ScoobywagonGl

Looking for another car to go with the scoob ... Used to own 2 MK 1 escorts and thinking of heading back down the same road. However its been 5 years since owning one ... anyone give me any advice on where to start looking, whats the best model/engine to get?
The car will be a daily run about aswell as being tracked occasionally

Any info gratefully recieved. but not if your going to tell me to buy a mk2

RON

What you want is this car...
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/FORD-ESCORT-MK...QQcmdZViewItem

BUT in a mk 1 shell....... mind you, the daily driver bit might be a tad awkward... fun though!!

blubs

Hi,
Depends on budget really. If you are using it for daily commute then I'm assuming you don't want a mint one, but you would like something sporty?

I've owned a few and can recommend the mk1 Mexico. I think the 1.6 pushrod engine is hardier than the 2.0 OHC in the RS2000, but they stilll hold their value well. Probably pretty slow by today's standards but good RWD fun and individual. The 1.3 sport is very rare now and fetch high prices. RS1600 and Twin-Cams are rockin' horse plop and very rarely come up for sale.

If you are confident of what you are looking at then there is usually a good choice on e-bay. If not, you could have a word with the RS owners club as they can probably offer a car with more trustworthy history!!

Best to look at a few and get an idea of prices, do your homework

Really mint ones go for daft money. Get a tidy 'non-show winner' and It should do the job.

Hope this helps. Good Luck!

blubs

ScoobywagonGl

nice car

Blubs ... I think one of mine was a 1.3 sport couldn't tell you without looking through all the old pics other one i had as a rebuild jobby, had 1600 x flow engine in it, rebuilt the engine and then sold it on.
I would ideally like quite a decent looking one as opposed to a rustbucket (obviously) and i am also fully aware of the kind of price these go for
Will have a nosey on the RS owners club

wrxjimmy

Grab yourself a copy of Classic Ford magazine. I used to get it every month when I had my mk1 escort and there was always loads advertised in there.

Fuzz

Another car I'd love to own again someday...

I'm getting there, got my 4x4 history back up to date by buying a 4.0 Rangrover vogue at Christmas, but it's been sat on the drive as Project scoob needs to be finished first!
As mates we used to race round Cheltenham town circuit I know I know, He had a white one with a fiat miafiori twin cam in it and I had a red 1300GT. awsome fun. Until my mate got pulled after a long chase out of town and they slapped 32 pionts on his licence in one go... that was the end of that
I'll be content when I have in the garage...
A sporty runaround
Something stupid quick for sunny days road and track
a jacked up 4x4 with TSL boggers.

Undecided yet whether the runaround should be a Mk1 or a 106 Rallye

Andy

ScoobywagonGl

Mk1 all the way I hate pugs

Tidgy

found one on autotrader for you!! humph (goes and sits in corner with arms folded in a huff)

Duck_Pond

My brother had one of these for a while - was gorgeous



Quick too

ScoobywagonGl

Yeah but you never sent me the link

RON

I've found what seems to be a really nice one for sale...... but i'm tempted myself......

Adam Hybrid

can't wait to own an old skool escort one day. mk1 mexico would be perfect...

then stick a 500hp cossie lump in!!

cosmic

ah the good old days had 3 mk 1 escorts n 2 mk 2s showing my age now always wanted a mk2 rs 2000 but couldnt afford 1 had to make do with run of the mill escorts that was in the early 80s but recently had this urge to buy the car i couldnt afford then

perky555

iTrader: (1)

Heres afew of my old ones, wounder where they are now?

cosmic

wish id have kept photos but you dont think that at the time but can remeber all the number plates ctm971l sxb 108m ovd 716m oys255p sys806r

ScoobywagonGl

I know where my first on is ... sat in someones back garden rotting away
but the other i haven't got a clue
Great cars just a shame they rust so easily!

RON

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/66337.htm

I thought i'd better let you see it... i doubt i shall get round to buying it... i'd like to though, even just to shuv it in the garage for the future....

ScoobywagonGl

Mail sent thanx Ron

Gompo

I was interested in the car, I emailed+rang the seller, seems like a nice genuine bloke.
In the end I decided that this particular one wasnt for me (want something a bit quicker with different mods etc), but it does look a very nice motor if you are looking for a period/original looking car.

RON

I mailed him aswell. got loads of pictures of it, it's not high tech these days, but, as you say, looks to be very sound, but some of the MK1's i'm looking at on passionford would appear to be costing a large fortune..... not the mere 4k that this ones up for.....

Gompo

£4k will get you a very good 'fast road' Mk1. It wont be an RS, but expect most of the RS (or better) bits on it, like the one on Pistonheads - if it were cheaper, or had that bit more power (want 150bhp or so) then I'd be after it. As I said to the seller, I do think it's worth £4k-ish, but it's not exactly what I'm looking for and thus wouldnt offer him that much.

Big budget (ie what you see on Passion Ford) comes in with big suspension mods (5 linking, coilovers etc) and big power as the Sierra box and the escort standard axle start giving up over 180bhp or so depending on torque/tyres...

Cheers, Greg.