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Old 21-03-2011, 10:38 AM
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Someone has posted this on our website for anyone looking at buying a Fiesta Supersport. There might be a genuine reason for the change in colour but when a car has been stood in a field for years (red in colour) and then suddenly appears as (white in colour) and dry stored for years means you have to be careful.

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The price might reflect the strange history but questions would need to be answered.

Old 21-03-2011, 10:47 AM
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looks a bit suspect to me
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I saw this on a mk1 forum. The white car look to be in really good condition. I like the car regardless of wheather a re-shell or restoration and colour change, but I wouldnt part with my money unless I knew the full story.

Maybe the seller should be more honest about maybe a re-shell or the change of colour. Still a nice car.
Old 21-03-2011, 11:24 AM
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Ever considered that the white one might be the original and the red one is a different car on a clone plate?

As it is on record as being white and not taxed in 11 years.
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VEHICLE DETAILS FOR: SFE999W WHITE FORD FIESTA S H/B

MAKE FORD Year of Manufacture 1980 MODEL FIESTA S H/B No. of Former Keepers 13 ENGINE SIZE 1298 cc Start Date Of Current Keeper Change 06/04/1997 COLOUR WHITE Previous Colour RED FUEL Petrol Date Colour Changed 20/01/2006 DOORPLAN 3 Door Hatchback Wheelplan 2 Axle Rigid Body ENGINE No. AK57327 Gross Vehicle Weight 0 (KG) TRANSMISSION Exported No DATE OF 1st REGISTRATION IN UK: 12/09/1980 Scrap Marker No CO2 RATING 136 (g/km) Click here for the CO2 Vehicle Excise Duty Band
Was red previously
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its a ringer
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bit dodgy tbh, but still looks smart. I agree with you, I'd want to know the whole story first
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Originally Posted by Matty B898
I saw this on a mk1 forum. The white car look to be in really good condition. I like the car regardless of wheather a re-shell or restoration and colour change, but I wouldnt part with my money unless I knew the full story.

Maybe the seller should be more honest about maybe a re-shell or the change of colour. Still a nice car.
Why re-shell a supersport into another supersport shell and transfer the reg? It's the only explanation for the DVLA info.

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its a ringer
Screams ringer to me too I'm afraid.

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Old 21-03-2011, 12:00 PM
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Someone must have had a stolen white supersport lying in a shed for a while then this rotton red one turned up & was used as a doner
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well if the red pic was taken in 04 an colour change in 06 then i spose its feesable, but i would expect the paint to be as new still if its been dry stored and not as mentioned in ad, also why would you not mention a resto as surely that can only be a good thing, shame coz thats a crackin lil car
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It dosent look like a restored car the white one ! it looks pretty original.
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yh thats wot i was thinkin like i said, shame
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deffo seems iffy
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I know for a genuine White one of these should anyone be interested?was going to put it up for sale on here before but people were being arsey as I had my own business.it's in White,Supersport logbook etc,solid but needs a resto paintwise.

I know the guy who bought it would probably take a drink on it but I'm not prepared to reveal how much he paid etc,that's between you and him,I'll only be giving a mobile number out,none of this middleman shit!!!!
Old 21-03-2011, 01:19 PM
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Blatantly been re-shelled....But coulda just been painted, restored etc..
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The seller has now updated his E Bay add to say the car has been re-shelled. It could be a honest sale with the seller finding out things about his car that he never knew.

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Originally Posted by Sinbad
The seller has now updated his E Bay add to say the car has been re-shelled. It could be a honest sale with the seller finding out things about his car that he never knew.

So it's now clear it's a ringer and probably not even a supersport, and people are still bidding good money

Very nice little car, and a great base to use on track (Not suitale for road use obviously) but not worth the £1700 current bid.

Sorry to rant but this kind of thing winds me up as it seems some people still don't realise that "Transfering the ID" of one car onto another is illegal.

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Old 22-03-2011, 04:12 PM
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ringer gona message him now
Old 22-03-2011, 06:27 PM
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If it is a re shell it's looks like it's been done into a supersport shell as it's got the bulge on the rear panel for the spare wheel,I think only supersports came with this.
Old 22-03-2011, 06:48 PM
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yh thats true but even if it is a supersport shell its still a ringer as its on the same i.d, i looked into this a couple of months ago when i see a cheap escos on gti i.d, plus that aint a brand new shell so if its a supersport shell why use the old i.d? that just says to me its a stolen one on the others i.d
Old 22-03-2011, 06:53 PM
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Originally Posted by tay14
If it is a re shell it's looks like it's been done into a supersport shell as it's got the bulge on the rear panel for the spare wheel,I think only supersports came with this.
those panels are readily available and i'm 100% sure the xr2's had the same bulge to accomodate the spare wheel
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nah was only the supersport that had it i remember reading that, ive just looked on hadrians an they dont do them so i dunno where u would get one if thats the case
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here's some info

http://www.newfordpartsonline.co.uk/...on=Prod_detail
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xr2's had teh bulge but ss's has skinny bumpers, easy to tell which is which


obv a ringer but could be reasonnable why, lost v5, lost tags while reto or kids fucked with the car
coudl be a million reasons but either way if it was cheaper 1 would buy it, let it live, nobody is saying their cars gone missing, go view see the engine number and if it doesnt mate the chassis ask the old bill if its wanted, if it is stripe it up (will get the crush tho!!) if its not no worries
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I was going to buy mint supersport a few years ago and the guy who was selling it had two and was well know with in the supersport gang, it was him who told me about the bulge,it's to give more space for the spare wheel which must have been bigger on the supersport, xr2s may have it too. still seams a dodgy car and looks like a ringer but some one will buy it.
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hmmm, the seller of the supersport, also sold this cossie saff, doesnt look bad, reg H808 VGC

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260744801112

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Xr2's had the bulge,mine did back in 1997 anyway.
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Default Supersport

Looking to purchase a supersport, owned a silver one thirty years ago and now looking to own another one..
Anybody know of one for sale or anybody thinking of selling..
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try asking here,if you're not already on there very hard to find a nice SS these days.had one as my 1st car http://www.fiesta-mk1.co.uk/forum/index.php
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