I would have if I could convince the wife to let me build another shed - have a matching 2 & 4 door then
 
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Ford-Escort-RS-2000-NO-RESERVE-/290746555778?pt=AU_Cars&hash=item43b1d85d82
 
Would have to be a big shed though, would want to buy my mates 4 door Yellow RS2000 thats been hibernation under cover for the last 20 years as well.
 
http://www.rsmotorsport.com.au/forums/viewtopic.php?t=2950
 

Me personally, I steer well clear of any car (especially one you are looking at collecting/restoring) that the compliance plates do not match the chassis number... For ultimate collectability a matching engine number (to the compliance plate AND chassis plate) is desirable by some people. Forget even condition as the most important factor, if something does not smell right - walk away. Last thing you want after spending hundreds of hours and thousands of $$$, is for the sherrif to turn up to reposess a rebirthed car you thought was yours...

If something is too good to be true, it generally is....
The midnight blue rs 2 door on eBay seems like a reasonable buy in standard reasonable condition, providing its compliance plate etc checks out. Seems to be riding a little high in the photos, so either the suspension has been redone, or my recollection of rs heights is of slightly lowered ones (which is possible!)

yeah, I reckon half the autos would have been converted to manual too, so a midnight blue 4 door auto looks to be the collectors diamond in the rough !!!!!!

Don't know exactly how true it is (so take it with a grain of salt), but i remember being advised from one source, all autos were white and either all 2 or all 4 door (can't recall that bit....) and the were only something like 250 or so...

The autos are rare and I have yet to see one in the flesh, but I recall someone on here a few years ago had one they were restoring... The auto tunnel would be a dead giveaway if you were looking for it specifically as it is wider than a manual tunnel....

Hi mate just wondering if u have the number for the bloke that had the 4 door rs2000 for sale near ballarat which u where talking about on a thread I was reading a burnt orange one painted midnight? You where saying you may have the number?