mad al 146 Posted January 14, 2009 Report Share Posted January 14, 2009 In the middle of all the PC junk I'm sorting I found this pic. This is my old "Ex Works" Mk1 Ford Escort in action at Talbenny airfield, many moons ago. It started life as a Mexico and was loaned to a team who track raced it. I bought it as a rolling shell and we turned it into a tarmac rally car with an ex factory 2.0L Pinto engine, Quaiffe box and Atlas LSD axle and Bilstein suspension, a very quick competitive car in it's day. sorry about the pic quality, it's a pic of an old pic Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mattydski 560 Posted January 14, 2009 Report Share Posted January 14, 2009 Very Nice Al, I'll see if I can find a pic of our Space framaed , Cosworth mk11, it's in the shop at the present, were just shoe-horning in the sequential box and dry sump kit at present. My C20xe Nova is on Hold at preent due to the credit crunch At work at present though, so dont have full access to my pics... matty Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rick 0 Posted January 14, 2009 Report Share Posted January 14, 2009 picture of a good classic :dance: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mad al 146 Posted January 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2009 Very Nice Al, I'll see if I can find a pic of our Space framaed , Cosworth mk11, it's in the shop at the present, were just shoe-horning in the sequential box and dry sump kit at present. My C20xe Nova is on Hold at preent due to the credit crunch At work at present though, so dont have full access to my pics... matty brilliant, look forward to seeing the pics Quote Link to post Share on other sites
claybusers al 9 Posted January 14, 2009 Report Share Posted January 14, 2009 lucky man al i bet you wish you still had it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mad al 146 Posted January 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2009 lucky man al i bet you wish you still had it Aye, you could say that Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mad al 146 Posted January 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2009 Two of my others :- this Avenger was probably the best car I had, 2nd overall on our fist event and twelve finishes from twelve starts shows how reliable they were and the Sunbeam, collided with a milk stand on the West Cork Rally after setting 5th fastest time on the stage before the "off", this pic is on Eppynt where I just needed to finish , the next time on Eppynt was the demise of the little black car and I had to retire from the sport due to a "credit crunch" fond memories Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Scuba1 Posted January 14, 2009 Report Share Posted January 14, 2009 In the middle of all the PC junk I'm sorting I found this pic. This is my old "Ex Works" Mk1 Ford Escort in action at Talbenny airfield, many moons ago. It started life as a Mexico and was loaned to a team who track raced it. I bought it as a rolling shell and we turned it into a tarmac rally car with an ex factory 2.0L Pinto engine, Quaiffe box and Atlas LSD axle and Bilstein suspension, a very quick competitive car in it's day. sorry about the pic quality, it's a pic of an old pic That brigs back memories as I had one of them in 1979 . I changed it for a Alfa Romeo junior and we put the V6 in it. You just gave my a push down memory lane. Thanks Michael Quote Link to post Share on other sites
redeye jedi 39 Posted January 14, 2009 Report Share Posted January 14, 2009 i wanted a mk1 when i first passed my test but they were too much money for me. i love the older cars, mk1 mexico, mk2 rs2000. ford capri. my first car was a 2l 3 door sport cortina. loved it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Malt 379 Posted January 14, 2009 Report Share Posted January 14, 2009 Great pictures Al! I used to be mates with a lad that was mk1 & 2 escort daft, about 10 years ago. He had a mk2 RS2000, the one with the separate nose cone & quad headlights. It was a stunning car, until he wrote it off... I used to be well in to my fast fords in my late teens! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest MY LAW Posted January 14, 2009 Report Share Posted January 14, 2009 Great pictures Al! I used to be mates with a lad that was mk1 & 2 escort daft, about 10 years ago. He had a mk2 RS2000, the one with the separate nose cone & quad headlights. It was a stunning car, until he wrote it off... I used to be well in to my fast fords in my late teens! if i remember rightly ,the police used to drive a car that was white and light blue ,and it was a ford ,you must remember those . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mad al 146 Posted January 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2009 i wanted a mk1 when i first passed my test but they were too much money for me. i love the older cars, mk1 mexico, mk2 rs2000. ford capri. my first car was a 2l 3 door sport cortina. loved it. I had a Mk 1 Cortina GT Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mad al 146 Posted January 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2009 Great pictures Al! I used to be mates with a lad that was mk1 & 2 escort daft, about 10 years ago. He had a mk2 RS2000, the one with the separate nose cone & quad headlights. It was a stunning car, until he wrote it off... I used to be well in to my fast fords in my late teens! cheers Mal, the airfield's just down the road from you if my memory is working as it should be? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mad al 146 Posted January 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2009 (edited) Great pictures Al! I used to be mates with a lad that was mk1 & 2 escort daft, about 10 years ago. He had a mk2 RS2000, the one with the separate nose cone & quad headlights. It was a stunning car, until he wrote it off... I used to be well in to my fast fords in my late teens! if i remember rightly ,the police used to drive a car that was white and light blue ,and it was a ford ,you must remember those . Yes, the Escort Popular I think they were, not too popular with the thugs though , our local piggies had an unmarked Mk11 RS2000 until they wrote that off trying to catch a similar car just found this http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Trofeu-1%2F43-Ford-E...0103124003r8963 Edited January 14, 2009 by mad al Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Malt 379 Posted January 14, 2009 Report Share Posted January 14, 2009 Great pictures Al! I used to be mates with a lad that was mk1 & 2 escort daft, about 10 years ago. He had a mk2 RS2000, the one with the separate nose cone & quad headlights. It was a stunning car, until he wrote it off... I used to be well in to my fast fords in my late teens! cheers Mal, the airfield's just down the road from you if my memory is working as it should be? Aye mate it's not far, over by Little Haven, St. Brides, Dale etc, if I remember rightly! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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