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Old 16-08-2007, 12:26 PM
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Default Jeremy Clarkson's Old Escort Cosworth on the Trader

1993 K Reg FORD ESCORT COSWORTH TURBO LUX T3 X JEREMY CLARKSON CAR
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Features: 70,000 milesManual 5 speedGREENPetrolHatchbackK reg (1993)Full Description: Glossary of Terms
3 Doors, Manual 5 speed, Hatchback, Petrol, 70,000 miles, Metallic Green. **DUE IN STOCK SHORTLY/SERIOUS ENQUIRIES WELCOME** THIS IS NOT YOUR STANDARD ESCORT COSWORTH, 1 OFF 3 FORD PROTO TYPE HAND BUILT CARS (WITH AN INVESTMENT OF £1.5 MILLION), PREVIOUSLY OWNED BY JEREMY CLARKSON (TOP GEAR REPRESENTATIVE) WITH A FULL DOCUMENTED HISTORY, REG NO K** FMC, MALLARD GREEN METALLIC, 75000 MILES, STAGE 3 PROFESSIONAL CONVERSION, BIGGER TURBO, GREEN INJECTORS AND A MODIFIED HEADGASKET, FULL BLACK LEATHER, 18 INCH SPOKED RONDELL ALLOYS. THIS CAR IS IN SHOWROOM CONDITION. BLACKBURN MOTOR VILLAGE, A PROFESSIONALLY RUN FAMILY FIRM. WE HAVE OVER 100 TRADE PRICED VEHICLES ON OFFER. UNLIKE OUR COMPETITORS, OUR STOCK IS GENIUNLEY ACQUIRED FROM THE MAIN DEALERS AND NOT FROM THE LOCAL AUCTION HOUSES. OUR TRADE PRICES ARE ACHIEVABLE THROUGH BULK POWER BUYING. BLACKBURNMOTORVILLAGE.CO.UK. 01254 54838/07928 380768. £16,989

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Old 16-08-2007, 12:29 PM
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I would have been v.interested in this, but the mileage for me is just too much,, from the pics ive seen though- a bonny looking car
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I would have been v.interested in this, but the mileage for me is just too much,, from the pics ive seen though- a bonny looking car
Really? Why so interested? Because of the history?
Old 16-08-2007, 12:34 PM
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You are paying about 4K cause of the cars "unique history" there basically.
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I would have been v.interested in this, but the mileage for me is just too much,, from the pics ive seen though- a bonny looking car
Really? Why so interested? Because of the history?
Yes pretty much,,
Old 16-08-2007, 12:47 PM
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Good to see they know the mileage, at the start its 70 K in the text its 75K
Old 16-08-2007, 01:11 PM
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its not just the owner, its the fact that it is the best cosworth made and will last a lot longer than your average cos, due to the fact it was hand built origionally

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Old 16-08-2007, 01:16 PM
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Originally Posted by joel_winders
its not just the owner, its the fact that it is the best cosworth made and will last a lot longer than your average cos, due to the fact it was hand built origionally
Old 16-08-2007, 01:18 PM
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Originally Posted by joel_winders
its not just the owner, its the fact that it is the best cosworth made and will last a lot longer than your average cos, due to the fact it was hand built origionally
Classic.
Old 16-08-2007, 01:25 PM
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Originally Posted by joel_winders
its not just the owner, its the fact that it is the best cosworth made and will last a lot longer than your average cos, due to the fact it was hand built origionally
yeh it was hand built by robots
Old 16-08-2007, 01:25 PM
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Originally Posted by joel_winders
its not just the owner, its the fact that it is the best cosworth made and will last a lot longer than your average cos, due to the fact it was hand built origionally
someones been on the crack pipe again
Old 16-08-2007, 01:28 PM
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Overpriced esc cos end of.

Originally Posted by joel_winders
its not just the owner, its the fact that it is the best cosworth made and will last a lot longer than your average cos, due to the fact it was hand built origionally
Old 16-08-2007, 01:56 PM
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Originally Posted by joel_winders
its not just the owner, its the fact that it is the best cosworth made and will last a lot longer than your average cos, due to the fact it was hand built origionally
you are fucking joking me?



Personally i wouldn't pay a penny more than it's worth as a escort cosworth, the fact it was a press car? then jeremy clarkson means nothing to me.
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Originally Posted by joel_winders
its not just the owner, its the fact that it is the best cosworth made and will last a lot longer than your average cos, due to the fact it was hand built origionally
are you being serious
Old 16-08-2007, 02:02 PM
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Originally Posted by joel_winders
its not just the owner, its the fact that it is the best cosworth made and will last a lot longer than your average cos, due to the fact it was hand built origionally
Now that is a Classic
Old 16-08-2007, 02:16 PM
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I bet Joel Winders is wishing he'd never seen this thread now!
Old 16-08-2007, 02:19 PM
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On comission maybe ??
Old 16-08-2007, 03:09 PM
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I thought John Taylor had only just bought this back and was keeping it
Old 16-08-2007, 03:12 PM
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I wasn't aware JC ever even own'd the car didn't FORD loan him it for 6 months?
Old 16-08-2007, 03:19 PM
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I thought his car had the standard wheels cause it has on 1 of my old JC videos.
Old 16-08-2007, 03:45 PM
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apparently the 6 press cars were built to a higher standard than the others

there was a therad about it just the other day and i'm sure sheady's drivien it and someone said it was the best put together escos they've ever driven
Old 16-08-2007, 03:49 PM
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it still used to go into limp home mode just like all the other early batch.
we had johny herberts esc cossie in our workshops.wouldn't have bought it
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Originally Posted by T S M
it still used to go into limp home mode just like all the other early batch.
we had johny herberts esc cossie in our workshops.wouldn't have bought it
Remove the Turbo Systems chip then
Old 16-08-2007, 03:55 PM
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lol simon is that your best shot as you should know the early ones did this.
clearly you don't so i shall educate you lol
limp home affected most escort webber p8 cosworths and was only really rectified with the 18106 version
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Originally Posted by T S M
it still used to go into limp home mode just like all the other early batch.
we had johny herberts esc cossie in our workshops.wouldn't have bought it
Was this car Polaris grey by any chance?
Old 16-08-2007, 04:22 PM
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Did he not say he wanted it back !..

But i thougth his was a Blue one not green..

Buy it and sell it to him for 25k, he can afford it ..lol..
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Originally Posted by dojj
blue
I was on about Johny Sherbert's. New that the other said car was Pacifica.
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missed that bit
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the fact that it was a press car means it had the shit driven out of it rather than being 'way better built'
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Originally Posted by a.k.a
I thought John Taylor had only just bought this back and was keeping it
I read that too m8.
Old 16-08-2007, 06:38 PM
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It's had a replacement spoiler anyway....

I remember him saying that he awoke to find that someone had snapped it off one night
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is this the one top gear magazine gave away in a spot the keys competition

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Originally Posted by alanfordtw-15
the fact that it was a press car means it had the shit driven out of it rather than being 'way better built'
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i thought his 1 was imperial blue?
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Originally Posted by Ken_ZS
i thought his 1 was imperial blue?
looks green in this.. http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=WyuFrCf8hFc

i remember him trying to buy it back off the owner at the end of the show when it was originally broadcast. must have been edited out to make way for the ukgold ad break, i've got the original on tape somewere.
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Originally Posted by turbo
Originally Posted by joel_winders
its not just the owner, its the fact that it is the best cosworth made and will last a lot longer than your average cos, due to the fact it was hand built origionally
yeh it was hand built by robots


No, it was hand built by idiots


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Originally Posted by 68332
Originally Posted by T S M
it still used to go into limp home mode just like all the other early batch.
we had johny herberts esc cossie in our workshops.wouldn't have bought it
Remove the Turbo Systems chip then
Why i bet that is what got it running again
UNLIKE A SECs S8 ECU WOULD HAVE NEVER RUN WITH THAT !!!
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Originally Posted by smitsturbo
Originally Posted by joel_winders
its not just the owner, its the fact that it is the best cosworth made and will last a lot longer than your average cos, due to the fact it was hand built origionally
are you being serious


He is
the press cars were put together indivdually as they knew the press would nail the shit out of em
as said there was a thread a while back about them and that they just seemed to "drive" much better
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fuck history its all about the piece of metal and plastic your gonna enjoy


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