Garage find
 

One of my mates called me yesterday afternoon and said his girlfriends uncle had passed away and there was a double garage at his house. He opened the 2nd garage and found this :eek:

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I've just got home from seeing it. We managed to work out from stuff inside the car that it had been parked up some time in 1977 :eek: We tried to get it out of the garage but my mate made the mistake of pulling up the handbrake and it's stuck on at the moment, its not a big job to fix though because I made the same mistake on my capri a few months ago :lol1: We also tried to turn the engine over but as expected after 30 years it's seized solid :( I took the plugs out and we sprayed wd40 down the bores but we were short of tools and couldn't turn it over manually :( We did get chance to give it a quick clean though.

We started off by inflating the tyres and to our surprise they did go up.

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The front panel is a little tatty but we found a new one in the garage with the car :cool:

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I was shocked at the condition of the battery tray.

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We gave it a very quick wash to see what was under the 30 years of filth and grime. It seems in good order and nothing that couldn't be sorted with a rub down & respray. It needs plating in a couple of places but nothing serious.

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The battery :eek:

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How much does he want for it Paul ?

A natty line in roof-racks...!

he's not planning on selling it, as far as I know his plans are to restore it :)

I hope it's SORN :D

Shes Niiice!:thumb:

Wow :eek: :thumb:

Anyone would think its the Grail itself !

Great find. It must be one of the earliest Escorts around :)

very :cool:

i'm being nosy, but what was the 1977 evidence?

Well, it did have a number plate on it ...... maybe that was a clue ..?

:D :D

Dave

An rusted up old Ford!!! hmmmm.... I wonder if in 30 years our Focus will be found in a garage somewhere and restored :D

Like the steering wheel :cool:

Fog lamps look quite funky...may come in handy at dazzling those feejits that drive about with their front fog lamps on :lol1:

Cigarette cards with a closing date of 1977 :eek: I have another photo of these cards on the seat that I took by accident. That isn't the only evidence but it's all I can say for now on that.

Number plate is a biggie :eek2: It's a 1968 car which makes it one of the first ones they made :eek2:

What I can't get over is the amount of space in the engine bay! When was the last time you saw that much air under the bonnet?


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intrigue:wonder:...are we going to find out what the other evidence was or gonna be left in suspense for the duration :p:D

I don't get what the problem is with that battery. The one I just took out of my scoob was a lot worse that that :(

Get yourself over to Turbosport Entrance . There are loads of people that would love to know about that car. I would love a car like that with either an s2000 or turbo cossie lump in it. Which reminds me i must get back into the garage and finish off my current project.

Its lucky you found it, I showed my wife and she failed to share my enthusiasm and said something about how it would be a pain to have to get rid of such a ratty old heap when you move somewhere.

Sorry J4CKO, was that the car or your dog?

Nice find mate, Are you tempted to stick a cossie engine in it!!!!

It's the only way, and keep it rear wheel drive:) great find, been looking at these for years, but the price of a sorted one is a joke!!

Nice find, thanks for the pics :thumb:

If Paul can get his hand on a good battery de-sulphator. It might actually work!

I recovered a 20yr old battery that was on one of my old bikes! Couldn't belive it myself - seems old batteries are a bit more robust. :D

My cossie engine is staying where it is thanks :lol1: He's not having it :D

Very nice,

Id soon fill that engine bay with something 'suitable'. ;)

There used to be a place called ExPressed panels in Keighly. Probaly gone out of buiness but they supplied me with loads of original spec panels mid 90's when I last did a MK1.

If not, there's a guy on Projects who is doing s MK1/Scooby project. Im sure I read he has a mate who breaks rally cars.

wow..what a find..I'de love another 2 dr MK1...

See piccys from an escort I brought back in 1984, that was a delux model, which had the bigger gearbox tunnel for better gearboxes...mine had a three rail rocket box fitted...

First colour scheme which stood out like a sore thumb, but looked the part & had all the bits on board,inc ex ford works twin hump rally dash board.. would you believe that the paintwork was all brush painted....
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Second build, a little more discreet, however all the bits were there from before, just had a little more power.
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Final build was the same as above with exception to having the alloy tarmac arches from a MK2 escort fitted, the arches were then cut back upto the centre body line on the rear, plus tubbed with 8" revolutions fitted...sadly I can't find the pictures of that..but it looked mega.

I guess My Scoob reminds me of my escort, I just love classic motors...and I would get rid of my scoob to have that escort back any day....

Wow... Big fan. :thumb:


Cheers,
Grant

Brendan, The Car, she is with me on the Dog, still stinkin after 14.5 years !