"Old" Old Skool or "New" Old Skool. Which camp do you sit in & why??

[Duratec John]

I suppose it is horses for courses really.

I'd quite happily put a cosworth, zetec, duratec motor in a 1300L, Ghia, Four Door, Van, Estate with the necessary upgrades.

But a Twincam, RS1600, Mexico etc... I like to see them with original engines & period modifications.
Although that would include FVA engines & oversize bubble arches

I like Ford Engines in Ford cars. But you will find me in the Old School.

I agree totally with Mark on this.

I've gone down the Duratec powered Pop Plus route, and am that "Old School" I don't call a "Group 4" and correct people who do !

But then the misuse of "Group 4" is one of my pet hates.

I would also like to ask some the Australian forum members what their fellow countrymen would think of an Holdern engine in a Ford ?

[westernisles]

i like them old school standard but also partial to some small period mods

As the man said

[RS Stan]

As the man said

me to

[Moose]

I agree totally with Mark on this.

I've gone down the Duratec powered Pop Plus route, and am that "Old School" I don't call a "Group 4" and correct people who do !

But then the misuse of "Group 4" is one of my pet hates.

I would also like to ask some the Australian forum members what their fellow countrymen would think of an Holdern engine in a Ford ?

Simple answer to that question is watch this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBusULuWCoY
Things have thankfully changed since then but you still have staunch supporters that would burn a HOLDEN COMMODORE V8 shoehorned into a FORD FALCON XR engine bay

[rsdc1]

I appreciate anything tidy and well done, be it a 1.1 pop, RS1800 standard or tastefully modified, and everything in between, I love to look at concours standard stuff but I couldn't live with one, my car gets used and abused up to a point, but not to the point of wrecking it...
As for engines, I'd be quite happy with a duratec or XE in there when the pinto gives up

[LOUIE]

Simple answer to that question is watch this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBusULuWCoY
Things have thankfully changed since then but you still have staunch supporters that would burn a HOLDEN COMMODORE V8 shoehorned into a FORD FALCON XR engine bay

Better dig out some readers mate, the hunt for a falcons starting this afternoon!!

[Groupcracer]

modded old school, but ford engines only.......

Holdens are rubbish which is why you'd never put one of their engines in a ford.....

[AlexG]

Old skool for me too, but of course period mods are allowed and welcome!

[steven f]

old school standard no mods

laugh my head off when i see strut braces on an old car they dont need them

[FLATCAP40]

Whilst i appreciate a nice original looking Mk1/2, the look sound and speed of a MK2 rally car or Mk1 with a cosworth are the ones for me.

[John Savage]

All Ford Escorts want to be a Rally Car

ladies and gentlemen we have a winner!

period mods for me, but also like to see new ford engines in a escort.

[Tongy]

Like a lot of folk on here I like to see things as they should be ,but modified is great if its done tastefully ,im not a fan of chrome and too shiney

[ATR477V]

Period mods on mine but I do appreciate the engineering of a lot of the heavily modded motors with modern engines, I draw the line at cossie turbo,s in Mk1 and 2,s, nowt wrong with a n/a cossie motor, but that's just me.

[lee bishop]

old school standard no mods

laugh my head off when i see strut braces on an old car they dont need them

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[mk2mania]

i was thinking of this for the lakes, but is this a bit to much,, it is period