Not quite Old Skool...

[Nobbly]

Hi All,

Just joined this friendly place as owner of two Escort RS1600i's - not quite old enough, but it's a matter of time right?  Bit of a serial collector and fettler and importantly driver of retro metal, located near Penrith in Cumbria.  The list is currently:

• RS1600i - black, 'late '83 RHD, turbocharged rolling resto (engine out for a rebuild at the mo);
• RS1600i - white, early '83 LHD French import, solid as solid but tatty getting a full restoration as we speak
• '92 Pug 205 GTI, 1.6 in red - fully restored a couple of years back
• '90 Audi 80 B3 20v Coupe Quattro
• '72 VW Bay Camper - restored a number of years ago now, getting to needing some TLC again now
• '73 Daimler Double Six Vanden plas - had this 25+ years, been off the road for 20! Next years job...

You like photos I see, so here you are!

Cheers, Nobbly (David)

[Vista]

Welcome to OSF.

I have a soft spot for those big cats, in particular the 5.3 coupe versions.

[eeb43]

2 minutes ago, Vista said:

Welcome to OSF.

I have a soft spot for those big cats, in particular the 5.3 coupe versions.

got a nos front wing for 1 here

[Rally Pack 2000]

Welcome to the forum.

As a fan Of 205 GTis yet never having Mk3s available here I have always been curious how does a 1600i compared to a 205Gti? Never thought I would ever find someone who owns both to ask but have wondered for decades!

[notenoughtime]

Hi and welcome 

nice collection of cars you have 

[Nobbly]

1 hour ago, eeb43 said:

got a nos front wing for 1 here

Series one..?

[Nobbly]

1 hour ago, Rally Pack 2000 said:

Welcome to the forum.

As a fan Of 205 GTis yet never having Mk3s available here I have always been curious how does a 1600i compared to a 205Gti? Never thought I would ever find someone who owns both to ask but have wondered for decades!

Well I am of a certain age and had a mk3 RS1600i and two S1 RS Turbos (working in a Ford dealership who wouldn’t!) back in the day, but never had a 205. I bought this one one a bit of a whim and in boxes, but it is a little cracker. I think the RSi looks way better, but A-B the 205 (mine is a 1.6) would probably edge it and even if it was a dead heat, the 205 pilot would have had a much easier time keeping it between the hedges. The 1.6 in the Pug is soooo revvy as well, mine was newly built and has a few thousand miles on it now so has just loosened up nicely.  In my opinion, the problem with an RSi is they look faster than they are and the brakes (on a right hand drive one) are at best bad at worst awful!
All that said though, I just love mk3 Escorts and I always will.  Of those the RS1600i is the best of the bunch, especially the interior.  My turbo’d RS is what they should have been from new 👍

[Nobbly]

50 minutes ago, notenoughtime said:

Hi and welcome 

nice collection of cars you have 

Thanks 👍

[Monza]

Welcome to OSF pal
Liking the 205.....1.6 too

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[eeb43]

13 hours ago, Nobbly said:

Series one..?

no idea its got a biggish oval hole under the headlight

[Cuili1]

That’s a cracking line up of classics (I use that word loosely, as I have a few that are 10 years newer that could be called classics now) 😁

[Nobbly]

On 21/01/2021 at 09:34, eeb43 said:

no idea its got a biggish oval hole under the headlight

Series 1 (white), Series 2 (green)

If its S1, then I’d be keen to have it as both mine have started to go around the headlamps 

[eeb43]

will take a pic tomorrow

 

[eeb43]