interesting ,what do people think?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...490871804&rd=1

 

interesting that m8

 

very nice i love it


shame its had all that done do it it could have been worth more in the long run

 

v reg

 

now that is the bollocks

paint looks a bit shite but it is probably the picture..

 

was'nt a V plate a 2001???? so how did he manage to register a V plate in 99 should have been a S plate?????

 

no V was a 1999!

 

oh yeah forgot they started changing them twice a year after S reg (i think)

 

Strange....very strange...could be a dodgey one...

Like if it was one of the last ones made,why has it got a big turbo cam cover? Its probably not a genuine ford escort rs cosworth,rather a motorsport model built up from parts.

 

And why did he change the engine after 41,000 miles?surely a cosworth engine would last longer than this,even if it has been cained all its life.

 

Esc cos big turbo camcovers are the same as those on a sierra mate
Motorsport shells were only available in white, no sunroof, no electrics (windows, heated screen, mirrors etc) no sealant and water injection.
The shell type can be checked by the vin tag.

A cosworth engine would last longer than 41k, but he wanted more power i pressume As you can't get 500+bhp from a standard engine

 

TBH, i think it looks crap The paint looks dodgy & what's he thinking with the tinted windows???? Only ugly fookers have their windows tinted!

 

Well my mate alex has an escort cosworth built up from a motorsport shell, the vin reads SABTVR instead of WFOB and his has full electrics and a sunroof...

 

If its a motorsport shell it will not have a sunroof!

No Sunroof
Rear quart glass does not "pop out"
Front windows are manual winding
Available in Diamond White only
No headlamp washer jets
No roof antenna
No stereo

If its built out of bits then registered as new with the dvla the vin no. will begin with SAB.

 

My mates is a motorsport shell
It is imperial Blue
It Has Pop Out Rear Windows
It Has a Sunroof (electric Infact)
It has Electric Windows

Rsnutter will be able to tell u more about his car than i would tho.

 

How many motorsport cars had that lot in then

I don't know rsnutter, but i'm sure i'm right

 

It tells you in the description that he's rebuilt the engine using a RS500 head. That's why it has the different valve cover. As far as it being a motorsport shell. Who cares. It's a shell and it's fast as fook and as long as it's legal drive it.

 

nice motor. why not buy one of those reports that tells you the history of the car? well worth it if your seriously interested for peace of mind. ive seen them on ebay for under Ł20.

 

ah but you can fit the electric stuff to motorsport shells, have it resprayed and also fit the opening rear 1/4s!

could well be a motorsport shell built up with parts from a donor car!

also it does say it wasnt reg till 99 after being brought, o could have been sat in a garage somewhere!

 

up for rsnutter

 

Why would it? Just an engine after all isn't it

Also, when you upgrade to a 500+bhp engine, it ain't gonna be a modified standard one is it

Please think before you type

Also, motorsport shell don't have sunroofs, whole point of having a motorsprt shell is for strength, so it ain't gonna have a damn sunroof FFS

 

Hmmm Cambridgeshire, think I have seen that one about, think the local Fords had two of them I am sure a W reg as well

 

but you cana buy a motorsport shell cheeply - and fit a normal esory roof panel with sunroof - not hard at all really if you are looking at respraying it. and to geta loom and rear openes etc is not hard with the amount of broken oones about

 

The car was bought by a private collector and was not registered until it was sold, if i remember correctly.
edit: as i just noticed it says this in the ad

Also the engine was the original engine out of the A1 Focus.

 

very nice!

 

Isnt cola's a motorsport shell in imperial blue?
see pics about half way down post

https://passionford.com/forum/viewto...921&highlight=