im not really clued up on the escorts but did they only come in white?

 

Yes

 

did a few in black didnt they???

 

an red

 

i thought it was white, black and red

black and red being the rarest

 

I was under impression they were only sold to public in white, and sure they did make a couple of black ones and a red one but were kept by Ford. Might be wrong tho

 

There was only one Black one AFAIK. Princess Diana's.

 

does that car still exist???

 

I was under the impression they were all white except 2 black (1 for Princess Di, one kept by Ford) and AFAIK the red ones (datapost?) were originally white out of the factory but repainted afterwards. I heard a rumour there was one grey one but i expect its just speculation.

 

http://pistonheads.com/sales/633999.htm

was this a red one then????

 

 

It's obviously red, duh!! PMSL.

Seriously though, I imagine, as said above that the red Datapost cars were painted after production by Datapost.

 

Here is one I have been getting restored for the last couple of years



Might even be at National Day

You can read about it here http://www.seriesoneturbo.co.uk/showthread.php?t=3527

 

all white apart from

2x black
1x grey (repainted at the factory before registration)
1x Datapost Red (repainted at the factory)

If you see another in a different colour it's just a colour change.

 

What about the blue one for that TV series? Was it repainted?

 

is di's one still around?

 

Thats the cats eye car, no longer with us

 

the black one is still about yes

 

im sure princess dis old 1 got sold at auction for 30k. to a collector who collects royal cars

 

That is really nice, whats the spec going to be?

Mike

 

A guy on the rsoc had dianas car im sure there was a thread about it.As far as i know another momber of the royal family had a black one as well but was smashed.Could have been fergie

 

Anyone got a pic of the car in cats eyes??

good thread

 

I remember reading about a black one that found its way upto shetland that was now a pile of rust... That might have been the other black one, everything said above is accurate as far as I know.

 

Those were the days check out those pant's

 

according to ralleynews one of the black ones has surfaced and is poss going to be up for sale but does need a resto because it's been stored for so long and has got a few bits that are not turbo but 16i and seems thats how it left the factoy to make it a bit softer for royal bums

 

I have bought the Black series 1 that was in rallye news, there is no proof it was a royal car, circumstantial stuff but nothing concrete.
The car however is genuine black from the factory, which is why i purchased it vin & colour plates confirm this as has the DVLA. Bodykit & a couple of panels need painting to be perfect but otherwise the car is in vgc, no rot at all. i hope to tidy it up & have it for display purposes next year for those that are interested.

 

Sorry - As above^

 

Have you got any pics of the car? good find well done
Also if you look dianas hasnt got a s1 grille what grille has yours got?

 

IIRC the blue S1 was a standard white one painted for the cats eyes series. From memory it did end up as scrap at the bottom of a quarry in the shetland isles, cos it was rotten.

Princess di's balck one was fitted with a 3i grille from new, but when sold after she'd finished with it, it was re-fitted with the correct 3 bar grille.

I wasnt aware of any other "proper" black S1's but as is often the case, ford did strange things at the time.

werent the red ones painted after production? IIRC they were painted GPO red, not rosso/radient?

Either way, theyre all lovely cars!

 

Mine has plastic unpainted quarter bumpers like a 1600i & i believe the 1600i grille is correct ( mine had a series 1 on it but i believe it was changed to look more normal).
Mine is not a Diana car, but possibly royal , although as said no concrete proof , it is a genuine from the factory black car.There are pics in the rallye news of the car in the barn where it was stored since 93, i will be taking some pics next week.Thanks.

 

I can only remember the C.A.T.S eyes car as being a blue Cabrio XR3i? Was the RS used in one episode?

 

was it originally grey?

what cars you have these days then mate? 500, x pack?



think a guy called jeff windsor owned the diana s1? didnt he sell it to get a 200?

 

Yes Jeff sold recently, all details on thread in the s1 section on RSOC

Tonys 'other' black one is a bit of a find and may well turn out to be another Royal car.....either way its another genuine black one that has been rumoured to exist for a few years. Just goes to show you never know what might turn up!

 

The story is that it came from dealer grey, was sent back to factory at new, think its down as white on the vin plate but Ive never check tbh, liked the story / mistery that went with the car so bought it as rolling shell and spent the last year or so getting her rebuilt and back on road, which will happen this weekend

Aye still got the 500 and x pack, although x pack is still a bare shell, will start rebuilding her over winter now the S1 is complete

 

Cool rs1600 reg i didnt see the rallye news.Intresting find i would like to know more how you came across it ect all the best with it look forward to seeing pics & hearing about it.

 

iirc the red datapost cars were orignally rs16i's, ford just supplied the team with all the running gear to convert them to turbo instead of giving them a whole new car, the grey s1 was bought in white then returned to ford to be stripped and painted grey

 

Wouldnt mind hearing/seeing more about this other black S1 that has surfaced

 

 

quality thread

 

was going to say there was a grey one lol it was factory done nearly bought this a few years ago wish i had