Nick Heer Posted November 12, 2018 Report Share Posted November 12, 2018 hi all i have been offered a ford corsair 2000E not an expert on it in any means its based in Shannon i have been supplied with pics + video and V5 details which all look correct and i have been told the car drives too and is in very good condition i need help on the bringing over bit and what price range should it be in and any additional costs that i would occur any info you need please PM me Regards Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vista Posted November 12, 2018 Report Share Posted November 12, 2018 If it drives and is in good condition (and it certainly looks good) fly over and drive it home? I have no idea on price range but Corsairs don't seem to have been hit by nearly as much of the scene tax as other period classic Fords so it may be less than you might think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deltamal Posted November 12, 2018 Report Share Posted November 12, 2018 Corsairs are few and far between! looks nice but expect some bodywork repairs, have a good look at the lower edges of the body and doors, they don't look quite straight, could be the photo though...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colr6 Posted November 12, 2018 Report Share Posted November 12, 2018 Certainly go and have a look before you buy! Cosairs are not well known for staying in one piece. Although it looks nice, the very very recent respray could be hiding a multitude of sins and filler. Looking at the pics as deltamal rightly points out the door bottoms look wrong. Also when you look at the strut tops have been plated and filled. Both shocker mounts are parting company. A magnet could be a good friend on this one. Maybe all negatives but beware cosairs as said are few and far between never mind good ones. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eeb43 Posted November 12, 2018 Report Share Posted November 12, 2018 11 minutes ago, colr6 said: Certainly go and have a look before you buy! Cosairs are not well known for staying in one piece. Although it looks nice, the very very recent respray could be hiding a multitude of sins and filler. Looking at the pics as deltamal rightly points out the door bottoms look wrong. Also when you look at the strut tops have been plated and filled. Both shocker mounts are parting company. A magnet could be a good friend on this one. Maybe all negatives but beware cosairs as said are few and far between never mind good ones. really!!! ive got 1 lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colr6 Posted November 12, 2018 Report Share Posted November 12, 2018 14 minutes ago, eeb43 said: really!!! ive got 1 lol Only one!!! Your letting the side down? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DT36 Posted November 12, 2018 Report Share Posted November 12, 2018 I remember my Dad having a Corsair and me and my Brother sliding across the rear seats going around bends. Another time we were heading home, coming down the hill into the village and he used to floor it going over the cattle grid so we would bounce in the back. His face though when the hubcap overtook us going down the road. Then he sent us out to get it back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rally Pack 2000 Posted November 13, 2018 Report Share Posted November 13, 2018 6 hours ago, dt36 said: I remember my Dad having a Corsair and me and my Brother sliding across the rear seats going around bends. Another time we were heading home, coming down the hill into the village and he used to floor it going over the cattle grid so we would bounce in the back. His face though when the hubcap overtook us going down the road. Then he sent us out to get it back. Sending the kids out to retrieve the parts that had fallen off is really what being part of an old Ford family is all about. Cant do that with plastic. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenbex522 Posted November 13, 2018 Report Share Posted November 13, 2018 Yes check body work very carefully. Panels are scarce especially the front panel, wings and rear valance. These two in attached pic are mine. The blue one all the panels i got from Ireland at the time. I couldn't find a thing here in the UK apart from one sill. Some I got from Expressed- again expensive. The green one I've just bought some lower panels for too as this one is a rolling resto. Mechanically more or less identical to the Mk1 Cortina with a few subtle differences. As for value, they are on the up and decent ones are starting to fetch strong money. I would expect to pay at least 4k for for the one in OP pic, but like the others spotted, there does appear to be something going on with the drivers door bottom and the sill below it so check that out carefully. Not sure what is going on with the front left strut top cap cover either, is that starting to push through? cant quite make it out. Check inner wing strut areas very carefully. Check boot lid bottom edge too, hard to find decent boot lids. Another important area is the fuel tank. Prone to rotting out at the top where the boot mat sits, as water gets in the boot is soaked up by the mat and just rots the top out. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Heer Posted November 13, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2018 i my self am going to walk away from this one to much on my plate but if any one interested he is asking around 4k euros let me know i can pass his details on PM Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenbex522 Posted November 13, 2018 Report Share Posted November 13, 2018 Not put you off have I ?? sorry if i have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notenoughtime Posted November 13, 2018 Report Share Posted November 13, 2018 A friend of mine is selling a Corsair soon I’ll get some info if your interested Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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