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Default 1985 Escort Cabriolet Restoration - Summer 2010!

It all started 3 years ago when i saw her in a car show room for £1995 and immediatly fell for her charms and beauty, anyhow back to the car Yep was 3 years or so ago now, maybe even 4 since i handed over 2000 of my hard earned to have a shiney red cabbie that has spent MORE time on axel stands than it has on the road!

Heres the first ever picture i took, just after i got her home
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And at Trax a number of years ago (My fav shot, so far!)
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Well 3/4/5 years down the line shes nearly back to better than factory condition and has been worth every penny (although i sometimes think i'm mental.)

The following pages are a brief insight into the trials and $HITE we go thru restoring a IMO wicked car

Bring on the summers and the years more useage i'm going to get

(think i might pass it down to my great grand children )

Sometime last in 2003.............................................. .....

Just received these back from the reconditioning place in Wrexham

No before picture tho, just afters!
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Just gotta get my rotors and offset bells and away we go............well sooner or later.



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I didn't ask for them to be so its just how they were done!

Also just picked these parts up from the powder coaters (same one as TT used)


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And yes red is my fav colour!

Hopefully can get things on the way now.

Last edited by BillyCabrio; Jun 21, 2010 at 10:00 PM.
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