1985 XR2
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Probably true cossie, I offered him £2100 off ebay and he wasn't interested but not too disappointed yet! Dads picking it up Thursday so im hoping its not too rotten underneath. Body work looks clean and straight enough so i'll try and keep it as original as poss, bit of detailing in the engine bay and probably get the bonnet sprayed eventually. Im just happy to find an early one with low owners for kinda sensible money, albeit with 130k on the clock.....
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good man.
as i said it looked a good car to me, but very hard to tell, strut tops i was a little worried about and i would be looking in boot straight away at floor.
hopefully it will be all good. I would have given him 2k as i say and im sure loads of others would have so i dont think you have done bad at all.
im looking forward to seeing the pics
as i said it looked a good car to me, but very hard to tell, strut tops i was a little worried about and i would be looking in boot straight away at floor.
hopefully it will be all good. I would have given him 2k as i say and im sure loads of others would have so i dont think you have done bad at all.
im looking forward to seeing the pics
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Yes there seems to be a bit of corrosion around the struts on the pic. If it were that bad surely an MOT would mark as an advisory I would have hoped? You never know anyway but a bit of welding in future wouldn't be the end of the world tbh
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Early ones are the best.
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thanks for the comments everyone, im very please so far and will post more pix when I have time. Does anyone know if I should have an additional plate with paint, engine code etc on as I cannot see one on the bulkhead by coolant bottle. I can only see a VIN plate on the front by the headlights. Can anyone help?
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Checked the chassis number with docs and everything is as it should be, just cant find the paint code but pretty sure its nimbus grey....
Only a small amount of rust in the boot so jus a bit of welding needed to tidy up.....
The battery trays been bodged too and a cable tie used to secure the battery. Plan is to get a new try welded in to sort it out for good and tidy it up....
Got the original boot tidy and sunroof bag too!
Shame about the parcel shelf but im on the look out for another.....
Original spare with Pirelli P6 tyre not holding air so ill be taking that to get sorted out too in the week....
Only a small amount of rust in the boot so jus a bit of welding needed to tidy up.....
The battery trays been bodged too and a cable tie used to secure the battery. Plan is to get a new try welded in to sort it out for good and tidy it up....
Got the original boot tidy and sunroof bag too!
Shame about the parcel shelf but im on the look out for another.....
Original spare with Pirelli P6 tyre not holding air so ill be taking that to get sorted out too in the week....
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Hi mate, I've also just brought a 1985 xr2 from a guy who's family have owned it since new.
Needs a bit of work to the passenger sill panel and inner wing but other than that it's been dry stored for 15 years and has 68k on the clock. Any way here's a pic of mine, good luck with yours and hope to see your at one of the forth coming ford shows
Needs a bit of work to the passenger sill panel and inner wing but other than that it's been dry stored for 15 years and has 68k on the clock. Any way here's a pic of mine, good luck with yours and hope to see your at one of the forth coming ford shows
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The value is definitely on the up quick and rightly so IMO, such an iconic car that seem to just disappear, such fun cars to drive, and now there's three being saved on here, happy days
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Not many B reg XR2s left so I'm looking forward to restoring this one . I will post some more pictures soon of her condition and interior
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love these. mates had a few of them back early 90;s, loved them. i almost bought a mint white one that was on ebay back in summer of 2007 iirc, had bigger weber carb, k&n, magnex manifold and full magnex exhaust, boy wanted 2200, had no rust i was outbid by £50. gutted. would of been worth double now. might buy one if i can find a good one for a decent price.
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Saw it come on last night and knew it was a good price for the mileage and condition. It didn't stick around for long so expect a dealer to have it relished at £4k in the morning lol
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