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After reading seanmcc's for sale advert, where he said he's selling it to buy 'the ultimate Escort' - RS1800 maybe? It got me thinking.....
What's yours?
I'll start if off with a few of my thoughts. Trying to decide on one car is never going to be possible but in a bit of an order:
My '68 Twincam must be number one, I've owned it for about 13 years never driven it and it's just getting rebuilt as we speak all to fairly standard spec of course. I owned lots back in the 80's so really looking forward to being back in a genuine one next year.... I hope!
The RS1800 is probably the obvious choice, but then a Rothmans Mk2 replica (due to it being sensible money and useable) with a sorted pinto really floats my boat. Without four links so it still has the rear seats.
I like that the modified/ replica scene has taken off, when I was originally into escorts in the 80's everything was about genuine cars and replicas where frowned upon. Now they are the affordable sensible and usable alternative so long as they also get sold that way and not passed off for something there not!
After reading a lot of the threads on here recently I also believe it should be a car that can be driven. An over restored car that sits in a field doesn't do it for me, although that will be the result with my twink lol!!
My 18 will eventually go the same way with a full resto but for now a light going over with lots of rust proofing and hopefully lots of miles/ smiles.
Looking forward to hearing your thoughts.......
What's yours?
I'll start if off with a few of my thoughts. Trying to decide on one car is never going to be possible but in a bit of an order:
My '68 Twincam must be number one, I've owned it for about 13 years never driven it and it's just getting rebuilt as we speak all to fairly standard spec of course. I owned lots back in the 80's so really looking forward to being back in a genuine one next year.... I hope!
The RS1800 is probably the obvious choice, but then a Rothmans Mk2 replica (due to it being sensible money and useable) with a sorted pinto really floats my boat. Without four links so it still has the rear seats.
I like that the modified/ replica scene has taken off, when I was originally into escorts in the 80's everything was about genuine cars and replicas where frowned upon. Now they are the affordable sensible and usable alternative so long as they also get sold that way and not passed off for something there not!
After reading a lot of the threads on here recently I also believe it should be a car that can be driven. An over restored car that sits in a field doesn't do it for me, although that will be the result with my twink lol!!
My 18 will eventually go the same way with a full resto but for now a light going over with lots of rust proofing and hopefully lots of miles/ smiles.
Looking forward to hearing your thoughts.......
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