I saved a mk1 escort from the side of the road near my house unfortunatley I didnt take any before pics. The car was sat on the pavement for about 5 years I think just rotting away. I left two notes before the lad rang me when his mum heard I wanted the car she nagged him like crazy to sell it to me. It wasnt running when I bought it and came with bucket seats and some other spares to finish it.
heres a pic of it after I welded up the hole in the floor added some mk2 escort wheels and put a 2 litre pinto into it. Oh and a bit of polish never resprayed any of it.
Bought the car for £1600 sold it two years later for £2500 still regret selling it to this day but I was a apprentice at the time on £90 a week and it cost me all my money a month to keep it running.