The only ones I'd have in my dream garage are a Mk1 GT40 or an RS200.
Perhaps I'd sneak in a 1940s Pop with Anglia tuning bits, but that's just our little secret, ok?
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The original Sierra RS Cosworth. Famously clocked by one of the mags to 60 in the same 5.8 seconds they'd managed in a Ferrari Testarossa, but cost £17k and had Ford servicing costs. Supercar performance for mid spec German saloon money.
Now almost 25 yrs old, and still a legend.
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Best Ford ever? - every one of them :)
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A hired Mustang when I was 21.
Clk Sec
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Mk1 Escort Mexico.
Even as a kid I knew that the bulbous body and short short gearstick were items of beauty.
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The 1982 Cortina Crusader
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If you could get a response from the silent majority out there, they'd probably say the Focus ;-)
Mrs W can think of no good reason to get rid of hers after 5 years.
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Mk1 Ford Escorts. In all guises. From the humble mk1 1100L, through 1300 GT, 1600 twin cam, to RS2000.
And of course - the Escort Mexico.
Edited by Altea Ego on 22/01/2009 at 09:46
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Leaving aside exotica such as the GT40, my vote would be the Mk1 Mondeo. A huge leap forward and so incredibly better than both the Sierra and the competition, especially the V6 version.
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The Puma was a very good car, one of the few Fords bought by people who wouldn't normally buy a Ford.
I really like the KA too, I think they may be fondly remembered classics in the future, just like the Morris Minor.
Edited by krs one on 22/01/2009 at 09:53
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I really like the KA too I think they may be fondly remembered classics in the future just like the Morris Minor.
"I remember the rust on my Ka, then the trunions went....." :-)
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The 1998R facelift Mondeo 2.0LX I bought in January 1999 was the best car I ever owned for doing what it was designed to do reliably, pleasantly and well, at minimum cost.
One of my stop gap cars was a 1995 Mondeo 1.8GLX bought very cheaply in 1998 with 140,000 miles on the clock. As is often the case with reliable stop gap cars, I kept it far longer than expected, 18 months in total, put on another 15,000 or so and sold it at a minimal loss. The front was so stone chipped it looked like it had been blasted with a shotgun, but the only things that needed repairing were the driver's door lock and a broken door mirror.
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Mk 1 RS 1600, Mk 2 RS 1800 and RS 200.
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Back in about 1966 a pal of mine bought a nearly new Zodiac Mk III Executive. Very nice in white with black leather and all the toys you could get in those days. It was his third or fourth Ford and replaced a 'standard' Mk III Zodiac.
It was a good old bit of kit (in spite of chronic wheel balance problems) and, unlike today's Fords, you didn't see one around every corner.
As is the way of the world, he eventually turned it in for a Mk II Jaguar, realised there was a whole different world out there, and never bought a Ford again.
It amazes me that Mk I Escorts, one step up from a horse and cart in my book, are now fetching insane money because the 'upmarket' versions were what today's thirtysomethings lusted after when they were teenagers.
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>>It amazes me that Mk I Escorts, one step up from a horse and cart in my book, are now >>fetching insane money because the 'upmarket' versions were what today's >>thirtysomethings lusted after when they were teenagers
Eh? I'm a thirty something and believe me, Mk1's just werent on the radar at all when I was a teenager. Before my time -mebbe late 40's early 50's types though. Now, if we're talking original Cosworth's and RS500's etc thats when thirty somethings glaze over with teeange memories!
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"One of my stop gap cars was a 1995 Mondeo 1.8GLX bought very cheaply in 1998 "
I picked up a 1994 M reg Ultima mark 1 as a 6 month filler until I found something better. I ran it for 4 years, loved motorway runs from Norfolk to Wiltshire, ran on pocket change, gorgeous colour (Electric Current Red), looked fantastic fully waxed and valeted, sold it to a mate 2 years ago, it's still going - the odd tyre, exhaust, new battery a few years back, sails through it's MOT every time. A really good car.
Future classic, definitely. Might buy it back and dry store it for 20 years!
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I picked up a 1994 M reg Ultima mark 1 as a 6 month filler until I found something better.
I have just heard that my dad's old 94M 2.0 GLX mk1 has gone to the scrapper at 210k with a slipping clutch. It's the original, and will cost far more than the car is worth to replace.
My dad bought it in 1997 at 3yrs old with 97k on the clock from what was the Great Trade Centre. Kept it until 2005 and put 70,000 miles on it, with only routine servicing and tyres, an alarm issue and the famous T-piece split causing rough running (£4 part and 2 minute job). Oh, and the original exhaust fell off in 2002. He sold it to his neighbour's son for £300 in 2005 who has added just over 40k to the total in 3 yrs with total reliability.
I drove this car with 150,000 miles on it, and it still felt superb.
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Another vote for M1 Escort.
A very sexy shape.
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Mark 1 Fiesta XR2. In White!
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MkI (pre facelift) Capri GT XLR closely followed by a Consul/MkI Granada
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There's a new series of Minder coming to channel 5 in Feb.
I wonder what they'll be driving.
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MkI (pre facelift) Capri GT XLR
"My Dad had one of those" and insisted on squeezing me and 2 brothers in the back.
Which has put me off Capris for life.
It was quite quick though, especially after he had a Piper Cam fitted (remember those?).
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Mark 1 Fiesta XR2. In White!
Yes, that or a Mk 1 Transit
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Get serious guys Capri 3000GT www.uniquecarsandparts.com.au/lang/pt/images/car_i...g
Look I am a capri lover, lusted after one from the age of 14 and had 4 of various vintages, and yes nothing was guaranteed to score with the chicks more, and yes the Mk1 pre facelift with X, L & R packs is the best looking one ever and yes the 3000 taught many a young man sphincter control and the joys of unrestrained oversteer, BUT
The MK1 escort was a better car. And it showed in rallying
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>> Get serious guys Capri 3000GT >> >> www.uniquecarsandparts.com.au/lang/pt/images/car_i...g Look I am a capri lover lusted after one from the age of 14 and had 4 of various vintages and yes nothing was guaranteed to score with the chicks more and yes the Mk1 pre facelift with X L & R packs is the
My first 'good' car, as I've mentioned on here before ... XDL 726L Capri 2.0 GT XLR evergreen metalic, steel sunshine roof, remote control 8 track stereo (younger B'roomers, it's like an MP3 player - not).
Close second my Cortina 2000E PDP 752M
VB
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Fortunate enough to have a brand new 2WD Cosworth Sapphire in Nov 1988,fantastic piece of kit,i would have one today in my lottery garage.
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I always wanted a mk2 RS2000 in orange when i grew up by the time i could drive in 89 they were getting rare and dear to insure.I have owned mk1 and mk2 Sierra's and all 3 models of Mondeo's all in petrol the mk 3 being the best.Current car being a focus is ok but my favorite that iv owened would have to be the Granada scorpio 2.9 Ghia X.
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It has to be my 1961 Ford Popular 100E. Apart from the vacuum wipers that stopped going up hills, the terminal chassis rot, piston ring and big end and gearbox failure it was the best Ford I ever owned (and my only one). ;>)
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GWS
I had one of those too - with exactly the same problems. I did have a few Fords after that though, but the 100E was my first ever car (I even passed my test on it having to demonstrate double de-clutching to get it into 1st gear!) and the most fun.
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I actually liked the original z-cars Zephyr 6 with the tail fins much more than the mk2 long bonnet / short booted model. looked very classy for the era!
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H reg, amber gold, Cortina 1600E. Wonderful car which I used to go courting in.
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for me my mk1 rs 2000 and the best was my mk2 xr3 had it for 22years a dream to drive and very rarely went wrong.
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Forgot the Capri RS 3100 and Mk 11 Granada 2.8i Injection (TRX tyres, spoilers and Recaro interior).
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apart from the exotica.... a mk1 Capri RS 3.1... in their day; rare, quick, well desirable
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