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Originally Posted by Mortster
Finally found a photo of mine again
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Tiger stripes Hmmmm !!!!!!!
I looked at one like that in Biggin Hill before Shane found me the one I bought in Exchange & Mart.
I could put my fist into the sills on the tiger striped one and the seat bolsters were knackered.
For the money I was spending I had decided knackered bolsters/worn Recaro were the norm.
Then Shane pointed out the one in Exchange & Mart, I think the following week.
Both cars were for sale for the same price, IIRC around £3700.
The reason the one I bought had not already sold was due to a very poor advert.
Back then E&M did not have pictures and the advert was something like "Series 1 Escort Turbo, 2-Stage Boost, Good Condition".
When I called the guy in NE London he went on to say it had been through a full restoration with end-2-end photographs with new front and rear slam panels, 2 new wings, a new door, fully refurbished Recaro's and Lepson refurbished alloys.
I remember asking if all the replacement panels were genuine Ford, and they were, as could be seen in the photo's.
To say I couldn't get up there quick enough would be an understatement.
As soon as I got there and saw it on the drive I knew it was going to be mine.
When I sold it (regrettably now) along with my Suzuki Bandit to fund my 1st Subaru, I sold it for £3900. The guy had looked at one for £5250 the same weekend and promptly ripped my arm off.
I did try to buy it back a while later, by offering him a deal on my 3-Door Cosworth but he did not have the funds due to a new house.
I think about 8 months later DVLA show it as a loss
