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  • #76
    missing link ?

    This last picture sent to me by Ian I think is the most interesting one I have come across so far.I was told that when the rs1700t went to SA it had to be altered to look more like a standard escort than the real thing,this SA spec car is at boreham in the back ground you can see rs200 bodywork,so it would have to be after the 17t had been cancelled and gone out to SA ?.At first I thought it might have been a reshelled wvw101w,but this is a LHD car going by the windscreen wipers .conspiracy theory May be wvw101w had been reshelled into a LHD shell?the old p7 was a short wheel base RHD spec car. LWB spec was late 1982 and there were only two RHD LWB cars made after that p15 and p18,could it be possible that p10 when it came back from Portugal was reshelled into p16,when it tested later in the year in Wales its weight was now 1089kg and now had 47per cent front 52.4 rear compared to 57.7 to 47.3 Aka LWB shell,then may be p7 reshelled into p17 then what really was scrapped was the no use old out of date spec development cars .The single round head light and long grill,I have only ever seen once before,I wonder if this is the american escort as this picture still has the uk fuel filler neck and would explaine why the boot fire wall is different to p18

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    • #77



      I am sure there is some one out there who could clear this mater up was it 3 cars and 2 spare shells or 4 cars and 2 shells 4 cars would explain to me why the USA car has no fire wall in the back because it is not this number 5 car in the picture below

      any thoughts regards paul

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      • #78
        I came accross this pic the other day

        I appologise if its been posted before

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        • #79
          Paul rs1700t , Thanks for sharing all this 1700t info. find this thread very good reading. Keep any updates coming.

          Robert
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          • #80
            pics

            Thanks for comments,glad people still enjoying the pictures and info,I will keep updating I am always looking for pictures and information,here are a few more that RSGB sent me recently



            I put one of these pictures in the thread earlier,this shows the suspension from the fiat 131 abarth rear suspension is all most exact copy,any comments welcome

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            • #81
              Would love to own one of these cars

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              • #82
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                • #83
                  That looks nice... is it still about?

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                  • #84
                    shaggys 17t rep

                    Hi all, this car used to belong to shaggy off here, don't know if he still has it, I haven't seen him on here for ages,he was nearly there with the change from red to white,shame as it looked relay nice in red,when i first saw it i thought it was the red road car that got written off,here are a few of it that I have from red to white.




















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                    • #85
                      Shaggy still has it along with a Manta 400 now. Its gonna get finished soon this one as its still in bits. may be for sale if someone wants it......

                      G

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                      • #86
                        shaggys replica

                        Thanks for the reply kulataz,nice to know it is still about shame its not finished yet,but when you have as many project cars as shaggy I am not surprised its not finished yet,his last project he was telling me about was the white mk2 van with the wide arches saw a picture of it on one of the forums think it was last year at Cumbria.would you tell him please post some pictures of It when its finished,kind regards paul

                        here is a you tube link,about as close to what the sa spec rs1700t would have looked used in anger.

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                        • #87
                          Very interesting thread.Graham @GS Escorts has a lovely looking replica with a cossie motor in.It was for sale,don't know if he still has it though !!

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                          • #88
                            gs escorts

                            Hi RETRO glad you like the thread,I saw the gs escort replica in the flesh at ford fair this year,It looked very nice and built well,the car used to belong to Ianrs1700t,he has another 17t replica with sierra floor pan,the project is on hold till he finishes his LHD V8 sierra cosworth replica track car.

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                            • #89
                              This one came up on facebook the other day

                              Any idea which one it would be?

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                              • #90
                                p18

                                Hi mike that is p18 the one owned by brian betridge,the being restored by wayne m off here.

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