Originally Posted by gtir1281

The front panel should have a cut out for the fan, it does look as though it’s had a bit just chopped out but that’s how it came from Ford. The grill should have black on the top and side edges – looking like it has been masked off, so if the grill is completely white it has been sprayed.

The front bumper is unique to the S1. It has longer studs and a spacer washer to push the bumper out more because of the arch extensions. Due to this the spot-light brackets are longer than non-S1 versions. The bumper plastics are also unique to the car as they are white plastic and not sprayed white.

the anti roll bar assembly which is different to S2 and normal Escort. There are two big cast pieces in the corners and there is a square box section piece behind the front bar. There are also clamps on the back of the assembly towards the wheels

The aperture for the rear opening 1/4 windows is also original to the S1 over the base Mk3 models. The S1 has holes for the hinges and locking clasps. Other mk3 models did not have these and will have been drilled into the shell - again you will only tell if this is stripped down