South African Escort MK2 Sport wheels wanted

[Johnny Boy]

For me it was Exchange and mart for stuff anywhere in the UK , or Friday and for local stuff. 😁

As it happens the wheels are in London, though that is a big area, so could be not too far , but still need to get someone to pick them up 🙄

[Johnny Boy]

5 hours ago, Rally Pack 2000 said:

LOL. Sorry that made me laugh. You being too far south far from where all the OSF parts are. Tell me about it! 🤣

Yes, compared to you, I could walk to get them 😃

[Vista]

1 hour ago, The Transplanter said:

Sometimes we would proper luck out when a mate wrote his RS off, or we stumbled across one in a breakers yard 😝

Things that don't happen anymore!

[BaileyMex]

5 hours ago, The Transplanter said:

Back in the mid 80s, we used to travel all over the country picking up Escort parts. We used to have to wait for the Motoring News or Exchange of Mart to come out every week hoping someone had what we needed 😄

Sometimes we would proper luck out when a mate wrote his RS off, or we stumbled across one in a breakers yard 😝

I used to love trawling through the breakers, 9 times out of 10 there would me a MK2 there, I had mostly MK2's back in the day and remember climbing 3 or 4 cars high to remove boot lids and bits and bobs, top car swaying a bit in the wind 🤣 Atkinsons in Wimbledon South London was a regular haunt as was Bridges down the M23

Oil everywhere, bag full of spanners and screwdrivers and always somewhere to take a piss, normally in something French 😉

[Rally Pack 2000]

8 hours ago, BaileyMex said:

Oil everywhere, bag full of spanners and screwdrivers and always somewhere to take a piss, normally in something French 😉

A Pissoir?

[BaileyMex]

8 hours ago, Rally Pack 2000 said:

A Pissoir?

Yep, seen here in various shades. Some even had cloth seats to wipe your hands on

 

[Rally Pack 2000]

14 hours ago, BaileyMex said:

Yep, seen here in various shades. Some even had cloth seats to wipe your hands on

 

You have planted that seed in my mind now every time I see a Citroen driving past my bladder will feel full!! LOL

[The Transplanter]

On 21/09/2021 at 18:54, BaileyMex said:

I used to love trawling through the breakers, 9 times out of 10 there would me a MK2 there, I had mostly MK2's back in the day and remember climbing 3 or 4 cars high to remove boot lids and bits and bobs, top car swaying a bit in the wind 🤣 Atkinsons in Wimbledon South London was a regular haunt as was Bridges down the M23

Oil everywhere, bag full of spanners and screwdrivers and always somewhere to take a piss, normally in something French 😉

I lived in West London back then, there were breakers yards everywhere!!! We used to drive from one to the other on Saturday mornings, it was like a ritual lol! "Hunters" in Perivale was the most organised, but like you say, you had to go three or four high wobbling about 😁 There was also a massive one in Park Royal that was on the land of a demolished factory, they had acres of land and nothing was stacked. But they were all so busy that they constantly had burger vans outside of them.

[The Transplanter]

On 21/09/2021 at 18:54, BaileyMex said:

I used to love trawling through the breakers, 9 times out of 10 there would me a MK2 there, I had mostly MK2's back in the day and remember climbing 3 or 4 cars high to remove boot lids and bits and bobs, top car swaying a bit in the wind 🤣 Atkinsons in Wimbledon South London was a regular haunt as was Bridges down the M23

Oil everywhere, bag full of spanners and screwdrivers and always somewhere to take a piss, normally in something French 😉

I just see you are from Mitcham, back in the mid 80s I remember a lad from Mitcham who use to get up the Chelsea Cruise in a MK1 Escort with a sorted BDA fitted to it! I was up there in a 3.0 MK2 that I built and his MK1 left me for dead! 😄

Edited September 24, 2021 by The Transplanter

[The Transplanter]

On 23/09/2021 at 01:53, Rally Pack 2000 said:

You have planted that seed in my mind now every time I see a Citroen driving past my bladder will feel full!! LOL

All French cars should have a sticker in the back window saying;

"I know fook all about cars" 😂

[The Transplanter]

On 21/09/2021 at 13:55, Vista said:

Things that don't happen anymore!

No!

I distinctly remember different mates writing of the following cars,

Midnight Blue RS2000 with Tan Recaro Interior
Java Green RS2000 with Chocolate Recaro Interior
& a White Harrier

which all went on as donor parts because everyone insured their cars TPF&T back then! I think I had some parts from all of them. I remember drilling out all the spot welds on the midnight blue ones dash as I was converting a LHD one to RHD at the time 

[BaileyMex]

1 hour ago, The Transplanter said:

I just see you are from Mitcham, back in the mid 80s I remember a lad from Mitcham who use to get up the Chelsea Cruise in a MK1 Escort with a sorted BDA fitted to it! I was up there in a 3.0 MK2 that I built and his MK1 left me for dead! 😄

Yep, grew up in Pollards Hill in Mitcham surrounded by old Fords, I think it was written into every council house tenancy agreement that you had to have an old Ford, lowered, a bit rusty and preferably on twin carbs and done on a budget!
Extra bonuses if you sprayed it with cans outside your house and changed engines in the road 🤣

[Johnny Boy]

On 20/09/2021 at 18:15, The Transplanter said:

Im sure the SA Sport steel wheels are the same as our RS1 & RS2 5.5j steels

There is a set of 7 on ebay for £250

I messaged the guy on ebay for a pick up postcode.

Never got back in touch with me.

That will be 3 people wanting to sell me a set of wheels. that never got back to me !!!

So still looking...............

 

[The Transplanter]

On 25/09/2021 at 18:53, Johnny Boy said:

I messaged the guy on ebay for a pick up postcode.

Never got back in touch with me.

That will be 3 people wanting to sell me a set of wheels. that never got back to me !!!

So still looking...............

 

Word must have got out that you have "funny money" 😂

[Johnny Boy]

17 hours ago, The Transplanter said:

Word must have got out that you have "funny money" 😂

 

A bit weird.

You have wheels to sell, I want to buy some, we do a deal.

You would think that would be pretty simple, aparently not 🤪

[The Transplanter]

Here you go, set of 4 in Croydon

https://www.Retards Club.com/commerce/listing/590423985328366?media_id=0&ref=share_attachment