I heard it through the grape vine

[Skimmer]

Last night a get a call from a good mate who lives in London and moves cars around mostly for the film industry and during our chat he tells me there just about to start filming a new fast & furious film based in London/UK ?? .....Well he says the cars that will be used will be MK1 Escorts and they have around 10 all painted red ?? im sure he said red ??? and all running Vaux red top lumps there apparently being put together by a rally firm ? and he said he was told there were apperantly all around 10k to 12k price mark ?? and according to the rally firm all rotten ?.......has anyone else heard anything along these lines , like i said i heard it through the grapevine

[tim]

someone on the rallyesport escort forum sold his zetec big wing to a film company and was told it was going to be used in fast n furious

[damian1969josh]

i have also heard the same even down to red tops i think one of the cars is alan davis the white and blue bubble mk 1 on retro ford last month. i was also told they will be smashed up in filming when i said no way i was told they are cheap cars compared to what they crash everyday i e astons etc...

[fieldy1972]

i have also heard the same even down to red tops i think one of the cars is alan davis the white and blue bubble mk 1 on retro ford last month. i was also told they will be smashed up in filming when i said no way i was told they are cheap cars compared to what they crash everyday i e astons etc...

a bit rarer though, eh mate?

[Slammed]

bastards!!

 

they better not well here goes to 10 or so less mk1 escorts and here goes to the price hike they will probably achieve!

[damian1969josh]

rarer yes but cheaper . not good . but if prices go up because not as many about a good thing or bad? i am not sure and i do have a mk 1 may be good for me ??????

[cdeane74]

id rather sell mine to an enthusiast and keep it on the road,if someone offered me 10k to blow it up or same amount to drive and enjoy it ,i know who id sell it to...get me the TNT!lol

[Kevin Mk2]

I can think of a few cars I'd like to blow up, but the Mk1 Escort isn't one of them.

[Von Thrash]

Interesting. 2 months ago mate told me about a mate of his who sold his mk2 to a film producion company. He said it was for a uk based fast and furious . . . . and i didn't believe him!

[SebringRS]

Couple of things here about it

 

http://www.nwemail.co.uk/news/barrow-ca ... rPath=home

 

http://bbs.rallyesportescorts.co.uk/sho ... hp?t=61793

[Davewrc]

If its got vin diesel and paul walker in then it will prob be a half decent film. It will jog a lot of memories for people who use to have them and make people who have never seen them before want one. Increasing the desirability of a rare car will no doubt drive their value up even more.

[SebringRS]

Wonder how many Fast and Furious Mk1 Escort replica' there will be in a few years time

[5tox]

I really hope they dont end up sticking 20" chrome spinning wheels on them

 

i agree that it will definitely drive prices up making them even more desirable

[Nick]

more desirable = more getting stolen surely?

[Davewrc]

They seem to respect classics at least, if you can remember the muscle cars they have always been very nice looking with no added tat.

[bigglesmk2]

Once the film comes out everyone in their rice burners will selling up and buying mk1's