Hello all! I am currently working on a documentary on classic cars for Channel 4 and was wondering if there were any boy racers or people really into modifying their Fords who might be interested in chatting to me about it?

One of the episodes is looking at a Ford Escort Mexico and we would love to find a current young Ford owner who is into racing and modifying their own car.

Please reply to this thread or PM me and I will give you an email address to contact.

Thanks a lot!

Louise

 

Not many boy racers on here. Plenty of enthusiats.

 

Well enthusiasts are most welcome to chat if they are interested in modifying their cars or souping them up!

 

So what the program gonna be about then.

 

The program is about classic cars in the UK, with one episode looking at the Ford Escort Mexico.

 

Mum? Is that you?!


Cheers,
Grant

 

Might be worth trying Turbosport as you might find more Mexico's on their site (but the age range of the owners will be older) but do not think they will take kindly t being called boy racers though

 

Is there another term more appropriate to use?!

 

Car enthusiast would be a better term

 

I have a 1987 3dr Sierra Cosworth I have rebuilt, but im no boy racer at 43





Steve

 

Every time a TV company wants a 'Boy Racer' to speak to, it usually means that it's going to be derogatory – Hence some of the comments here.

What's the nature of the programme?

 

I'm 21, from Stoke, and pretty good at doing a chavvy accent.

problem being by Ford is modern :/

 

This is absolutely not derogatory at all! Our show is a celebration of cars and how they defined our social and motoring history. 'Boy racers' or modification enthusiasts or whatever euphemistic term you prefer absolutely define our social history, its inception commonly attributed to the Escort Mexico's introduction on to the market and its ease of modification. I am looking for the modern equivalent and thought that a forum where Ford enthusiasts congregate would be a good starting point. If anybody is interested then please send me a message.

 

That looks great Steve! But yes unfortunately we are looking for young guys, somewhere between 18-25. That's the right idea though!

 

Haha you do not need to be a chav! Clearly I hit a sore spot using the terminology I have done but a modern car is fine, as long as you have modified it to improve it either aesthetically or internally, ideally both.

 

jeez, didn't realise us lot (who are in the eyes of most, termed perfectly innocently as boy racers) were such a sensitive bunch!

I take no offence to being called a boy racer, and realise that in the eyes of most, with my big outwardly rolled tailpipe and whooshing turbo I am in fact (as are you) someone who fits that used-by-the-masses term (even my Auntie calls me it... the CUNT!) ; )

Wouldn't it have ben better to respond to this lady with a bit of a cuddle rather than a big frosty "fuck yoself"?! Get over it, we drive silly whaletailed cars with silly wheels and silly exhausts and turbos!
I bet she's calling us something else other than boy racers now!

Ben

 

Haha thanks Ben! No it was my mistake, I do apologise if I have caused offence to anyone with the term. But yes 'silly whaletailed cars with silly wheels and silly exhausts and turbos' is exactly what I'm after if you know anyone that can help? For this section, only young guys unfortunately but I am also looking for enthusiasts who might have owned a Ford Escort in the 70s and carried out home modifications?

Thank you!

 

i doubt you will find any 18 year olds that will know what a mexico is ,or where it is

 

I can confirm this is a genuine thread and the OP has been verified by me, the aim is to find either


Older owners who modified these in the 70s.

OR

young owners of Fords who have a passion for modification and restoration

do not spam the thread up with crap or it will be deleted

 

There's a few "young" lads in the old Skool ford scene who have lovely mk1 escorts - give Simon Woolley at classic ford magazine a call is my advice.

Ben

 

Since it was deleted as spam, I shall repost my original opinion and in order with the OPs query. SMILER258 is a young enthusiast that knows his fords.

 

You will struggle to find a youngster with a Mexico,
Any reason you've picked the Mexico as car to talk about as its more of a loved resto car now instead of a full out modified car

 

Might be better opening up your search of cars to S1/S2 RS turbo's?

 

I'm 22 and have a retro Ford. Doubt there will be many youngsters with early escorts. PM me if I might be of help

 

if it's rsturbo's she's after and young lads, christian (of christian and becky fame) had a fast one AND he never looked like he was older than about 14

and the only person who fits the age bracket and has a modified car from what i can tell is jimbo, cost being the one thing that you need either deep pockets to do or lots of free time and ability and knowledge and tools and everything else you need to fix up a car

if you are genuinly looking for ford only stuff then perhaps a look at how cars and youngsters modifying them over the past 50 years or so would be the way to go, you could then include the old school lot in with the younger generation and see how things have changed over time with the advancement in tuning and the intervention of turbos and technology impacting more and more onto what is achievable

there is a sporty ford of all models out there so you could cast your net much further rather than being shackled to just 2 models and an age group

just a thought, not that i know anything about telly or how to make programs or the like

 

Am 30 but look 12 and got a 3 door Cossie but it's being painted at the minute

 

might be worth looking into the right history of the mexico and further feature cars first. it wasnt made to be modified it was made to celebrate the win of the london to mexico rally that ford won. but i have a modified last generation escort if that any good

 

its not just mexicos they want, any decent modded car owned by a youngster into modding/restoration or old gits who were modding cars in the 70s for a then and now type scenario

 

Sill think your best bet would Turbosport and are you after, a MK1 or MK2 two Escort Mexico.

Or maybe look in the old school section on here (there my not me many mexicos's but there a couple of nice RS2000's in there)

Thing is the owners on here are older than 18-25 (but the majority are not old enough to have owned a Mexico in the 70s)

 

I think you should have a word with luca as his fiesta turbo is a little bit more than modded and would be worthy of having it on any tv screen

cheers paul

 

Should get mad_rod on, the 200mph oap ha, no offence Rod

 

Rod does fall into the category of modding cars in the 70s, I'm a old git born in the 60s and was only a teen through the 70s so I guess I dont class into to either category adam

 

Petrol heads

 

Steve it will be nigh on impossible to find the full package that they are asking for. With Mexico's demanding strong money in standard trim before you even modify one results in them being out of bounds for the younger owner.

Plenty of heavily modified versions out there but most are owned by 30+ people.

One on Pistonheads at the moment for 22k (modified) ex Notts car, can't see many young lads buying it.

Great idea for a Programme but maybe needs tweaking a little

 

its not just mexicos though sinbad as I know exactly what you mean as I did inform louise of this but she informed me its the person and the car needed so any ford will do thats got decent mods and owned by a youngster , and the other end of the spectrum is a older sod who was spanner happy in the 70s

 

rods on holiday for the next month so i hope she's got time

 

Got to be a wind up lads! Boy racer and a mk1 escort Mexico! So can a young driver aford a car like that with out finance????? And wonder what it's like to insure, there there is where is it kept as most young people live at home with mum and dad,
My girlfriend is 22 and had no idea what a cosworth was until I showed her mine! Never mind what a mk1 escort is

 

Think you'd all be surprised at the amount of under 25's with hot rwd escorts / Anglias etc and done properly too... Just have to hang about in that scene and know a few people. As said before Simon Woolley should be able to get this chick in touch with at least a half dozen, all with proper cars.

Ben

 

Done!

Cheers,

Simon

 

i got a ford.. but not a mexico and im 23
heavily modded and i got a great accent lol