Well the last thing i needed was another project seeing as my saph cossie isnt even half done yet.

So i went out and bought another project.

Sold my old mk1 escort just over 3 years ago to put the money towards my 3dr cossie.
Missed it ever since, it was just a standard pinto in a 4 door but it was the most fun car ive ever driven.



Got told about a little 1300xl that was sitting in a garage local to me. The fella bought it 8 years ago to do something with and got as far as buying a front panel for it.

A mate of mine went round there and bid him a silly low price on the car which was turned down. Once i was told about it i went round there and offered a bit more and she was mine.

Handed the money over straight away and 20 mins later she was on the back of the recovery truck.

In the Garage



On the truck



Got her back to my workshop and had a good poke around, underneath is very good. Just needs a couple of small bits in the front footwells.

Chassis legs and all the floors are mint, sills are good and original.

Before the old lady sold it she had a bit of a smack which fucked the front wing and bent the front panel.





Interior is near mint, just the drivers seat has a split.



And then this happened



The strut tops had both had repairs, which consisted of new struts being tacked over the top of the old ones, so they got chiseled off.



Over the moon with the condition of the floors



Both wings off as they were rotten





And got the new front panel trimmed up and in place, this time with round lights! Hate the square ones.




Thats up to date, picking up 2 strut top panels, 2 top flitches, one flitch, and one wing rail in the morning and then its time to get welding!