RE: Shed Of The Week: Ford Scorpio 24v

[405dogvan]

I think rarity > outright good looks here but they've painted a bit more than the rear arches judging by the enormous amount of overspray on the boot kickpanel!!!

Worth preserving - but of a shame to shed it

[Oddball RS]

Do we actually have a name of who signed of on this restyle, it was 'ok' before, after.....


Turd.. polish... turd... quick rub, nope still not seeing a shine.

[dukebox9reg]

Rather have a Rover Sterling or an Omega/Charlton over this all day long. The Cosworth bit on this is just an old school version of what NISMO are now doing on the Nissans. In other words, its not a proper job.

[carinaman]

Interesting shed.

[roadie]

This represents the absolute low point of car design to me. Whoever designed this, whether it was an individual or committee should be ashamed and embarrassed.

[31mph]

I don't mind it.

Certainly looks a comfy place to sit

[RobertDawson]

I hated the looks of these when they first came out but all these years later it doesn't look too bad. I still prefer, by far, the ones that looked like a giant Sierra. One thing I do remember about them is they were all very comfortable cars to travel in.

[jamespink]

31mph said:

I don't mind it.

Certainly looks a comfy place to sit

So much like a bean bag then...

[DaveL485]

thomablue said:

"Scrambler motorcycle" & "sunshine roof"

Love it.

I read that ad in a Michael Parkinson voice lol.

Spectacularly ugly car though, I can't even imagine how this design was approved.

[J4CKO]

dukebox9reg said:

Rather have a Rover Sterling or an Omega/Charlton over this all day long. The Cosworth bit on this is just an old school version of what NISMO are now doing on the Nissans. In other words, its not a proper job.

"Charlton", like a Carlton but with more trophies and a combover ?

[Otispunkmeyer]

10/10 shedding this week.

Love that. Its like the closest Ford sold to a big wallowy americana barge.

[SuperHangOn]

Baryonyx said:

I love these, magnificent cars from a bygone age when there was more to an 'executive' car than a white paint, a strained 4 cylinder diesel engine and the lowest monthly payment. That front end doesn't look half as bad as it did when reviewed in context of some utterly dreadful modern designs.

I wouldn't go as far as magnificent but I was just thinking its not actually that terrible anymore.

[myhandle]

Baryonyx said:

I love these, magnificent cars from a bygone age when there was more to an 'executive' car than a white paint, a strained 4 cylinder diesel engine and the lowest monthly payment. That front end doesn't look half as bad as it did when reviewed in context of some utterly dreadful modern designs.

100% agree on both counts.

[robinft]

I have a client with 20+ of the saloons. Passing on ad in case he fancies a new direction.

[MadDog1962]

Although these are one of the ugliest cars Ford made in th UK, they were really pretty good to drive.

I drove a rented 2.3 litre version for a couple of weeks in 1997. It was very comfortable and quiet motorway barge.

There can't be many left. Probably quite fun if if you wanted to be different. :-)

[daytona365]

''I love these, magnificent cars from a bygone age''.....Get out of here, it's a late 90's Ford barge, not a drop head Alvis !

[cannelldocam]

soad said:

http://www.gumtree.com/p/vauxhall/vauxhall-omega-c...

Bargain V6 barge.

Blimey that's tempting. My j plate senator 3.0 24v is starting to get a bit temperamental in the gearbox department (autobox sometimes disbelieves that it is in P or N when it's warm so refuses to turn over) so this might be a good stop gap until I find the right E39 M5. I prefer the pre-facelift style as well.

[Rumblestripe]

Oddly, I think it has rather grown in to its looks. Somehow it looks less odd/ugly than I remember back in the day when it was the but of wide mouthed frog jokes aplenty.

Interesting and it would be a shame if they all went the way of the dodo.

[mickyveloce]

An interesting read.

I had a transit with this engine, a five speed manual 'box, twin rear wheels and side-exit exhausts at my disposal in the early 90's.

It returned single figures mpg, and taught me just about everything about car control, as it refused to go anywhere in a straight line.

Ah, good memories....

[PK0001]

If the face lifted 1 Series is a 10 pinter, then this would be a 15 pinter and therefore in a coma.

Is it the 1 series ugly mother ?