New member, new car!

[Cooperbloke]

Well, it's new to me! My name is Steve and I'm from Mildenhall in Suffolk. Hello!

I bought a Mk1 Escort on Saturday, which is my first OSF since 2001. Its a '74 2 door in Sunburst Red imported from South Africa in 2016. 

The previous owner - an amazing guy called Jack - is a master coachbuilder and he restored the car over lockdown. The car is absolutely flawless (other than needing a new rear betacloth rear seat cover - which I've ordered from Aldridge) and I consider myself very lucky to be the new owner. All the OSFs I ran on the 80's and 90's were less than great, but were still a lot of fun. This one has a Harris 1700 Xflow. 

I'm looking forward to getting out to shows and events in '23. 

I will be asking daft questions, so please humour me! 

Thanks!

Edited November 8, 2022 by Cooperbloke

[Vista]

Welcome to the forum, lovely looking mk1! 

[Rallye]

Very nice, well done

[The Transplanter]

Sweet looking MK1, has that RS1600 look about it 😎

Not you normal first post neither! They normally start; I just bought this rotten POS where is the best place to buy panels 😄

Edited November 8, 2022 by The Transplanter

[Gareth_C_79]

Welcome to the group! Absolutely stunning motor. You picked up a good one there !

[Rally Pack 2000]

4 hours ago, The Transplanter said:

Sweet looking MK1, has that RS1600 look about it 😎

Not you normal first post neither! They normally start; I just bought this rotten POS where is the best place to buy panels 😄

Great car! Darn definitely no new project and restoration thread with this one!

PS - Can I get images of the two VIN plates for our South African data base? I dont have many Mk1s in it so its full of unknown and missing information. Thanks Muchly.

[BIG G]

Nice 👍

[Cooperbloke]

7 hours ago, Rally Pack 2000 said:

Great car! Darn definitely no new project and restoration thread with this one!

PS - Can I get images of the two VIN plates for our South African data base? I dont have many Mk1s in it so its full of unknown and missing information. Thanks Muchly.

Thanks! Yes, I want to tidy a few pieces of trim, but completely happy otherwise. 

There's only the one plate - the other is a home made plate with the HPE numbers on it.

I'll message you an image of the SA VIN plate - I assume it won't end up online somewhere...  

[Cooperbloke]

11 hours ago, The Transplanter said:

Sweet looking MK1, has that RS1600 look about it 😎

Not you normal first post neither! They normally start; I just bought this rotten POS where is the best place to buy panels 😄

It does! I do like it, but I have a set of black Mex stripes on my desk that keep nudging me...

Haha! I'm so thankful it's rust free!!  

Edited November 9, 2022 by Cooperbloke

[Cooperbloke]

10 hours ago, Gareth_C_79 said:

Welcome to the group! Absolutely stunning motor. You picked up a good one there !

Thanks Gareth. I fell in love when I saw it. It took me back 20 + years... 
 

[Rally Pack 2000]

12 minutes ago, Cooperbloke said:

Thanks! Yes, I want to tidy a few pieces of trim, but completely happy otherwise. 

There's only the one plate - the other is a home made plate with the HPE numbers on it.

I'll message you an image of the SA VIN plate - I assume it won't end up online somewhere...  

Its always nice to tinker with a few things to put your own stamp on it.

Definitely not for posting anywhere, we keep it to help decode South African cars when members reach out needing to find more information and what some of the codes mean. Ford SA reused some of the codes for different years so its been years of work but with each SA car owner that joins it gets a little easier. Thanks again

[BaileyMex]

Cracking looking MK1 there!

You must be well chuffed, cant beat a Xflow! 

[Cooperbloke]

1 hour ago, BaileyMex said:

Cracking looking MK1 there!

You must be well chuffed, cant beat a Xflow! 

 

Thanks mate. 👍

You're not wrong! I had thought that whatever I end up with would get a blacktop and a Type 9. I've changed my mind...  

[BaileyMex]

I've got a type 9 in mine, but the Xflow is 100% staying

[Xp197777]

Lovely mk1 and welcome to OSF 

[Cooperbloke]

2 hours ago, BaileyMex said:

I've got a type 9 in mine, but the Xflow is 100% staying

Sounds like a great combination! 😎

[Cooperbloke]

1 hour ago, Xp197777 said:

Lovely mk1 and welcome to OSF 

Thank you XP! Seems like a happy spot. 🙂

[YellowTaxi]

You got a very nice looking car there.

I bet that 'evolves' over the years in your ownership.

As for the Mexico stripes, go for it. If you decide you dont like it just remove them.

These cars we own are a constantly evolving being and are never ever finished.

Drive it, tinker with it and enjoy it.

Welcome to the fold.

[Monza]

Car looks great mate! Welcome aboard

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[Cooperbloke]

On 13/11/2022 at 11:25, YellowTaxi said:

You got a very nice looking car there.

I bet that 'evolves' over the years in your ownership.

As for the Mexico stripes, go for it. If you decide you dont like it just remove them.

These cars we own are a constantly evolving being and are never ever finished.

Drive it, tinker with it and enjoy it.

Welcome to the fold.

Thank you mate! 
I agree. I think - as long as the fabric of the car is unchanged - the rest is ‘nuts n bolts’ and can be reversed. I appreciate your point of view. Thanks 👍🏼

[Cooperbloke]

On 09/11/2022 at 10:15, Rally Pack 2000 said:

Its always nice to tinker with a few things to put your own stamp on it.

Definitely not for posting anywhere, we keep it to help decode South African cars when members reach out needing to find more information and what some of the codes mean. Ford SA reused some of the codes for different years so its been years of work but with each SA car owner that joins it gets a little easier. Thanks again

Sent you a PM