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Old Oct 1, 2006 | 09:48 PM
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Mine was a Y plate Xr3i then F plate xr3i then onto me 2 Escort RS turbos.

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Old Oct 1, 2006 | 09:50 PM
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mk 1 escort mexcio

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Old Oct 1, 2006 | 09:52 PM
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Sierra 2.0 Glsi on an E reg, i was only 19 and span it in the rain within 6weeks on the M1 slip road, thats what you get after 2 yrs of driving a Cavalier before it
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Old Oct 1, 2006 | 09:52 PM
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My first ford was a Fiesta xr2i (the worst car ford have ever made) and remember the insurance on these at the time being horendous due to the fact they were so easy to nick!! Then sold that and got an Mk 6 rs2000, and then a 4x4 smokestone saph
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Old Oct 1, 2006 | 09:56 PM
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y reg xr3i
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Old Oct 1, 2006 | 09:58 PM
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An 'X' plated Mk1 Fiesta in 1990
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Old Oct 1, 2006 | 09:58 PM
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gold mk2 4 dr escort with black vinyl roof.

then a selection of mk3 scorts. with a mk1 v4 capri borrowed for a few months inbetween.
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Old Oct 1, 2006 | 09:59 PM
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G reg Orion Ghia
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Old Oct 1, 2006 | 10:05 PM
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d reg Yellow escort, loved every min of it
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Old Oct 1, 2006 | 10:10 PM
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my very first car was an escort mk.2,P reg, i was 17,back in 1987.

next was a couple of rs2000's.







shame they are gone.
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Old Oct 1, 2006 | 10:11 PM
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A rotton Mk3 XR3, only had it a few days.

Then Cortinas, x4

And now Sierras, 3x XR4is, 1x 2wd saph and 1x 4x4 saph

Steve.
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Old Oct 1, 2006 | 10:18 PM
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on the right, the almighty P-100
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Old Oct 1, 2006 | 10:34 PM
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Mine

I came across some old pics of the Fiesta.

With the 15" Raceline RL7s



With the 16" MOs


With the 17" Dare V1s











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Old Oct 1, 2006 | 10:35 PM
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A-reg 1.6pinto Mk1 Sierra shitbox
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Old Oct 1, 2006 | 10:37 PM
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Fiesta 1.1
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Old Oct 1, 2006 | 10:42 PM
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My first ford was an Escort Mk1 1300 gt
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Old Oct 1, 2006 | 10:43 PM
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A 1982 fiesta 1.3 ghia got it the day I passed my test in may 1989
then 2 orion ghia I's
then an RS Turbo which my dad still owns

steve
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Old Oct 1, 2006 | 10:43 PM
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My good old Fiesta 1.3 in my sig

Edit: Still mine btw
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Old Oct 1, 2006 | 10:44 PM
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'78 Mk1 1.1 Fiesta L, stuffed that so got a '77 Mk1 Fiesta 1.1 S, mate stuffed that, got a '71 Mini Cooper S mk3 and then an RS2000 mk2, '83 XR3i, '84 XR3i cab px'ed that for me '90 RST etc...
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Old Oct 1, 2006 | 10:55 PM
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mine was a 1.3 escort just made it look like a 3i but turbod it after 6 months lol

then when i was 18 i built this with a turbo lump,my 2nd fav car sleeper wise





then my 1st cosy at 21after 6 months moved into sleepers again with a cosy xr4x4 and stuck with sleepers ever since
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Old Oct 1, 2006 | 11:02 PM
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Mine was a 'G Reg' Sierra Ghia.

And i loved it !!!
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Old Oct 1, 2006 | 11:06 PM
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d reg mk2 1.1 ghia x fiesta, got it for nothing, span it after 3 days and kept on going for another 6 months before discovering it was rotten lol
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Old Oct 2, 2006 | 12:10 AM
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my first ford... D reg rosso red escort rs turbo.
sorry bout the rubbish pic!

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Old Oct 2, 2006 | 12:18 AM
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Mine was a stolen-recovered RS500 in moonstone

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Old Oct 2, 2006 | 12:28 AM
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this:



o yeah... 1660 on a massive weber, xr3i system and brakes, used to fooking fly!
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Old Oct 2, 2006 | 01:07 AM
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1968 Ford Anglia
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Old Oct 2, 2006 | 01:18 AM
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A Escort mk5 1.6 sport.
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Old Oct 2, 2006 | 01:43 AM
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xr3 i went through 4 gearbox's in 6 months then wrote it off

lost it on a corner in the end, and it went end over end 4 time's
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Old Oct 2, 2006 | 04:20 AM
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mk1 xr2, which failed its mot 6 months later becasue it was rotten, sold to a mate who had mk1 1.1 fiesta for parts.
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Old Oct 2, 2006 | 05:19 AM
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r reg capri now i do feel old
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Old Oct 2, 2006 | 05:36 AM
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My first to drive was my mum's 1.1 Popular Plus on an H plate

My first to own was a G reg XR3i in red.
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Old Oct 2, 2006 | 05:44 AM
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Mine was a H reg xr2i.
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Old Oct 2, 2006 | 05:57 AM
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mine was a 1.6 Sierra f reg

great first car when ur 18
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Old Oct 2, 2006 | 07:03 AM
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Mine was a H reg Black, Fiesta RS Turbo

And I've still got it 5 years on!!
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Old Oct 2, 2006 | 07:09 AM
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mine is a saph cossie
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Old Oct 2, 2006 | 07:19 AM
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Mine was a B reg mk3 1.3 Escort


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Old Oct 2, 2006 | 07:21 AM
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F reg black XR2
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Old Oct 2, 2006 | 07:24 AM
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s plate signal green RS2000 box arched 2.1 etc loved it ... wish i never got rid now to be honest ... found it had been burnt out by some twats about 4 months after ... new owner ran out of fuel .. walked to get some ..came back and it was being put out
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Old Oct 2, 2006 | 08:55 AM
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Y reg Mk3 Escort 1.1

Got it when I was 16, was mint condition, horrible colour, and then a copper wrote it off outside my house
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