puma38

My dad bought this some years ago to save it from the scrap off a friend who had had it from new, it has been in dry storage ever since.
My dad had no intention of restoring it as old fords are not his thing and he prob wouldnt waste his time on it but thought at the time it was too good to break or crush + he knew the car from new. I decided to go and have a look at it and a few other vehicles stored there to see how they were fairing up, and to my surprise the Xr3i looks in good shape, obviously in need of two front wings, and could do with a couple of doors otherwise the floor, boot, sills and rear arches are really good, and the battery tray is original and never been welded which is rare. (apparently it was drowned in wax oil from new)
the interior is also immaculate + the body is straight.

I know its not worth anything in reality, and although it started 1st time with a new battery + runs sweet it has covered 120k- do you think it is worth doing the little bits and putting it back on the road, i already have two brand new wings for it so was thinking it would make a kind of a cool everyday runaround, u dont see many anymore on the road??

opinions please- i wont be offended with answers such as 'put a match to it' etc either

Dangerous Malcolm..

Deffo get it going!!

R4N SS

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defo do it

RichieST

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Gotta be worth a punt! As you say, mint condition, you certainly won't be retiring on the profits from it, but yes, nice little car that you don't see about any more!

What else is stashed away there then?

scottyrs

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defo go for it always good to save another one plus you'll get the plessure of having a nice little xr3 when its finished not many nice left now

XRT_si

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Very cool, what else was in there?

Probably worth saving for the sake of it?

puma38

a s1 rs which i built up 8 years ago before selling it to a guy in newcastle- i've just been rebuilding after buying it back off the same guy, spent a fair bit of time and money on it this year ready for next summer if we have one!

ha ha no escort cosworths or rs500's hidden away im afraid-
couple of old citroen light 15's that dads restored, couple of old motorbikes, bmw's, Bsa's couple of race bikes etc and my grandads cherished Bentley speed 6, which has just sold :-(

i think i'll be going ahead with it tbh, i havent got a winter project on at the moment so will tidy it up and get a few pictures up soon hopefully.

atm

id do it

squizxr

Do it mate, ive got a minter than mint one (rust wise, has a few dings round it) im using as a daily, tis wicked!! Decent ones are going for Ł1500 so could make a bit of profit!!

Less.

yeah go for it,my old F reg XR3i was a lovely car and as people have said not many around now

Ryan_3

do it mate, good to see another one being saved

puma38

yeah not really looking to sell it, cant see myself using it very often but its quite nice to see different cars on the road now and again, and i would say there are loads more S1's out there than Xr3i's as ppl have rescued the S1 as they are more of a benchmark car, although my dad say's that the Xr3i was still an awesome car when it was made back in the day.

Also my mate's after your XR2 lol

charlie luciano

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Gutted I opened the thread expecting to see a mk3 cos I was going to ask if you wanted half of a new front splitter for it


Luciano

squizxr

Most xr3's have prob been re-shelled as s1 turbos lol!!

lol which one?? Im guessing the blue one?? Is you mate PT?? If so, already had a pm!! Altho, it would take a hell of a lot to amke me part with her, even if she does spend 90% of the year in the garage!!

puma38

yeah thats him, loves a wheel kick, to be fair he has his eye on one but has to wait until its finished so i think he has it heart on that 1, but just thought he might be able to prise yours away, we all hope lol!!!!


The XR3 has never been re-shelled, it has had two new front arches in the past, and they are the only really bad bits on the car???

your car is ace, and im not even a fan of fiesta's.

squizxr

lol i told him what would prise it away, and hopefully it scared him off lol!! The thing jus sits there, but i couldnt sell it, couldnt bear someone else driving it, would rather it sat in the garage!! To be fair, once the brakes are sorted id have more enthusiasm to drive it!!!

Dont sound a bad car then mate, you'l regret it if you dont!!

ha ha cheers, i prefer the white one meslef!!

Spoony.

get it on the road mate,dont let it go to waste

puma38

yeah i did hear the conversation, you said the girlfriend has been at you to sell up, i'll tell my mate to get in touch with her and tell her how much its worth then she'll make you sell it lol

but really it is awesome.

Yeah i will, i've been in touch with someone already to get the wings done, will do the little bits myself then get some tidy pictures up.

Nick.W

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Yep deffo get it going, rare old beast these days!

xr2john

Get it done. Be worth it even if you just hang on to it.

mark

do it

turbochild

just do it lol

Lambchop

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If you can make money then do it for that reason. If it's to "save" a 3i then that reason sucks

puma38

to be honest if i wanted to make money, buying an old ford would probably be some way down my list of investments.

i'll fix it then use it. deal.

STAFFY OWNER

Do it mate, love seeing old Fords on the road especially Mk3 & Mk4 3i's.

By the way, keep us updated with pics.

mrjenrst

do it

Orion_Gav

Might aswell since the most of the car is in good condition and as said you don't see many about now,gives you something to do aswell.

Glenn_

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Do it mate. Dont think how much you will get for it when its done. Just get it back on the road and use it.

Cossy Mike

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Well if all you have to do is repair it and you've already got the wings, get cracking!!

As you say it's nice to see something different.

I seen a Corsa racing a Mk2 Escort yesterday down the A1 on my daily commute

PileOfRust

yooooouuu caaaaan doooooo eeeeeeeeet!!!

squizxr

ha ha she knows what its worth!! To be fair she dont bang on too much, it was pretty much built when i got with her, bit like me having a kid i guess

As everyone else mate, do it!!

gjh

Get it on the road, any sporting ford back on the road is a good thing.

saphlover

Do it fella, I aint seen an Xr3i on the roads for ages.

puma38

right, getting the wings sorted this weekend, then it'll be lots and lots of cleaning and polishing, will get picks up monday for you so you can tell me whether it was worth it.

STAFFY OWNER

AGAR-COSWORTH

I'd get it fixed - my uncle has his old one (company car) in storage, and I know i'd love to see it running again.

Eigdoog

XR3I in white and a hard top

Let me know if you wanna sell it my dad really wants one with a hard top in white. restore thread is needed here !

mattxr3i

Picture of mine to give you inspiration:

marky_g

supprised the rears havent gone aswell

get in goin mate there so easy to work on

bigryrs

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Get it sorted mate