LoveProductions

Hello all,

I am currently working on a Channel 4 documentary series on classic cars, looking at how they defined our British social and motoring history.

One of our episodes is looking at the Ford Escort MK1, and as part of this we will be filming a short sequence with the Harris family, known for expertly tuning the engines to rally standard.

We will be interviewing the Harris dynasty this Thursday, 12th December, and after filming a big family reunion meal, we will be participating in a performance test in a 'drag race' set up (totally safe and legal!).

We are borrowing one of the Harris-tuned MK1 Escorts for our presenter, Philip Glenister (actor in BBC dramas Ashes to Ashes, Life on Mars) to test out, but we would love to find a NON-TUNED MK1 Escort for him to drive as well to compare the power of each.

If anyone is interested please email me: louise.bandak@loveproductions.co.uk

Thanks all, Louise.

D1on

Interesting! whens the series due to air?

LoveProductions

It's due to TX in Spring/Summer 2014

XRT_si

iTrader: (2)

Turbo Sport forum or Old Skool Ford would be a better place to find one.

LoveProductions

Thanks -I'll have a look there

cossiestu

Cant wait to see this!! Can you just do a whole episode featuring the Harris's!?
Like Keeping up with the Kardashians, only interesting!! Lol

Glenn_

iTrader: (1)

It will be an interesting program.

bj928

when do you need the escorts by, i should have a couple of bone stock mint mk1 escorts 1300's in the country by mid january if thats any good.

LoveProductions

Hi bj928, we need them by this Thursday 12th December unfortunately, but thank you very much for the offer!

CrOwSoN15

Keeping up with the Harris'!

Surefire winner.

Mint FRST

iTrader: (1)

A friend of my who isnt a web user has an original and totally standard Mk1. I will contact him to see if he would be interested...

LoveProductions

Hi Mint FRST -that would be amazing, thank you very much! Please let me know if you hear anything at all from your friend as soon as possible: louise.bandak@loveproductions.co.uk

Thanks

LoveProductions

Just to update you all on the location: it will be in Wokingham, Berkshire, near Reading.

foreigneRS

never mind a standard one or a harris engined one 'tuned to rally standard' (whatever that is supposed to mean ), that is pig's territory with some seriously high powered YB escorts amongst his group of mates

STeve

iTrader: (11)

Harris family are a name brand for many many years and seen them race at the pod with sub 10 second cars non turbo and they are well connected in the scene believe me

foreigneRS

really? that's news to me

i was just saying that pig and his mates are in the Reading / Wokingham area and usually have some proper big power YB mk1 or 2 escorts amongst them and don't mind a bit of a show off session now and then.

a Harris motor is fast in a drag race for sure, which is what they want to do in the programme i suppose so don't get me wrong, but they're nothing like the power of a turbo YB if that is of interest to the programme as well

STeve

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A friend of mine is now booked and taking his mexico along for the filming, hope all goes to plan Louise


plenty of class YB modded cars in that area for sure but they wanted stock not the modded types you see peeling out up at boxhill

CrOwSoN15

Depends what you're into I guess. I'd much rather see a lairy Pinto/x-flow under the bonnet of a mk1 than a YB!

bigdel

whereabouts in wokingham and when, or is it a closely guarded secret?

STeve

iTrader: (11)

its strictly on a need to know basis Del as I would get shot if I let cat out of the bag

gingerturbo

iTrader: (2)

Harris performance engineering are legendary, should be a good program seeing jeff on there

bigdel

only a mile or so away from me so would have been nice to go along. Only place I could think of that they could film something like that around here would be the TRL at Crowthorne (even closer!!)

could've taken the Cossie along...

daveb_lives

Sub 10's? I know they have done plenty of 11's but sub 10 from a n/a pinto?
I went to school with James and his mk2 is sweet!!

Dave

cossiestu

Isnt that test track over that way?

Lambchop

iTrader: (1)

'Love Productions'

Sounds more like you should be churning out some proper filth with a different type of escort all together

XRT_si

iTrader: (2)

The Harris' have never done sub 10 seconds, in a NA Escort anyway. Plenty in the 11s and 12s though which is mighty impressive.

STeve

iTrader: (11)

as everyone seems to be ultra picky & clinical in their replys as ever I should have said HPE have built sub 10s cars but in their normal genre of N/A 11s & 12s are more what they are known for.