I'm in love with this

[Andy665 0]

Just came across this on E38 - absolutely stunning

[A1 VR6 0]

I used to own an electric blue MK1 Mexico in the late 70's Andy. Is this an RS1600 with the BDA engine or is it modded?

[Andy665 0]

Its a genuine RS1600 -apparently the only black one known to exist, valued at £35k

[A1 VR6 0]

£35K! You gonna buy it then! :lol:

[corozin 0]

That's a lot of money for paint!

 

IIRC you can pick up a decent enough RS2000 for about £2k-£3k nowadays, and even top end, fully prepared MkI/MkII RS escorts are mostly under £15k. That still leaves you £20k for the black paint job!

 

'TIs lovely though.

[vr6storm 0]

That's a lot of money for paint!

 

IIRC you can pick up a decent enough RS2000 for about £2k-£3k nowadays, and even top end, fully prepared MkI/MkII RS escorts are mostly under £15k. That still leaves you £20k for the black paint job!

 

'TIs lovely though.

 

 

ahhh but John RS1600's are a lot rarer than the more mainstream RS2000(there was a restored mk1 RS2000 up my neck of the woods for sale last year at £12.5k).............and not to mention that £2-£3k only buys decent Escort Sports more than a decent RS..........Ive seen rotten 2-dr mk2 shells(not even RS's) go for well over £1k,cheapest decent mk2 RS2000 Ive seen has been closer to £5k..........and don't even think about how much a mk2 RS1800 will cost :shock:

[A1 VR6 0]

How bout a MK1 Escort Twin Cam Roddy - probably even rarer!

[vr6storm 0]

now yer talking rarity.........tho IIRC the RS1800 is a fair bit rarer just over 100 compared to just under 900 for the Twink's

[A1 VR6 0]

Reading this has prompted me to dig out my "History of the RS Escort" book" just to wallow in a bit of nostalgia!

[Goldie 2]

MK1 MK2 Escorts are gorgeous, i remember my dad having a 1300 Deluxe in the back garden when i was a kid in and i used to jump up and down on the thing and it didnt even flinch, it was like a tank...

 

I was never a fan of the nose on the MK2 RS2000, much prefered the standard flat front...

[jonnyboyo 0]

Just taken a look in my latest Rallye News (the RS owners club mag) that has the up to date pricings for all RS models.

 

Mk2 RS 1800's ARE PRICED AS FOLLOWS :-

 

AVERAGE COND....(minor bodywork & interior wear & tear acceptable, mechanically sound with no major faults, MOT & some s/hist)......£10,500

 

GOOD COND....(bodywork & interior to be in serviceable condition with no major damage such as dents or scratches, must be in good all round mechanical condition with s/hist & MOT).......£16,000

 

A1....(bodywork & interior to be in unmarked condition, i.e, no dents or scratches, tears or rips in seating/trim. Must have excellent tyres/wheels, brakes, s/hist, documented history and MOT).......£18,500

 

CONCOURSE.....(all original, no modifications, low miles, near perfect interior/ exterior, proven history and documented).......£23,000+

 

And on a unrelated note, my S1 RST has been verified as in A1 cond and has a value of £5000-£7000 according to the guide........WOO-HOO!!!! :) :)

(apologies for the shameless outburst of glee there)!

[mk1g60 0]

love the old escorts, my dad used to have a gold colour mk1 1300E when i was a kid, from what i remember it was pretty tidy. he swapped it for a ..... wait for it........ brown austin princess just cos he wanted something "a bit newer"

 

i keep reminding him how much the old escorts are worth nowadays, hes not too happy

[vr6storm 0]

thing is my very first car 20 years ago this year was a mk2 Escort 1.3L 2-door(so ripe for a 2.0 pinto and RS2000 flat-front replica)............and I couldn't wait to get rid.......sold it for £150 in 1988(was fairly sold just minor cosmetic rust)....it would be worth easy £1k+ without any mods now..........but mk3 Escorts were always my favourites always wanted a S1 RST or RS 1600i but would really love a carb'd XR3 as they are getting rarer and rarer than they're more collectable RS cousins

[A1 VR6 0]

but would really love a carb'd XR3 as they are getting rarer and rarer

 

Had one of those too Roddy on an Sept 82 "Y" plate. I got rid of it with 50k on the clock cause it rattled like an old tin can and bought a Mk2 Golf GTI 8 valve with similar miles which didn't have a single sqeak or rattle and there began my love affair with Veedubs!

[vr6storm 0]

but would really love a carb'd XR3 as they are getting rarer and rarer

 

Had one of those too Roddy on an Sept 82 "Y" plate. I got rid of it with 50k on the clock cause it rattled like an old tin can and bought a Mk2 Golf GTI 8 valve with similar miles which didn't have a single sqeak or rattle and there began my love affair with Veedubs!

 

ooooh tell me more Bill..........what colour was it?,I had a black 84B XR3i back in 1990,moved on to a 84A XR4i in 91 then onto my first Porsche a 83Y 924 lux in 93

[A1 VR6 0]

It was silver. I've got some pics of the Mexico and the XR3 somewhere. I'll see if I can scan them in sometime.

[vr6storm 0]

I'll look forward to that Bill :D

[Bendy 0]

me dad used to have a scort mexico before i was born, not sure if it was a mk1 or 2. he had bucket seats and he had a straight through copper exhaust put on it, my mum said it was "bloody loud and bloody low" she was pregnant at the time so im guessing she didnt like it!!! :lol: