Longboy74.......wonder where those pics are from[;^)] Coming to an issue of Classic Ford Mag real soon.

Here's a great guy, a sensible budget and a lot of love for the Classic Blue oval small Ford badge.....I still shake my head and can't for the life of me understand how people think this type of car is crap.

What a stunning restification, and what a great way to ensure an Escort like this is alive an kicking for another 50 years. Well done on a superb vehicle.

RJ

Well said Josh. Car is looking sweet

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Originally posted by racin jason

Longboy74.......wonder where those pics are from[;^)] Coming to an issue of Classic Ford Mag real soon.

Here's a great guy, a sensible budget and a lot of love for the Classic Blue oval small Ford badge.....I still shake my head and can't for the life of me understand how people think this type of car is crap.

What a stunning restification, and what a great way to ensure an Escort like this is alive an kicking for another 50 years. Well done on a superb vehicle.

RJ

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RJ I thought you weren't going to comment any further on this thread?

Longboy74 I appreciate the effort you've taken and the outcome that shows for it. Well done to you.

RJ.

Two things; if you don't like people telling you that they thought your column which is supposed to represent us Australians didn't hit the nail on the head and in fact made you look lame then don't be a journalist.we pay for that magazine and your words...never forget it.
secondly,
if you are a fan of classic fords as you say then the size of the car population in our little specialty has nothing to do with how relevant it is to the rest of the country. for most of the people here we couldn't care less our little hobby is the most important thing to us.Telling us that's its not that important in the scheme of things is pretty offensive and very condescending.

If you ask a question in an open forum (yes I can read a question mark.).....don't get all bent of shape if we don't agree with you.

For those of you who aren't a friend of mine let me say this, myself and geetee (forum member and one of my closest buddies) wrote a column in the UK RSOC magazine in the mid 90's for which we copped a lot of grief over from the RSOC in Australia. Did we get all precious? nope we just kept on writing and making it better.

Jason we have met and had a long discussion over the phone in my former role as VIC RSOC president when I tried to entice you to Small Ford Sunday.....my memory of the phonecall is something like this.....Sorry Derek (small clue for those of who about to sledge me) won't be there I've got a drag racing meeting to cover....I'm the Compact racing representative for ANDRA.....OK so you had a job to do....but I can't remember seeing you at any one of the events which is the largest gatherings of Classic Small fords in this country.(feel free to correct me if I'm wrong)
If you are into your classic fords you'd learn to listen to the punters and relay that input to the Classic ford editor. We the forum members, keyboard warriors, whatever you want to call us are the people who buy the magazine and result in you getting a paycheck for your efforts. If don't get a paycheck then how come?

My very first comments (now exorcised from the forum) went something like this. Don't like the car it's not to my taste. I appreciate however the effort to get it to that point....except of course if he opened up the cheque book and paid everyone else to do all the work.....ooops didn't mean to open another can of worms.

Right that's that off my chest..... now back to the garage.

why haven't you moderators locked this topic as it no longer about the car but instead just dribble [B)]