luckyjim

I had a great time again,thanks for the great organisation.

Haha...i am exactly the same!

you know what they say...any port in a storm

omg i sooooo look like the morris minor owner!!!

25,000????? My next thread is going to start "I WON THE LOTTERY" and " I am feeling so alone,if only i had a gorgeous young lady to spend it on.......

In my personal opinion most people that buy mk1 or 2 escorts are buying them because of their handling, performance and laddish image,and therefore will ultimately be seeking as much handling and performance from it as their wallet (or wife!) will allow.There will always be purists who will want it standard and there is nothing wrong with that (i have two standard morris minors,haters gonna hate lol) but lets face facts an rs2000 was a fast performance saloon for the masses in its day but in this day and age if one raced my 60year old wife in her diesel grand(ma) c max away from the lights its gonna get its doors blown off! there will always be a place for modified old fords. Oh and to explain my opinion on them having a "laddish" image from my experience when driving a morris minor it makes older people and young kids smile,but if i am in the Escort i am instantly transformed into a geezer,with teenagers shouting their approval(and often shouts of rubber! or burnout!) and knowing nods of approval from car guys of all ages driving sharp looking moderns.i dont mind the laddish image at all,it makes me feel 40yrs younger haha.

I quite enjoyed it last year but work commitments mean i wont make it this year.i will definately go next year though.

Happy new year james,and happy new year to everyone on the forum.i hope 2020 sees my car go a full show season without gobbing all its oil out the sump gasket!

How very dare you paul! may i remind you my 1300gt in1968 was the very first sporty escort at launch! haha

Sorry fellas,khanlad just brought this to my attention,wife didnt allow me on the pooter today haha.merry christmas everyone and have a happy new year too.....that brown (saluki bronze) mk1 looks a lot like the one sitting in my garage with the gearbox out yet again hehehe

I was blatting round locally in the Escort last sunday looking for somewhere to go i could have come for a cuppa!

Just me and my 74 yr old brother in law going in my Esccort( I promised him a day out in it when it was finished but as old cars are never finished i thought i would take him out before he pops his clogs lol).we will probably go straight there tbh but i will keep an eye out for you all.i think i remember chris from the mallory park show.

I do believe i saw your car at Ockendon Garden Centre a while ago? I am in purfleet.

Me!

When i tried to book through the forum link i couldnt find an option for (on site) camping,so i ended up booking direct with the castle coombe website.

Hi fellas,i booked my ticket(and camping) but never got the option to book a stand pass? any ideas anyone please?

Best Club Stand......thought i would write it a 4th time in honour of our 4th win😃

Best club stand mate

I agree paul i must admit i did miss seeing a bit of dragracing but got to watch a bit of roundy racing instead.i did find the camping area very bumpy i am glad i run the escort 2" higher than i used to hehe,the loos were a bit far away and ran out of loo paper early on but i always take my own anyway(i will only use soft quilted for its soft cushioning and comfort for my piles haha).none of this detracted from a very enjoyable day and i will definately return.

yes,sit up n beg anglia,i call them all pops.its got a tuned rover v8 on nitrous and 3 litre capri box with ford 8inch rear all on the log book with no iva test lol

I have owned my mk1 escort 22 years(the original owner had it 21yrs) and i have a 1950 ford pop which i have owned for 38 years.

I think the fact that its quieter coasting suggests diff because the cwp isnt under load then.Although in my experience diff related problems are usually more of a deep rumble.i would just use it as is and only worry about it if it gets bad.maybe just cruise at 59.8 mph ? haha

Me too!

with a red vinyl roof and red interior(i remember fitting a magard dash to my sisters 1500gt Anglia back in 1978) haha