mk1 escort

[999madmedic]

im in love!!!

[pcb266]

wow man great job are those mk2 rear arches ????

[madadz69]

A heap ???? thats a solid shell :)

[lrsnmuscat]

yes nice finall work but i think filling is not a profesional way to restor a car..

[jamezdice1]

wow hope myne will come out as good as yours did

[Teeiikoo]

great work !!

[Theketleys]

i have recently changed the two front wings to fibre glass ones!

[websimple]

Good on you. Inspiring. My Dad and I have just bought a MK1 and are doing up into a 1300GT. Good fun, happy days.

[Bi6Bwc]

she's a beast :)

[rallyandmotorcross]

excellent job!

[Escorticus]

That vid brought back memories, i did the same thing, 18 months of graft, well done looks good.

[tmcunlimited]

you are a magican ! loved the finish

[novanerved]

filler is no replacement for metal :(

[chrispop99]

@novanerved Some of them left the factory with filler on them...

[chrispop99]

@novanerved Many of them left the factory with filler on them...

[dirkkan]

Wonderfull job,

impressive.

well done.

do you still have it!!!

[artofwheels]

a miracle! thumbs up!

[superfatneck]

very nice pal!!

[cyprusxboy]

/watch?v=eTXboIpnleA

[makeminealarge1]

waste of time and money

[offitcock]

brillient mate, what lump you got in it?

[Neo5tar]

Great job

[mattyndliam]

how did you get the car for only £100 ??

[Jaliya48]

great work, you're living my dream~

[cturner93]

m8 that is absolutely awesome. welldone m8

[mrg466]

my first motor was a N reg Mk1 escort. (back in 1982!!!!!) excellent car for a first car. loved going sideways for safety and getting the arse out on a bend. i'd love to restore one now

[cturner93]

Im buying one from a friend of mine and im gonna be restoring it next year, cant wait til i start the restoration, cant wait to drive it either, just got to pass ma test and im away

[o0oReFLexo0o]

Fantastic job mate, if only there was more of these about :(

[johntaheri]

GREAT JOB WELL DONE ENJOY IT.

[pieboyx1]

Not for me, too scary to restore that cat. Where would I start!!! Great job,,,,

[DominicSantiago123]

haha newspaper mate next time invest in some 3M polythane

[julzrafpilot]

yeh! Nice Story Awsome car back to former glory looking better than ever in 1 of my favorite color scheems blue and white!! awsome job i love seein a car in all that mess restored!! and a good job 2!! well done dude the car shure is a fine1!!

[kyldaz]

nice work , top car

[Subaru555gr]

AMAZING !!!!!

[kevrs2]

MUST SAY ...the car looks great ,cheeRS

[daarhebikschijtaan]

Amezing job it looks gourgous :O

[0all0about0the0DONK0]

or god thats the way to do it nice

[17drw]

Hubba Hubba, that must have taken plenty of man hours, but end result is FANTASTIC, the car is the muts nuts.

[brickysmate]

RESPECT nice 1 pal cool vid too

[tikkytarka]

Thank god for people like you keeping these beautiful cars on the road

[andycole321]

what a sweet job you have done.

how much did it set you back to restore it?

[andy2626]

well done iv just bought an escort mk1 myself its in a little better condition than the one u got but the chassis and bottom 10inches or so is completly fucked and rotted, unfortunatly. im gonna spend the next few years pennyless and with no friends and theres nothing i can do about it lol

[t30sxh]

Beautiful resto, must've been a lot of blood sweat and tears gone into her.

[vussey]

Nice job fella, I have a Mk1 RS2000 in a similar condition, before not after....in the same sunset red? Orange to anyone else. I had a 1300GT back in 1983 which i still miss, its dead now.

[99clowns99]

GD VID MATE... Im looking for a mk1 escort..

im not sure weather to buy a Heap like yours WAS!

how much you spend ROUGHLY to get it looking like that... plz reply!  thanks

[DjRace1988]

5* stars m8 cant beat a nice mk1 or 2 proper..my old man got a 1300gt cant wait for it to be handed down to me lol

[vestax1974]

LOVE IT !!!!!!!

[TheeBaker]

awesome m8... excellent job

[militaryminded85]

lovly job mate.. i would like to know how you got the weel archez on it.... coz i wana build one

[modzilla732k]

I also had a mk

1 with RECTANGLE headlights, and never saw another????? anybody give me the story on that?

[vussey]

The 1300 GT and the XL had rectangle lights. The other models inc the twin cam rs2 and mexico had round.

[modzilla732k]

My mex had almost the same paint job! LUVVERLY!

[tomteg]

love it!

[yellowevo9]

i had for a first car and loved it! pure quality!!!!!!!!!!!

[xpetrolheadsx]

Ma Dad Has A Mk1 .. Its Class

[stevewoodhead]

Filler!!!!

[JenyLouis]

that is a love story and a half.

the state of the car when you bought and what it looks like now. Unreal!!

Fair play its gorgeous!

[kilted06yass]

brilliant job for 3k

[cieran5]

Very nicely done.

I'm 16 and im getting a mk 1 escort in about a month or 2 .... making it my restoration project. when i acctually finished with it i will make a video and shizzle

[thespeedengineer]

Wheres this escort of yours then? Get some vids up! you have had 4months!

[spudgegil]

its lookin great mate, health to enjoy it

[BillyBigTop]

Its thanks to people like you that keep a little bit of motoring history still alive!! If i could see you now id buy you a pint, what a fucking brilliant car!

[capriedd1985]

nice one, hopefully mine will look like that before long..

[gox84]

lovly mota

[Theketleys]

£3000 and still going,

[bjhuddz]

nice job! how much did you spend in total?

[trickyfocus]

that's the one i had .. white and blue... and sold it for £400....AAAAaaahhhh

[trevb2006]

Stunning mate!

[voltman1981]

even at the start i would choose it over a mint punto or corsa cos i got taste

[stevieg321]

how long did it take you to do this?!!

[Theketleys]

about 18 months of weekends matey

[stevieg321]

you did a brilliant job of it!

[sme307]

i think im gona cry haha good vid

[sikilicious]

Great Job

[khoopz1]

...and they leave happily ever after

[smooky906]

what a truely very lovely story.

[pdubyaweymo]

you really wouldnt think it was the same car,

amazing!!

mk1s are ace, good work guys

[penguinxrv]

a truly amazing car restored with what looks like alot of time and effort. well done sir.

[greenslave2]

Outstanding transformation! I too have a story like that, but ours was in hugely better condition first off ;) You've given it a new lease of life.

[silvestajohn]

nice video dreams do come true as you have just shown well done i think i see you up fiesta in the park

[theschuminator]

nice mate ma dad had a rally mrk2 1300 but put a 1600 and road rallied it, he had 3 escorts alltogether shame they went to rott, they sound lovely with a bda tho

[theschuminator]

nice job matey, wot engine has it got in it/

[Theketleys]

its only a 1300 hundred waiting for more funds to put a 2 ltr

[eggroof]

Great job - was it all done by hand ? If so, I guess it would be a great hand job !

[slinkysaddler]

great work well done...

[Inboundbogie]

What " Trickye30 " said ;) Thx.

[trickye30]

jst doin 1 up at the minuite i was losing faith seeing this has restored it cheers mate

[bandicoot123]

outstanding job m8

[UBEEnNoVaTaKeN]

nice to see an old car brought back to life, good job ya should be proud

[louiebagel]

awesome job hard to belive its the same car

[Mk1escort1300]

nice lookin car m8 good job !!

[bluestone223]

Good job! Well Done...