been here quite a while reading threats and just thought to share my project.

Got it in August 2011 and basically I'm the second owner. A friend bought it from the first owner and he stored it in a garage until I bought it.
It's the cheapest version that was available back then so there's not even a mirror on the passengers side. 1.3 engine with 69hp. Bought it because I just love sedans and like 2 weeks before I got it I said that one day I'd get an Orion again (had an Escort Sedan before but the bonnet popped open while 120km/h _ 75m/h). Bought it way faster than it was supposed to be but never had any regrets lol.
Last summer the head gasket decided to give up so I had to replace that or.... doing something I intended to do already but just not yet, a Zetec conversion!
It's getting a 1.8 from an Escort with 115hp. Will be upgrading the engine to 130hp later after the swap is done.

Unfortunately I'm not that good at engineering so someone else is doing the Zetec conversion.
Anyway, less talk and more pictures:



the 1.8 donor Escort:


waiting for the engine


14" steelies with 13" center caps, looks kinda nice to me


Also last week I got a set of RST S2 wheels that need some new paint.