Stolen mk2 escort

[Tim]

STOLEN STOLEN STOLEN!!!!!!

Please can you all share this as far and wide as possible. This Escort mk2 rs2000 BMA 711S was stolen from chirnside in the Scottish Borders some time this morning 8/12/14.

Any info or any sightings of this car please call 01890818425 Archie Simmonds

[alancdavis]

Terrible news

Hope it turns up quickly

Was it stolen from a lock up ?

[escortmad79]

Yellow Flat front Mk2 RS2000 BMA711S was stolen from Chirnside in the Scottish Borders sometime this morning 8/12/14.

The car is set up & used for road & navigational rallying. It's fitted with a full roll cage, bucket seats with Sabelt harnesses & has a trip meter fitted. The corner of the driver’s seat has some light damage & has been blown in using a rattle can.

The car had a 2.0 Pinto fitted, rear end was standard. Suspension wise it was possibly fitted with a set of Gaz gold adjustable legs (Info has come from a friend of the owner). The car also has a strut brace, one of the type welded to the inner wings as opposed to the bolt on type.

The car has a towing eye on the front spoiler so will have extra holes on the passenger side. It also has spotlight brackets.

One thing that will make the car stand out is the fact it has 2 fuel tanks in the back, either side so has mounting points on both sides to accommodate. The tunnel has also been cut where a hydraulic handbrake was fitted previously and a plate was bolted over the top rather than welded up.

The thieves broke into the owners garage & moved 3 cars to get the Escort out!

The was possibly a sighting of this vehicle heading south on the M74 around Beattock- Lockerbie around midday this afternoon (Monday 8th December 2014)

Any info or any sightings of this car please call Archie Simmonds on 01890 818425

[trialscort]

This is just awful for Archie he will be gutted. I hope it was well insured. Just 6 weeks ago he won the Solway historic rally in this car, so it is not only pretty, but able as well.
I hope the thieving b'stards get caught, but I just bet they don't.

[S17YDE JNR]

Shared it on Instagram

[escortmad79]

Archie's Escort BMA711S has been RECOVERED part stripped in Edinburgh.
They had started to strip it down & had the back axle off!

[rsjon]

[Dobbo63]

Good news that. Were the thieving scum caught ??

They should be flogged in public for me !!
Sure they would be plenty willing to do it!!

[pushrod]

Good news.
Hopefully no lasting damage has been done.
Lets hope they caught the scum and find out where the parts were destined.

[Andyc]

Some one must know who they are Are they on any of the forums

[escortmad79]

One arrested is what I've been told

[oum808p]

Excellent news!
I'm not a great fan of all the social media sites BUT this really shows how the sites can be very positively used with a great result. I was told by three different people about the theft. With the latest round of budget cuts this is the type of home grown CID work that people will need to do to have any chance of a result.

[alancdavis]

Lets hope the scrote is named

[alancdavis]

not the best way to get it back

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[mark2marty]

thought car was recovered with back axle removed just started to strip.Did running gear doors and trim get recovered or just the shell ? Thieving scum