jinxy Posted February 5, 2015 Report Posted February 5, 2015 hi all, just saying hi as i am new on here, i have had a lot of fords in my time, and as i am nearly 50 most of them where from the 70s and 80s many escorts, and the odd cortina, i am a bike man at heart currently riding very day on my gsxr 1000 k3. my renewed enthusiasm for old fords started really last year, when i happen to be on the Gov web site vehicle checker, in which i happen to put in the reg of love hate relationship i had with a Mk1 mexico one "XTW 905L" much to my surprise, with my jaw dropping open it says its still taxed and MOT ed, so the hunt was on, it took me about 2 months of checking loads of forums and web sites i finely tracked down my old mexico which i had at the grand age of 19 some 30 years ago, the car now resides on the south cost, and i am in phone contact with the owner, hopefully to see in the flesh at some point in the near future, so here are a couple of pics of then and now. i do like looking through all the restoration projects going on with interest so when funds allow i will get a project of my own. or if i win the lottery i will try and get back my mexico jinxy j
mk2 mike Posted February 5, 2015 Report Posted February 5, 2015 Welcome to the site. Another one that got away eh?
jinxy Posted February 5, 2015 Author Report Posted February 5, 2015 yea long story really, it was well rusty, and like most young guns i used to race it every where, which lead to the engine letting go, i think i sold it for £300 in the end to a mate only if i help him fix it up, so i pulled the engine and done some welding on it, the last time i saw it, it did look very sorry for its self in bits. i would like another mex or rs, maybe a mk2 custom when moneys allow, i am an engineer by trade, but have been working as a project manager for a metal company for the last 7 years, so i can knock up panels and plates up with ease. j
Admin Vista Posted February 5, 2015 Admin Report Posted February 5, 2015 Welcome to the site. Great to read a positive result for such a search, all too often the car being searched for hasn't been taxed in decades
grantandlianne Posted February 5, 2015 Report Posted February 5, 2015 welcome to the site glad you tracked your old mex down
D-FENS Posted February 5, 2015 Report Posted February 5, 2015 Welcome to OSF Jinxy what part of London are you from ?
khanlad Posted February 5, 2015 Report Posted February 5, 2015 The stuff we let go i our youth, saw my old 1300 sport about a year ago on ebay, £6500, sold the bloody thing for £250!,, doh!,,
over_head_cam Posted February 5, 2015 Report Posted February 5, 2015 Fantastic to hear your old car is still about
bazoff72 Posted February 5, 2015 Report Posted February 5, 2015 Funny how I cant remember what i was doing last wek sometimes but i still remember VGJ414M my first car 1300E mk1 escort i was 17 at the time eeerrrrr 26 years ago ha ha 1
jinxy Posted February 6, 2015 Author Report Posted February 6, 2015 well i am from just out side London, Epsom, Surrey and i work in Croydon j
mk2 mike Posted February 6, 2015 Report Posted February 6, 2015 Funny how I cant remember what i was doing last wek sometimes but i still remember VGJ414M my first car 1300E mk1 escort i was 17 at the time eeerrrrr 26 years ago ha haI know what you mean. I can remember all 17 of my previous number plates and in the order I had them but I can't remember my current daily one for the life of me!! 1
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