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ian parker
14-11-2004, 19:15
I just want to say thanks to everyone who showed today, who made me feel welcome, i felt a little strange walking into a place to meet people i,d only communicated with via sentences Aaron aside. Talking with people who have the same passion for something as i do. I left feeling even more determined to find that RIGHT car, by the way Aaron, i finally got it out of the guy with the white car, i think i showed to much interest, after pushing him he said 10k, Still next week is nearly upon us, and i think the mag will appear, I dont think i need to ask anymore, everyones knows the score...... you never know, this time next week the garage could be feeled, thanks again, Ian.
was that the one on the seoc stand?
ian parker
14-11-2004, 19:20
If you mean in the entrance, next to the 1300e, then yes
didnt look close up, but it looked a nice car, nice trim etc.
hope you had a good day, sorry i didnt bump into you, but was too busy trying to bag a bargain, and when i did, i gave it away :(
ian parker
14-11-2004, 19:26
In reality, today wasn,t really the day to talk to him about selling it i suppose, but i didn,t ask, somebody else would have !!
If its the one im thinking of , i had a good look around it and under it and it looked a very nice car
The car was very nice but for £10k I'd expect the engine bay to be slightly better than it was.
Arron
Think i may have seen you today , was you wearing a leather coat and brown(ish) trousers?
Yes mate I was - sorry I didn't catch up with you at the show.
Mr Hoarder
15-11-2004, 10:25
I looked at the car with Ian.
Nice - but it's had a service shell !!
Banishit
15-11-2004, 10:58
pray tell whats a service shell (noob question) ? :geek:
A very large spare part supplied by FMC.
Banishit
15-11-2004, 11:09
oh right a WHOLE new shell ? at sometime ?
Correct !
I'd like to see what such an item would sell for on eBay
Mr Hoarder
15-11-2004, 11:33
oh right a WHOLE new shell ? at sometime ?
That's it, a whole new shell, bought from FMC.
How can you tell Rob ?
The chassis tag on the n/s of the slam panel is the give-away, instead of carrying the original chassis number and paint code, it has a 75ab part number (which is the part number for a whole shell) and across the top it has "Ford parts operation Daventry" stamped on it !
across the top it has "Ford parts operation Daventry" stamped on it !
That'll be the give away then - didn't spot it.
Deepest Blue
15-11-2004, 16:35
Good to meet you yesterday Ian, did you make it back in time for the football ?
CheeRS Neil.
oh right a WHOLE new shell ? at sometime ?
That's it, a whole new shell, bought from FMC.
How can you tell Rob ?
The chassis tag on the n/s of the slam panel is the give-away, instead of carrying the original chassis number and paint code, it has a 75ab part number (which is the part number for a whole shell) and across the top it has "Ford parts operation Daventry" stamped on it !
Maybe there's a forgotten warehouse in Daventry with a load of old 75AB Escort shells sitting in it !!!! LOL
:cheers:
Chris.
Banishit
15-11-2004, 16:43
whats a lovely thought that would be Chrisbo
put them on ebay for £20K each LOL
If Ford had any sense they would, Instead of trying to flog these modern nails for about £6,000 with a years free insurance. The way your lot are wrecking them Brian they could sell about ten a week!!!
:cheers:
Chris.
ian parker
15-11-2004, 17:05
Hi, Yes i did, thanks very much, it was nice to meet the guy that owned "that car", cant really say much more about it really, simply stunning, Ive, been onto the bank, loan agreed in principle, when your ready !!!, ian.
Deepest Blue
15-11-2004, 17:45
Don't think i'm quite ready yet ! :colors:
I'll keep my ears open mate.
CheeRS Neil.
10k for that car.....eeeekkkkk
Does that make it better or worse that it has a service shell? Only, the shell will be newer and you'd like to think less rust.. Do these service shells come in RS format?
Dont think I'd hesitate if the car was minty, you're buying a car thats had a brand new shell at some point in its life. If it was an unstamped shell then you'd be laughing - RS1800 re-shell perhaps?
dasadrew
16-11-2004, 10:32
I've got the finis codes - someone to ring up their local dealer? (Try Ford First). Put on the Dead Ringer Dr.Who accent and record it for BBC!)
Mr Hoarder
16-11-2004, 16:21
What if the reason the car had a new shell was because it was rolled end over end into a field at three weeks old by a careless driver ?
A reshell would only have been carried out because of serious accident damage when the car was nearly new - otherwise it would have been written off as un-economical to repair.
Looking at the photographs of the restoration, the car had rusted in all the usual places - so the fact that it had a new shell at some point in it's life (and as I think it would have been nearly new when it did) didn't make a lot of difference to the rot situation. You could easily see the tank well and spare wheel well had been repaired and the n/s sill/floor had a dent in it where it had been jcked incorrectly, along with the holes in the front bumper, the lump missing out of the rear spoiler and the wrong badges/stripes etc - I don't see this car at £10k - I suggested to Ian that £6k was about the mark for it.
PHIL TEEAR
16-11-2004, 17:46
Same goes for me, nice to all the new members and guys from the web site, keep looking Ian one will turn up one day, again if l hear of one going I'll been in touch.
CheeRS Phil :cheers:
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