Ratdat Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 Just scored this off the bay for £125 BIN. It's actually very solid and runs great. Needs a heater blower motor and a RH front wing and the indicators fixing for an MOT. LH door has a hole in the corner and theres a rusty bit on one sill but the rest is spot on. Seats are a bit shabby but the rest of the inside is okay. Needs a dmaned good clean inside though. Amusingly roly poly handling but super ride Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reallyloud Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 Another excellent purchase. Love the colour and the lowly trim level. The rear quarter view makes the car look older than it appears to be - until you see the later front bumper. I might have bits for the one I broke up you can have - I seem to recall I kept the front headlamps and a few other gubbins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 Nice purchase - unusual to see such a boggo spec on such a late model. Is it 956cc? I love the ICE install... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pillock Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 What a delightfuly tiny engine! Betting access is not an issue here, you can pretty much get in there yourself with a spare engine in your pocket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parky Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 C'est magnifique RatDat, lovely little runaround there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michiel Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 Superbe, and that radio is fantastic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigel bickle Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 Spot on Ed,nice buy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratdat Posted January 7, 2009 Author Share Posted January 7, 2009 Another excellent purchase. Love the colour and the lowly trim level. The rear quarter view makes the car look older than it appears to be - until you see the later front bumper. I might have bits for the one I broke up you can have - I seem to recall I kept the front headlamps and a few other gubbins.That'd be cool..I could do with a RH headlight especially as someones rather clumsily stuck the glass back on with sealer. Amusingly, it's nearly the same colour (and povo spec) as your old Pug 205 and aside from a bit more roll on corners, compares quite favourably with it. Amazing really as the R5 design is a decade older. It's an 1108cc with a 5 speed. Seems to go pretty well. That radio/speaker combo is definately staying as it's quite comical, especially in an 80's car... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VWPowered Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 bargain, looks clean to chap, least its floor change Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pogweasel Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 Cracking! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Kyle Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 Excellent work, sir Quite a poor description he gave for what is actually quite a nice little car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dukestar25 Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 Well done that man, that looks exceptionally good for the money . Not many of these in any condition these days.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Bo11ox Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 That looks class, I reckon you oughta fit an earlier-style front bumpre though if you can find one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratdat Posted January 7, 2009 Author Share Posted January 7, 2009 That looks class, I reckon you oughta fit an earlier-style front bumpre though if you can find one.I'd like to if I can find one. Much prefer the earlier style. Wouldn't mind some early style wheels with hub caps as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seth Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 Nice little purchase. I reckon if you sold that radio speaker combo on Ebay with things like "MGB" TR6" etc in teh ad you'd make most of your money back too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
500tops Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 Lovely! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maximalist Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 Bonus points for only AM on the radio!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mouseflakes Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 That looks class, I reckon you oughta fit an earlier-style front bumpre though if you can find one.I'd like to if I can find one. Much prefer the earlier style. Wouldn't mind some early style wheels with hub caps as well.I third this - would be the best single change that could be made. Nice car! I have a headlamp - but not sure which side or where it is. I'm a bit crap like that. I'll shout you if I find it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambla Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 20 years ago, Renault 5GTL c.1979 modelQueue of stationary traffic up ahead. Apply brakes at 30mph. Pedal goes to floor. Avoid back of car in front by hauling on handbrake and steering into the oncoming lane. Pull up level with driver of aforesaid stationary car, select reverse, smile at puzzled occupants of other vehicle and exit smartly. Drive home 30 miles retardation by handbrake and gears. That's when I found out that single circuit brakes are not brilliant if your master cylinder starts to leak brake fluid as if it were possessed with a desire to murder the occupants of vehicles with gearboxes that seemed to have been transposed with the engines when the bonnet was opened. The perfect bodywork turned out to be rot free too. Mainly because it was filler-full. Parked it for 2 years unlocked. Somebody nicked the radio, (didn't matter, it had never worked in the first place), but left the car. Damn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mouseflakes Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 Welcome on board ambla.Is that a Colorale in your avatar? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mash Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 Excellent buy Ed. Massive bonus points for the povvo spec of course. And yes, I also agree it needs the early front bumper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pompei Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 Hey Rambla, I wonder if that 5 was my car? No brakes and more bubbles than Michael Jackson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VWPowered Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 That looks class, I reckon you oughta fit an earlier-style front bumpre though if you can find one.I'd like to if I can find one. Much prefer the earlier style. Wouldn't mind some early style wheels with hub caps as well. i know of afew 5's in garages etc here if you fancy a roadtrip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigel bickle Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 Ed, I've a spare set of early 5 rims (135 tyres) & 'caps-if you want them.I fitted some period starburst alloys with 145(too wide-do you think?)tyres to my '73 5L.Like the look -decided to stay with it -so they're yours -if you want them?Let me know-I'll put a 'mental reserve' on them till we next meet... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratdat Posted January 8, 2009 Author Share Posted January 8, 2009 Ed, I've a spare set of early 5 rims (135 tyres) & 'caps-if you want them. I fitted some period starburst alloys with 145(too wide-do you think?)tyres to my '73 5L. Like the look -decided to stay with it -so they're yours -if you want them?Let me know-I'll put a 'mental reserve' on them till we next meet...yes yes yes! I'll even make a trip down there to collect them. I still have a few bits and bobs for you here. Are the alloys you have fitted Amils? The new motors seem to be coming thick and fast this year. I've just agreed to buy another I local fella stopped outside my gate this morning and made me an interesting offer. Went round to check it out a little while ago and have now agreed to but this for £375. Needs a few bits of rust fixing, a bonnet and a headlight but is generally quite sound and fairly low mileage... Now I just have to find the £375 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratdat Posted January 8, 2009 Author Share Posted January 8, 2009 i know of afew 5's in garages etc here if you fancy a roadtrip I'll be taking a trip to Reims in March so I'll be on the lookout for some bits then. How far are you away from there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 The new motors seem to be coming thick and fast this year. I've just agreed to buy another Looks utterly superb, that is pretty much the ultimate MK2 Escort in my eyes, except for it being an auto, sure it'll be fine though! I love the squarelamp ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spottedlaurel Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 Interesting couple of additions to the fleet there! I agree with others that the deep bumper looks wrong on a low-spec 5.1.6 Ghia Mk2 must make a bit of profit if you sell it on again? Were the Ghia engines of a slightly higher state of tune, more like a Sport? 20 years ago for me, familiarity rather bred contempt with Mk2’s, though I always did think the Ghias quite smart. With the extra chrome etc they looked like a proper top-spec car, whereas nowadays it’s difficult to tell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
155V6 Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 Ghias had the same spec engines as Sports-Twin choke Weber,4-Branch manifold etc.I think the rare ones were the 2-door Ghias,had the chance to buy one many years ago,but it was only a 1300 so I didn't bother Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratdat Posted January 8, 2009 Author Share Posted January 8, 2009 1.6 Ghia Mk2 must make a bit of profit if you sell it on again? Were the Ghia engines of a slightly higher state of tune, more like a Sport? 20 years ago for me, familiarity rather bred contempt with Mk2’s, though I always did think the Ghias quite smart. With the extra chrome etc they looked like a proper top-spec car, whereas nowadays it’s difficult to tell.Not sure about the engines. i know very little about Fords having only ever owned one before and that was a Transit Mk2's are one of those cars like Datsun 910's and Mk1 Golfs. Not particularly stylish in any way but nicely proportioned and inoffensive looking. This one was registered in October 1980 so must have been one of the last. It's actually quite plush inside...certainly more so than I remember them being. I think I'll most likely repair it and run it for a while to see what they're like. I don't recall ever having driven a Mk2. I drove a Mk1 1300E once but that's the only contact with an Escort I've had. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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