Mk2 Green Mexico Restoration

[RS2000EXPRESS]

Potential for a lovely looking car here....I do love the vinyl roof with the Signal green paintwork, and it's so rare too. IMO it would be nice to keep a vinyl roof on it and fit something like the Weathershield vinyl sunroof, if you could find one. I had one of these fitted to my Mk 1 years ago and loved it. It had a tinted visor that used to hing up and deflect the wind so any turbulance/noise was greatly reduced. I had no probs with leaks either!

Good luck with the resto, I'm looking forward to following it!

Tim

[gazza66]

Any up dates love a green mex got a green mk2 sport

Good point Stan, this one has gone quite, where are the updates Gaz

Well chaps been a bit busy with changing jobs lately but thats all sorted now but as for the resto Ive done very little over the winter ( cars outside ) as spring is now upon us Im hoping to crack on with this, building a temp shed for it first . I have though been hoarding up loads of bits for it including a 2.1 pinto , ill have to post some piccys of the bits Ive acquired

[Frosticles]

Any signal gingers at school had green candle noses son......yuk lmao.

Poor Ches still has.

[gazza66]

Potential for a lovely looking car here....I do love the vinyl roof with the Signal green paintwork, and it's so rare too. IMO it would be nice to keep a vinyl roof on it and fit something like the Weathershield vinyl sunroof, if you could find one. I had one of these fitted to my Mk 1 years ago and loved it. It had a tinted visor that used to hing up and deflect the wind so any turbulance/noise was greatly reduced. I had no probs with leaks either!

Good luck with the resto, I'm looking forward to following it!

Tim

Cheers, such a coincidence you mention the sunroof because Ive been thinking lately about that and have been searching out Webastos, I had one of these in my original Mex back in the 80's. Are Weathershields better ? Whatever I end up doing the vinyl roof is staying your so right about the contrast of paintwork and black vinyl

[13sport]

I know someone that removing a webasto from his mk2 and putting a new roof skin on. Will probably be for sale if u want it gaz

[gazza66]

I know someone that removing a webasto from his mk2 and putting a new roof skin on. Will probably be for sale if u want it gaz

Ill send ya a PM

[morcheen]

Ahh, i see , just watching some some clocks on fleabay , think ill stick with mine unless anyone has got any to swap ;-)

talked to a mate today who's mate has white needle clocks and wants orange ones.i think he's happy to swap too if you're still after them i will get you a number

[RS2000EXPRESS]

Cheers, such a coincidence you mention the sunroof because Ive been thinking lately about that and have been searching out Webastos, I had one of these in my original Mex back in the 80's. Are Weathershields better ? Whatever I end up doing the vinyl roof is staying your so right about the contrast of paintwork and black vinyl

That's great that the vinyl roof is staying! I don't know the Webasto as much as the Weathershield but I do know that they were popular in the 70's and maybe larger than the Weathershield. I think that they were good quality too, so if you find one and like it then I would stick it on!

Appears that Webasto are still going strong, and they still make them today:

http://www.webastosunroofs.com/products/sunroofs/specialty/tvs-900-hollandia-500-hollandia-400.html#hollandia400

Tim

[rwdrs]

Those Webastos aren't great, I had one in a car and all I wanted to do was get the roof panel replaced. If you've got a Mk2 without a hole in the roof I really wouldn't get it chopped. Don't forget that the MkII shell isn't nearly as stiff as the Mk1's and chopping a ruddy great hole in the roof really won't help matters .

[gazza66]

Gonna make ya famous !!!!!!

Hmmmmm recognize this car somewhere

http://www.corgi.co.uk/shop/vanguards/classics/va12606a-ford-escort-mkii-rs-mexico-signal-green-rhd/

[Aaron P.]

looks a bit high on the rear, nearly hot rod style..........its an early one too, maybe a 76 to mid 77

[gazza66]

talked to a mate today who's mate has white needle clocks and wants orange ones.i think he's happy to swap too if you're still after them i will get you a number

OOps I missed this post The only thing is that mine are white needles too

[gazza66]

looks a bit high on the rear, nearly hot rod style..........its an early one too, maybe a 76 to mid 77

That number plate is a giveaway lol I wonder if Corgi do ickle lowering blocks

[morcheen]

Hmmmmm recognize this car somewhere


http://www.corgi.co.uk/shop/vanguard...nal-green-rhd/

when did that come out ? i hope you got a freebie

[gazza66]

when did that come out ? i hope you got a freebie

Its not out till October, I was contacted back back last year about PNJ being used as Corgi wanted a signal green with a vinyl roof and the guy who was doing the model drawings also knew the car from north london back in the day. I thought it was a wind up at first but was sworn to secrecy but as it was advertised in this months classic ford i guessed the cat was out the bag I have been promised a freebie, will you be getting one ? it was your old car