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Old Mar 11, 2008 | 09:15 AM
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perhaps

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ford-escort-co...QQcmdZViewItem
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Old Mar 11, 2008 | 09:18 AM
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could be good fun. Surely them speakers would blow youre ears off. lol
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Old Mar 11, 2008 | 10:28 AM
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Seen this in the flesh and its lovely
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Old Mar 11, 2008 | 10:32 AM
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lose the morrettes, that stupid sun visor thing which looks like somones put a spoiler on but got the wrong end of the roof and then left it in the sun for too long and its melted , and and paint it all one colour and that would be a mega nice van!!
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Old Mar 11, 2008 | 10:55 AM
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Paint it red with faded royal mail stickers and ohh 2 hub caps 1 at each end and sell of all the other bits and you got a decent motor
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Old Mar 11, 2008 | 10:58 AM
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I think it looks cheesy if it were just white or a s2 colour with 90 spec fr bumper ect it would look far better i think anyway
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Old Mar 11, 2008 | 11:14 AM
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He only lives a few miles from me, and i aint ever seen it! Surprising you think i would have noticed something painted like that! I agree, should have only been one colour, sublte mods are the best.......
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Old Mar 11, 2008 | 11:46 AM
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Quite a cool van........ if you had a works fuel card.
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Old Mar 11, 2008 | 11:47 AM
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Originally Posted by turbo_boost
Paint it red with faded royal mail stickers and ohh 2 hub caps 1 at each end and sell of all the other bits and you got a decent motor
Would look so much better like that or similiar, its to barry boy...
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Old Mar 11, 2008 | 05:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Saaamon
Would look so much better like that or similiar, its to barry boy...
Indeed...And it's got the wrong engine.
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Old Mar 11, 2008 | 05:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Saaamon
Would look so much better like that or similiar, its to barry boy...
Its a bit chav tastic!! lol
Can appreciate what it is though
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Old Mar 11, 2008 | 05:48 PM
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chav'd up bodywork, would look better with a s2 or s1 kit if honest , great work horse tho lol
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Old Mar 11, 2008 | 05:52 PM
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Seen this at a show a while back, its all done well but it looks pretty gash.

No doubt it goes well though, be good fun for sure.
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Old Mar 11, 2008 | 08:01 PM
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seen this b4 aswel.was all green when was seen.great work van,you would'nt be late
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Old Mar 11, 2008 | 08:04 PM
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i kinda like it....the sunvisor thing is a bit wank tho
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Old Mar 11, 2008 | 08:15 PM
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see it at crail a few years back , went up the 1/4 mile once am sure and it went like fuck then the turbo started leaking oil from the pipe running to it so put it in the show and shine
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Old Mar 11, 2008 | 10:25 PM
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all credit to what its got hidden under the bonnet, and going by the above posts im guessing its been put together really well.

but crikey - it looks like a complete shed from the outside, who owns it currently? the ripspeed sale asistant at halfords??
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