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From: North-by-Northwest
Originally Posted by arsie,Sep 1 2010, 01:57 PM
I probably drove that bit of Route 66 back to LA from Lake Havasu City...
Anyway, sorry Gad, back On Topic...
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From: Paris
Originally Posted by gaddafi,Aug 31 2010, 06:49 PM
most classics (of the type I'm talking about) have to survive a banger phase
that happened with e-types ...
that happened with e-types ...
E Types as bangers? I wish I had known, if it were true. Can you provide examples? Not a dig, just that I am very surprised by that comment.
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From: Sunny Norf*ck
@Roadie: Petrified Forest end of same? Yes I know where you mean. But as you say back on topic ...
@UF: I guess that was why the OP's E39 M5 was not put in his B&Q shed. This is what wiki says
Sounds ominous.
@UF: I guess that was why the OP's E39 M5 was not put in his B&Q shed. This is what wiki says
Since the start of production the entire in-car entertainment system (Radio Function, Navigation System, Television and Telecommunications systems) is based on a very flexile automotive computer system. As a result the E39 models can all be easily upgraded with the newest BMW technologies including BMW's Bluetooth System, the DVD based Navigation system, as well as BMW's CD changers that play MP3s.
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From: On another planet
Originally Posted by corgi_watkins,Sep 1 2010, 12:29 PM
Mind you, in many cases, they are barely escorts any more - they run different engines (GM 2.0 Red Top, F20C etc), different gearboxes, different suspension, brakes etc... the only thing that's really Escort about them is the shell... and even they are highly modified...
more the original Ford spec rally cars which fetch the big money
ps cosworth engine power is always fastest (with a few tweaks)
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From: Survivalist enclave
Originally Posted by Prestonian,Sep 1 2010, 02:34 PM
I'm old enough to remember, but then again, maybe I'm getting too old to remember...
E Types as bangers? I wish I had known, if it were true. Can you provide examples? Not a dig, just that I am very surprised by that comment.
E Types as bangers? I wish I had known, if it were true. Can you provide examples? Not a dig, just that I am very surprised by that comment.
E Types as bangers?
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From: Plymouth
Originally Posted by corgi_watkins,Sep 1 2010, 01:29 PM
But I've heard of unmolested 2-Door Mark 2 Escort 1100 road cars selling for approaching £5K because these cars are still in demand for rallying and are becoming very rare...
Look at the Pistonheads classifieds.
A good Mex or RS can fetch 20k plus.
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From: Kineton, Warwickshire
Originally Posted by m1bjr,Sep 1 2010, 10:46 PM
And the rest...
Look at the Pistonheads classifieds.
A good Mex or RS can fetch 20k plus.
Look at the Pistonheads classifieds.
A good Mex or RS can fetch 20k plus.
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Originally Posted by m1bjr,Sep 1 2010, 10:46 PM
And the rest...
Look at the Pistonheads classifieds.
A good Mex or RS can fetch 20k plus.
Look at the Pistonheads classifieds.
A good Mex or RS can fetch 20k plus.
lots of dreamers out there
£12k will buy you a nice RS2000 and £7-8k buys you a half decent one
Mexico's are rarer (and nicer looking imo)
best bet on the RS cars is an Escort RS Cosworth at the moment
they don't drive well compared to a Sierra though