Rs1800 stolen

[grum]

..... must be you Martin, cos mine clearly shows its got an RS2000 bonnet .......... and it doesn't have Mister stripes on the drivers rear quarter

[grum]

Grum is a Fence then .

....... so is that slander or libel Alan ? ...... I can never remember which is which .......

[Davecos4x4]

any news on this ...no?

[Darran]

1800

Paul phoned today its not turned up

Police are saying crimewatch may cover it!!!

[escosracer]

this is so unfair for the owner and daft and stupid from the thief...

what u gonna do with it ? it is amongst the rarest and anyone remotly
savy about escorts will be able to tell it's a mex Shell and a 1800cc bda belonging to a rs18....

i hope he gets caught and hung by his testicles....scum

[Davecos4x4]

they will of know what they were stealing and would have had plans for it before they took it.

[wayne m]

Probably in a container now going abroad!

[Martin]

Probably in a container now going abroad!

Or already broken for parts with most ready to be sold on eBay if not already sold.

Only items that will be harder to move are the engine and the shell unless it is painted a different colour?

[steven f]

Or already broken for parts with most ready to be sold on eBay if not already sold.

Only items that will be harder to move are the engine and the shell unless it is painted a different colour?

dont think engine will be hard to sell at all who checks engine numbers ?

as for the shell there is that many dodgy rally car builders and classic car builders cant see that being a problem at all to sell either

feel really sorry for the owner but i dont think it will ever be seen again as they knew what they was taking

[alancdavis]

Or already broken for parts with most ready to be sold on eBay if not already sold.

Only items that will be harder to move are the engine and the shell unless it is painted a different colour?

Unfortunatly this is the most likely fate of the car

[Mr Day]

Where is this shell then and how long ago was this pic taken?

That shell looks remarkably similar to this one or is it just me

[Dave1800BDA]

we all agree this is a terrible act, and hope Paul gets his car back that he has spent a lot of time trying to getting right.

reading through this which includes the interesting article in the mag we need to be more open minded on parts that maybe up for sale if the car is apart.

we can see the shell in the article and in greater detail in other replies, its obvious its not the one used in the 1800 resto, as its going through its own RS2 resto as we speak, so don't look for the repairs on the finished car,

I wont go into detail as you never know whose watching, the thieves could act on what is said on the forums.

theres a lot out there that know the tales of this car, and will be watching out

[cortinabully]

So sorry to hear about this as it looks like a lovely car, but at the end of the day it's a Mexico with a different engine and gearbox, so if it's broken up then many of the parts as mentioned are general RS parts which are so easy to get rid of, leaving a near concours engine and gearbox to give the thieves away!

Trouble is that the more standard and perfect they are, the more difficult they are to recognise, but in this case it has a top tint on the windscreen (not a standard fitting), a nice give away for the onlooker. Look out for this, or a toptint screen for sale! I do hope the scum get caught!

nice giveaway now for the thieves also, there are so many people after good parts someone will always take them at the right money.if they took out a concrete post and chain they will know ware to offload the parts.

[Davecos4x4]

nice giveaway now for the thieves also, there are so many people after good parts someone will always take them at the right money.if they took out a concrete post and chain they will know ware to offload the parts.

do you really think they don't know what shell the rs1800 shares its self with and the top tint is not really rare is it.

they knew what that were taking and what they were going to do with it.

other members in the mk.2 escort scene know the where abouts and will have parts off this without doubt.

[RS2000EXPRESS]

nice giveaway now for the thieves also, there are so many people after good parts someone will always take them at the right money.if they took out a concrete post and chain they will know ware to offload the parts.

Don't agree, I think most of us and the criminals will know the differences in these cars by now, as the specs are so simple to understand. Many of the criminals are probably Escort enthusiasts too, only difference is that they are prepared to tread over the boundary!

Why do they even need to paint the shell another colour, is white so rare?

Having discussed all this sad talk on here though, I do keep my fingers crossed in the hope that the guy get's his car back!

Tim