barn find
27 August 2008, 04:08 PM
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Snap it up. Bloody hell, i'm pretty sure the shells are worth thousands now.
Edited to say - Didn't read the original post properly. If its got rear end damage it might not be such a good buy.
Edited to say - Didn't read the original post properly. If its got rear end damage it might not be such a good buy.
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27 August 2008, 07:33 PM
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27 August 2008, 11:38 PM
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I had a similar experience,my mates dad had a car locked up in his garage for 15 years and said we could have it if we could get it out the garage.....went down and it was an MGB GT V8 roadster (not in the same league as an RS but) managed to get it going and sold it for 2 grand
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30 August 2008, 08:06 AM
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30 August 2008, 09:28 AM
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Id get rid of a 22b for an RS1800 or Id get another bubble
doesnt look like its going to happen if the mans get one already theres no way hes going to let this get away if its a real one
doesnt look like its going to happen if the mans get one already theres no way hes going to let this get away if its a real one
30 August 2008, 07:55 PM
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.I bought a genuine Mk 1 Mexico about 20 years ago fully rally prepared with a lotus twin cam in it for £500 , cant get any bargains like that anymore.
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01 September 2008, 09:37 AM
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01 September 2008, 08:17 PM
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ok , up on saturday, took it out of the shed (every wheel locked up) the shell is fooked, looks good ,but just breaks up,,,as for the rest ,engine is pinto (possible warrior head) but has dry sump as the tank is in the boot,,twin 50s, quiafe box, alloy tank damaged (fooked)
guy is chewing his arm off (SOLD FOR REBUILD()
guy is chewing his arm off (SOLD FOR REBUILD()
05 October 2008, 03:16 PM
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I'm always amazed at these barn find posts, I'd love to find something myself. There's a thread on passionford where a guy went to see a trader friend and he had a genuine RS500 sitting in an open sided barn with the drivers window open and had been there like it for years! Just rotting away now. Apparantly the owner has a few quid and asked the people to store it in this barn for him, it was ex concourse too.. such a waste, he probably could have sorted it and sold it for £20k but instead it's rotting away, madness.
05 October 2008, 06:21 PM
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EGGY
possibly a very good find, an old nieghbour ask me to help him move house, and in one of his sheds (farm) is a mk2 escort, flat front , arched, alloys(look like minilits),,and the engine has the plugs down the center of a massive head,,loads of gear on it ,,hit at the back(hard),,,,he asked me £1500 for it,,
has been in the shed for 25yrs since his son died,,,,,it has a blue strip up the door, but im not sure what it is
any ideas
has been in the shed for 25yrs since his son died,,,,,it has a blue strip up the door, but im not sure what it is
any ideas
it had more power than the two litre with the nose cone.
£1500 is pennies for one. Post a pic or two???
05 October 2008, 11:25 PM
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I know someone who rallies these things, has an RS1800 as well as an RS2000 and a Mexico - he'd probably snap his hand off for that price even if it's for spares.. I think he has a spare shell somewhere. Last count he had about 12 cars - mostly Escorts (The RS1800 he has is mint, nearly concourse .. and he rallies it! 
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I reckon if you ebayed it (with a huge reserve) you'd soon see how much it was worth..
)I reckon if you ebayed it (with a huge reserve) you'd soon see how much it was worth..
05 October 2008, 11:54 PM
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A friends dad has a siera RS500 sitting in the garage with 15000 miles on the clock. Its just surrounded by junk collecting dust, what its worth is anyones guess!