PeterMEscort

I would love to feel and hear those twin turbo's spool up. ......and you can call me any name you want!

In Australia we have similar issues with vehicle identity problems. Appears the Australian Federal Court simply defends the seller and says "buyer beware", and indirectly says it is all too hard. So now precedence has been set for all future court cases. Article below is copied and pasted from webpage: Ford Falcon GTHO turns out to be a fake The sale of a classic car which turned out to be a fake has left a man $110,000 out of pocket and facing legal bills for failed court appeals. Caveat emptor - buyer beware - should be the first principle of anyone buying a second hand car. But a classic car mix up in regional Victoria that's left a man $110,000 out of pocket and facing legal bills for failed court appeals seems to have shot that timeless warning full of holes. Glen Sell from Wodonga in regional Victoria had no reason to doubt the vehicle he had owned for 30 years was an original Ford 1970 XW GTHO Falcon - one of the rarest and most valuable vintage Fords on the market. The car had a letter from Ford confirming its identity, which had been based on its Vehicle Identification Number. An inspection by a Melbourne-based car expert as part of Mr Sell's divorce proceedings found the car to be genuine and he listed the vehicle for sale on Gumtree in August of 2013. And when Lyle Walker travelled to Wodonga to inspect the vehicle later that month, it was in such good nick that he looked it over for about 30 minutes before agreeing to buy the car for $135,000. This is where the story gets tricky... While Mr Walker had checked over the documents from Ford and examined the Vehicle Identification Number plates, he did not ask to see a report from the car expert who found it to be a genuine GTHO. Instead, he planned to get a friend to come down to Wodonga to view it, but never did, and when he finally took possession of the vehicle after making payments for 12 months, he got an inspection with plans to restore it. The person who conducted the inspection on the vehicle immediately found about 20 things that were not right with the car. The 'Ford 1970 XW GTHO Falcon' was found to instead be a Ford Falcon model worth only $25,000, and Mr Walker immediately sought a refund, which the seller declined. He took legal action a bid to recoup his losses, but Federal Court judge Robert Brom last week dismissed Mr Walker's second bid to recover the $110,000 lost in the deal. "It apparently was not in doubt that both parties were innocent victims of a fraud perpetrated by someone on Mr Sell when he bought the car some 30 years ago from a Mr Paul Ward," he said. "It is not possible to say who was responsible for that fraud." A key question in the hearings was whether the car was sold based on the description or by Mr Walker's inspection of the car. The court heard the seller had only given his belief the car was genuine, but had based that on the expertise of others. A judge had earlier found Mr Walker had also relied on his own inspection of the car before deciding to purchase it and hadn't relied on anything said or written by Mr Sell. Mr Walker has also been left with a bill of $14,162 for Mr Sell's legal costs.

Technically still legal and road worthy: the tyres are within the guards. The only problem I have with it is the engine is around the wrong way. Could this be the start of a new trend??

Won't really matter much in 20 or so years anyway.... At the moment we are all going through a bubble where we want to buy and enjoy the cars we had when we were young back in the 1960's, 1970's and 1980's. In 20 or so years our generation will be trying to sell off or toys because we will be too old to enjoy them or be able to drive them. However the newer generations of people will have less, or no, interest in our cars because they won't be able to identify with them because they did not grow up with them. The newer generation are only able to identify with their addictions and consumption to mobile phones and "transient virtual technologies". Motor cars will be regarded as a disposable consumer item with no associated emotional attachment.

Hi Whooligan, Good to see you made it safely to England. I lurk here and on Classic Ford Forum. Will be a much bigger car scene where you are now compared to The Penal Colonies. Peter.

where are the dodgey haircuts and clothes???

Keep the car bro...

Thanks for the heads up and the link Vista..... I don't like the shape of the sesame seeds on the apple burger, so I will have to choose he other brand.

Col, sad to see slow takers on such an historically important project. just lov to take you up on your kind offer for a full resto. the panel and paint repair defo no problem.....but the clutch pedal adjustment is doin' my head in.

I have replied at: http://www.oldskoolford.co.uk/ipb/index.php?/topic/85436-head-light-covers-for-aussie-rs2000s/

This is a new topic for the Head Light Covers for the Australian RS2000. Originally posted in Chit Chat / Old Pics of Yourself at: http://www.oldskoolford.co.uk/ipb/index.php?/topic/67037-old-pics-of-yourself/page-9 (I did not reply in the Old Pics of Yourself topic because is off topic) YellowTaxi asked: "Wow, love that snap of the ausie RS2000. Is it me or has it got perspex covers over the lights? Seen that before on ausie RS's was it factory or just a popular mod at the time?" The head light covers in the photo were made by me from clear perspex. The covers were not a factory option, but a popular modification to complete the wedge look of the car. Attached here is a photo taken yesterday of exactly the same car. The headlight covers I made were replaced sometime later with the commercially available "Cyplas" brand headlight covers as seen in the photo.

I am 100% supportive. It is important these topics do come out for discussion, especially when they are of international significance, and that we (including our families) are all being affected. .....and because everyone on this forum group are well informed and well educated we can all provide a balanced input/support for each other.

...and also if you add up 1944 ie 1+9+4+4=18. Which is evenly divisible by 3 lot's 6, or 6+6+6. So then you have two lot's of "666". Maybe I am grappling.....

If you value your life, and the life of fellow motorists is not a good idea to do this yourself. Work out the measurements you require then take the anti roll bar to a good suspension manufacturer or suspension shop who does custom work. They will know heat treating companies who can correctly anneal (soften), bend, then correctly re-temper the bar to industry standards. It won't cost much either. If you have no joy, google "heat treatment companies" near to you. They may be able to assist you directly. Especially if you offer cash folding money no receipts.

Be very aware of the trap being laid in front of you fella's. The Bilderberger's and the Socialist elite are using their well oiled propaganda machine to engineer hatred against people we don't know. By manifesting the hatred and wishing to seek revenge will only end in war and the acceleration of world socialism (ie more controls, "you need us to protect you" security scenario.) The game is for the elite few, over time, to control the world population, resources and property. The only way out of it is mass knowledge and love and understanding. But I think we are all failing at the moment.

You get a vote? Wow i thought we just got told, or sometimes they dont speak, you get the look!!! Of course I get a vote! The trick is to be tackful and not to be married to any of them..... If I get "The Look" I vote it's time to up stumps and go play on someone else's paddock.

eeb43, on 06 Apr 2017 - 04:41 AM, said: My mk1 fiesta has plastic bumper corners ....so does my Mk2 RS2000 (OEM front and rear).....

"irritating Scottish doris and her insistence on neverendums til she gets the results she wants" ..... I thought that was typical of all women the world over?

A question needs to be raised: Just how many parts of an Escort can you replace with modified parts before an Escort can no longer be called an Escort?

I agree. Should be either: "off the brush" job for a fast job.... or "off the gun" job for a faster job......

The Germans are smart. You bought a product made Slovakia. But probably paid a German price. Similar here in Australia. We are forced to buy Chinese products (because there is no alternative). But pay an Australian price.

"Thats what their website recommended for car seam applications but it just seems too spongy to me so I will investigate 432 you suggest." Websites are crap. Always ask someone (such as a professional) who is doing the work on a daily basis, who knows what is good, and what the latest trends are, and exactly why they are doing it that way......unless you like all the pain and suffering and continual trauma of making continual mistakes and reworking while you are learning.

Try Sikaflex 432 White. Hard enough to sand and can paint. Probably the closest to OEM.

Re Rally Pack 2000: Poor mum...... There is always one black duck in the brood.

George W Bush is the son of George Bush who is the son of Prescott Bush. They each belong to a powerful elitist family, have the same education and upbringing, and each is on the same highly influential path in world finances and world politics. In my humble opinion yes absolutely I am free to judge people by the actions of their family based on their history and the very well documented evidences I see in front of me.