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I totally get where you are coming from. I've already regretted parting with one mk1... my very first which was a January 1968 built 1100 Super.... one of the the really early cars. It still pains me now. Hindsight huh

Sounds like it was good fortune you being around at that point. I'm so glad the car is still with you...and you have a great story to tell too.

I tend to agree. The scene is very different now. I remember attending an Escort mk1 Owners Club national day meeting in around 1993/4... let's just say that it was a very different (and brilliant) meeting 😀

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Couldn't agree more 👍

I nearly made a BIG mistake! At the end of March I found myself without a job. Having spent 26 years doing the same type of work, I suddenly felt utterly lost and bewildered. Add into the equation a mid-life crisis, I had so many questions going on in my tiny brain. What do I do now?? I started to consider what I could sell so as to make life easier... and with a feeling of gut wrenching sadness, I found myself writing an advert for my beloved mk1 Escort. And then, with utter relief, I was offered a job. Phew! I took great pleasure in removing the advert. Happy times. However, there's a twist. Unfortunately, the job didn't work out. After 3 weeks I was out of work again and.... you guessed it....I was back to writing yet another advert for a certain Tawny Bronze mk1. I should say at this point that I clearly wasn't acting of sound mind. In times of uncertainty I panic and often act irrationally. Factor in the whole mid-life crisis things and chaos ensues! My partner to the rescue....don't sell the mk1 he says, you'll regret it! Just think about it. Be calm and measured. Breath. Aarrgghhhhhh! The advert went live as pondered my self induced inadequacies and the meaning of life, universe and everything. I found no conclusive answers to.... anything. And then, once I'd stopped being a wally, I started to focus on dealing with the issue in hand. I found work which I'm enjoying and.... I took my mk1 off of the market. Alleluia! I appreciate that to some, it's just a car. But no, it's much more than that... to me anyway. My love for the humble mk1 started when I was 7 years old. I'm now....er.... middle aged. They've played such an important part in my life. Any enthusiast will know exactly what I'm waffling on about. The joy this car brings can't really be explained. The grin I have when driving, working on or looking at this thing of beauty, says it all. Thanks for reading folks.

The sun is out, the roads are dry, she's serviced and ready to go. It would be rude to not go out for a decent run today.

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Must have been a sad sight!

Cheers! It's nice to be getting back into the classic Ford community

Hello! New on here but not new to classic Fords. I got my first mk1 Escort in 1992 at the age of 12. My dad and I spent 5 years restoring the car and subsequently it went on to be my daily transport after passing my test. I've owned several mk1 and 2's since. All original base/mid spec. My dream car was an odd one, I didn't hanker after a Mexico or RS2000, I yearned after an original 4 door Tawny Bronze 1300XL with tan vinyl. Yep, I know it's odd... but that's me in a nutshell! In September 2021, after much searching, I found 'the one'. Having covered a mere (documented) 29,750 miles with 4 very careful owners, this unrestored Nov 72 registered example had to come home with me. I carried out some recommissioning then set about preserving and enjoying this special mk1. We've since covered 4,500 smile inducing miles. I look at this beastie every day and still pinch myself the I'm lucky enough to call her my own. Has my dream car met expectations?? You bet it has!