windymiller Posted March 4, 2013 Report Posted March 4, 2013 Bit of a late intro this... Many years ago, I spotted this in WH Smith... I'd fallen in love. Back then I was into other things - I had an Escort RS Turbo, Cavalier GSi 2000, and had just picked up a Fiat Coupe Turbo (ah, the joys of living with parents and having loads of disposable income! Anyway, I asked around and discovered this a few miles away. It had a 2.1 pinto, twin 40's, and fishnet Recaros, plus was quite solid. I seem to remember paying £700 for the lot! That was in 2002 though I think... However, it came with a load of tins of Olympic blue, so at first that's what colour it was painted... However unluckily (or luckily?) the paint reacted, so it had to be stripped back again, and I was forced to buy new paint. Le Mans it was then! Unfortunately I was a bit too daft back then, and knew nothing of carbs - I thought they were for old men and would be a pain, so I sold the engine and carbs, and set about fitting an EFi Pinto from a Granada!!! Anyway, during the build, I moved house, bought some more cars, and just got disheartened with it, so sold it on as a project... Anyway, 10 years later and I bought myself another Mk1 in Ermine white, but still longed for that Le Mans green Mex... and thanks to Gordy and Stew, I brought this home one Saturday back in Jan... It's lovely! Genuine '73 Mex, pretty standard bar a K&N filter, and it drives beautifully! For the first few weeks I used her most days, even when the weather turned fun... Only plans for now are to replace those mirrors, change the 65-profile tyres, and maybe fit my Lotus steels. Anyway, this is how she was when I bought her: First up, I fitted a replica Springalex, though I've since picked up an original... Then I swapped the Mk1 RS wheels off my white one onto her as she was bought with Mk2 ones on...
windymiller Posted March 4, 2013 Author Report Posted March 4, 2013 Some pics from last Sunday... Think she sits a little high at the front - got some coilovers off a mate with some Wilwoods so may swap those over at some point... One final shot...
windymiller Posted March 4, 2013 Author Report Posted March 4, 2013 Cheers mate! Got home in 2 hours flat last night - that beetle has its uses!
over_head_cam Posted March 4, 2013 Report Posted March 4, 2013 Cheers mate! Got home in 2 hours flat last night - that beetle has its uses! That's pretty good going!
Admin Vista Posted March 4, 2013 Admin Report Posted March 4, 2013 Very nice and welcome to the forum. Do you have the centre caps for your mk1 wheels? If not I saw these on ebay the other week, he may have a set left? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ford-Escort-Mexico-RS2000-AVO-mk1-mk2-RS-Alloy-Centre-Caps-with-decals-/251220496622?_trksid=p2047675.l2557&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEWAX%3AIT&nma=true&si=2q7UkzNHqYl2NPv5Er%252Ba4L6Ju7o%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc
5tox Posted March 4, 2013 Report Posted March 4, 2013 Nice to hear the story of how you got to where you are now, i couldnt ever sell my shell as ive heard too many people saying how they regretted it afterwards all ended well though mate, thats a great looking motor
theloudboy Posted March 4, 2013 Report Posted March 4, 2013 Love the mex mate my mate darren would kill for it. And welcome to old skool ford.
thrashermax Posted March 4, 2013 Report Posted March 4, 2013 Beautiful Mexico, what are plans for the white one?
windymiller Posted March 5, 2013 Author Report Posted March 5, 2013 Very nice and welcome to the forum. Do you have the centre caps for your mk1 wheels? If not I saw these on ebay the other week, he may have a set left? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ford-Escort-Mexico-RS2000-AVO-mk1-mk2-RS-Alloy-Centre-Caps-with-decals-/251220496622?_trksid=p2047675.l2557&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEWAX%3AIT&nma=true&si=2q7UkzNHqYl2NPv5Er%252Ba4L6Ju7o%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc Cheers mate - may give him a shout. Bloody pricy though! There was someone doing repro's recently wasn't there? White one will be for sale once I bolt the head and carb back on.
PAUL MANN Posted March 6, 2013 Report Posted March 6, 2013 welcome to the site,im quite partial to a bit of le mans green
scootlife Posted March 7, 2013 Report Posted March 7, 2013 Very nice Le mans green is the way forward
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