Mk1 escort value

[helmet]

Hi everyone

 

was told about an escort sat in a field under a sheet. I eventually find it and the owner who tells me its for sale.

 

The car is a 2 door, complete except the engine and box is missing. Its not the cleanest of cars but not a complete shed.

 

Got down the the price and i nearly fell over when he asked me £3000 for it. He then told me its an original twin cam car, with v5 which is why he values it.

 

Is it worth this much money or is he hoping ?

 

What do you guys and gals think ?

 

Many thanks

[Joe-ashtonmobile]

are we talking proper escort twin cam here?

[Fiesta Steve]

3K !!!!!! Give me his phone number

[Joe-ashtonmobile]

3K !!!!!! Give me his phone number

i was thinking the same is its a proper twink

[helmet]

are we talking proper escort twin cam here?

So he tells me. He sold the engine back in the late 80s and seems to know what he is talking about.

Im guessing the £3000 isnt expensive then ?

[Joe-ashtonmobile]

Nope not if its a proper twin cam, please make it back to one if it is though

[helmet]

3K !!!!!! Give me his phone number

I got his number on the dash in my van but think i will be keeping it close to my chest. Will it say anything on the v5 to confirm it is what he says ? Bit clueless about this at the moment

[turnover]

you will beable to tell by chassis number also should have 140mph clocks and also what year is it

[Mk1-Paul]

Ill have his number aswell

 

and to give you a value a old twincam needing restored just sold on ebay yesterday for 20,000

 

yip 20k

 

 

you bought it yet

[Vista]

Twin cams are the rarest of performance mk1 escorts and attract high premiums. They're closely followed by the RS 1600 in the rarity and value stakes, also a twin cam engine and sometimes called a twin cam by the uninitiated. Both are valuable but if stored in a field under a tarp both would likely take significant funds to restore to a level where they realise their maximum value.

 

The original engine being missing will affect the finished cars value to a purist. Can you identify conclusively that it's a genuine twin cam from the V5? No, only an inspection of the car by someone who knows what to look for will tell you that for definite.

[Twinkle]

miss my twink even though it wasnt a real one

[xrt_si]

Sounds interesting! Love to know if it's a real one...

[tim]

Ill have his number aswell

 

and to give you a value a old twincam needing restored just sold on ebay yesterday for 20,000

 

yip 20k

 

 

you bought it yet

 

i dont believe for 1 min that twin cam actually sold for 20k,it was for sale 18months ago for 12k,i wouldnt b suprise if that is back on ebay shortly,its still on various other sites for sale,its got some nice history with it tho

[Mk2Jo]

Make sure you verify it as being the genuine article though ... be wary of immitations or people who think they have something that they don't

[Mk1-Paul]

Or give him fifty quid for the log book

[rallyesport04]

either take somebody who knows what a gen twink looks like or look up how to tell if its a gen car these cars are very oftern reps some good an hard to tell its fake an some obvious 1100 base model reps if its genuine hurry an get a trailer sorted out but as said above restoring a twink is serious ££££££'s if lots is missing or rotton etc look into prices to restore

[escortmad79]

[puddy]

either take somebody who knows what a gen twink looks like or look up how to tell if its a gen car these cars are very oftern reps some good an hard to tell its fake an some obvious 1100 base model reps if its genuine hurry an get a trailer sorted out but as said above restoring a twink is serious ££££££'s if lots is missing or rotton etc look into prices to restore

 

Ha ha, I know of a very high profile twink which was shelled from an early

 

1100 shell, I bet you could not tell !

 

All you can go by for now is the v5 chassis number which is easily

 

decoded to tell you if its a twink log book,

 

then the world is your oyster

 

Btw i hope the guy selling it don't come on here on a public forum

 

puddy

[rallyesport04]

 

Ha ha, I know of a very high profile twink which was shelled from an early

 

1100 shell, I bet you could not tell !

 

All you can go by for now is the v5 chassis number which is easily

 

decoded to tell you if its a twink log book,

 

then the world is your oyster

 

Btw i hope the guy selling it don't come on here on a public forum

 

puddy

 

if its a high profile car an if you cant tell even better whos to know but you do get some bad reps with the correct tags an log book to be fair. tho rs' started life off as a std car then got picked an taken away an had all all the extra plates fitted holes blanked off roll bars/crossmembers modified etc etc the only differance is one was done in a garage an the other by henry. i personaly dont mind reps it keeps them on the road but what really pi55's me off is when somebody buys a base car an trys to sell it as a genuine car to blatantly make a profit