Where are they now?

[Pbsmk2]

Hi All,

 

ive been thinking about posting this for a while now, ever wondered where your old school Ford is now? Chances are, mine have been scrapped.

but you never know......

 

my first car ,

mk2 escort 2dr pop plus in powder blue OSU156P, I ran it into the bacK of a metro.

a “friend “ had a dad who was a panel beater was going to sort it for me, never saw him or the car again.

mk2 2 dr SUD613T in silver, sold it to a guy I used to work with

mk2 2 dr BWD13T, unfinished project. 2.0

pinto, type 9 box, rollcage, gave up and sold it to Ian Harwood.

As I said, probably all scrapped by now, but you never know....

 

 cheers

 

Phil

[RWL81P]

well i dont know if anyone on here owns my old rs2000 CVL243T. it was yellow and is is on dvla tax thing as blue now.  i bought it around 98/99. run it around for a while and did a bit of weekend rallying around my local quarry. i stripped the car bare and sold the shell and book to a guy in croydon.  interior for my mexico. and the running gear went into my mates car which was an unwelded 2 door auto, calypso green with black vinyl roof JFE66T.

[accord83]

My first car was a 1200 Super Anglia, I never did find out what was Super about it, sold it for £75 before I either, fell through the floor, or, got asbestosis from all the filler in it.

 I cut up my first Mk1 Escort with a meat cleaver and a big hammer after being hit amidships by a double decker bus, it was easier to scrap that way and my old man wouldn't let me use his gas axe. The engine kept a Mk2 Cortina alive for a further 40,000, any other salvageable bits went into a Mk1 van. I never remember reg numbers, that's why I have personalised plates, 'cos I'm thick!

[colr6]

Pointless me listing mine, I KNOW what happened to them 🤭🤭🤭🤭

[eeb43]

most of mine are here!!!!!!!!

[katana]

Often thought what happened to my first RS2000 - WPL 715S after I chopped it in for a '68 Cooper 'S'. Just checked on the DVLA database and last change on the V5 was 2017 and its SORN'd so its either still about or its just a paper ID! Wonder if its anyone on here?

[reggio68]

HYT995K Mk1 Escort 1300, I think it's scrapped, shame loved that car

[Rich T]

3 hours ago, eeb43 said:

most of mine are here!!!!!!!!

What was your 1st car?

[Rally Pack 2000]

Bought in 1984 two weeks into my first full time job and on my first bank loan.

Today - Still parked in the driveway. That bloody solenoid on the starter never was any good.

[notenoughtime]

Mk1 Escort UMH445M fitted with 1600 x flow and super speed alloys (I wish I’d kept them as they are worth loads now lol) 

[eeb43]

9 hours ago, Rich T said:

What was your 1st car?

ford anglia 9237hj its still around 

ford pop eeb43 thats here

mk2 lotus cortina moe104f still around

2 other mk2 lotus cortinas here

 

[eeb43]

2 hours ago, notenoughtime said:

Mk1 Escort UMH445M fitted with 1600 x flow and super speed alloys (I wish I’d kept them as they are worth loads now lol) 

what do super speed alloys look like?

[deltamal]

Iv'e been looking to see if my Father in Laws old car is still around for a while now - RHR 717M, red Escort Mk1 poss a XL? it had the cloth seats and wood effect dash,  it's not on the Gov web site so guess it's been squashed but you never know.....

[eeb43]

wont be a gl, xl possibly

[notenoughtime]

9 hours ago, eeb43 said:

what do super speed alloys look like?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ford-Escort-mk1-Super-Speed-wheels-Very-Rare-Dunlop-Wheels-FULL-SET-OF-5-/362702489421

[notenoughtime]

[eeb43]

21 minutes ago, notenoughtime said:

ok scimitar sort of looking

[notenoughtime]

Yes 

[colr6]

Tbh wouldn’t say they were a nice looking wheel, certainly wouldn’t go out of my way to buy a set. D1s yes.

[RWL81P]

1st car mk2 mexico RWL81P

2nd car mk2 11 pop with 16 xf, NBT879P

3rd car mk2 rs2000 CVL243T

4th car mk2 13L TVD767R

5th car mk2 with 16 xf SFH388R

 

i can see where the obsession started now!

[notenoughtime]

1 hour ago, colr6 said:

Tbh wouldn’t say they were a nice looking wheel, certainly wouldn’t go out of my way to buy a set. D1s yes.

Tbh nor would I but it’s just the thought they went to the big heap in the sky 

[Vista]

There were other classic fords before this but here's the one I regretted selling the minute it drove off with its new owner. It's a 3.0 GXL I purchased part restored in 1994, it was painted and allegedly ready for reassembly but the paint job was pretty poor and had suffered microblister. Stripped the paint off to find it needed more remedial works underneath the paint. 

I had it on the road by 97 with a good spec 3.1 litre Essex from a local engine builder and eventually sold it in 2003. It's a shame I hadn't found this forum by then as if I had, I woukd probably still own it now. 

 

[katana]

A Capri with a boot is a proper Capri - none of this hatchback nonsense! Fake leather, fake wood and fake steel LOL!

[Vista]

1 hour ago, katana said:

A Capri with a boot is a proper Capri - none of this hatchback nonsense! Fake leather, fake wood and fake steel LOL!

Well it had fake wood (being a GXL) and fake leather (scald your skin vinyl) but thankfully all the fake steel was cut out of it and replaced during the restoration.