Hi All
wondered if anyone can let me know.if worth going for…..My friend has Escort cossie for sale that’s been kept in a container for 10+ years and wondered if after that long if would have several issues with always wanted one but know it’s not been run in that time and worried would need extensive work doing etc
logbook and everything is in order so not dodgy or anything.
Any advice would be great! 👍

 

containers are not ideal as damp etc, would need total reccomissioning and going through top to tail

 

Thanks. I guess I need to go look at it. Was supposed to beginning of the year but never happened. I guess impossible to put a price on it to get it fully sorted etc

 

if you carnt do the work yourself and it needs fully doing your lookn at 1000s to do it right.. even if its mint but needs paint your talkn Ł5000 plus for a paint job worth haven and full underside by time u have parts powder coated poly bushed new discs pads etc etc you can chuck another 5 or 6k into that.. thats what i find people dont relise on ebay you see tatty sapphires for 18 and 19k biggest problem is finding nice parts and stuff isnt easy to find now for old fords..

 

The condition will be down to the container it has been stored in. My daughters partner has a container which he keeps his motorbikes in but he has lined it inside and it is perfectly dry. If the guy has done something similar it will make a massive difference to its condition now. If not and its just a standard steel container it may have suffered badly due to constant condensation and damp.You need to go and have a good look at it and as Lee said if it needs a total refurbishment be prepared to spend a lot of time and money.to get it back to a good standard. If you can do most of the work yourself you will save shitloads but if you get everything done by a Cosworth specialist I reckon you could be looking at Ł35 to Ł40k!!!!

 

Thanks all really appreciate all your input I don’t believe it has been lined so need to go have a look and if in a real state will leave as can only do basics myself unfortunately…….

Sounds like could cost serious money to fix

 

No point guessing or making assumptions.

Could be not too bad, or could be a mess. Only way is to get it out and inspected.