After about 1 1/2 years away from fords and rs's I have went back in time and bought an early 83 rs1600i in graphite Grey.
Really original car with no welding,original stereo,d4 tyres on original wheels,fully restored a few years ago,low miles and heaps of history.
Really excited to be getting it and fell lucky too as it didn't take much searching and is not too far away for me to collect.
Looking forward to getting to shows this summer with it.

 

looking very nice

 

They didn't come with them wheels as standard.

Nice little toy that will only go up in value

Steve

 

It doesn't say hes referring to the wheels on the car . Just says the original wheels have D4's on them

 

Looks lovely mate, enjoy

 

Very nice and the best colour imo

 

Cracking car, good find.

 

that is a seriously nice looking car! enjoy it mate

 

that is really nice, love 16i's

 

really nice, love it

 

stunning mate

 

That is possibly one of the best rs1600i's ive seen, stunning!!

 

Liking that a lot

 

thats a stunner lee,great colour


standard wheels ftw though

 

Thanks everybody,just got home and got it unloaded,drove it round the block and I can already foresee it needs some new bushes on the back,the teaching done and possibly a steering rack plus some other niggles sorted but my friend has a breaker 16i I can get what I need off of so it's no great hassle.
Maxest,I think I looked at your graphite grey shell with a friend a few years back,I had just bought a mk1 Orion that day and was heading back north.loved the colour since then.
Previous owner has done all the hard work,just needs a few little jobs doing and a set of standard wheels,keeping the d4's on the original wheels as they are nice to have.

 

Very nice mate looks mint an hard to find in this condition these days happy days.

 

realy nice enjoy

 

Lovely car ,deffo one to keep

 

if you don't mind me asking was it hard to track down one of these?

 

Looks stunning, great colour

I've a totally standard one, still on d4's, original exhaust etc, 3owners 78k. But it's red

 

Like that a lot mate

Steve

 

I would say yes and no,I sent a pm to the owner on another forum after seeing 1 pic and worded it properly and he replied.the car was not for sale but he was thinking about thinking about selling,I just came along at the right time so was very very lucky.
But finding a good 1 that's original won't be easy.i know of a concours grey 1 that's around 11k but it's modified and turbo'd.

 

The subarus are good to drive etc but i was always scared to drive the p1 incase it blew up! il come have a look at this when im home in 3 weeks! Looks gucci

 

Did I see this on the back of a car transporter on the M8 Glasgow yesterday morning ?

Looked like a very nice example. They are really nice in Grey.

 

Yes,had to go back by the forth bridge due to the crash at Cumbernauld.
Was cringing when it got wet on the way home

 

Selling the wheels should earn you a few quid alone.

Great motor, always wanted a smart 16i.

 

very nice one to keep that will only go up in value now

 

Yes that would have been me,, don't remember you viewing but it would have been some time ago! If you ever want to sell this one let me know

 

Would have been 2009,England had just had its worst snow for years and me and a friend flew down to Southampton iirc and bought a mk1 Orion then over to Hastings I think to collect 18" mos for my saph cos.
My pal was interested in your car so we stopped in on the way up the road.
That was an epic road trip that day.he still has never bought a 16i,came close by buying a mk3 non sunroof ghia 3 door but I ended up buying it when he lost interest.
I'll keep it in mind if I think of selling.
Going out tonight to strip the suspension to check the bushes and steering rack,did a couple of jobs last night,fitted a new bonnet stay clip and rubber,also fitted the correct bonnet catch bolts.got a few bolts to change but it's very original,even has the original stereo,small ford emblem mudflaps,interior.last owner went to great lengths to ensure it had all the correct parts for its model code.

 

Thats lovely ..... nice one mate

 

Very nice .

 

Looks stunning


Brian

 

great looking cars i prefer these to any other mk3/4 escorts

 

That looks really nice. Glad you have seen sense and got back into a ford lol.