I recently bought 3 escorts,2 xrs and 1 rs1600i,all fall under the 'broke down 15 years ago and got parked up category',all are stripped except the suspension and wheels.
A guy came and bought the rs and loved the fact it was so rotten but had not been restored,the xr's are on eBay and reserve is set at what they cost me,didn't buy them to make money,just to save them from getting any worse.
I bought the rs as I had so much parts lying about the only thing I did not have was a shell so I filled the shell with all the stuff I didn't need and advertised it as that.
All were barn finds as they were in an old farmers barn but none are just needing the tyres pumped up,a battery and some fresh fuel.

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