A lad I know has asked me if there is a market for mk 1 and 2 escorts being imported from Africa?

Obviously solid shells, right hand drive etc....

Has anyone ever done it?

He has the chance of a mk1 and 2 for 6k imported

 

It's nothing new, there are already people doing it.

A guy I know is a navigator in a mk2 Escort Rally car, the bloke he navs for does it.

Some of them come over as proper minters!

Here is his site - http://www.hotwheelsmotorsport.com/

 

Yeah I guessed it was nothing new I just wondered if there is a market for imports....

 

Well a lot of the cars on that site have *SOLD* on them, so someone's buying them.

They aren't cheap!

 

Think its big bucks to register an import from africa. 2k I was told

 

If you already got ID gotta be worth it for 6k

 

the sierra's and sapphires i saw for sale online in South Africa look in better condition then the uk ones. Some are listed as 1995 year cars.

 

yes its worth it, thee is a FB page called 'we love 1980's cars'

i seen on the page some one was advertising/selling about 7/8 imported 3 door mk1 and mk2 escorts. i've no issue with it, rather see them over here than being banger raced over there

 

Lad in Mansfield has been doing it for ages and he's not skint, so definitely worth it if you can.