday 4th March 2015
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Motorrad said:
That's what I was suggesting frown Obviously I don't want anyone to go into details here but presumably you'd still need a VIN, mind you some devious robbing st has probably got a basket case that's going to rise phoenix like from the ashes.
Or a car that's just been recently wrecked in an event and someone needs a replacement shell.
Unsuspecting prospective owner views recently restored/unfinished bare shell etc., (thieving scrotes having passed stripped car onto others for blasting respraying in primmer or plain white) and buys it to re-shell bent rallycar.

All too common with Mk1/2 shell values being what they are.

Official Ford Heritage replacement new shell production (as in the USA with Mustangs etc) would solve this - if only Ford could see the business potential in such a venture (as they do in the USA)

ali_kat

31,988 posts

220 months

Wednesday 4th March 2015
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GreatGranny said:
Bump.

Deserves to be on the front page.
Agreed, have reported to News Desk to ask for this.

croyde

22,701 posts

229 months

Wednesday 4th March 2015
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Makes my blood boil. frown

J4CKO

41,281 posts

199 months

Wednesday 4th March 2015
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I know this doesnt help much at this point but an idea I had, for cars like this, when the fabrication is being done might be to make some very unique alterations in hard to spot places, then take photos, I know they are all pretty much unique anyway when they have this much work but was thinking if they could be "signed", in weld or something liek that as these kinds of stories are getting all too common.

I know it wouldnt be foolproof but it could make a difference at some point.

aeropilot

34,297 posts

226 months

Wednesday 4th March 2015
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J4CKO said:
I know this doesnt help much at this point but an idea I had, for cars like this, when the fabrication is being done might be to make some very unique alterations in hard to spot places, then take photos, I know they are all pretty much unique anyway when they have this much work but was thinking if they could be "signed", in weld or something liek that as these kinds of stories are getting all too common.

I know it wouldnt be foolproof but it could make a difference at some point.
I am aware of a couple of Mk1 restorations that have been 'tagged' in such a way during restoration.

Tattooboy

7,946 posts

177 months

Wednesday 4th March 2015
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Seen this on FB and shared.

Hope you get some news soon OP.

modenaf7red

Original Poster:

26 posts

181 months

Wednesday 4th March 2015
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Thanks everyone, your help and support is greatly appreciated!

The car is very very unique in the way it is built, welded and fabricated, i have hundreds of pictures of every single nut and bolt.

Hopefully something will turn up.

thanks again!

Mark

FussyFez

972 posts

175 months

Wednesday 4th March 2015
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Gutted for you OP, i can only wish you the best of luck in finding it, hopefully the scrote's that took it get caught aswell.

Someone above mentioned Ford doing a re-run of the old Mk1/2 shells.

Ford would make an absolute killing! Surely it wouldn't be too much work for them to do?

aeropilot

34,297 posts

226 months

Wednesday 4th March 2015
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FussyFez said:
Someone above mentioned Ford doing a re-run of the old Mk1/2 shells.

Ford would make an absolute killing! Surely it wouldn't be too much work for them to do?
They wouldn't actually have to do anything other than officially sanction it - as they do in the USA with 'classic' Mustang shells.

There was a rumour a few years ago of this actually being close to happening with shells being made 'under licence' by the same firm in the USA that do the Mustang stuff for Ford, but, it seems nothing further has come of it.

minky monkey

1,524 posts

165 months

Wednesday 4th March 2015
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Scumbags. I've re tweeted Surrey Police's tweet. I really hope this becomes too hot to handle and you get it back.

MarshPhantom

9,658 posts

136 months

Wednesday 4th March 2015
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tts - hope you get some good news soon.

BFG TERRANO

2,172 posts

147 months

Wednesday 4th March 2015
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Any updates today OP?