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Old 01-10-2006, 09:48 PM
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Mine was a Y plate Xr3i then F plate xr3i then onto me 2 Escort RS turbos.

What was your first ford?
Old 01-10-2006, 09:50 PM
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mk 1 escort mexcio

Old 01-10-2006, 09:52 PM
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Sierra 2.0 Glsi on an E reg, i was only 19 and span it in the rain within 6weeks on the M1 slip road, thats what you get after 2 yrs of driving a Cavalier before it
Old 01-10-2006, 09:52 PM
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My first ford was a Fiesta xr2i (the worst car ford have ever made) and remember the insurance on these at the time being horendous due to the fact they were so easy to nick!! Then sold that and got an Mk 6 rs2000, and then a 4x4 smokestone saph
Old 01-10-2006, 09:56 PM
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y reg xr3i
Old 01-10-2006, 09:58 PM
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An 'X' plated Mk1 Fiesta in 1990
Old 01-10-2006, 09:58 PM
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gold mk2 4 dr escort with black vinyl roof.

then a selection of mk3 scorts. with a mk1 v4 capri borrowed for a few months inbetween.

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Old 01-10-2006, 09:59 PM
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G reg Orion Ghia
Old 01-10-2006, 10:05 PM
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d reg Yellow escort, loved every min of it
Old 01-10-2006, 10:10 PM
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my very first car was an escort mk.2,P reg, i was 17,back in 1987.

next was a couple of rs2000's.







shame they are gone.
Old 01-10-2006, 10:11 PM
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A rotton Mk3 XR3, only had it a few days.

Then Cortinas, x4

And now Sierras, 3x XR4is, 1x 2wd saph and 1x 4x4 saph

Steve.
Old 01-10-2006, 10:18 PM
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on the right, the almighty P-100
Old 01-10-2006, 10:34 PM
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Mine

I came across some old pics of the Fiesta.

With the 15" Raceline RL7s



With the 16" MOs


With the 17" Dare V1s











Old 01-10-2006, 10:35 PM
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A-reg 1.6pinto Mk1 Sierra shitbox
Old 01-10-2006, 10:37 PM
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Fiesta 1.1
Old 01-10-2006, 10:42 PM
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My first ford was an Escort Mk1 1300 gt
Old 01-10-2006, 10:43 PM
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A 1982 fiesta 1.3 ghia got it the day I passed my test in may 1989
then 2 orion ghia I's
then an RS Turbo which my dad still owns

steve
Old 01-10-2006, 10:43 PM
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My good old Fiesta 1.3 in my sig

Edit: Still mine btw
Old 01-10-2006, 10:44 PM
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'78 Mk1 1.1 Fiesta L, stuffed that so got a '77 Mk1 Fiesta 1.1 S, mate stuffed that, got a '71 Mini Cooper S mk3 and then an RS2000 mk2, '83 XR3i, '84 XR3i cab px'ed that for me '90 RST etc...
Old 01-10-2006, 10:55 PM
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mine was a 1.3 escort just made it look like a 3i but turbod it after 6 months lol

then when i was 18 i built this with a turbo lump,my 2nd fav car sleeper wise





then my 1st cosy at 21after 6 months moved into sleepers again with a cosy xr4x4 and stuck with sleepers ever since
Old 01-10-2006, 11:02 PM
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Mine was a 'G Reg' Sierra Ghia.

And i loved it !!!
Old 01-10-2006, 11:06 PM
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d reg mk2 1.1 ghia x fiesta, got it for nothing, span it after 3 days and kept on going for another 6 months before discovering it was rotten lol
Old 02-10-2006, 12:10 AM
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my first ford... D reg rosso red escort rs turbo.
sorry bout the rubbish pic!

Old 02-10-2006, 12:18 AM
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Mine was a stolen-recovered RS500 in moonstone

Old 02-10-2006, 12:28 AM
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this:



o yeah... 1660 on a massive weber, xr3i system and brakes, used to fooking fly!
Old 02-10-2006, 01:07 AM
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1968 Ford Anglia
Old 02-10-2006, 01:18 AM
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A Escort mk5 1.6 sport.
Old 02-10-2006, 01:43 AM
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xr3 i went through 4 gearbox's in 6 months then wrote it off

lost it on a corner in the end, and it went end over end 4 time's
Old 02-10-2006, 04:20 AM
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mk1 xr2, which failed its mot 6 months later becasue it was rotten, sold to a mate who had mk1 1.1 fiesta for parts.
Old 02-10-2006, 05:19 AM
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r reg capri now i do feel old
Old 02-10-2006, 05:36 AM
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My first to drive was my mum's 1.1 Popular Plus on an H plate

My first to own was a G reg XR3i in red.
Old 02-10-2006, 05:44 AM
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Mine was a H reg xr2i.
Old 02-10-2006, 05:57 AM
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mine was a 1.6 Sierra f reg

great first car when ur 18
Old 02-10-2006, 07:03 AM
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Mine was a H reg Black, Fiesta RS Turbo

And I've still got it 5 years on!!
Old 02-10-2006, 07:09 AM
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mine is a saph cossie
Old 02-10-2006, 07:19 AM
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Mine was a B reg mk3 1.3 Escort


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Old 02-10-2006, 07:21 AM
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F reg black XR2
Old 02-10-2006, 07:24 AM
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s plate signal green RS2000 box arched 2.1 etc loved it ... wish i never got rid now to be honest ... found it had been burnt out by some twats about 4 months after ... new owner ran out of fuel .. walked to get some ..came back and it was being put out
Old 02-10-2006, 08:55 AM
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Y reg Mk3 Escort 1.1

Got it when I was 16, was mint condition, horrible colour, and then a copper wrote it off outside my house


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