wookman Posted December 13, 2015 Report Share Posted December 13, 2015 Hi All. Been enrolled for a while now but never post here. Maybe some of this will be of interest to some of you. My first car was a Mk2 Escort 1.3L 4 door in a fetching shade of pale blue. ATA23T where are you now? Long since scrapped I would imagine. Bought in 81 and thrashed and bashed as only a youngster knows how and eventually sold around 1990. That was it though, I became and will forever be a huge fan of the Mk2. My landlord in the early 80s had a Mk1 RS1600. I got a ride in that one after helping him change the diff one evening. That was an eye opener! He knew how to drive and the RS was well sorted and ballistic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wookman Posted December 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2015 Weeks later I needed a lift so my land lady said she would drop me at college. She drove the RS in her 6" stiletto heels and being barely 5 foot tall could just see over the dash and reach the pedals simultaneously with seat shoved under the steering wheel! But she new how to drive too and quicker than her husband. That was the quickest I ever got to college. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wookman Posted December 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2015 The late 90s arrived and with two kids another four door was needed. Enter UTK???W a Mk2 1.6L in dark blue this time. Brilliant car and quite quick too. That one was eventually sold on to guy in the mid noughties. He wanted it for motor club rallying so I doubt that it survives today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wookman Posted December 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2015 Late 90s also saw the a fleeting glimpse of RS ownership. OKB5S was a dark blue RS2000 Mk2 with 12 months ticket. What a car, £550 I paid for it. I knew it was a bit rough but it was an RS and it was mine. I loved it. Lowered by 1.5 inches and sat on 185 60 series tyres it looked and handled. It had a Janspeed exhaust and so sounded just so too. The doors had yale dead locks which was one of the ways people tried to stop the light fingered taking them away back in the day. Having rebuilt the inner wings to stop the struts coming through the bonnet, yes they were that bad, mostly filler, it became obvious it had a pretty doggy shell. Having removed the carpet to dry out the interior which was always either wet or on a good day damp I discovered large amounts of thin air where Ford had originally put the inner sills. In the spring when the weather improved I hoovered up what remained of the inner sills and put the now dry carpet went back in. OKB was sold with six months MOT left. In the mean time I had a ball driving that car and still remember fondly it's ability to do things sideways, like exiting roundabouts. Now I understood how Toad felt, Oh joy oh poop poop. Sacrilege to treat an RS in such a manner? You have to bear in mind that back then they where relatively common and cheap. I remember one of the local RSOC member selling a gorgeous one £2500 around the time I had OKB. I am staggered by the money Escorts are changing hands for now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khanlad Posted December 14, 2015 Report Share Posted December 14, 2015 Welcome to osf mate, no mention of the falcon? Is that because technically hans? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vista Posted December 14, 2015 Report Share Posted December 14, 2015 Welcome to OSF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk2 mike Posted December 14, 2015 Report Share Posted December 14, 2015 Welcome mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmokeEm Posted December 14, 2015 Report Share Posted December 14, 2015 Welcome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wookman Posted December 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2015 Welcome to osf mate, no mention of the falcon? Is that because technically hans? Explain please. Falcon, hans? Thanks for the welcome good people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyjim Posted December 15, 2015 Report Share Posted December 15, 2015 welcome mate.A fast lady in 6" stilletos driving an rs1600 sounds kinda pornographic to me .oh and I think khanlad was referring to hans solo and the millennium falcon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimGreen Posted February 20, 2020 Report Share Posted February 20, 2020 Hi Wookman, just seen this post and guess what - OKB 5S is lurking at the back of my barn looking very sad and desperate for attention! Do you want it back, it looks even worse that you remember!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rally Pack 2000 Posted February 20, 2020 Report Share Posted February 20, 2020 17 minutes ago, TimGreen said: Hi Wookman, just seen this post and guess what - OKB 5S is lurking at the back of my barn looking very sad and desperate for attention! Do you want it back, it looks even worse that you remember!! First time I have seen a car found by a post although many keep trying. I hope Wookman is still around to hear about it as he hasn't posted in 4 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimGreen Posted February 20, 2020 Report Share Posted February 20, 2020 Let's see - we are far too passionate about these cars eh! Hope things are cooling down over there in the Blue Mountains! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rally Pack 2000 Posted February 20, 2020 Report Share Posted February 20, 2020 1 hour ago, TimGreen said: Let's see - we are far too passionate about these cars eh! Hope things are cooling down over there in the Blue Mountains! No I meant after many posts and threads started with people trying to find their old cars this is the first time that has had success which is really great to hear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimGreen Posted February 20, 2020 Report Share Posted February 20, 2020 Totally with you, it would be nice if we manage to make contact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vista Posted February 20, 2020 Report Share Posted February 20, 2020 2 hours ago, TimGreen said: Totally with you, it would be nice if we manage to make contact. Last visited in Dec 2015 so I don't fancy your chances much. If you send a PM he should get a notification e-mail........if the registered email address is still valid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimGreen Posted February 20, 2020 Report Share Posted February 20, 2020 Thanks so much, will do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Smith Posted April 18, 2020 Report Share Posted April 18, 2020 On 20/02/2020 at 17:30, TimGreen said: Thanks so much, will do. Hi Tim I owned this car back in 1989 and sold it to a good friend would love to be reunited with it Have some old photos and great memories of this car Give me a call or message 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notenoughtime Posted April 18, 2020 Report Share Posted April 18, 2020 Wow, what a find lol have you got pics of it current state mike? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wookman Posted April 19, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2020 On 20/02/2020 at 17:28, Vista said: Last visited in Dec 2015 so I don't fancy your chances much. If you send a PM he should get a notification e-mail........if the registered email address is still valid. Got the email notification. Still using the same email. The system works. 😄 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Smith Posted April 21, 2020 Report Share Posted April 21, 2020 I’ll find some old photos from when I used to ownEd it was black when I owned it back in 1989 you could tell it was originally blue though the guy I sold it to repainted it midnight blue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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