wesacosa Posted Sunday at 21:00 Share Posted Sunday at 21:00 3 minutes ago, HMC said: Quite an early mk2 ! yeah it had the F O R D lettering instead of the Ford badges, some kind of crest on the key and on the blank in the dash where the fuel/temp gauge go on a rev counter model, an orange oil pressure light and different script on the instrument markings Shite Ron, HMC and Burnside 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted Sunday at 21:06 Author Share Posted Sunday at 21:06 I thought this would be Portuguese made ( like the shed of a galaxy currently on the fleet), but the Vin plate suggests Germany (Cologne?) Any recommendations for a Ford vin decoder? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.E Posted Sunday at 21:13 Share Posted Sunday at 21:13 This one (still with the first owner when I took this photo back in 2015!) went to the UK as well. Solid car, despite living near the coast its entire life. HMC, JMotor, Essex V6 and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wesacosa Posted Sunday at 21:18 Share Posted Sunday at 21:18 15 minutes ago, HMC said: I thought this would be Portuguese made ( like the shed of a galaxy currently on the fleet), but the Vin plate suggests Germany (Cologne?) Any recommendations for a Ford vin decoder? I thought the MK2 Escort only used to be built in Dagenham and Cologne Saarlouis so that's probably correct bunglebus and HMC 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted Sunday at 21:18 Author Share Posted Sunday at 21:18 3 minutes ago, D.E said: This one (still with the first owner when I took this photo back in 2015!) went to the UK as well. Solid car, despite living near the coast its entire life. Great photo. Im getting a bit jittery about their rot prone-ness. Presumably they are typical for the period rather than more so? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wesacosa Posted Sunday at 21:19 Share Posted Sunday at 21:19 GrumpiusMaximus, tooSavvy, danthecapriman and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted Sunday at 22:47 Share Posted Sunday at 22:47 1 hour ago, wesacosa said: yeah it had the F O R D lettering instead of the Ford badges, some kind of crest on the key and on the blank in the dash where the fuel/temp gauge go on a rev counter model, an orange oil pressure light and different script on the instrument markings All like that up to about '77, along with loads of detail changes. Engine size on the wings for one, quite early autos have AUTOMATIC badges under the rear number plate, single number plate light instead of two etc etc. Weirdest change I've discovered was door hinges on the estates. I put MK1 saloon doors on my '77 Estate after buying a '79 estate as a donor and funding they didn't fit, hard to describe but they swapped the sides on the top hinge. wesacosa 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted Monday at 06:35 Share Posted Monday at 06:35 10 hours ago, HMC said: Have you got any more pictures of STF? Not many, because pre digital and all that - here's when I bought it from an ad in the Sporting Escorts owners club magazine The whole reason I bought this one was because my parents had an identical T-reg (local FN registered) from 1980-until the mid 90's As mentioned before, when dad sold it, I kept the Serck plates, which to this day are in the shed Tenmil Socket, HMC, tooSavvy and 16 others 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted Monday at 06:53 Share Posted Monday at 06:53 Bought this in the mid 90s, I was still a teenager. Did lots to it but eventually it went on eBay. Still out there, last pics that popped up were someone proposing they use it as a drift car Run to the Sun 1998 in my 1600 Ghia auto The previously midnight blue 1300 Ghia I ended up with. Drove like a sack of shite Signal amber 1300 Ghia I co-owned with my mate. Awesome colour 1600 Sport I bought out of the Basildon Evening Echo, fitted with a 2.0 Pinto using all the proper RS2000 mounts, bellhousing etc. I ended up scrapping it before realising it was registered alongside some of the works rally cars A random wide arch 4 door that turned up at work My friend's 1300 Ghia (same silver/red colour combo as my 1600), that had been his mum's when we were at school. He spotted it for sale in the local paper years later and bought it back. Was a low mileage car and everything felt tight, best driving Escort I've experienced Should be black behind the grille though Dick Longbridge, Burnside, Essex V6 and 12 others 14 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stinkwheel Posted Monday at 07:29 Share Posted Monday at 07:29 17 hours ago, HMC said: Once off loaded…. Thats lovely and reminds me of all the mk1 & 2's that used to litter the streets and cul de sacs when i was a lad, when i really wanted one as well. Im now jealous Burnside, bunglebus and egg 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted Monday at 07:45 Share Posted Monday at 07:45 51 minutes ago, bunglebus said: Signal amber 1300 Ghia I co-owned with my mate. Awesome colour Wow, don't remember that colour at all, must have been rare. bunglebus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy18s Posted Monday at 08:06 Share Posted Monday at 08:06 I've never actually owned a mk2 as I'd driven a few but just felt they were good at being a car.Nothing more. The only 1 that did peak my interest was a red mk2 Mexico that a local nightclub dj owned. It had a 2.0 and 5 speed box fitted along with a few nice details,and probably the best paintwork I'd seen on a Ford. When Furrows Ford of Oswestry had an Rs200 on display at their Rs showroom and we all went along to perve over it, they had a very late mk2 Rs2000 custom in Nordic Blue for sale.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted Monday at 08:58 Author Share Posted Monday at 08:58 1 hour ago, Stinkwheel said: Thats lovely and reminds me of all the mk1 & 2's that used to litter the streets and cul de sacs when i was a lad, when i really wanted one as well. Im now jealous Thats basically why i got it- bit of nostalgia as when i was about 10 it seemed every 17 year old had one near me. Much want! Thanks to @wesacosa its a Saarlouis build (West Germany) Wibble, mk2_craig, egg and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted Monday at 12:37 Author Share Posted Monday at 12:37 22 hours ago, wesacosa said: love it. I'd be inclined to bin those red Ford badges too, even though I used to have them on my old Capri and thought they were cool egg, Dyslexic Viking, Carl1981 and 17 others 17 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted Monday at 12:43 Author Share Posted Monday at 12:43 Also a cool book arrived….. danthecapriman, Dannyk, tooSavvy and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted Monday at 12:45 Share Posted Monday at 12:45 4 hours ago, egg said: Wow, don't remember that colour at all, must have been rare. Best combo I ever saw was a 1300 Ghia two door in signal green with a green interior. Old boy in Brentwood had it for donkeys years. I do remember an N plate near my mum's too, even in the early 90s they were unusual mk2_craig, Burnside, egg and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Essex V6 Posted Monday at 22:30 Share Posted Monday at 22:30 On 31/08/2019 at 17:58, BorniteIdentity said: An old boss had one of these - a crazy 2.2 even though it was the year 2003 and big petrols were as popular as headlice. I still remember the reg: GY52ZMO (Gizmo) I still remember how you can see SFA out of the back, and how the one touch indicators confused the fuck out of me. Well bought! Aye those indicators were batshit crazy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk2_craig Posted 6 hours ago Share Posted 6 hours ago On 21/04/2024 at 14:28, HMC said: 1990 just arrived with someones first set of wheels Needs the same salvaged raised digit number plates as what the Rolls Royce was treated to. HMC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted 6 hours ago Author Share Posted 6 hours ago Went for my first spin in it. Wouldnt idle- noticed a split vacuum hose to the dizzy, which once sorted helped a lot; it seemed to also need a fair bit of choke. Its got an MOT currently so wonder if they leaned it off for a pass? So i ticked it a bit richer. After i got to a petrol station and added some fresh pez it ran better still. I think it probably still need needs a proper service and tune up but its running really nicely now….. Coprolalia, mk2_craig, Wibble and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted 6 hours ago Share Posted 6 hours ago Are those screws holding the grille on? They don't look standard to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artdjones Posted 6 hours ago Share Posted 6 hours ago On 21/04/2024 at 22:18, HMC said: Great photo. Im getting a bit jittery about their rot prone-ness. Presumably they are typical for the period rather than more so? They are a bit more rot prone than average but not in the Mk1 Golf league. They were awful up to 1980, then VW discovered cavity wax and seam sealer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bezzabsa Posted 5 hours ago Share Posted 5 hours ago is it going RHD or stopping LHD??? either way - JAMMY GIT but also much Kudos High Jetter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnthonyG Posted 3 hours ago Share Posted 3 hours ago On 21/04/2024 at 22:06, HMC said: I thought this would be Portuguese made ( like the shed of a galaxy currently on the fleet), but the Vin plate suggests Germany (Cologne?) Any recommendations for a Ford vin decoder? Galaxy’s were made in a new factory (1990s) shared with VW Group. Ford never built cars in Portugal on their own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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