Gene B Posted September 17, 2018 Report Posted September 17, 2018 Hi all my names gene and I have a French escort mk1 Mexico which I named Rene. It's a one owner car,left hand drive model with 28000 kilometres ,it was used as a track day car at the Nugaro race circuit in the south of France. It was parked up sometime in 1979 and left to decay. I had only seen some photos of the car via an online add it looked a bit rough but I new I wanted an original car which needed some attention. But I also new I wouldn't drive to France to view it. In 2015 i acquired the car via the online add,even thou I had only seen the car on photos I had still had the impulse to buy it so I managed to strike a deal with the seller and for £700 extra he put it on a low loader in France and it was imported back to the Uk. It arrived back in the uk Jan 2015,It required a lot more work than i thought imaginable. 2
OSF Contributor Mexican Gerbil Posted September 17, 2018 OSF Contributor Report Posted September 17, 2018 Welcome. How far have you gone into the rebuild?
Ray Posted September 17, 2018 Report Posted September 17, 2018 Just now, Mexican Gerbil said: Welcome. How far have you gone into the rebuild? its finished
OSF Contributor Mexican Gerbil Posted September 17, 2018 OSF Contributor Report Posted September 17, 2018 1 minute ago, Ray said: its finished Splendid! The photo must be an old one then.
Ray Posted September 17, 2018 Report Posted September 17, 2018 5 minutes ago, Mexican Gerbil said: Splendid! The photo must be an old one then. thought you was an AVO club member, hes done a whole resto thread on there
OSF Contributor Mexican Gerbil Posted September 17, 2018 OSF Contributor Report Posted September 17, 2018 1 minute ago, Ray said: thought you was an AVO club member, hes done a whole resto thread on there I am but don’t use there forum much. Busy on here organising you lovely people car shows to attend. ?
Gene B Posted September 17, 2018 Author Report Posted September 17, 2018 Hi Ray I am an AVO member just thought I would take a look on another forum as well,you are right the car is nearing the end of the restoration,it will be 3 years January since I took the first part off. I've only just started the engine last Thursday. Also had a little run round the block on the same day as well just to try it out. Got a small snag list before MOT. I see the 1300e is also not to far a way it's looking really good I understand how much effort is needed to get to them standards.
Admin Vista Posted September 17, 2018 Admin Report Posted September 17, 2018 Welcome to the forum Gene, there are a number of AVO cars on here too.
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