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2005/11/11 16:35:21
BRIZEY

PANEL VANS ONLY

HI can all the escort panel van owners post pix of their ride here , mkI , mkII and RS (if the mythical legend exists)
Just so can get ideas of what's been done what looks good etc exterior , interior (back and front)
SHOW ME WHAT YOU GOT!!!![:u][88]
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Andrew
Heres a few, none are mine

http://classic-ford.org/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=2436
http://classic-ford.org/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=1695
2005/11/11 16:49:07
BRIZEY
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2005/12/11 21:47:15
Mark

2005/11/13 10:16:38
BRIZEY


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bugger lowering ya van jack it up like this one , go the old school look! [88]
2005/11/13 11:05:37
sundowner
RS pannos never existed thats were sundowners came into it, instead of the sportiness of the RS they made the Hippie van....i can't get my head round posting pics but u have seen mine in person anyway....

2006/03/19 13:48:33
sundowner
http://cgi.eBay.ie/Mk1-Escort-Van-1-10th-lexan-r-c-car-190mm-body-decals_W0QQitemZ6046428659QQcategoryZ34063QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem


check it out fellow panno boys im gettn one fopr sure... if u guys are keen let me know and well all get em at the same time and save on shipping.....im gunna fiind out what cars they suit this week sometime. can't wait to see brizeys with a blue bonnet line mine up with bubble windows
2006/03/26 14:14:15
s_ikari2015
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wow.. that's um..... wow..... RS mk 2 convert.....
2006/03/28 22:11:06
esky-ad
http://cgi.eBay.co.uk/1989-FORD-Escort-RS-TURBO-VAN-ONE-OFF_W0QQitemZ4627266276QQcategoryZ9844QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
2006/08/04 23:03:04
esky-ad
http://turbovan.com/index.shtml

lots of pics of a sr20det van
2006/05/26 20:34:36
esky-ad

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2006/09/08 21:23:08
compact


this is the first escort i owned...bought it to drive for a while...give it a paint (which i did)...and then sell.....put the sign on and in the first 4 days had 5 enquires and sold on the 4th day.....maybe i was 2 cheap

got 3k for it.....on the lookout for another project eskie now....thing the bug may have bit
although i think ive just bought a engineered v8 cortina as well

having trouble uploading pics....not sure what's wrong[:u]
2006/04/11 22:38:29
sundowner
damn the pics didn't work please try again...
2006/05/11 01:50:21
pj
My van in 88 long gone now

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2006/05/11 17:57:14
BRIZEY
i found this on one of my many random searches !
the owner must have been a real ladies man [88]

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2006/05/11 19:04:39
sundowner
thats as funny as that fantasia capri....

dont recon much loving ever went on in that car
2006/05/11 22:41:38
261080
There was an RS van. It was a one-off factory number for a Mr Bob Holden. Yellow with side windows, and a red Mexico-style stripe down the side. As far as I know, it no longer exists (not sure on exact circumstances).


Heres mine, BTW.
You might recognise it from my Project: Blue thread. Light setup has changed cause I like to be able to see where I'm going
http://www.mediafire.com/imgbnc.php/805edea41eafa2911a3759327794d30b4g.jpg
2007/11/25 21:20:54
mk2panelvan
may double up on a few here but these r a few i like..


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2007/11/26 13:29:26
261080
Pic of Bob's MK2 RS Van (Photo of a photo, cause I don't have a scanner).
http://38.114.207.10/5642a545ea85caa98072d0bbf9e6c7d94g.jpg

I have documentation from FoMoCo stating that my particular Van was the last built in the last month/year of production. In the user's manual, it states that it wasn't sold until August 1982, and up till that point, it was a demonstrator... however that works. As far as I can make out, the rego was LWK 337, but could have been an N instead of the W. Even if it's proved not to be the last, it's still priceless to me, even after being offered interesting prices/objects for it.
2007/11/29 19:29:41
Juiceman
This is the greatest "rat rod" type Escort, ever.

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2007/11/29 23:15:09
ross
hi i have a nice van but cant put photos up if i could email some photos to someone so they could post them please let me know
2007/08/12 21:48:05
261080
Here's Ross's Van. Very nice, if I do say so.
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And here's a proper pic of the RS van. Got Dad to scan it for me.
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2007/10/12 18:27:16
brad_80_scort
hey all, thought i would whack some pics of my current van, used to own a Mk1 but she was a basher, this one is a bit nicer, its looking for a good home as i cant store it for much longer but if i need to find somewhere else i will...

its a 1980 sundowner running a 2 litre pinto, extractors and 5 speed sierra box. the outside is ok pretty fair as is the interior, but here are some pics

Interior
before: http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s296/brad_80_scort/DSCF3060.jpg
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exterior:

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engine:

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cheers guys

2007/12/19 19:03:36
Vizz
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WOW I actually just bought this van a couple of months ago! It came complete with odd colour patches, cheviot wheels and a screw on bonnet scoop [:p]

The last few days I have been pulling it apart in my garage for some body work and a respray. Hope to post pics when finished.
2008/06/15 20:25:26
COS086
Hi All

I thought that I had better add some photos of the Sundowner Van that I owned a few years ago. I am sorry now that I sold it but at the time I couldn't really keep it. I also didn't know then how rare it actually was.

BC ESCORT VAN

MFD: 11/1978
VIN No: CK8PUB68XXXR
ENGINE No: CK8PUB68XXXR
MODEL No: 41789
ENGINE: J
TRANS: V
PAINT: EY426 (ONYX BLACK)
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2008/06/16 22:12:53
COZ
Wow. I haven't seen good pics of a black Sundowner. Nice.
2008/06/18 19:50:41
brad_80_scort
that thing is simply gorgeous give me inspiration for mine...its going to be black now...nice nice man why did you sell?

Brad
2008/06/22 17:28:08
badruss
my van in Sydney.[img][/img] russ
2008/06/25 20:57:46
badruss
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2008/06/25 21:00:36
Timw
Nice Van Russ, have not seen one in Black, looking good, nice colours, sets it apart from the usual.
2008/08/30 23:00:40
no_fear_609
heres some of my collection of pictures, sorry if i post some that have already been posted.










2008/02/11 11:24:02
no_fear_609
ill get some more up when i get on my other computer.
2008/02/11 11:25:20
adamorgo
Here's mine:






2009/02/25 00:25:38
tibbos
Hello fellow vaners,
Can any of you sundowner owners point me in the direction to where I can get some new decals from?
Or anyone not to far from north west Sydney and wouldn't mind me measuring yours up? Decals that is.
2010/07/07 19:06:35
sundowner
email me my email is
hardtail_holdout@hotmail.com

i have a correl draw file with them all measured to size...

can u please email me some pics of your van as well, as mines ready for paint and green is a coulour i have been toying with...

cheers Glenn
2010/07/07 19:55:19
PeterM
From posting on page 2 of this thread, dated 25/11/07.

"There was an RS van. It was a one-off factory number for a Mr Bob Holden. Yellow with side windows, and a red Mexico-style stripe down the side. As far as I know, it no longer exists (not sure on exact circumstances)."

Bob Holden was supplied a new Escort panel van from Ford Motor Company that had received slight front end panel damage during unloading from the transporter prior dealer delivery. From what I understand Bob was given the car, he repaired the damage and fitted the RS2000 nosecone himself as an extra. The car definitely did not have an RS2000 nosecone as from Ford.

The car was painted yellow and red and highly modified by Bob himself. I was priveleged to test drive it in 1984 and was very impressive.

Bob still owns this exact car and drives it regularly, which is now white, with standard panel van front (no nosecone) and 1600 Kent engine. I should have some piccies somewhere, will post up when I find them.
2010/03/10 23:13:13
PeterM

This photo was taken at the RSOC (Aust) Display and Concourse Day Parramatta Park November 2008.

Bob Holden's panel van is the white one, my van is the light blue van.


2010/03/10 23:23:17
escort racing
Hey adam, Is that your daily driver,looks great..
2010/04/10 00:36:41
cjdeane10
i started my ford escort love affair with

1975 Mk1 panel van, 2L (with crummy flames across the front), lotsa bog but excellent panel work inside. Burst a fuel line coming home one day - had the fire brigade help me put it out...

1976 Mk2 panel van, 1.6L webber, lowered and re-spray... had to go when the first bub came along - but it was starting to rust away before my eyes...

looked at a 1980 sundowner (original) - and nearly bought it... they looked cool, but i couldnt pay the $6k at the time...

now (my third) is the 1979 Mk2 GL 4-door, 1.6... can fit a baby seat in the back - and i am finding the sedan has less rust-prone areas than the panel van (twin skin roof folds were always going, as well as around the panel van windows)...

but, seeing these photo's has brought a tear in the eye - got good memories of stuff (including mates) rolling around in the back when i have drifted the panel van round a corner...

well done guys - keep the panno's goin!
2010/10/15 18:03:28
ozstang65
Hi all, first post on this forum, I notice some names here I recognise from the RSM forum.
Never guessed that wouls be bob's car, looks nothing like one of his his racecars

Here's an upcoming project for me, a '79 2.0 Sundowner. There's a couple other projects in the queue first so don't expect much soon!





Cheers
2010/01/12 12:02:32
Prowler
Hi Guys,
Just thought i wouldadd my old van to this topic. She is long gone now but has given many fond memories.

Prowler

2011/01/10 15:58:17
Prowler
try again

2011/01/10 16:05:17
Prowler
I`ll give up now.
2011/01/10 16:06:58
Prowler
One more go

2011/01/10 16:11:15
Mickas
PhotoBucket [88]
2011/01/10 16:58:49
Phil
Prowler, take the spaces and brackets out of the file name before you upload it[;^)]
2011/01/10 18:36:10
Prowler
Thanks Phil,
Here goes again.

2011/01/11 15:49:49
Prowler
Whoo hoo it worked
2011/01/11 15:51:01
teeg
sweet van prowler
2011/01/12 09:14:43
sundowner
love it when was this taken?
2011/01/12 13:50:39
Prowler
This was taken back in the 90's. You would have probably noticed evidence of a CB radio, so it was before everyone had mobile phones.
2011/01/12 21:12:47
shaunb
Does anyone know who owns the green mk2 van with flares and no windows, pic was posted back in Nov 2007 by someone on here?

I recall seeing it go through ebay, anyone know the car and owner?

Cheers

Shaun B
2011/01/25 10:02:16
tracey
here is one we are doing up



2011/01/28 20:51:24
Lachie Esplin
This is an original 1980 RS2000 Ford Escort Panel Van 5SP Manual with a brand new racing Sierra gearbox. It is not running yet, but it wont take long to get running, just need a bit of experience, its a great little project, and will be a great day drivers car when its going all good, the seats have been completely re done and the back has been redone to fit speakers in it. (Speakers dont come with it) I am asking for $5,000 or nearest offer. Please contact me on 0427716758
Cheers
Lachie





2011/02/24 18:52:26
ossie cossie
2011/07/14 15:54:40
griezy
here is the RS red Van in QLD before it was sold and went to NSW
 

2012/01/27 22:15:15
griezy
this van which i had 16 years ago was extreamly modified, its a mk 1 with custom front made from a LTD grille and twin light, had a complete mk 2 RS2000 dash custom console, sun roof, front n back spoiler, rear flares,side exhault,wood paneling in the back with cutom made sping bed,bubbled windows in the side and back doors plus bubbled back light covers,1.6 motor was heavily worked with all the good hard wear of the time,cam, port n polish 1.3 head, side draft weber,

wish i kept her, but dad sold her for $100 behind my back, when i went to NZ to visit some family
 

2012/01/27 22:29:04
griezy
here one for the hardcore modified fans, has anyone seen this van? wish it was mine
 

 
has a small block 384 (i think it was) chev V8 and complete holden drive line in it which included holden commondore suspension, tubbed and roof chopped and holden stile back door,in stead of the barn doors, highly flared

was forsale in NZ about 16 years ago for $6000, really wanted it but the shipping cost were to much to austraila, anyone know if it still around
 
 
found this picture of "interceptor" below on the 2nd page of this thread, that juiceman posted, would this be the same car?

2012/01/27 22:31:52
griezy
hey Prowler was your white van in campbelltown in the '90?
2012/01/27 22:34:11
fpv_escort
Here is my beast. Running a 1600 on GSXR throttle bodies with haltech management. Soon to hit the road :)
2012/01/28 09:12:56
FOURED
here's my baby...will be going down the rat rod look...windows welded,red steelies, whitewalls,matt green paint and spitfire insignia on bodywork....
gonna take a while but considering it cost me $500 and has no rust(its been up on gdub's hoist) and a straight body im happy
2012/01/28 10:47:46
sundowner
LOVE EM KEEP THEM COMING
 
2012/01/28 13:03:41
griezy

has anyone got a reverse light switch wire they are willing to sell me?
 
i need one of these for my van shown below for rego next week
 
 


 
2012/02/05 23:52:52
mezza18
my mate panelvan.
 
2012/02/06 06:35:12
smallvan
Here's my baby,still sorting it out but its getting closer to rego.

2012/02/06 20:46:43
griezy
COS086

Hi All

I thought that I had better add some photos of the Sundowner Van that I owned a few years ago. I am sorry now that I sold it but at the time I couldn't really keep it. I also didn't know then how rare it actually was.

BC ESCORT VAN

MFD: 11/1978
VIN No: CK8PUB68XXXR
ENGINE No: CK8PUB68XXXR
MODEL No: 41789
ENGINE: J
TRANS: V
PAINT: EY426 (ONYX BLACK)
TRIM: A










 
hi cos086 would you still have this gorgeous sundowner? 
 
could you help me with some questions 
 
im doing a replica escort sundowner from a rust free windowless bc van and i just found some genuine side bubble windows, does anyone know the measurements of where the windows go on the side panels 
  
does anyone own a sundowner with the side windows out atm? i need to know the dynamiter of the actual hole as i dont know what gap i need to add for the rubbers when fitted 
  
and where are they located in the panels, need some measurements from the top plus bottom from the inner lip of the boarder lines plus from the back boarder line  inner lip


cheers 

2012/02/07 20:04:25
griezy
hey guys, ive found a guy that is willing to make the sundowner decals, the problem is his factory is in Kingsgrove sydney and needs a van to make a templete, is there anyone here that has a van that could lone him their car to reproduce the decals, please let me know and i can forward your details to him, or his to you, what ever easier
 
cheers
2012/06/21 08:38:34
mj
anyone knows what year model and make this van is?
2015/04/16 14:14:25
Greasemeup
The RS2000 never really appealed to me, the shape of the front end just doesnt work for such a small car IMHO, not to offend owners, just not for me, however, on a van it just looks right. The picture post here by 'nofear609' works, I guess its the length of the panel after the door pillar, and the fact that it doesnt have rear windows, it sort of balances the extra length of the front end. 
 

 
Here is mine.
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
Here is one i found on google, best looking MK1 methinks
 

 
 
2015/04/17 10:32:33
Interpid
Getting the Spare tyre in on my 79 panel van took 1 min.  It is still running the original rims. (You can see it at Oakdale Post Office most working days of the week)
 
And
hey Prowler was your white van in campbelltown in the '90?
post edited by griezy - Friday, January 27, 2012 10:37 PM
It might have been my dads mark 1.  And yes he still has it (I am trying to get him to register it again, every time I change something on my car I get him to take it for a drive and he is reminded of how good an escort is)
 
2015/09/19 08:32:30
griezy
Juiceman
This is the greatest "rat rod" type Escort, ever.

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and here is the interceptor finished, has a small block 284 (i think it was) chev V8 and complete holden drive line in it which included holden commodore suspension, tubbed and roof chopped and holden stile back door,in stead of the barn doors, highly flared

was forsale in NZ about 23 years ago for $6000, i went over to check it out as I really wanted it but the shipping cost were to much to austraila, anyone know if it still around
 

2016/12/11 23:35:06
NQRS
What a lary looking beast- wouldn't have much trouble getting it street registered - not!! Be a bit of a handful with a V8 in a short arse. Len
2016/12/13 21:29:48
martymexico
...NZ.. He could've just got a estate model and filled the side windows in .. save so much effort !!
Here's one of my vans. .
2016/12/18 17:36:22
martymexico
Vans are cool. .I've got 5 of them! One is a 1954 prefect with a wooden rear load bay .
I like building them more than coups cause there's no back seat or Windows to worry about . ..
One of them is destined to turn into a Ute, cause the roof is nearly dispatched from rust, i may as well..!
It's next in line on the resto list .
2017/09/22 17:22:55
Badnyt
After 3 years and loads of cash she is finally legal to drive. Trying to load photos not sure if it's working.
2017/09/23 20:31:37
NQRS
Went to Historics at Phillip Island last week end- saw this one driving in traffic in Melbourne on the Friday , found it parked in the top paddock at Phillip Is on the weekend - anyone know it?
2018/03/17 23:34:28
TC and RS
It's mine.
2018/03/18 12:50:04
Drewdog
Beautiful. You must feel like the coolest cat on the road driving it
2018/03/18 14:07:32
Bonus
Im not normally a fan of vans purely because of the shape but that yellow gem may have changed my views.
2018/03/19 20:43:27
PeterM
Still have BabyBlue.
Nearly 39 years old.
I bought her from Telecom auction in April 1986 when I was 23 years old.
An old photo but still the same today.  
 
 
2018/03/21 01:34:23
NQRS
Hi TC,
That is a sweet looking ride. I was in the bus heading to Phillip Is on Friday when I saw it, really caught my attention and I craned my neck looking through the window for as long as I could until it went out of sight. Len
2018/03/21 22:59:25
PeterM
This Sundowner was bought new by a close mate of mine in 1980.
It was the second Wedgewood Blue Sundowner he owned.
He killed both. i haven't yet forgiven him.....
 
 
 
 
2018/03/22 22:36:04
NQRS
Hi Peter,
That blue van is an unusual colour, only ever seen Sundowners in brighter colours with the usual side decals. Len
2018/03/24 10:00:23
PeterM
Hi Len,
I bought the van from Telecom in April 1986. It was originally Sno white.
Started to paint it in 1990 however because back then there were a million white escort vans around, at the last moment before painting I thru some blue tinter into the white paint. In 2000 I repainted it again to a slightly darker blue which is what it still is today.
It's fun to drive it not only because it is an older car, but because the bright "BabyBlue" colour contrasts so much in traffic with the drab silver and black metallic colours most people seem to choose for the modern cars today.

2018/03/25 06:29:25
Chooka
Gidday fellow vanners. I just bought my first panelvan. It’s a 79 1600. Originally wedgewood with tan seats. Just wondering if anyone can tell me. It’s got windows in the sides at the back. I’ve seen different placements of these rear windows. Sometimes there’s a pair on each side, sometimes one towards the back and sometimes one closer to the front. We’re these all added later or what? Also wondering where the spare wheel went. Did it just sit in the back? Hoping some of you experts might be able to help a noob out. Chook
2018/05/06 22:35:48
griezy
Chooka
Gidday fellow vanners. I just bought my first panelvan. It’s a 79 1600. Originally wedgewood with tan seats. Just wondering if anyone can tell me. It’s got windows in the sides at the back. I’ve seen different placements of these rear windows. Sometimes there’s a pair on each side, sometimes one towards the back and sometimes one closer to the front. We’re these all added later or what? Also wondering where the spare wheel went. Did it just sit in the back? Hoping some of you experts might be able to help a noob out. Chook

spare wheel sits behind the passenger seat, under the floor but only will fit with a very skinny 13in tyre, or  if you lucky enough to find a sundowner bracket that sits the wheel passenger side at the rear, i can take pics if you like,
from my experience the ones with one windows on the sides were normally work vehicles but i may be wrong
2018/05/06 22:54:07
gtv6capri
Theres a tidy looking MK1 van for $3000 https://www.ebay.com.au/i...efe:g:3zMAAOSwy6la6lAI
2018/05/08 14:58:12
martymexico
Was that sundowner spare wheel mounting bar only on those vans, cause i acquired a 78 1600 van with said bkt..it looks orig fitmented .

Here's another van i got last year 1980 pinto in std rs yellow, it used to have side windows till i plated them up ! Btw side windows are drilled and jigsawed at the factory before painting. .so i find out on this one. .


2018/05/23 20:10:22
NQRS
Hi Marty,
The yellow one is coming along nicely, is that your total collection?  wish I had your shed- lots of space! Len
2018/05/23 21:15:09
Bonus
I dont care for vans but that yellow one looks mint  . 
Paint on the floor looks 100% and good to see with no dents 
2018/05/23 21:40:49
deano
where's the bubble arches Marty, you know you want to.!
2018/05/24 13:23:37
martymexico
Haha thanks guys!
Len , is that my collection?. .. No, there's more out the back, another rusty mk2 pinto van and a 1953ish Prefect van among the collection of coups. ..😆

The rear deck had a bed screwed to it possibly from it early life and yes the floor was spot on like new. .
Deano, i have a mk1 escort coup with bubbles. .been there done that , hehe !!

This is my mk1 van. .one day it'll be running, some don't like the XL stainless sill strips i fitted..it just looks that bit more classy and I've not seen it done to a van before. .
2018/05/24 17:21:28
NQRS
Hi Marty,
That's a neat addition- has it got some motorvation - just not up and running yet?
2018/05/24 20:40:25
martymexico
It has mate.. a 2.1 zetec with full ARP bolts and studs ,Ford Racing spec 3 cams ,
Probe pistons , the list goes on. I just bought a set of itb's from USA of' a gsxr750 (42mm) that done only 500 miles for $125au . The Celica gearbox belhousing from Dellow has striped starter motor threads which I'll either helicoil or Weld slugs and re tap... either way its annoying . Not a fan of Dellow and might just go back to a 4sp .
2018/05/24 22:13:10
NQRS
Bummer, Tim- links didn't work.  Len
2018/06/03 21:41:38
Timw
Not sure why the links do not work, they display when I click them, but will but them up in the future with another link.
2018/06/20 15:15:02
griezy
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2023/10/17 14:37:14
griezy
shaunb
Does anyone know who owns the green mk2 van with flares and no windows, pic was posted back in Nov 2007 by someone on here?

I recall seeing it go through ebay, anyone know the car and owner?

Cheers

Shaun B

i had a green escort van with flares in the 90's 
 

2023/10/17 14:43:14
martymexico
Didn't realise this thread has been going nearly 20yrs !!

My next in line project, rusty corner..
It's been sitting for about 10 yrs getting heavier from being a mobile shed but also getting lighter from rusting away.
It's due for surgery with a crop top , an engineer well be involved with this job as it'll be rebirthed into a ute as we've lightly discussed on my coup thread. As you can tell I'm not caring to much about rust because as Deano pointed out and my theory is you still need to weld a small patch or a big patch the only difference is size of the patch !




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