a lad i know has just bought number 000 this week and says it will be on ebay this week so keep your eyes peeled for it.

 

I've spoke to the new owner of '000' (L820 KPU) and I have a few doubts on it now.. not in a bad way and not to discredit the car at all, as its a very important car on its own.

L820 KPU isn't numbered 000 and has a normal cosworth badge in the banana pod, it doesn't have a Monte steering wheel, chrome hand brake button and I'm not even 110% sure its even Jewel Violet as it looks more like magenta, unless the only pics I have seen have been darker?

I had always been led to believe no. 000 was numbered 000 as so many people has seen it at a show next to the other prototype yellow Esc Cos which was RWD with a N/A V6 cos engine. Whether its the same car or not I don't know as despite searching for the yellow RWD and no.000 pics that Ford bought out for a RS show once I still can't find out any more info.

Personally I think L820 KPU had a multi purpose for Ford as what you can't see is it has a mk5a front end! yes a smilie face grill in the bonnet! and the oval side winkers. So I think it was a concept/prototype for the commemorative/Monte models/Small turbo/mk5a

What ever it was for, its the only one like it! and that makes it special in its own right. I'm just glad Ford didn't keep that smilie grill as its hidious

 

Paul Ripley
hi there,

what do you think the crack is on this car L820 KPU, I have been looking for info on this car and have came up with nothing

 

Really don't know mate have you tried contacting the guy who wrote
the rallye news article?

I'd try on the RSOC website maybe someone can help I've asked before thou

 

Hi,

New pics of that nr 135. It's in Finland now. As you can see, some rebuild have been made.

http://s205.photobucket.com/albums/b...t=DSCF0849.jpg
http://s205.photobucket.com/albums/b...t=DSCF0847.jpg
http://s205.photobucket.com/albums/b...t=DSCF0846.jpg
http://s205.photobucket.com/albums/b...ent=laatta.jpg
http://s205.photobucket.com/albums/b...rrent=sisa.jpg

 

Added them Jordan I spoke to the owner and its actually number 017 good find mate

 

Hello mate after our chat at Brunters i went through my old pics and found some Monte pics for you,i will get a mate to scan them soon i have reg numbers and colours!!! Im still looking for the elusive smiley grill piccy of our dads mates one from Fords. Oh and the Yellow ecs cos reg is L762MJN. I know you may have some of these already Paul but here they are............ALL ARE RHD.......JEWEL VIOLET M10NTE...M64MAB...K10MYK...L702RTW...M20NTE...L130 NWC...M11NTE...M159TUK...M27JWP...M400BHP...MALLAR D GREEN...K8JBS...M2NTE...M8NTE...M11NTE...M3NTE...M 337UHK...ASH BLACK...M76CHR...L703RTW...CANT MAKE OUT THE COLOUR OF M61ORO COULD BE MALLARD OR ASH....You will notice M11NTE appears on on a jewel and a mallard..hope this helps Paul sorry ive got no dash numbers for you...oh and ive got some early pics of a certain M808RHB!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Cheers mate I'll try and go through the list Pics would be fantastic thou!

 

heard a rumour on the 'grapevine' lat night,some bloke from an area local to me used to have a JV monte, and resprayed it lilac(pink) and pull cream leather in it

 

I remember that car being on ebay but it wasn't a monte originally thank god


Also had an email from a friend of the owner of number 001 last week! he is trying to get me some pics.

 

Paul Ripley

phew

cool news on 001

 

Nr.101 for sale, look´s like a sweet one
http://www.autoscout24.de/Details.aspx?id=jwefdaxijea

cheeRS MAX

 

thats the m/sport version,dont think its a monte looks very nice in the pics though,very arty rear spoiler shot

 

What about the number in the dashboard then?

 

Paul when I was a bit younger there was an RS centre in Southampton, when the monte's were first out I saw a jewel violet monte without the larger rear wing coming out of Hendy's, I was sat behind it for a while and it's one of the reasons I wanted an Escos-not sure but it could have been the one above no. 000 ???, I can't remember the reg but it deffo didn't have a big rear wing

 

didnt see that,lol,

 

 

Saw number 111 here in Norway yesterday, its black. Havent got a picture, sorry...

 

a new one for you Paul

seem´s like a nice car, but didn´t every Monte came with sunroof






cheeRS MAX

 

Hi. no. 134 is a jewel violet LHD and it's from denmark running 330 spec.

Also no. 200 lives i denmark now. Ash black LHD and it's totally standard.

 

Nice one guys added both (we already had 200)

As far a sunroofs go I've never seen a Monte without but there are quite a few non-sunroof LHD's out there so it wouldn't surpise me everything else adds up

 

no. 200 is without sunroof

 

I have no.200 as a Martini edition?

 

Correct

 

Do you pics or either cars mate?

 

paul, there was an ash black at ford fair with escort cosworth wheels on, did you see it?
i was talking to the owner and went to look for the car but couldnt find it
he was from scarborough area i think.
i cant remember the number though sorry!!!

 

Mate I wasn't in full geek mode at Ford Fair in fact I took no pics

Unfortunally I'm not going Nat Day so can someone geek search it for me please

 

You have it already but 183 is on pistonheads
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/207299.htm

Keep up the work Paul.

 

PT's old Monte 070 back for sale on pistonheads too
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/211896.htm

 

Been to see my friends No: 000 Monte and it certainly is different to say the very least it defo Jewel Violet, has air-con and is fitted with 803's green so at a guess is stage 3 setup has oval indicator, had morette twin headlamp conversion and has a MK5 smilie faced bonnet with the proper oem cut-outs for the vents, no rear fin.

The car should be on the road very shortly as he is replacing many parts with FORD OEM items to get it returning to it original condition

 

Ok guys thanks to some superb new information I can now confirm to everyone that the car we thought was Monte no.000 was not in fact.

This is Monte 000





It has the Motorsport 000 plaque and is full Monte spec other then it has Motorsport decals in place of the Monte decals on the doors and tailgate. As far as the new sorce of information is aware 000 is still owned by Ford

Solves a big mystery as to why L820 KPU never had the 000 plaque and why the spec was slightly different. It is now my theory that L820 KPU alone with its brother L819 KPU where Ford Dunton concept/project cars cars as potential face lift models that would be constant with the mk5a type facelift at the time

L819 KPU


L820 KPU


Now whether L820 KPU was considered as part of the 200 commemorative is the next mystery I will try to solve but I personally doubt it, I was always told there where a few Jewel violets that where not Monte's so possibly L820 KPU is one of the few extras?

The new sorce of information also says there where 73 RHD's and 5 YBP engined Monte's. There is potentially even more detailed information on its way on the Montes and I will let you know more as and when I do

Makes me also think now that including 000 there are actually 201

 

Interesting stuff

But why you cant just ring someone at ford and they have the info is baffling Ford eh

 

arent you just glad they never put the smiley face version into production HIDEOUS!

 

wasnt the one in rallye news that time the smiley version? or is it the same car?

 

The smiley faced car is hideous, looks like a bad replica
Thank god that never happened

 

Better pictures of no.000 thanks to Twins for the pics and Warren for the scan thanks guys

 

Coming together well now Paul....

 

Always the way.. soon as one turns up I get another the same day



This time it's rare Small turbo Monte that now lives in Malta lucky it has Aircon!



Waiting on full pics

 

Thanks to Radman for a pic of 049

 

...and another no.180 for sale on Autotrader at the moment