i had a very good day today

[Kel]

Nice find there Paul, just needs a lotus lump

[Aaron P.]

an aussy import or from N. Z., £6k....i defo wouldnt have paid that for it.....you could import 2 1.6 sport mk2's for that price & they would be minty mint as well......nice car all the same.....but not worth it

[RS2000&MEXICO]

an aussy import or from N. Z., £6k....i defo wouldnt have paid that for it.....you could import 2 1.6 sport mk2's for that price & they would be minty mint as well......nice car all the same.....but not worth it

you need all the contact's and the cars to do that....i think this car is worth more than i paid for it as you cannot restore a mk1 escort shell for the price i paid and if you did it will not be better than this one as this one is 100% origanal and mint

if you work out how much the panels are for this car and then try and weld it all and paint it you will be over 6K easy....anyone how has restored a mk1 or mk2 will tell you this

[RS2000&MEXICO]

blimey your up early ?

i woke up thinking of the car m8...and that was it i didn't get back to sleep....lol

[Aaron P.]

i know what your saying paul....i think its pretty hard to justify an asking price of that much.....whats an RS worth now then????? ......its just gone mad totally mad , ive been checking out cars from down under & there are a few guys in ireland that import them but the add will usually read " no rust, rot free car, mint condition"....u go look at it & you could put your finger threw the panels.....its €2k just to get the car here by freight & then the price of the car....cars start at €5.5k here.....

[Frosticles]

Cracking looking car Paul. Don't you DARE mess with it . Please make sure that NEVER becomes a Rally car else I will have to kill you.

I hope you enjoy it. Looks great with the deflectors on it as well. Total period.

[RS2000&MEXICO]

Cracking looking car Paul. Don't you DARE mess with it . Please make sure that NEVER becomes a Rally car else I will have to kill you.

I hope you enjoy it. Looks great with the deflectors on it as well. Total period.

i do hope it will never go there m8...i don't mind if somone buys it for a reshell in to a twin cam...

[RS2000&MEXICO]

i know what your saying paul....i think its pretty hard to justify an asking price of that much.....whats an RS worth now then????? ......its just gone mad totally mad , ive been checking out cars from down under & there are a few guys in ireland that import them but the add will usually read " no rust, rot free car, mint condition"....u go look at it & you could put your finger threw the panels.....its €2k just to get the car here by freight & then the price of the car....cars start at €5.5k here.....

well then you know what it's like then ...but this car is mint...i have seen it with my own 2 eyes and i get it tomoz aswell.....it don't even need paint......anywhere....

[Mexicomark]

know what your saying paul....i think its pretty hard to justify an asking price of that much.....whats an RS worth now then????? ......its just gone mad totally mad , ive been checking out cars from down under & there are a few guys in ireland that import them but the add will usually read " no rust, rot free car, mint condition"....u go look at it & you could put your finger threw the panels.....its €2k just to get the car here by freight & then the price of the car....cars start at €5.5k here.....

Aaron you are trying to compare Mk1 & Mk2 prices. Their prices are not miles apart but there not close enough to compare like for like.
Then you add a contradictory statement above saying a 5500euro Mk2 is not a rot free car. But a rot free mk1 is not worth 6K
The other thing to consider with the guys importing stuff is.

1. Do you realise if you are travelling to Australia or New Zeland, How much the air fare is, then the amount of miles you have to travel to view the cars. Then need tranporting to the nearest port that ships to the UK.
2. If you don't go yourself, how much it costs for an agent to act on your behalf. Then are they clued up enough to trust them to select the right vehicle(s)
3. When you ship them you can not just roll them off the boat this end. There are import duties & VAT to add to you initial purchase price. Then you have still got to MOT & register the car.
4. So to sum up. Paul I think you've had a right good buy mate.

i do hope it will never go there m8...i don't mind if somone buys it for a reshell in to a twin cam...

Totally agree on the Twin Cam reshell Paul.
If you had a complete but rotten Twin Cam & stuck it into that shell..

The last reshelled Twink I know of, recently changed hands for in excess of 14K & the prices have gone up since then.

All Export shells were not type 49 shells, but Heavy Duty shells.
The type 49 bits they got were:

1. Reinforced Strut Tops.
2. Wing Mounting Rail to Strut Cup Supports.
3. Fillets on the bottom of the Strut towers.
4. Skids on the Chassis Rails.
5. Studs in the boot floor. ( not all cars had the studs but the ones I've seen without have all been LHD for some reason )

So to complete type 49 conversion you would need to move the gearstick hole, a pair of Anti Tramp Bar Brackets, & the Rear Exhaust Hanger. Plus any brackets or holes the particular model you are reshelling would have.

HTH ...

[RS2000&MEXICO]

spot on mark....100%..

[topaz]

nothing can compare to having the car right there, in front of you.

that doubles the price instantly

[RS2000&MEXICO]

..wait till you see this one.....NICE.......

[Trickster]

I reckon u should rip it to bits and make it into a trackday car mate Only joking she looks spot on nice one

[RS2000&MEXICO]

i was thinking to make it into a drag car with a ****off big V8....pmsl

[Dave1800BDA]

I think you should keep the old car, put your slippers on and get yer pipe out and smoke the old girl around next year.