Ray Posted January 27, 2015 Report Share Posted January 27, 2015 hi everyone for those who dont know pls dont be fooled by this car on e-bay, its not a 1300E, i have e-mailed the seller, but he has chosen to ignore me http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ford-Escort-1300E-/251809844400?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item3aa1094cb0 its a 1300XL, Exported to southern ireland, despite the english plate, its still registered with DVLA as exported 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vista Posted January 27, 2015 Report Share Posted January 27, 2015 Do you know the car or is there something in the photos that gives it away as an XL rather than an E? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Transplanter Posted January 27, 2015 Report Share Posted January 27, 2015 to expensive already at the start price Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Transplanter Posted January 27, 2015 Report Share Posted January 27, 2015 Do you know the car or is there something in the photos that gives it away as an XL rather than an E? E's had wood veneer like the RS custom, vinyl roof, servo brakes, metal air clear, 4 branch, and thats just at a glance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vista Posted January 27, 2015 Report Share Posted January 27, 2015 Don't really know much about the 1300e, other than they all had oblong lights. Weren't they the only mk1's to have wooden door cappings too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Posted January 27, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2015 Do you know the car or is there something in the photos that gives it away as an XL rather than an E? lots wrong to be an E when you know what your looking for, but do a text reg check and it tells you its an XL as well the red wing badges, the imitation wood, missing pillar badges, missing vinyl roof etc etc, dead giveaways to me, but to someone else im not sure, thats why i thought i would point it out 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Transplanter Posted January 27, 2015 Report Share Posted January 27, 2015 Don't really know much about the 1300e, other than they all had oblong lights. Weren't they the only mk1's to have wooden door cappings too? yep. Now im rattling a 30 year memory, they had the metal air filter because it was a HC engine (sport) with a twin choke webber, flared front arches, deep pile carpet, padded 3 spoke steering wheel (sport) and probably more over the XL like heater & wiper speeds etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vista Posted January 27, 2015 Report Share Posted January 27, 2015 I just remember smoking around in the back of a friends white 2 door 1300E, which even by 1986 he'd converted to round lights. He'd also fitted mk1 RS2000 broad stripes down the sides in red. Originality gone maybe but it looked good and went well with a tweaked 1600 X-flow. Plus, nobody cared about originality then anyway. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Transplanter Posted January 27, 2015 Report Share Posted January 27, 2015 I always fancied an E in the early/mid 80s but they were the same money a poverty spec MK2s, so that's what I bought. Was all different then, you just wanted the newest car you could get for your money. An old boy around the corner had a lovely purple velvet E (probably had it from new) and his son had a mint Aubergine MK2 1600E. I used to just gaze at them in awe whist sitting on my Raleigh Grifter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vista Posted January 27, 2015 Report Share Posted January 27, 2015 I remember lusting after a black mk1 RS2000 that was for sale on my local garage forecourt. Eventually it was bought by another guy from our village (older than me but I knew him) who became the envy of most of the guys in the village for it. Tragically, it was written off a few months later (or maybe a little more, it was a long time ago) in a head on accident with a petrol tanker that claimed the life of his girlfriend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Posted January 27, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 27, 2015 he has changed the listing and e-mailed me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vista Posted January 27, 2015 Report Share Posted January 27, 2015 he has changed the listing and e-mailed me He's changed it in the title but it still says 1300E in the description, sounds like he's trying to do the right thing though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Transplanter Posted January 27, 2015 Report Share Posted January 27, 2015 in a head on accident with a petrol tanker that claimed the life of his girlfriend. Thats tragic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vista Posted January 27, 2015 Report Share Posted January 27, 2015 Thats tragic It was, she was only about 19 or 20 as I recall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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