How did you get into OSF??

[J_mk1]

I fancied something different, rear wheel drive and retro looking. Then one day some guy brought there mk1 into work and had to have one. So thats how i got into it all what about u guys??

[60ftman]

Combination of the 1968 Mexico Rally, and watching 'rallycross' every Saturday afternoon.

 

Knew I'd have to have one.

[over_head_cam]

Through the door

 

 

 

[GT_Jim]

i was actually looking for an MGB GT to replace my 1200 triumph herald,

 

started lookin for classics for sale in the local area on ebay and found my mk1 i went to look at it 2hrs before it ended i fell in love and i got it at the last minute as the guy i was bidding agaisnt had a power cut and lost out!

[johnny_h]

When I passed my test my old man came home with a beige austin metro and said I owed him two grand for the pleasure of him choosing and buying it. I sold it and bought a daytona yellow mexico replica. To$$er

[escort21]

Bought my first escort before i had a driving license

[young un]

my dad is to blame

 

steve

[Burns]

my dad's heavily into angleboxes and i went to my first meet when i was 6 months old, the love has really blossomed in the past 6 months tho

[MK II Mark]

A combination of watching The Professionals and rallying in the late 70's early 80's which was definately rallyings greatest period

[Andy504]

Because of my dad, he was racing anglias, escorts and cortinas in the late 60`s early 70`s, in the hot rods, then driving round in his mk 1 essy estate, with hot rod running gear and engine when we was growin up, plate was mun 113g.

 

Then of course watchin the sweeney an the proffesionals, my first car was a ford essy mk2, so had to get one again eventually, glad i did and done it 10 years too late.

[Mr Sam]

first car a 10 year old renwot 5 for £100 or a 23 year old fiesta for £250

 

............i dont trust french cars

[louie bagel]

combination of two at a very young age when all my mates were into action men, football, computer games i wouldn't touch anything without wheels so i was always destined to be a car nut, and second i love history reading about it looking at pictures hearing about it, and i think theres nothing finer than a car restored. "pheonix from the flames" sort of thing

[mr squidian]

brother came home with JRW and i saw it i fell in love said he was going to scrap it! only accepted it so he could get home! and have some sidewasy action with them small wheels he said its going for scrap, my jaw dropped and i gave a mk2 escy 4 door for it .. regret it? not for poo!

[Stu_B]

Seein' a mk1 mexico replica with hot x-flow comin sideways out of a junction when I was about 19, then my mate sold me his capri and that was it I was hooked! I've dabbled with a few VW's (mk1 golfs) and mini's but Rwd fords are deffo all I have time for now!!

[sab6024]

Bit silly really. I was into old Mercedes when I was a youngster. Then when I was about 15 one of my 'mates' tried to set me up on a blind date hoping it to backfire in my face. Only thing is I got on really well with the lad and he was driving an Angle at the time. His mate had a Mk1 Escort or 2. They used to come and pick me up in them every Wednesday night to help rebuild another Mk1. I always wore mini skirts in those days so I always had to polish the low bits. I was hooked on these cute little cars tho. I've owned OSF's ever since.

[johnny_h]

Through the door

 

 

 

 

fnaaar

[johnny_h]

Bit silly really. I was into old Mercedes when I was a youngster. Then when I was about 15 one of my 'mates' tried to set me up on a blind date hoping it to backfire in my face. Only thing is I got on really well with the lad and he was driving an Angle at the time. His mate had a Mk1 Escort or 2. They used to come and pick me up in them every Wednesday night to help rebuild another Mk1. I always wore mini skirts in those days so I always had to polish the low bits. I was hooked on these cute little cars tho. I've owned OSF's ever since.

 

 

[LUKE261]

my dad always been into osf's n classic cars/trucks.

 

i had a 100e pop when i was 9 a mk2 escort 2 door!! when i was 11 (both field cars lol) and a mk1 escort 1300xl, my dad had a mk1 tina 1500gt so just brought up with it really, fancied a 105e anglia and now got 2!!!!

[Rick]

saw sum lads thrashing an old mk1 escort and i thought wow i want one of those... then i discovered my dads old photos and then found a pic of chrisoforus mk1....

 

i want!

[walsh253]

the old man had a mint black mk1 (which someone drove through the side of on the croydon fly over!)then he got me a mk2 escort when i passed my test.top man

[MK5]

i was into high permonance Jap cars at the time. my ex bought a 2 door mk5 Cortina from ebay. he drove her about twice and hated her i was driving a 280BHP Supra at the time, when i asked if i could have a go. he was really reluctant, said i'd hate the lack of power (Corty was a poorly running 1.6 auto) and the handling blah blah blah. anyway he eventually took me and her to an industrial estate...

 

15 minutes later i was in love (with the car, not him!!)

 

he "gave" me the car and i spent a lot of time and effort heavily modifying her... when we split up he wouldn't let me have her as the V5 was still in his name

 

i'd already bought Nina (car in my sig) by then anyway - she was the car i wanted, a 4 door mk5 in champagne gold... oh and did i mention the S pack suspension... i've started the mods, but will eventually be dropping a 2.8 carbed engine in

[deluxe]

seven years ago my uncle sold me for nearly nothing his mk1 escort estate that he had used since be bougth it new in 1970

[Danmex]

I wanted a cheap RWD drive track car, after looking around I came up with getting an Escort " how expensive can an old Escort be" I think. By the time I realised how sought after they were it was to late and the bug had bitten deep. So here I am

[Noodles]

My bro had some when I was 8, I awalys remember the mods he had like the loud paintjoc and a cb radio which was the rage back then, and second because I need the tigra for work and I got to a point when I could'nt mod it anymore unless I took it of the road, so I got the escort to keep my hands dirty

[Deano1351]

My bro and his mates were all into that sort of thing when i was a whippersnapper, the estate we lived in was full of mk1 and mk2 scorts, capris, granadas, even chevettes i used to help out on my weekends and in the summer holidays, aaaaah those were the days, iv been hooked ever since