Mk1 is it worth it ?

[LessDJinns]

Hi,I own a escort mk1 and i wanted to know is it worth it to restore?It is a 2 door 900 cc in a pretty good condition but i thought to put some more powerful engine in it and maybe make it a racing car... So the question is will i be able to get my money back if i wanted to ? I don't know a lot about this car so any info/critics i will be thankful for Sorry for my bad english if there were any mistakes

[Rookie]

You can alway's restore them, depends on what lengths your prepared to go. More importantly how much cash you have to spend.

If you have the time and knowhow it can be cheaper ,saving on labour charges. Have a look in the restorations thread on this site and see what some are doing.

As for getting your money back that would depend on how much you spend on it and if  a buyer has the same value of your car as you do.

Mk1 escorts and osf's in general will go up the rarer they become, but depending what you spend,and want for it , you may have to hold on to it a while to get your price or someone may pay what you want straight away.

I would suggest you have a look at the price and the spec of mk1's for sale on ebay ,pistonheads etc , it will give you an idea of which way you want to go with it and the kind of money people spend on doing their cars.  

[LessDJinns]

well thank you for the advice i did have a look at restoration thread and i do like this car a lot plus i race uphill it's perfect but still i would have to put some other engine in it to gain power and i'm afraid that it would be a downside for a car like this ? i mean original engine and other parts are the value of an old timer...And about the price i have seen a lot of cheap ones and a lot of really expensive ones like from 300 euros to 50000

[Vista]

An engine swap in classic ford (UK) circles is a very common and in most cases will increase the value rather than reduce it as, arguably, there is a larger customer base here for modified cars than there is for small capacity standard cars.

[LessDJinns]

thank you, your info helped me very much now i can get to work I will make a thread when i start to let you guys know how it is progressing ...