mantamark
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So, i went to have a look at her Escort today, been in the garage for 18 years!
What a shame the garage is based on garden, with wooden planks over the top & asbestos sides & wooden roof. wooden floor has rotted, car is slightly sunk into the ground with flat tyres.
Body is in suprising shape, with some surface rust on the wings.
Chassis is another matter, its not great.
So bad i doubt it would go back on the road.
So, i'm after finding out if its worth anything, i guess its parts only, but there is bound to be someone after 2 door mk1 escort parts.
Some pics...
I know alot of people will just see a rusty old escort, but this is my Grandads old car, and my Gran isnt happy about getting rid of it, so it wont be going for free, but we dont know what its worth, obviously sentimental value cannot be changed into money, but we are after an idea of what it might be worth, the garage holding it isnt in the best of condition, and really, if its coming out, it will have to be soon, else it will be left there to sink into the ground.
Thanks for looking.
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kz
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Why not have a go at restoring it? Could be cool 
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Cypriot_Sri_Geeza
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Sell it as it is...best rat look car ive ever seen 
good luck with he sale mate
[Edited on 14-06-2009 by Cypriot_Sri_Geeza]
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mantamark
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Floor is pretty bad though, needs a fair bit of work.
I dont have time / space / money to restore something like this either.
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Bram
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Scrap!
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gez bay
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put it on ebay, someone is bound to buy it. worth alot of money once done
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alan-g-w
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Bit of machine polishing and that'll all buff out.
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Cypriot_Sri_Geeza
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quote:
Originally posted by alan-g-w
Bit of machine polishing and that'll all buff out.
 are you crazy?
T-cut FTW
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alan-g-w
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John
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Surely it would be nothing more than luck if you managed to get rid of that without paying a scrappy to take it away.
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am4nf
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that will be worth quite a bit i would imagin, to the right person
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am4nf
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is that a manual choke?
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richc
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Originally posted by am4nf
is that a manual choke?
It will be!
I would just get it out and have a proper look if i was you.
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Firestate88
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that dashboard would fetch a mint im sure! and interior looks clean that would fetch quite abit more!
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mantamark
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People who say scrap obv have no clue as to the Ford following, i'm sure its worth something, but dont know what.
Posted this on passion ford & they removed it as it was a for sale advert? mincers.
Manual choke, automatic(large tunnel), no sunroof, two door, body in half decent nick considering its from 1972.
Just after a general idea of what its worth and then can start sorting a proper advert with decent pics out.
Can't just "pull it out" once it comes out of the garage, it wont go back in as will have to be towed out, tyres are perished.
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sand-eel
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lower spec minted mk1 escorts aren't worth much anyway, its only the twin cams, mexicos, RS's that fetch a lot of money.
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John
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A quick browse through ebay confirms that.
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mantamark
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Its not the car thats going to be worth anything i dont think, its the parts on it like glass, interior bits, doors, bonnet and so on.
I think.
i dont know, just trying to find out what its worth.
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DaveyLC
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2 door mk1, even in a shit state will be worth atleast a grand!
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DaveyLC
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quote:
Originally posted by am4nf
is that a manual choke?
Alot of low spec carb'd cars built up until 1993 had manual chokes.
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gez bay
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its going to be worth some money just because its a mk1
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barter
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mk1 escorts are pimp
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martyn_1.4
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tbh, that doesnt look in too bad nick, (for its age) i am currently restoring a austin mini i know they are 2 differant cars but... they go for a fortune and to the right person who would restore it.....dont scrap it mate!!!
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barter
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a mates dad of a freinds uncle of who sisters mate's brother lol.nah a mates dad had a mexico i no its a bit differnt but it was rotten as a pear and he got 3k for it.did have a red-top running carbs init but still. mk1/2 escorts ftw
[Edited on 14-06-2009 by barter]
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Daveskater
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Epic wooden interior 
Don't scrap it! Sell it to Markus
Numberwang!
Originally posted by AlunJ
I like you Dave, you are a man of men
Originally Whatapp'd by Neo
Dave's maybe capable of a drive-by cuddle
Look at my pictures
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