rik-rs

i do, as in the looks obviously you know like a new rs turbo coming out or saff, or 3 door or mk 1, they might not be able to make em the same cos of regulations etc, but wish they`d make em again......

Matt Evans

New bodyshells would be a massive benefit to the whole scene. I mean, they manage to make new "heritage" shells for MGb's and minis dont they?

Imagine the demand for new Mk1 escort shells etc etc...

Thats the only way you'll ever even get close to "new" old fords.

Glenn_

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I just wish they would bring nice looking cars out again cause i think modern cars look shit.

rik-rs

yeah exactly, the best ones were the old ones i honestly wouldnt buy anything from the last 15 years if i could buy any...well maybe an r33 or something like that

mechanic28

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imagine a mdern realiable cosworth



but then if we did not have this little problems now and again i feel the cossie would lose some of its character!

stevenebm

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never mind bring cars out.get us parts again.fooking hard trying to source old rs parts nowadays

Charlie Chalk

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80's styling was better IMO.

cossiegreg1

When i had my 2.0 Nova,i always thought it would be a good idea to re make a limited run of 1000, but have the latest suspension, the new vxr turbo engine and ecu, but with original styling.

Or

old renault 5 turbo with the new megane sport engine and running gear.

Glenn_

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Mines been ok only had a few daft faults like a fuel filter been blocked cause it had never been changed in its life.I just love the older looking cars cause they have so much characiter compared to the cars what are out now with the big headlights that nearly touch the A pillars.

Lee Ivatt

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Ford need to do something!! For me ford died the day the escort cosworth ceased production.

There been nothing since, i know some will bang on about the FRS, ST etc, but they are in a totally lower league as far as im concerned.

The ford scene seems to be rapidly slowing down, with the newest RST's a good 20 years old now, its all getting a bit boring.

Ive gone back to my roots and now reside in german motors, For me the VAG group cars are the way foward from the stale old ford rs scene!

Glenn_

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The focus sts and the mondy and fiesta sts are ok

burnzy

i think the trouble is they'v no imagination in building new car's they all look like the same dull mess n usually are exept different body pannels like the new fez it look's just like the new corsa, n have to admit 80's was the best era for car's like the group B rally cars that they banned cos too powerfull my fave has to be a lancia stratos n i can proudly say that on here cos even though italian with a ferrari engine it had a capri diff admitted abit of a wrong mix n did fail alot lol but must of been the bollox when runnin properly

BRAMMER

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I never understood why ford never remade shells for motorsport as their is massive demand even today for bodyshells

Glenn_

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mk1 and mk2 escort shells would be mint and all the rally lads would buy them.

orionmojo

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shame they're under pressure to make them green. electric plastic shite all the way!

when is there ever gonna be another car like the allegro, it was more aerodynamic going backwards

chris85uk1

I think nowadays theres too much pressure on manufacturers to build Green/Eco cars, back in the 80s alot of cars were based around being a "drivers" car, now its all about safety not many Rwd cars about now compared to what there was

Šhatter Box

i have heard there doing very well from selling new old shells from the minis. if ford done that they would make a killing from it. how would you start the ball rolling on this one???

Cam

Agree 100%

Wouldn't give FRS or ST the steam off my pee....same goes for new Focus Cosworth.

RSTurboNath

rs turbo's and pug 205's would be a nice remake

cozzfather

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i like the cars that used to be made over here that are made in obscure countrys, like the old beetle in mexico,the hillman hunter in india ( you better google hillman hunter)
morris oxford in somewhere hot.
would be nice to do a post on old cars that are still produced, infact my local toyota dealer sells the old vw vans that are brand new from mexico or brazil,i dunno where to be exact as they are about 30 grand and i'm not looking at a 30 grand old van you can buy for a few grand and original with rust and filler

Lee Ivatt

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See even you can only say "OK", whats ok, its nothing.

when you hear the words RS Cosworth, RS Turbo, theres a warm feeling inside.

FRS, ST all that does to me inside is

Mr S1

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Absolutely. Look at the cars that evolved in the 80's - F40, Porsche 959, Integrale, Audi Quattro, Cosworth / RS Turbo, Metro 6R4, RS200..........the list goes on. Proper cars with none of this namby pamby that persists today in car manufacturing and design.

Paul_RS

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Regarding parts, did Ford not remake certain RS 500 parts in the mid to late 90's?

Don't see why it would be hard for them to starting making ever just rare parts again (as long as they still have/own rights to the tooling) Things like RS bodykits, panels etc would sell like hotcakes!

neil andeRSon

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i saw an 08 plate vw camper van near me a while back. i was thinkin that he's gonna get pulled with that plate on.. then was told that there still made.. i knew about the beetle but did'nt about the camper.. looked well weird!

Matt Evans

I would imagine the large scale presses for these are long scrapped? I may be wrong though?

Thats the frustrating thing, the price of a decent Heriatage shell is IMO, a cheaper alternative to restorting a rusty rotten example.

I agree, ford or someone would make an absolute fortune at it?

pa_sjo

Ford would certainly not "make a lot of money" by re-making old shells.. It costs a fortune to set up a plant for this kind of job.. they'd have to sell 10,000+ probably to break even at a wild guess.

Graham S1

Press release I'd like to see......

"Ford have announced they are to release a special 25 year anniversary version of the original hot hatch boy racer car, the RS Turbo. The MK3 Escort bodyshell, will inside look exactly like the 1984 release inside, whilst the engine, suspension, and brakes, coming from the new Focus RS."

Imagine that, an S1 with good brakes

Maybe an Escos running the 2.5 RS unit.

RickyLee53

I read the first line of your post then was going to put, people wouldn't like it because it lacks "character". I've never really seen the word "character" used to describe something good as bad. Its always used to describe something bad, and make it sound like thats a bonus. Totally baffles me.

Anyway, my Evo's got character, a nice pleasant 1, i get in it, turn the key, it starts, i drive it, i drive home, i park it up. (boring? No, GOOD!)

If they made old cars new again people wouldn't buy them i don't think, because they'd cost a lot! Who'd pay Ł20k for a standard Saph cossy?

pa_sjo

Unfortunately I doubt these old girls would pass modern safety tests to be allowed on the road

SapphyMike

So you wouldnt buy an Escort RS Cosworth then?

coozer

Some reckon it would be nice if Ford started making MK1 & 2 Escort shells? No way man, they were rubbish then and only any good now because of the huge modifying scene.

Being a supplier of Ford parts for the last 12 years I have been to Genk and Halewood loads of times, asking the question. What happened to the presses? The answer is they were tired, at the end of there production and duly recycled

Heritage MG and Mini shells are being produced now due to forward thinking and a company that let the equipment go for next to nowt. It would have been good if Ford had thought the same but unfortunately theres more profit in the new model. Look at how many Mondeos and Focus's they made in the last 10 years.

twoblacklines

rx7 fd3s would be awesome with some kind of better reliable engine!

Muleskinner

Well , VW have gone back with the scirocco ( or however you spell it ) but im more shocked that no one has bought out a mk2 escort kit car with the donor car being a mk5 escort. If that was on sale , I would buy one......massive gap in the market.

As youve prob guessed i love mk2 escorts.

Ade

Too many pre 1990 cars I would want...... new cars are fugly and shit

jammerrs

wow then id finally be able to get a mk3 scort for my first car with out having to work out how much itll cost me to get rid of the rust

Mark V8

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The yanks are getting 'new' muscle car panels made in Thailand and building them into shells.

http://www.dynacornclassicbodies.com/ford_models.html

Group buy on type 49 Mk1 Escort shell anyone ?

Mark

89xr2

I think they still make mark 1 golf shells in mexico as well.

Bucklow

it's called safety

burnzy

i bet they would if they got seem welded or summit like the rover 216 gti track car's it'd make such a difference n would prob's stand up to the new ncap testing, even bracing the chassy up slightly wouldn't exactly be a mission, n think how they'd handle then Mmm!, n if u say well think of the price i guess it'll just be the price u have to pay to have a brand new retro shell i mean if it was the money u was worried about then go buy a lada lol

pa_sjo

That's the (relatively) easy part. The problem is new cars today are bound by a zillion regulations on external safety, eg to humans that get hit.. bonnets have to be a certain distance from the engine etc.. basically an old 80's shell couldn't become road legal and look the same or remotely similar really. This is part of the reason why so many cars look similar these days.