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Old 10-09-2009, 07:13 PM
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Default i friend of mine picked this up to day (PICS INSIDE)

how kool is this






this is the best pic of all time tho



and no it has not gone round the clock!!!!!!!!!!!!

it was used for less than a year befor it was left sitting in a garage till today!!

as soon as i see it i offered to buy it but he said no he also would not tell me how much he payed for it but it wasent much as all

shame its a 4 door but i have never seen a mk2 so mint i could not fault it in any way!
Old 10-09-2009, 07:15 PM
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evon the tyres are original ford items i beleave
Old 10-09-2009, 07:16 PM
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thats a fooking corker mate you friend has done really well, it's nice to know these little gems still hide in garages , just shows it's only our weather that rot's fords not the cars themselves
Old 10-09-2009, 07:19 PM
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cant believe it even works if its been sat that long!
Old 10-09-2009, 07:21 PM
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Are those the original tyres?!
Old 10-09-2009, 07:22 PM
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Whats his plans for it? hope its not going to get ruined after lasting this long
Old 10-09-2009, 07:22 PM
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Fuck me thats clean and a one off at that milage

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Old 10-09-2009, 07:23 PM
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yea it was a heated garage i beleave. and yes i think the tyres are. the engine terns over but is going to be pulled apart any way for a frenshen up
Old 10-09-2009, 07:24 PM
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Originally Posted by carlo
Whats his plans for it? hope its not going to get ruined after lasting this long
nope staying the way you see it but going to be put back on the road and used on nice days ONLY lol
Old 10-09-2009, 07:26 PM
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Such a shame its a gay 4 door one, but still an awesome little timewarp motor, hard to believe such a thing still exists after all this time!
Old 10-09-2009, 07:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Chip
Such a shame its a gay 4 door one, but still an awesome little timewarp motor, hard to believe such a thing still exists after all this time!
there was a very old bike behined it as well that he bort as well it had done like 600miles from new i dident take any pics because bikes dont realy intrest me that much but you can sort of see it in one of the pics
Old 10-09-2009, 07:33 PM
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Uber cool car !!!! Love it !!!!
Old 10-09-2009, 07:34 PM
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Thats good it isnt getting ruined hope its going to be garaged
Old 10-09-2009, 07:41 PM
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Originally Posted by carlo
Thats good it isnt getting ruined hope its going to be garaged
its staying how it was built but will be used on VERY NICE days lol
Old 10-09-2009, 08:00 PM
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Cant beat a good more door! road Rally ar of choice ATM!
Old 10-09-2009, 08:18 PM
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Nice to see an original minter!
Old 10-09-2009, 08:20 PM
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wooooooooooooow *drool* lucky man your mate is
Old 10-09-2009, 08:24 PM
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whats the story with them?why had they been parked up and never used?
Old 10-09-2009, 08:24 PM
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looks like a potential show winner?
Old 10-09-2009, 08:43 PM
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Looks good, but is the bonnet a different shade of silver or is it me?
Old 10-09-2009, 08:54 PM
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I used to have a 4 door, absolutely love the things. Dont care what everyone else says about them, a properly done 4door with period mods + nice chrome looks sooooooooooo cool
Old 10-09-2009, 08:55 PM
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Sweet, what a find! just shows you what's still out there
Old 11-09-2009, 08:11 PM
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Originally Posted by 155lee
whats the story with them?why had they been parked up and never used?
he would not tell me the full details tbh was just never used
Old 11-09-2009, 09:52 PM
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What a nail, there's a dent in the front valance

Seriously, I'm amazed it's in such good condition having been undriven in what 30 years? Why aren't the tyres perished and rotten?
Old 11-09-2009, 10:24 PM
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that looks like the one that sat in the ford showroom on the west road in newcastle upon tyne all its life untill it closed a couple of years back, i tried to buy it about 50 times
Old 12-09-2009, 10:27 AM
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Originally Posted by TurboShed
What a nail, there's a dent in the front valance

Seriously, I'm amazed it's in such good condition having been undriven in what 30 years? Why aren't the tyres perished and rotten?
i dont no tbh it was a heated garage that it sat in
Old 12-09-2009, 10:48 AM
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convert it to a 2dr and i don't meen filler up the back 2 doors like some chonkers do.

my mate had a 1 owner 4dr with very very low miles that had never been welded and was fresh as a daisy chassis and floor pans wise,it was in classic ford and really that would of made a good car to convert to a 2dr with new qtrs etc.

the only problem selling very low miles time warp cars especially on fookin ebay is the total cunts that say how are you sure iits low miles and not done the clock ???

like big miles tatty old mk1 and 2 escorts are unwelded.
Old 12-09-2009, 10:58 AM
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lovely. i don't blame him for just keeping it as is and enjoying it, although i would keep it standard looks wise but put a modern engine in it
Old 12-09-2009, 11:38 AM
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id just leave it how it is
Old 12-09-2009, 11:50 AM
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yup im afrayed he is leaving it how it is just getting it back to a road worthy standard and injoying it realy
Old 12-09-2009, 12:01 PM
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Yeah I hope it's used good and regular, that's what they're made for. Museum cars are nice in a heartwarming kind of way, but ultimately pointless.
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That's identical to my V Reg 1.6 Ghia that I had all those years ago.

Except I had light blue trim. And more miles!

He's a lucky guy.
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Who was this Clarke? Dont reconise the house?
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Originally Posted by XRT_si
Who was this Clarke? Dont reconise the house?
lol its a trader i no
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very nice car indeed.
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Thats mint i love mk2 escorts.
Old 13-09-2009, 09:09 AM
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Fook thats nice. Just like my first car, except mine was gold coloured.
Old 13-09-2009, 11:03 AM
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whats really annoying is i never find cars like this

looks a cracker
Old 13-09-2009, 02:18 PM
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Originally Posted by dlatch
whats really annoying is i never find cars like this

looks a cracker
same hear as soon as i saw it i wanted it lol
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that is sweet, love finds like that


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