Ford Escort RS1600i.

[Slime]

For sale at auction.
Simply gorgeous, 825ps, ¼mile in 9.65 seconds, banned by the NHRA for being too quick for a drag strip!!

 

[srixon 1]

Saw a lovely 2.8 injection Capri today on my way home from work.

 

[Slime]

Saw a lovely 2.8 injection Capri today on my way home from work.

Have you seen the new Capri?
It's an electric SUV coupé, ridiculous.

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

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Back to the original post. Went round to a pal of mines on Friday. He showed me the identical car to this. He paid £40k. He mentioned he was taking for the MOT yesterday. As it happened I saw him returning it to his garage. It is drop dead gorgeous when it’s on the road.

My first car was one of these - well not quite…it was a ‘83/84 plate unsouped up 1.6 Ghia version - in champagne gold…so it ‘looked’ pretty similar. Anyway…I loved it - I thought it was a great car (whether or not it was I don’t know).

 

[KenL]

Saw a lovely 2.8 injection Capri today on my way home from work.

I saw a Capri today also, first in a long time.

 

[GreiginFife]

My mate bought a Capri 2.8 earlier this year. 1982 Y plate in decent condition. Cost him just shy of £15k.

He collects classic cars (or at least what he considers classics) and has a Lancia Delta Integrale, a Sierra XR 4x4 and an Audi 80 Quattro Sport amongst his collection.

Last I spoke to him he had his eye on an Escort Cosworth but don’t know if he bagged one or not.

The Capri is nice, from a nostalgic point of view, but it is horrible to drive and much slower than one would remember them being.

 

[Slime]

My mate bought a Capri 2.8 earlier this year. 1982 Y plate in decent condition. Cost him just shy of £15k.

He collects classic cars (or at least what he considers classics) and has a Lancia Delta Integrale, a Sierra XR 4x4 and an Audi 80 Quattro Sport amongst his collection.

Last I spoke to him he had his eye on an Escort Cosworth but don’t know if he bagged one or not.

The Capri is nice, from a nostalgic point of view, but it is horrible to drive and much slower than one would remember them being.

Does he have an Austin Maxi 1750 yet?

 

[GreiginFife]

Does he have an Austin Maxi 1750 yet?

Not sure thats the kind of classics he’s going for. Seems to be all mid 80’s early 90’s so far.

He had a V8 Rover SD1 for a while but sold it as it truly was terrible. Nostalgia definitely got the better of him on that one.

 

[KenL]

Does he have an Austin Maxi 1750 yet?

Or an Allegro with a square steering wheel?

 

[srixon 1]

Does he have an Austin Maxi 1750 yet?

I had one of them back in 1989. Probably the worst car I have ever owned.

 

[srixon 1]

Have you seen the new Capri?
It's an electric SUV coupé, ridiculous.

The same in its name only. Awful looking thing.

 

[Slime]

Or an Allegro with a square steering wheel?

It wasn't square, it was quartic!

 

[Slime]

I had one of them back in 1989. Probably the worst car I have ever owned.

Definitely one of the best cars I ever owned, I had three in total, absolutely brilliant.

 

[srixon 1]

Definitely one of the best cars I ever owned, I had three in total, absolutely brilliant.

Mine was bought as a second car just for commuting to work and had already had a hard life. The next owner after me was the scrap man . If I’m correct, the Maxi was the first British built car with a five speed manual gearbox.

 

[Slime]

Mine was bought as a second car just for commuting to work and had already had a hard life. The next owner after me was the scrap man . If I’m correct, the Maxi was the first British built car with a five speed manual gearbox.

I think was also the 1st British FWD hatchback.

 

[srixon 1]

I think was also the 1st British FWD hatchback.

Just had to Google it. Quite innovative for the time. So the guy that “invented” the mini also did the Maxi. I wonder if the names were a coincidence or done on purpose?

Austin Maxi - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

 

[Slime]

Shockingly stunning!
Being sold at auction right now, someone's going to be a happy bunny.

 

[Pin-seeker]

My mate bought a Capri 2.8 earlier this year. 1982 Y plate in decent condition. Cost him just shy of £15k.

He collects classic cars (or at least what he considers classics) and has a Lancia Delta Integrale, a Sierra XR 4x4 and an Audi 80 Quattro Sport amongst his collection.

Last I spoke to him he had his eye on an Escort Cosworth but don’t know if he bagged one or not.

The Capri is nice, from a nostalgic point of view, but it is horrible to drive and much slower than one would remember them being.

They go for serious money.
Probably a decent investment if you don’t put too many miles on the clock

 

[Slime]

They go for serious money.
Probably a decent investment if you don’t put too many miles on the clock

25 minutes of the auction to go, it's currently sitting at £220,000.

 

[Pin-seeker]

25 minutes of the auction to go, it's currently sitting at £220,000.

Wow that’s crazy