Ford VHK Press cars

[trigger]

 

VHK 469S was a more basic model.

[Charlie Croker]

I love reading stuff like this as i'm one of those anal gits who thrive on this kind of info.lol.

 

Lots of discrpanies as the info is old i would imagine. I heard one of the VVW Capri's was still around though.

Not a press car but in 1988 i had a Granada 2.8 Ghia on a S reg with the X-Pack rubber spoilers on.........not a bad set of wheels for a lad of 21 to be smoking (litarally sometimes) around in.......... anyway my pal had a Mk2 Escort Mexico in a great shade of pea green PAJ $%^R i cant remember the numbers.lol. He offered me a straight swap and i knocked him back as i needed a 4 door car at the time.

[Dan_2018]

A few more VHK Granadas I have spotted while watching retro TV.

 

 

[Dan_2018]

Another Cortina spotted.

[davocano]

I saw VHK481S at Wheels Day in 2014, wearing 491S plates.

 

[flat4alfa]

Does Roger Chinery still have 481?

 

This was it the Sweeney Fan Film screening at Haverhill

 

[D Spares & Tyres]

And 'HOO', 'VOO', 'WOO' and 'XOO' plates

 

One of my work colleagues has a pretty clean late model Escort Finesse with a 'WOO' plate and literally every optional extra fitted to it, plus an 'RS' body kit and wheels. I suspect it was originally a Ford management car.

 

I bought H*** KOO a mk3 Fiesta when it was about 10 years old. It was on top of the top of a scrap pile but looked very tidy so bought it for £50 I think it was.

 

Filled the edges of the roof/ gutter area where the chains had damaged it, welded the sills and sold it on for good money. Was a decent little car that. Even took it back in part ex a couple of years later and sold it back on again with more welding.

 

Ex Ford car or just a previous Essex resident?

[flat4alfa]

 

VHK470S 1978 FORD CORTINA MK4 2.3 GHIA

ITV series OUT 1979/80

 

Better photo, full-frontal action

 

 

 

VHK520S 1978 FORD FIESTA 1.3 S

Cylinder Capacity (cc) 2792CC

 

Imagine that, a Mk1 Fiesta with a 2792cc motor...

Must have been some excitement at DVLA control that day, as 520 was really a Ford Granada 2.8iS press car that Motor used as a long-termer

 

 

 

 

 

VHK536S 1978 FORD CORTINA MK4 1.6 GL NEVADA BEIGE

 

Furtive full-frontal also available

 

 

 

 

VHK 74S 1978 FORD ESCORT MK2 RS 1800

 

Tax due: 01 January 2019

Was offered by Coys in 2016 for high estimate £110,000, but isn't on the past sales list..

 

 

 

 

VHK497S 1978 CAPRI Mk3 X PACK, WHITE

PRESS CAR AND PACE CAR FOR RACE SERIES

 

Still on SORN.  Since Photobucket wrecked the Internet, here is a photo or two

 

 

     

[flat4alfa]

The 'Professionals' car it is not, then. At least he's honest about the reshell.

 

VHK495S now in silver, sold for £53,760 by H&H auction, April 2016.

 

[Felly Magic]

I'm sure there is a Thames TV clip on their channel featuring some VHK Capris for the launch of the mk3 waaaaaay back when

[Felly Magic]

Bingo, found it

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7xT6bnL0Kw

[flat4alfa]

In other news:

 

VHK282M FORD CAPRI MkII

Vehicle details could not be found

 

 

 

VHK517S 1978 Ford Granada 2.8 Ghia

The Sweeney S4 E10

Tax due: 01 March 1985

Date of first registration: August 1977

Cylinder capacity: 2792 cc

Export marker: No

Vehicle colour: BEIGE

 

 

 

VHK488S Ford Capri 2.0S

CAR magazine December 1978

Tax due: 01 July 1993

Date of first registration: January 1978

Cylinder capacity: 1993 cc

Export marker: No

Vehicle colour: RED

 

Trigger's Retro Road Tests!

 

 

VHK299S Ford Capri 3.0S

Brands Hatch Podium car

Tax due: 01 October 1990

Date of first registration: January 1978

Cylinder capacity: 2994 cc

Export marker: No

Vehicle colour: RED

 

 

 

VHK471V Ford Escort 1.6 GL

Press Photo

Vehicle details could not be found

 

[bezzabsa]

Finally found the colour of my old MK4 Cortina GFK687T , Highland Green... never knew until I saw the colour palette above