One for the Ford fans

[Guest Tony Hayers]

Ford's collection of cars from years gone by

 

http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/s ... p?t=130510

 

 

Shrink wrapped Sierra 4X4 FTW

 

As as side note, I saw the Silver MK1 Sierra Ghia that you can spot in some of the pics (its the one that was in PC a while back) in the flesh and it really is that good

[Pillock]

Bloody. Hell.

[VWPowered]

make it habitable upstairs and i'll move in

[Station]

They're hardly concours though are they? Most look a bit grubby? (compared to that Renault store).

[rover420]

Ford's collection of cars from years gone byhttp://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/s ... p?t=130510 8)Shrink wrapped Sierra 4X4 FTWAs as side note, I saw the Silver MK1 Sierra Ghia that you can spot in some of the pics (its the one that was in PC a while back) in the flesh and it really is that good

I used to have a Silver Mk1 2.3 Ghia Sierra with manual box. Wish I had it now.

[retrogeezer]

awesome!

[danthecapriman]

Nice Love the cortinas and capris. That yellow mk1 transits nice too.

[MrRegieRitmo]

Wonder how much their contents insurance is?! That yellow transit is awesome, there's a Vanguards model based on it.The models (1/12th?) are superb! From that model cabinet I really want the orange & green Focus RS & ST models! Minichamps I believe...

[Pillock]

They're hardly concours though are they? Most look a bit grubby? (compared to that Renault store).

Judging by the comments, they get driven though - lent out to the press and whatnot. I'd prefer that to never seeing daylight again.What's with the Transit Connect market up as "X-PRESS" or whatever? Seems to have meaty wheels, and is that the dashboard view with a boost guage? What's blanked out on the dashboard view?

[Pete-M]

That is sheer porn for me.

[brammy777]

I love that, can i see a granada mark 2 as well?Surely though Ford has a bigger collection in the UK somewhere, full of cars not to be driven

[j-j]

Love the Mk1 Sierra and RS200Those rally spec OZ wheels could be worth a few bob

[outlaw118]

FARKINHELLCan someone call an ambulance, my head appears to have fallen off.....

[FredTransit]

Nice Love the cortinas and capris. That yellow mk1 transits nice too.

The SWB is sadly abused by the press, chipped paint and oil leaks. Seen it close up at Gaydon.the Mk1 lotus cortina is stunning though, saw it when I took me granny to a Classic Ford mag shoot. It was driven there, and worth about 30 grand!

[UltimateJames]

Oh my lord !..................

[shite_meister]

Pass the kleenex Mrs S_M quick I've made a mess and its all over the keyboard!!!I've always prefered the mk1 Sierra Cosworth but I have to say that Sapphire is very nice-does anyone know what the colour is called? (apart from blue...obviously) is it Imperial Blue?

[ashmicro]

FUCK. ME. RUNNING.I could walk around there for days.Teh post of evah etc., etc.

[Conrad D. Conelrad]

Holy moly that's a fantastic place. I just wish he'd taken some more photos of the older stuff. Yes yes, wheels in a box, very good, now tear the covers off those Cortinas please

[trigger]

Just spend the last 20 minutes staring at that post whist grinning!Full of win! I recognise quite a few of them from magazine features.How i would love to be a fly on the wall in that unit!

[FredTransit]

Here's the lotus cortina, it was previously owned by Ford, briefly by a director then back to Ford

 

 

[brammy777]

I bet the late generation cortinas dont get asked for alot, but the escort cossie has been in a fair few magazines due to the launch of the focus rs.This bits a bit off topic, but i read that a cortina MK V was sold in 2005? In derbyshire, and im wondering if anyone knows anything.....

[trigger]

This bits a bit off topic, but i read that a cortina MK V was sold in 2005? In derbyshire, and im wondering if anyone knows anything.....

I'd imagine quite a few Cortina Mk V's where sold in Derbyshire dueing 2005...

[brammy777]

haha, what i wrote is rather unspecific, ill give you that.No i meant it was sold unregistered. As in it left the dealer in 2005.

[CortinaDave]

The cortina sold in 2005 was a 2.0 GL at TC Harrison's and was part of their private collection.. it was the last cortina delivered to them in 1982 so they decided to hang on to it and it was never registeredThey were thinning out their collection so put it up for sale for about £10kIt was bought by a bloke in Dundee and is still unregistered. He trailers it round some of the scottish shows.

[Pillock]

That Transit Connect X-Press, he says answering his own question, is a Connect body over a Focus RS drivetrain Apparently made out of two end-of-life test cars when the engineers were bored.

[Conrad D. Conelrad]

Apparently made out of two end-of-life test cars when the engineers were bored.

Damn, I knew I should have done engineering at school.

[brammy777]

i did engineering, and its really really really hard.Needless to say, i didnt pass, but it wasnt anything to do with cars, the college course im doing at the moment more than makes up for that though!

[garethj]

Damn, I knew I should have done engineering at school.

It has its advantages, but not often....

[Pillock]

I never had the maths ability to do engineering.Not sure how maths helps you bolt crazy motors into things they were never designed for, but apparently it's a requirement.

[Mash]

Fabulous