wanted to buy: Mk2 escort van:change of direction

If only it was missing 2 doors

I agree Dean, Those arches would be a first time challenge. Nothing ventured nothing gained heh.
A van is about the only Escort I've never owned. How recent is that pic?
Mark

sorry added wrong pics

i figured Drew was right, it deserves a general touch up at least, and I already have the Rally Pack strips in the shed, may as well do some finishing off.
 
I was about to order a spraycan to test color match, but the Id tag code says paint is M (which is actually meant to be Satin Spruce?).
I cant find a reference to gold on the color charts, there's a harvest yellow, and yellow blaze.
I know its hard to pick from a photo, but anyone want to take a stab and recognise this as being some flavour of Escort Gold?
If the concensus is that the M did mean Satin Spruce, well, this is the funny part.
That was the color of dads escort, and what I  was going to paint it if I proceeded with a fully respray, to the point where I had already bought a 500ml of Satin Spruce a year ago that I bought as a tester.
 
Perhaps the cars color has been changed, and it's Buddhas way of telling me to do a proper job and return it to original.
Weird?
 
 

Try this link Dean, I have this one marked as I have found to be the most accurate.
 
http://www.rsmotorsport.c...hnical/escortmkii.html

Dean, I just spray with etch primer as it is compatible with acrylic or 2 pack and seals well.

things seem to be moving ahead.
it looks like I might have found a 77 mk2 van locally, just waiting to inspect it.
Its stripped down, and missing  the engine, but otherwise hopefully its all there, albeit boxed up and still needing some welding work and a new sill.
Rather than finding another pinto, or stripping it out of the 4 door,I'm planning a duratec install.
I've sourced a 2014 2.0 from a Focus thats done 60,000 kms, and should be easy to get, and a plan for certification.
 
So the Escort will go to a new home. I bought a decent compressor today, and primer and 'Tropic Gold"just to do a quick tidy up. SMKA is waiting for a few panels, apparently the MK1 bubbles are what you need. Now to read back up on all of the Duratec installs, something I thought i'd never do, but with a bit of effort I might end up with an easy to live with van width moderate power and drivablilty.