CHEAP CLASSIC FORD

[RWL81P]

just thought id start a topic to see what people have bought cheap in the past. i bought a yellow mk2 RS2000 back in 1998, gave £250 quid for it and only bought it for the roll top trim. it had been in the admag for a week and didnt sell till i bought it.  wish id kept all my old fods in a barn.

[Vista]

I bought my first mk1 Escort in 1986, a 2 door 1300XL in stardust silver........for £60.

[colr6]

Dear oh dear, all you rich people I paid £7-50 for my first Anglia 105e. Needed strut tops sills and wings. On the back of that all you hear now is must have genuine panels oh got to be nos. from my learning they were shit then so still shit now. Only good thing is they FIT ! To give you a clue when it was bought the 50p as you know it was paid with a note

[RWL81P]

Dear oh dear, all you rich people I paid £7-50 for my first Anglia 105e. Needed strut tops sills and wings. On the back of that all you hear now is must have genuine panels oh got to be nos. from my learning they were shit then so still shit now. Only good thing is they FIT ! To give you a clue when it was bought the 50p as you know it was paid with a note

thats showing your age! lol

[deltamal]

I bought a 1956 Ford Pop (sit up and beg style) for £2.00, it had 32000 on the clock just needed a big end re-metaling, used it for a year and sold it for £45.00! that was in 1965....my current Mk3 was free! left to me by Father in law.

[deltamal]

Dear oh dear, all you rich people I paid £7-50 for my first Anglia 105e. Needed strut tops sills and wings. On the back of that all you hear now is must have genuine panels oh got to be nos. from my learning they were shit then so still shit now. Only good thing is they FIT ! To give you a clue when it was bought the 50p as you know it was paid with a note

Ah, a proper ten bob note!

[colr6]

Don't suppose to many on here will remember re- metalling, most will think you re- chromed the bumpers LOL

[mk1del]

Back in the 90s called at a mates,, had a Capri 3.0 on his drive looking a bit sad for itself, told me needed a engine ,said could have it ,,dragged it down home, rung local scrapyard who had a engine for £50 , up and running, painted it sunburst red, already had black vinyl roof and alloys, and mint check interior ,sold it three weeks later for £800.those were the days,

I did see my mate right though with a drink who gave it to me

[colr6]

Back in the 90s called at a mates,, had a Capri 3.0 on his drive looking a bit sad for itself, told me needed a engine ,said could have it ,,dragged it down home, rung local scrapyard who had a engine for £50 , up and running, painted it sunburst red, already had black vinyl roof and alloys, and mint check interior ,sold it three weeks later for £800.those were the days,

I did see my mate right though with a drink who gave it to me

A drink.....A drink you tight git !........LOL....you sure your not a Yorkshireman

[mk1del]

No mate a good drink £50 .,in the days when you could go out and  get p---ed  on less than tenner

Saying that I don't hardly drink much these days, probably a tenner would see me drunk

[Rally Pack 2000]

I bought my Twincam in the early 90s for 2000 quid still road registered although its ring gear was shot and you had to clutch start it. I was intending to buy a van but a friend talked me into the Twincam instead. If I ever get sick of it I guess I can still trade it for a van.

[colr6]

I bought my Twincam in the early 90s for 2000 quid still road registered although its ring gear was shot and you had to clutch start it. I was intending to buy a van but a friend talked me into the Twincam instead. If I ever get sick of it I guess I can still trade it for a van.

I've got just the van for you.

[bigdaz27]

I brought my first mk1 for £150 in about 1997

One owner 27k, my mum made me sell it because I hadn't passed my test, so about a year later I brought a mk2 estate with a 1600 xflow for £50, I used to get spares from I think his name was Ian Harwood or something like that nice chap, he used to scrap good 4 door and estate shells because he couldn't sell them lol

[RWL81P]

ian harwood had everything, sold up a few years back though if my memorys correct.

[Vista]

ian harwood had everything, sold up a few years back though if my memorys correct.

To GS Escorts

[RWL81P]

ah right, used to deal with ian years back. never used gs yet.

[deltamal]

I got my first Crossflow for modifying  from Ian in 2000, 1700 stage 3, it went well!

 

[RWL81P]

nice lump!

[puddy]

I bought my mk2 lotus tina froma local guy in 1988 for £135, he wanted £180

 

but I chipped him ,lol .

 

puddy

[RWL81P]

bloody hell, wish i could find a lotus cortina for £180 

[mk1del]

If only we knew then what we know now,has the saying goes

A lot of  us could have retired early lol

[RWL81P]

If only we knew then what we know now,has the saying goes

A lot of  us could have retired early lol

i know, ive said that a thousand times about all the escorts ive bought in the past. if id had a big garage i'd av saved em all

[puddy]

i know, ive said that a thousand times about all the escorts ive bought in the past. if id had a big garage i'd av saved em all

 

 

If only we knew then what we know now,has the saying goes

A lot of  us could have retired early lol

 

I still have the tina.

 

puddy

[RWL81P]

I still have the tina.

 

puddy

great investment and a cool car! i still have a mk2 mex that i bought in 98

[HotRodMatt]

I paid £300 for my Mk1 2dr in '99. Genuine 55k with every MoT and a load of receipts and the seller had just finished putting some fresh panels on it (and a bloody pop up sunroof). There was a bad earth on the indicators and the headlamps had blown. I still know him now and when I see him he always says he should have charged me more. Lol