I really couldn't resist

[Savvi]

My Wife went camping with some elderly friends and while away got talking about me and my old cars, the doris then asked if she thought i would know anyone who might buy their old car that's been in the garage since she retired in 2006, although they did have it Mot'd and serviced every year.

 

 

 

Turns out it was a Mk2 escort 1600 ghia Auto, family owned since it was a couple of months old with 52,000 original miles showing.

 

 

 

Well i didn't need telling twice i arrange to go and have a look this week and today we agreed a price and i picked the car up.

 

 

 

Never been welded and from what i can see no panels replaced, it has a couple of minor scraps but nothing major :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Vista]

Nice!

 

Go on, how much?

[over_head_cam]

Yeah, come on Savvi, spill the beans ;)

[lotusless]

probably £50 it never happens to me

[moredoorAsh]

Sweet buy

[zetecmk2]

you jammy git!!

[Savvi]

Cheers guys, i have to say it the most original i've had, you can see the cobwebs where it's been sat in the garage.

 

 

I didn't steal it and you all a chance before hand, appparently they had it on ebay a few months ago for £3k they had no interested at all

 

He was asking a fair bit less and i had a bit of a deal as we knew them

[over_head_cam]

Nice one. lovely motor

[lusky75]

Its great when something like that happens.

nice one.

[dave waudby]

nice one any plans ??

[monkey chops]

nice ,lucky get!

[Savvi]

nice one any plans ??

 

 

Drive it

 

I may fit a 5 speed manual box if it's not too hard to do, but not much more at present, i really shouldn't have bought it but it really is so nice i just couldn't say no.

 

 

On the plus side i did manage to sell my Vectra that i've own for 2 years so i haven't actually added to the fleet ................ as such

[Kieran]

Nice one

[sarkie83]

probably £50 it never happens to me

 

lol - that sounds about right!

[Savvi]

Spent today on it, fitted rear seatbelts and gave it a wash to get the cobwebs off, hopefully going to the Bleheim Palace show tomorrow.

 

 

[Mick The Cabbie]

Thats lovely you jammy git!!

 

Would look proper nice with much less daylight underneath & nestling on some 7's. I had mine done within a week of buyin her, just had too

 

Beige interior is very cool too, but then as ya know, i have a dodgy affection for beige on cars..

 

[Savvi]

I'm going to leave it standard for now, i must be getting old as i've been to the Uffington show today and loved it.

[boXXer]

proper clean! you gunna keep or sell?

[dacar]

Its funny how everybody dreams of finding something like that in a garage. Lucky you. My wife isn't happy letting me take the kids in the back coz I wont fit seatbelts.

[Savvi]

Hoping to keep this one, i'm considering selling the camper and 2 door i have, if i can get godd prices and just keep the van and this, i may have to wait until the prices pick up a little as they seemed to have dropped at the moment.

 

 

 

Seatbelts were easy to fit in this, cost me £75 for a pair of brand new belts, they come with everything i needed and took me about 2 hours with the kids "helping"

[In The Pit]

I'm going to leave it standard for now,

 

I don't blame you it looks perfect how it is. I hope your gonna keep those period stickers in the rear window too.

[retro toe]

lovely buy m8,always skint when get them offered,

[Savvi]

cheers

 

 

I'm on the look out for a cheapish set of wheels for it, not sure what i want but price needs to be keen !!!!

 

 

I may paint the originals up for now but think it needs something else to enhance it a bit more ?

 

I'm not lowering it though so 13's with normal tyres will be fine

[banarama]

cheers

 

 

I'm on the look out for a cheapish set of wheels for it, not sure what i want but price needs to be keen !!!!

 

 

I may paint the originals up for now but think it needs something else to enhance it a bit more ?

 

I'm not lowering it though so 13's with normal tyres will be fine

SUPERLITES MAY BE/OR ORIGINAL MK2 RS 2000 POLISHED ALLOYS. NOT LASER