boxofbits Posted March 14, 2020 Report Share Posted March 14, 2020 (edited) Don't get too excited.....but China are now manufacturing Mk2 Escorts bodyshells. I have had a look on Revington's site and an equivalent TR shell is in the region of £40k. In contrast these new Escort shells are a snip at just £6k! Turn it into a fairly cheap race car as below or if you know anyone who's got a rotten RS2000 going for a song? Kevin Edited March 14, 2020 by boxofbits Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PodOne Posted March 14, 2020 Report Share Posted March 14, 2020 40k!!!!!!! Having a laugh at that price I honestly can't see where they get a lot of their prices from. The escort shell is probably harder to make at 6K and IIRC a mini shell is around 6k and a MGB 8K. The escort shells are already been passed of as genuine cars with the VIN been cut out of scrap cars buyer beware! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
boxofbits Posted March 14, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2020 49 minutes ago, PodOne said: 40k!!!!!!! Having a laugh at that price I honestly can't see where they get a lot of their prices from. The escort shell is probably harder to make at 6K and IIRC a mini shell is around 6k and a MGB 8K. The escort shells are already been passed of as genuine cars with the VIN been cut out of scrap cars buyer beware! Wouldn’t be at all surprised, I’m sure every TRick in the book has been pulled. However, if you are doing a genuine reshell is it not legit to use the existing VIN provided it is declared as a new body? After all not many TR’s have the panels they left the factory with. There will be a lot of Escort log books being sold I should think which is less agreeable perhaps. Kevin Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dave Ashworth Posted March 15, 2020 Report Share Posted March 15, 2020 Oh, that was a disappointment, I was looking for a nice female companion to join me on my Triumph adventures. hahaha. Cheers, Dave. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisR-4A Posted March 16, 2020 Report Share Posted March 16, 2020 All good stuff but are they certified "VIRUS FREE" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AndyR100 Posted March 16, 2020 Report Share Posted March 16, 2020 54 minutes ago, ChrisR-4A said: All good stuff but are they certified "VIRUS FREE" Unless you have taken ownership of one within 3 days of last contact I think you can sleep-easy. ....... Andy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Richard71 Posted March 17, 2020 Report Share Posted March 17, 2020 There's a chap lives across the road from owns a very nice MK2 Escort, I seem to remember him telling me new shells are available from someone in Ireland. Sorry, don't have any more info than that. Richard. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
boxofbits Posted March 17, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2020 (edited) 6 hours ago, Richard71 said: There's a chap lives across the road from owns a very nice MK2 Escort, I seem to remember him telling me new shells are available from someone in Ireland. Sorry, don't have any more info than that. Richard. You are correct Richard. Currently sold by Higgins Car Dismantlers of Arvagh, N Ireland. They are listed at £7000 on their website now but come complete with bonnet, boot and doors so pretty good value really if you wanted to build an authentic classic rally Escort, perhaps complete with a Millington Diamond engine?! ( just about fit between the inner wings of a TR4 I should think!) The Chinese apparently had issues with door shuts/gaps etc on the first batch but have since ironed these problems out I believe. Kevin Edited March 17, 2020 by boxofbits Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Richard71 Posted March 17, 2020 Report Share Posted March 17, 2020 That looks a nice piece of kit! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
iain Posted March 17, 2020 Report Share Posted March 17, 2020 Very and pretty much the price of a nice Tr6! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
roy53 Posted February 11, 2021 Report Share Posted February 11, 2021 clicked on this heading thinking it might relieve the boredom Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hamish Posted February 11, 2021 Report Share Posted February 11, 2021 3 hours ago, roy53 said: clicked on this heading thinking it might relieve the boredom Only if you are with HSBC and in credit. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
michaeldavis39 Posted February 11, 2021 Report Share Posted February 11, 2021 My first car was a mk2 Escort- awful car lost track of the times i ended up facing backwards, badly made car that wasnt even undersealed from the factory you know. I cannot see why anyone likes these cars- a rally Escort is far from a road going car so no comparison really and i can think of many £40k cars far superior to this boxy saloon- give me a Cossie any day for example lol. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Andy Moltu Posted February 13, 2021 Report Share Posted February 13, 2021 I’m with you. A properly rally prepped car is one thing but the standard road cars were dull a best and like many things the passage of time has caused nostalgia to dull the reality. Not really much better than a Marina or Chevette. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RogerH Posted February 13, 2021 Report Share Posted February 13, 2021 (edited) They've fitted the exhaust manifold upside down - Doh!! A 95E side valve it ain't Edited February 13, 2021 by RogerH Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hamish Posted February 13, 2021 Report Share Posted February 13, 2021 57 minutes ago, Andy Moltu said: I’m with you. A properly rally prepped car is one thing but the standard road cars were dull a best and like many things the passage of time has caused nostalgia to dull the reality. Not really much better than a Marina or Chevette. Ahh the 2.3 HS chevette Quote Link to post Share on other sites
little jim Posted February 14, 2021 Report Share Posted February 14, 2021 18 hours ago, RogerH said: They've fitted the exhaust manifold upside down - Doh!! A 95E side valve it ain't You made me larf Roger. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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