Newbie Needs Help with Escort cosworth buying
23-12-2005, 04:06 PM
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Newbie Needs Help with Escort cosworth buying
Hello gents im new here and i figuired i better introduce myself and say hello.
Im in Vancouver Canada 25 years old and a Ford Nut. My Dad use to rally for ford back in the mid 70's in Canada with his old Capri, and Mk1 escort, cortina.....etc.
I have a 2004 Mustang Cobra with 537 RWHP, and one Merkur (Ford) XR4ti http://photobucket.com/albums/a255/666COS/
Now there is a Cosworth specialist in my city he is a Englishman and a nice guy. He has a Cosworth for sale and i want it and now i need to know a few things before i buy it.
The car is a motorsport LHD car from Italy. No rust, and has never been rallied. It has a rebuilt Grp. A engine. and its been polly bushed. i believe it is a 1994 car. No other mods. Cloth int, no accidents
My question is what should one of these sell for in Euros?
What should i be looking for when buying one of these cars?
Special considerations?
cheers guys
Im in Vancouver Canada 25 years old and a Ford Nut. My Dad use to rally for ford back in the mid 70's in Canada with his old Capri, and Mk1 escort, cortina.....etc.
I have a 2004 Mustang Cobra with 537 RWHP, and one Merkur (Ford) XR4ti http://photobucket.com/albums/a255/666COS/
Now there is a Cosworth specialist in my city he is a Englishman and a nice guy. He has a Cosworth for sale and i want it and now i need to know a few things before i buy it.
The car is a motorsport LHD car from Italy. No rust, and has never been rallied. It has a rebuilt Grp. A engine. and its been polly bushed. i believe it is a 1994 car. No other mods. Cloth int, no accidents
My question is what should one of these sell for in Euros?
What should i be looking for when buying one of these cars?
Special considerations?
cheers guys
23-12-2005, 04:11 PM
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how much has he offered it for
could be worth £6-7k could be worth £10-12k sterling (to the right person)
group a engine is probably a load of bollox though
Get him to give you alot more info number of owners, miles , turbo? ECU ? full int? Recaros or M/Sport? General cond? history? engine spec?
Brakes? Wheels?
TBH though you are in a difficult positiion as there are prob so few available over ther
could be worth £6-7k could be worth £10-12k sterling (to the right person)
group a engine is probably a load of bollox though
Get him to give you alot more info number of owners, miles , turbo? ECU ? full int? Recaros or M/Sport? General cond? history? engine spec?
Brakes? Wheels?
TBH though you are in a difficult positiion as there are prob so few available over ther
23-12-2005, 04:15 PM
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Have a browse through this forum too, plenty of info there mate
https://passionford.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=16
https://passionford.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=16
23-12-2005, 04:17 PM
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i pressume you know what a 'motorsport' spec escort cosworth is.
Been built up from a trimmed shell etc...
Not worth as much as a non-motorsport one and i have seen them gor for between £8-10k.
not sure what that is in euros.
Hope you get one.
Been built up from a trimmed shell etc...
Not worth as much as a non-motorsport one and i have seen them gor for between £8-10k.
not sure what that is in euros.
Hope you get one.
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23-12-2005, 04:49 PM
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If it in canada it would of been built from a shell EG parts thats the only way you get one on the road over there as the cars have to be 15 years old to import them.
we used to sale loads of cosworth bits to a guy in canada David i think was the guys name runs a company could www.drakenent.com
He had about 4 shells last time i spoke to him about 6 months ago
Hes also in vancouer
heres his web site he built lots of cosworths if you meet him tell him Tony said hello
www.drakenent.com
we used to sale loads of cosworth bits to a guy in canada David i think was the guys name runs a company could www.drakenent.com
He had about 4 shells last time i spoke to him about 6 months ago
Hes also in vancouer
heres his web site he built lots of cosworths if you meet him tell him Tony said hello
www.drakenent.com
26-12-2005, 10:42 PM
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Originally Posted by DOO
If it in canada it would of been built from a shell EG parts thats the only way you get one on the road over there as the cars have to be 15 years old to import them.
we used to sale loads of cosworth bits to a guy in canada David i think was the guys name runs a company could www.drakenent.com
He had about 4 shells last time i spoke to him about 6 months ago
Hes also in vancouer
heres his web site he built lots of cosworths if you meet him tell him Tony said hello
www.drakenent.com
we used to sale loads of cosworth bits to a guy in canada David i think was the guys name runs a company could www.drakenent.com
He had about 4 shells last time i spoke to him about 6 months ago
Hes also in vancouer
heres his web site he built lots of cosworths if you meet him tell him Tony said hello
www.drakenent.com
Yes the car is at Drakenent. Nigel is building it up. it use to be a road going car. it came here all stirpped which is kinda good cause it allows me see the shell up close.
its being put back together using the standard cloth interior, motorsport seats (not recaros), rebuilt Grp engine, standard used drive line. and fully repainted in red. there are no accidents on it.
its a used LHD Italian car.
so what should be the ball park in UK pounds for this car. im just looking for an estimate. also what should i be watching out for when buying one.
26-12-2005, 11:33 PM
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Hey dude, what's up.
Something like that should be like what the guys are saying.. anywhere between 6-12k pounds, In Euros? I don't know but just an FYI, the Euros not long ago where about $1.3 to 1 Euro. Now it's about $1.18.
So in US dollars gota figure between 10-20k US. I would ask what the "Group A" engine is, what does it have in it? why add a built up engine with a standard drive line (the MT75 isn't know to be strong).
Something like that should be like what the guys are saying.. anywhere between 6-12k pounds, In Euros? I don't know but just an FYI, the Euros not long ago where about $1.3 to 1 Euro. Now it's about $1.18.
So in US dollars gota figure between 10-20k US. I would ask what the "Group A" engine is, what does it have in it? why add a built up engine with a standard drive line (the MT75 isn't know to be strong).
26-12-2005, 11:49 PM
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hey fasymaul how you doing?
yeah i was thinking about 20K USD landed. these guys know a shit load about cosworths its amazing! i plan on using this resource as long as i can
cheers
yeah i was thinking about 20K USD landed. these guys know a shit load about cosworths its amazing! i plan on using this resource as long as i can
cheers
27-12-2005, 12:02 AM
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TBH mate there not many out there is there and the only one your going to get is built with parts car over here would be about £8000 but that means fook all as it`s the other side of the world
diffrent market out there for them but 20k USD sounds a good price over there.
Yep nigel thats the chap used to speak to him quite a lot used to supply loads of cosworth parts to him untill are Company stop supply overseas
If you speak to him tell him Tony from bristol UK says hello
diffrent market out there for them but 20k USD sounds a good price over there.
Yep nigel thats the chap used to speak to him quite a lot used to supply loads of cosworth parts to him untill are Company stop supply overseas
If you speak to him tell him Tony from bristol UK says hello
