Now who's STUPID !!!!

[colr6]

Now do I tar all budding ' escort ' owners with the same brush or what. Some people take the Micheal out of my choice of Vauxhall  engine and. Lowly Anglia. But cum on does it take this amount of stupidity to join the supposed 'elite ' Somehow I like 70k in my bank a red top that's quicker than a zetec and an Anglia that cost buttons and problably have a lot more fun. Think I can claim some sanity in my choices......LOL

[lee_capri]

their is no acount for taste col what else can we say the escort is mad but  a vauxhall engine in what hope it is in your manta coupe or your calibra 4x4 turbo or maybe your astra gte mk1 lol

is it in the angle box in sig pic nelt  wrong with that either kj got one in his mk1 which runs 10 seconds and who wants to run 10 seconds me do lol

[Vista]

I have a personal theory on that listing. I reckon what is happening is people are making silly bids that they've no intention of honouring in an effort to prevent him selling what in effect is a ringing kit. 

Otherwise what's the point? The current bid is about on par with the value of a finished twin cam.......but still with all the restoration costs necessary. 

[lee_capri]

yeh but the bid is a binding contract and he can take you to court for the money if he wanted to or may be he decided to keep his pride and joy him self lol

[colr6]

You would have to take them to court yourself, eBay won't do anything. Can you see eBay backing you up on a claim? No doubt there will be some small print somewhere in the whys and wherefors in the eBay selling contracts that they won't.

[lee_capri]

no you do have to take them to court your self it happened with a yacht a few years back it didn't make what the seller wanted and the person took him to court and got it 

 

depends how bad you want  a mk1 escort i spouse 

[Rally Pack 2000]

Guys for 65 thousand quid you can have my complete one! It even has Lotus engine under the bonnet and not to sound too superior, an actual bonnet!

My favourite part of that screen shot is that ad for the Karcher Window Vac. I think their marketing department needs to do a better job at their target audience. Thats alot of technology for one little quarter window!

Actually the biggest surprise is Col claiming a low tech troglodyte lifestyle yet can manage a screen snap and re-post! How on earth did you achieve that? I have been trying work that out for years!

[colr6]

With reply to your claiming I'm low tech, your right !! Grandaughter did it for me.

[Rally Pack 2000]

2 minutes ago, colr6 said:

With reply to your claiming I'm low tech, your right !! Grandaughter did it for me.

Darn I was hoping you could tell me how you did it!

[colr6]

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Just found this, means bugger all to me but might to you !

just found this 

[Rally Pack 2000]

19 minutes ago, colr6 said:

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Thanks I will give that a try.

Did you read some of the comments in the questions section of that auction? Some people gave him a lot of stick for it. One of them asks if his granddad is still in the car and will the guy thrown him in for free if he is. They guy said he would LOL

[colr6]

If the ad was genuine, just goes to show how much a v5 and a vin plate is worth for a ringer !! But was it worth it ........DONT think so. Even with his grandad in or the queen for that matter.

[Rally Pack 2000]

The colour suggests it may have been a famous works car? Its mentioned being the drive of Peter Clarke? Im curious if this was a genuine auction or not?

[chinkamon]

Col in response to ur Vauxhall motor, I was so close to buying a mk1 Tina with a Vauxhall motor an couldn't see a downside, apart from not having the time to see it 

In my other life of hot rods, when some1 first turned up in a 30s ford with a small block chevy there was tuts all over... Til they saw the advantages now it's common place

In my opinion your the first of many! 

P.s I think anglias are bloody lovely too! 

[accord83]

Get yer coat Col it looks like you've pulled...

[HotRodMatt]

Col in response to ur Vauxhall motor, I was so close to buying a mk1 Tina with a Vauxhall motor an couldn't see a downside, apart from not having the time to see it 
In my other life of hot rods, when some1 first turned up in a 30s ford with a small block chevy there was tuts all over... Til they saw the advantages now it's common place
In my opinion your the first of many! 
P.s I think anglias are bloody lovely too! 

And it's come full circle now, lots of people throw thousands of pounds into a 150bhp Flathead!

[chinkamon]

55 minutes ago, HotRodMatt said:

14 hours ago, chinkamon said:

And it's come full circle now lots of people throw thousands of pounds into a 150bhp Flathead!

Yea! Where as they look an sound the nuts it's big money for not much if u ask me! But then again I was happy with my rover v8 lol 

[colr6]

15 hours ago, chinkamon said:

Col in response to ur Vauxhall motor, I was so close to buying a mk1 Tina with a Vauxhall motor an couldn't see a downside, apart from not having the time to see it 

In my other life of hot rods, when some1 first turned up in a 30s ford with a small block chevy there was tuts all over... Til they saw the advantages now it's common place

In my opinion your the first of many! 

P.s I think anglias are bloody lovely too! 

You wouldn't think they are lovely if you see it now!!

[chinkamon]

Haha why what have you done! 

[quickrack]

Escorts are so expensive now that you can build a quick Anglia for the price of a tarted up snotter....

[colr6]

9 hours ago, chinkamon said:

Haha why what have you done! 

The before and after shot,......the motto is don't let your son loose in a rwd car !!!!

After

[Rally Pack 2000]

Sorry thats happen to your car Col. Very sad.

[colr6]

52 minutes ago, Rally Pack 2000 said:

Sorry thats happen to your car Col. Very sad.

Look on the bright side....good job it wasn't a new car !...lol. Like I say to him with his bikes if you can't take the accidents don't to it ! Believe you and me they do happen. The young uns think they are invincible that's what makes them so quick. Unlike us older ones where sense takes over or is it FRIGHT !

 

[HotRodMatt]

I hope it's a straightdorward fix for you and your lad is OK.

[colr6]

Thanks, he's ok, when your younger you bounce back or bounce in the case of when he falls off his bike. The car is going into the bodyshop to be jigged as it bent the chassis in two places and the door won't shut. Hoping to salvage the wing with just a repair piece around the headlamp. Good job it was a solid shell with steel wings and arches of think it could have been a lot worse.