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2008/06/24 22:56:59
gmgeeman

My new MK1 Escort

Have just bought a very nice MK1, no rust, 56000 miles and roadworthy, ready for reg(reg expired feb 08). Bought from son of original owner (lady in her Nineties) and was just too good to pass up. Took me about 15 hours to tidy it up (not bad as I have been working on my project for about 18 months). What do you think of it.












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Jason How
nice find!!
what are the plans?
2008/06/24 23:39:46
mud
What do I think of it? Hmmmm, I as jealous as hell!!! [:p]
2008/06/25 07:27:00
HYPO4D
very tidy escort man
a cool set of wheels would set it off nicely.
2008/06/25 09:10:52
hak073
That is truly fantastic! Apart from those hubcaps of course, but that can be easily fixed. Excellent find by you, and a car well worth preserving. Get some baby oil onto those switches and interior plastics. They'll come up a treat.
2008/06/25 09:20:29
Smcka
nooooiiiiice
2008/06/25 09:46:00
240corty
nice one what's the spec motor etc...

any engine pics??
2008/06/25 14:45:22
digginganddirt
dam nice basicly what i hope mine will look like (minus hubcaps hehe)
2008/06/25 17:17:07
gmgeeman
Hi all, yes I think it was a good find, should be on the road within a couple of weeks. I intend keeping it till I get my project on the road then will possibly sell it, maybe. Engine is a 1300HC power house of power and as pics show I have not even cleaned it up as yet. As for the hub caps, original owner has the genuine caps somewhere and will hand them over as soon as he finds them, so I will either paint wheels and fit them or might later fit a nice set of wheels (superlite?? have a set just sitting there off my project car)







2008/06/25 17:23:04
binalong
what state ya in .... I would like to have first choice at buying if and when ya want to sell please [:p][:p]
2008/06/25 19:21:26
gmgeeman
Tool advice and lost the hub caps. Painted wheels and fotted std hub caps

2008/04/07 21:46:26
240corty
looks heaps better
2008/06/07 22:50:21
gmgeeman
Got rego'd yesterday, and now all I have to do is get used to the awesome power of a 1300HC AUTO, will take some doing, but I will keep at it until I do.

2008/07/18 21:42:29
3sc0rt
That look really nice mate, the body looks fantastic, Mmm id love to have a nice looking project like that... put nice 2lt in set of twins lumpy cam , lower it put some nice wheels on her Mmmmmm. Original is good also either way thats a great buy.
2008/07/19 09:52:19
hak073
Excellent stuff. She's looking super neat now. And as long as you're not in a hurry to get anywhere, the 1300 autos are beaut. There should be more of them on the roads

My 2c, just leave it as is. Save the 2L for something else. Its too good an original car to mess with.
2008/07/21 09:07:35

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