My mk1 Escort 1300 GT

[GTMari]

Hi guys! I did put some pics of my treasure to this site (behind the link). Sorry, it is in Finnish. But let the pictures talk what ever language you want to

 

http://www.minunauto.com/auto/32001

 

 

Edit: I didn't do it as smooth as lotusless but I managed to add some photos

[mk2 clint]

nice car mate

[Lil Bill]

looks like a very tidy and well looked after mk1!

[lotusless]

Hi Mari i edited your post and put a couple of pics on it for you you are a very lucky lady having such a nice car.

[GTMari]

Thanks a lot lotusless for editing my post! And thanks also for those nice comments to you all!

 

I’ve owned it since I was 15 years old. I bought it with my brother. As you can imagine I didn’t have enough money to buy it. But I used all the money I had saved from my summer job. And when I earned more, I paid a half of the price to my bro…

 

We have changed right front wing to the car. Then it was painted with original “hellrot” color. I bought new tires and rims. They used to use black license plates to year 1972. When I bought car it had “new” white plates. So I found out last registration number and got those black plates back.

 

Next winter I’m going to buy new fabrics to seats. I like that red color but seats are “worn out” (that doesn’t show in pics). My friend is good at fabric covering so seats are going be like new ones

 

In this autumn I have been finding out the history of this car. I’ve found last owners and been chatting with them about my car. It’s really exciting! It has been in an accident in late 1970’s. Guy and his girlfriend were driving on a motorway when guy had to evade some animal and they fell of the road. Windshield cut this girls throat. Luckily there were an ambulance driving nearby so she got first aid and survived! This couple is nowadays married

 

There are so many stories that my car would tell if it could speak I think I need to make some kind of history in English also when I finish this one in Finnish

 

And sorry about all the mistakes I’ve made with this note. English is not my native language. But hope you got the point here

[stuartp]

that is a beauty

 

 

love the red seats in particular

 

 

nokia make tyres and phones?

[GTMari]

Yeah, Nokia is known for the mobiles and tires. It was actually just one company at the start. Car tyre production began in 1932 and company is really well known for its winter tires. Nokian Tyres split from Nokia Corporation to form its own company in 1988. Nokia is also city in Finland where all this business started.

[stuartp]

well i knew nokia was a place and that they did other stuff, just never found out until today that they make tyres - this place is educational

 

 

thanks

[LUKE261]

Very nice mari, it will be good to see updates of this car slowly

[theloudboy]

Its great to see you made it over from Retards Club marri, great looking car.

[Vista]

It probably won't mean much to the OP but I will forever associate Nokia with

 

 

Classic!

 

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