How much! - Mk II Escort RS 1800 on eBay
17 June 2011, 10:20 PM
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My other half owned a genuine Lotus Escort in her youth.
I guess you refering to an Mk1 RS1600.....There has been one of those for sale for ages....price....65k!
No it was a Escort Twincan circa 1968 ran the lotus engine from the Lotus Cortina
RS1600 Escort had the same head as a RS1800 albeit a 1836cc bottom end.
Originally Posted by rossyboy
My other half owned a genuine Lotus Escort in her youth.
I guess you refering to an Mk1 RS1600.....There has been one of those for sale for ages....price....65k!
No it was a Escort Twincan circa 1968 ran the lotus engine from the Lotus Cortina
RS1600 Escort had the same head as a RS1800 albeit a 1836cc bottom end.
17 June 2011, 10:50 PM
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The RS2000 was always intended to be a fast road car, like a modern day Gti.
The RS1800 was built in limited numbers, so ford could say it was a production model, loaded with goodies on it to make it a better base for a rally car.
hence the comparison is not really valid.
17 June 2011, 11:00 PM
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In the world of Classic Fords these are regarded as the Holly Grail and sit in the same stable as the RS1700T and RS200
NOT to be confused with a regular RS
NOT to be confused with a regular RS
18 June 2011, 08:59 AM
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But that completely misses the point of why the RS1800 was created.
The RS2000 was always intended to be a fast road car, like a modern day Gti.
The RS1800 was built in limited numbers, so ford could say it was a production model, loaded with goodies on it to make it a better base for a rally car.
hence the comparison is not really valid.
The RS2000 was always intended to be a fast road car, like a modern day Gti.
The RS1800 was built in limited numbers, so ford could say it was a production model, loaded with goodies on it to make it a better base for a rally car.
hence the comparison is not really valid.
18 June 2011, 11:34 AM
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18 June 2011, 12:14 PM
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I nearly bought one of these around 20 years ago from a rally spares place in Burnley,the name escapes me at the moment.
£1500,i thought it was a bit expensive as it was rough around the gills..
Not the first or last car buying mistake i will make...lol..
£1500,i thought it was a bit expensive as it was rough around the gills..
Not the first or last car buying mistake i will make...lol..
18 June 2011, 12:24 PM
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19 June 2011, 12:50 AM
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All us older guys will have at one time had the opportunity to have bought one of these, or similar late 70`s to mid 80`s classics back in a day they were second hand car prices... But didn`t cos we fancied something that was cheap n cheerful...
There was a Guy local to mr selling a Mk1 Escort RS Turbo.... Less than 10,000 original miles..... He asked £25,000 (And Got It Too)
Similar Story on an Opel Manta GTe Exclusive.. Was bought new by owner of the supplying garage in Doncaster (Danum Motors), never registered, kept in a collection. Had less than 200 miles sold for more than £50,000.
I guess it`s not down to physical worth, but what price a buyer puts on a dream of owning something....
There was a Guy local to mr selling a Mk1 Escort RS Turbo.... Less than 10,000 original miles..... He asked £25,000 (And Got It Too)
Similar Story on an Opel Manta GTe Exclusive.. Was bought new by owner of the supplying garage in Doncaster (Danum Motors), never registered, kept in a collection. Had less than 200 miles sold for more than £50,000.
I guess it`s not down to physical worth, but what price a buyer puts on a dream of owning something....
19 June 2011, 01:16 AM
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its called nostalgia people will pay £££££££££££ for it doesnt matter what it is car bike painting ,something that makes you say" i remember when " if you got the money and can afford it buy it ..anything with motorsport heritage cars bikes wotever is gona demand top $ escorts just happend to be the workin mans chariot ..hence crazy prices ...a friend of mine has just bought a genuine unused mk1 rs2000 bare shell never had a nut or bolt fitted logbooked with tags £18000 it was 21st shell off the production line with all genuine documentation and guess what, hes goin to store it for 15 yr he has genuine ford doors boot and bonnet from the seventies when the mk2 went into production ..the way things are pricing he should get £50000 ..because some1 will say "i remember when"
19 June 2011, 01:23 PM
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and reading through this thread im notthe only one that thinks it.
19 June 2011, 01:56 PM
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i know the person selling this car and anyone who is into the classic fords will know the name of the actual owner of this car and the company they ran,the reason its not being sold by him on his old ebay account is because of previous alledged form that prevents him from trading as what he used to go by so he gets people to flog stuff for him now on other ebay accounts.
only about 3 weeks ago he sold a genuine tidy mk1 lotus cortina for around 20 grand and he has had 2 lotus cortinas in classic ford magazine.
its a genuine car the rs1800 i'm told and the seller is certainly not skint infact quite the opposite although looks like it and yes they can't spell correctly but that doesn't bother them type of people
oh yeh and if you saw how he keeps his lotus cortinas and cosworths the 1800 looks like its been cherished as most of his stock is covered in **** being on a farm an all
19 June 2011, 02:02 PM
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All us older guys will have at one time had the opportunity to have bought one of these, or similar late 70`s to mid 80`s classics back in a day they were second hand car prices... But didn`t cos we fancied something that was cheap n cheerful...
There was a Guy local to mr selling a Mk1 Escort RS Turbo.... Less than 10,000 original miles..... He asked £25,000 (And Got It Too)
Similar Story on an Opel Manta GTe Exclusive.. Was bought new by owner of the supplying garage in Doncaster (Danum Motors), never registered, kept in a collection. Had less than 200 miles sold for more than £50,000.
I guess it`s not down to physical worth, but what price a buyer puts on a dream of owning something....
There was a Guy local to mr selling a Mk1 Escort RS Turbo.... Less than 10,000 original miles..... He asked £25,000 (And Got It Too)
Similar Story on an Opel Manta GTe Exclusive.. Was bought new by owner of the supplying garage in Doncaster (Danum Motors), never registered, kept in a collection. Had less than 200 miles sold for more than £50,000.
I guess it`s not down to physical worth, but what price a buyer puts on a dream of owning something....
20 June 2011, 09:41 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by rossyboy
My other half owned a genuine Lotus Escort in her youth.
I guess you refering to an Mk1 RS1600.....There has been one of those for sale for ages....price....65k!
No it was a Escort Twincan circa 1968 ran the lotus engine from the Lotus Cortina
RS1600 Escort had the same head as a RS1800 albeit a 1836cc bottom end.
Originally Posted by rossyboy
My other half owned a genuine Lotus Escort in her youth.
I guess you refering to an Mk1 RS1600.....There has been one of those for sale for ages....price....65k!
No it was a Escort Twincan circa 1968 ran the lotus engine from the Lotus Cortina
RS1600 Escort had the same head as a RS1800 albeit a 1836cc bottom end.
20 June 2011, 11:28 AM
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I just dont understand how they fetch the prices, because all we're talking is a 2 door body shell, with slightly different engines or trim.
they're not even that fast or even well trimmed or even built. I can understand an untouched, time capsule or one with rally history making money: but jeez......... there are certainly some fools and their money wishing to be parted out there
they're not even that fast or even well trimmed or even built. I can understand an untouched, time capsule or one with rally history making money: but jeez......... there are certainly some fools and their money wishing to be parted out there
29 June 2011, 04:18 PM
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I just dont understand how they fetch the prices, because all we're talking is a 2 door body shell, with slightly different engines or trim.
they're not even that fast or even well trimmed or even built. I can understand an untouched, time capsule or one with rally history making money: but jeez......... there are certainly some fools and their money wishing to be parted out there
they're not even that fast or even well trimmed or even built. I can understand an untouched, time capsule or one with rally history making money: but jeez......... there are certainly some fools and their money wishing to be parted out there
29 June 2011, 05:06 PM
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doubt it, I'm old enough to remember these new ! 40K for a 70's 2 door 'scort with an 1800 engine in ????
my neighbour has a pretty tidy 77 mexico in his garage: yep its nice, its history: but I cannot see its value beyond 5-10K perhaps.
my neighbour has a pretty tidy 77 mexico in his garage: yep its nice, its history: but I cannot see its value beyond 5-10K perhaps.
