My Gartrac Escort G6

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Bazny

13 posts

192 months

Thursday 11th June 2009
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stuartph said:
I saw that escort cab in the early 90'S for sale at a garage in kent five oak green, they also had a white xr2 next to it that had a 2.8i fitted which must have been gartrac made also


Stuart
I have an Auto Trader advert when it was for sale dated April 1991, i bet this is at the same garage.

Edited by Bazny on Thursday 11th June 11:55

retro lad

3 posts

193 months

Thursday 18th June 2009
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my blue one is under going a major overhaul at the moment,
reg no. Q828 CPE. it's definitely one of the original G6
machines. the V6 is long gone out of it though. it looks
to be the same shade of blue as Bazny's one! i must put
up some pictures of it asap, all going well it be breaking
cover in the not too distant future. i've located a
Focus ST 2.5 engine so that option is being considered
at the moment...

Bazny

13 posts

192 months

Friday 19th June 2009
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Ive been considering changing the engine in mine, was thinking of going the cosworth route, but then i thought this might be one of the few cars still with the original v6 in so at the moment im going to leave it as it is.

sidewaysfletch

1 posts

177 months

Friday 19th June 2009
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now that is a blast from the past had one of these about 20 years ago would love to know if it was still around i often search the net to try and be reunited with an old flame.





cheers

jason

Carsie

925 posts

203 months

Saturday 20th June 2009
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Slightly off topic but circa '92 I was running my Cossie and looking for a change. I was offered an XR3 which was effectively an XR3 shell placed on top of a TVR 350 chassis. The car was built in the Enfield area, was finished in white with a grey interior. I drove the car and was very impressed but it was a strict two seater and as I had a young family it wasn't practical. Fantastic car though - great concept smile

tommy83

206 posts

206 months

Friday 3rd July 2009
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Awesome car!!!

escort g6

Original Poster:

12 posts

197 months

Thursday 15th October 2009
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now featured in November issue of Fast Ford,

tortop45

434 posts

159 months

Monday 20th December 2010
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hi GARTRAC fans just joined this site,what can i tell you about my self ,well im the guy that built the one and only g6 convertable whitch is pictured along with the build sheet diagram,I built it back in 1985 can't belive its still going.The kit from gartrac after the brand new shell was converted to rear wheel drive had every part of the shelf ,as kits go you couldn,t of want for a better one.In back in 85 the cost wasn,t even that bad.like to no were car is now?

tortop45

434 posts

159 months

Monday 20th December 2010
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Bazny said:
Heres an underbonnet photo of mine.
hi.is this the convertable g6 regQ302FLE if so i built this car back in 1985

M5 Russ

2,243 posts

191 months

Tuesday 21st December 2010
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stuartph said:
I saw that escort cab in the early 90'S for sale at a garage in kent five oak green, they also had a white xr2 next to it that had a 2.8i fitted which must have been gartrac made also


Stuart
thats spooky - i remember that too and I even went to have a look at it, not to buy it but just to look as it was the first time I had ever seen one.

This is a great thread.

retro lad

3 posts

193 months

Friday 25th February 2011
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hi lads, my G6 is nearing the end of it's restoration, but i
want to put an RS1700T style rear spoiler on it, these are
nigh on impossible to get hold of these days so i'm about to
fabricate my own one from aluminium.
while i'm making one i would be more than happy to make up
a few more of them so if anyone is interested please contact
me on alan.g6@hotmail.com

Bazny

13 posts

192 months

Tuesday 26th April 2011
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tortop45 said:
i.is this the convertable g6 regQ302FLE if so i built this car back in 1985
Yep it sure is, ive only just noticed this post as i dont always get on here, ive owned it for a few years now and it is just the way it was originally built,the only change ive made is to fit brooklands 15 inch wheels with goodyear tyres, still has the v6 and 4 speed box fitted and red pipe seats. to be honest its a real time warp car.Its just being repainted as we speak and ive just fitted a new genuine ford hood.

Edited by Bazny on Tuesday 26th April 17:51


Edited by Bazny on Tuesday 26th April 18:00


Edited by Bazny on Wednesday 27th April 08:28

tortop45

434 posts

159 months

Thursday 28th April 2011
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Bazny said:
Yep it sure is, ive only just noticed this post as i dont always get on here, ive owned it for a few years now and it is just the way it was originally built,the only change ive made is to fit brooklands 15 inch wheels with goodyear tyres, still has the v6 and 4 speed box fitted and red pipe seats. to be honest its a real time warp car.Its just being repainted as we speak and ive just fitted a new genuine ford hood.

Edited by Bazny on Tuesday 26th April 17:51


Edited by Bazny on Tuesday 26th April 18:00


Edited by Bazny on Wednesday 27th April 08:28
hi.nice to no its still going.i fitted a new factory roof as well back in about 1989 as it was broken in to back then.eney think you like to no about the creaction of this car?

Edited by tortop45 on Friday 13th May 23:22

fredwood

7 posts

178 months

Sunday 15th May 2011
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a picture sent to me of my car in 1986 ford fair..........

Streetrod

6,468 posts

205 months

Monday 16th May 2011
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tortop45 said:
hi GARTRAC fans just joined this site,what can i tell you about my self ,well im the guy that built the one and only g6 convertable whitch is pictured along with the build sheet diagram,I built it back in 1985 can't belive its still going.The kit from gartrac after the brand new shell was converted to rear wheel drive had every part of the shelf ,as kits go you couldn,t of want for a better one.In back in 85 the cost wasn,t even that bad.like to no were car is now?
Tortop, by any chance are you Pete Jordon??

tortop45

434 posts

159 months

Monday 16th May 2011
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Streetrod said:
Tortop, by any chance are you Pete Jordon??
yep!!

Streetrod

6,468 posts

205 months

Tuesday 17th May 2011
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tortop45 said:
Streetrod said:
Tortop, by any chance are you Pete Jordon??
yep!!
Hello mate, its Colin here from Smoke City fame. I will PM you

tortop45

434 posts

159 months

Tuesday 17th May 2011
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Streetrod said:
Hello mate, its Colin here from Smoke City fame. I will PM you
what, mr james?

Streetrod

6,468 posts

205 months

Tuesday 17th May 2011
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tortop45 said:
what, mr james?
Thats me wavey How you doing mate?

tortop45

434 posts

159 months

Wednesday 18th May 2011
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Streetrod said:
Thats me wavey How you doing mate?
hi colin,check your email,pete.