Potential escort mk2 restoration

[325Ti]

Evening all

found out about a car yesterday that I had forgetten all about

in late 1970's my grandad bought a new mk2 escort which he drove for a few years then sadly died suddenly

the car has been sat in a garage ever since - but a dry and semi heated garage which good windows and doors etc

i havent seen the car since I was a young kid about 20 years ago - dont think it has moved since

all i know is its a 1 owner car, less than 10k on the clock

its a Ghia model in maroon with the black roof and is apparently rust free

im not the best with older cars but always liked the thought of an old ford

question is - how much work is it likely to need and is it worth saving?

im guessing itll need a new engine, brakes, wheels, suspension and all the associated lines etc

[iva cosworth]

Worth saving ...Yes.

Ghia will be a 4 door so much less sought after and less valuable than the 2 door.

May not need a new engine.

Go have a look,pull it out the garage if possible and give it a thorough look at

[SV8Predator]

I don't mean to be rude but with the questions and assumptions you're making, you are not the person to take on such a project.

Check prices on eBay for similar vehicles, then do the right thing and offer your relative a fair price.

If you have not got the knowledge or tools to restore the vehicle yourself, then sell it on.

Or don't buy it.

[s m]

iva cosworth said:

Worth saving ...Yes.

Ghia will be a 4 door so much less sought after and less valuable than the 2 door.

They did do some 2-door Ghias early on up to about 76 but as he mentions late 70s you're probably right that it will be a 4-door. The 2-doors are much rarer

[Muzzer79]

SV8Predator said:

I don't mean to be rude but with the questions and assumptions you're making, you are not the person to take on such a project.

Check prices on eBay for similar vehicles, then do the right thing and offer your relative a fair price.

If you have not got the knowledge or tools to restore the vehicle yourself, then sell it on.

Or don't buy it.

Not necessarily

The OP may be in a position to have the car restored for him

If you've always wanted one and have the means, buy it

[Pit Pony]

SV8Predator said:

I don't mean to be rude but with the questions and assumptions you're making, you are not the person to take on such a project.

Check prices on eBay for similar vehicles, then do the right thing and offer your relative a fair price.

If you have not got the knowledge or tools to restore the vehicle yourself, then sell it on.

Or don't buy it.

But a mk2 escort is singularly the most simple car, ever made, and EVERY task is going to be a piece of piss, so it's almost impossible not to gain the knowledge and tools, and learn as you go along, and still end up with a show car.

[anonymous-user]

SV8Predator said:

I don't mean to be rude but with the questions and assumptions you're making, you are not the person to take on such a project.

Check prices on eBay for similar vehicles, then do the right thing and offer your relative a fair price.

If you have not got the knowledge or tools to restore the vehicle yourself, then sell it on.

Or don't buy it.

What an odd post. People can learn new skills you know.

[Pit Pony]

MrBig said:

SV8Predator said:

I don't mean to be rude but with the questions and assumptions you're making, you are not the person to take on such a project.

Check prices on eBay for similar vehicles, then do the right thing and offer your relative a fair price.

If you have not got the knowledge or tools to restore the vehicle yourself, then sell it on.

Or don't buy it.

What an odd post. People can learn new skills you know.

I suspect he's trying to say that there are people out there, who have been into the 4 door ghia mk2 escort scene in a big way (as in a mental illness way) who'd bite their ballocks off to get hold of a low mileage barn find, unlike the OP, who hasn't spent 20 years living breathing and looking for the holy grail.

Given that my granddad's almost perfect 15,000 mile Allegro Vandom Plas was scrapped when he died by my uncle, despite me pleading with him to sell it to me. (and my wife pleading with me, not to offer to buy it), I see this from a different angle.