Are they havin' a giraffe?!

[BenzBoy]

Am I missing something here...

cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=29755&item=4561216056&rd=1

[hairnet]

if it only needed the odd patch to the floor not the steel quota of nigeria then it might be worth 200 quid

but seems hes selling the parts worth wanting separately anyway

[skoda_norman]

fooking hell...

expensive stuff owning Ford's!

[slater]

I hope not! ive got 2 shells like that in my workshop appreciating rapidly I fear i may have to attualy build something out of them soon tho

[PhoenixC]

I have seen worse than that selling for more than that.
Any half decent two door is selling for 1000-1500 now.

I might have to start stockpiling mk1 and 2 shells as a pension fund ;D

[SeventyNine]

the vin number is worth that alone!

think about it, thats only 3 years of tax free driving and the car has paid for itself, whether the vin is kept on that shell or swapped onto a post '72 shell.

oh, on a slight sidenote, ive just heard of a "brand new" type 49 mk1 shell get sold for 9k

[Nick]

4doors still go for sensible money.. maybe there is some profit to be made in converting 4doors to 2doors for the rallyboys

[tonycocacola]

phoenixc said:

I might have to start stockpiling mk1 and 2 shells as a pension fund ;D

i thought you already were ;D

[Davenger]

That shell is only good for straining pasta.
I had a 1300E like that, there wasn't enough tin left to weld to so it got scrapped.
Shame really, it went like f**k ;D

[BenzBoy]

I understand Mk1 Escorts are sought after... they must be pretty rare now. But that chassis is holier than the Pope!
Latham - I see your point about the VIN number though. Cheap motoring in the long term!
As far as a resto goes though, I wouldn't wanna touch it!

[slater]

In reality that shell isnt relly that bad for a resto project, 99% of the time you have to totaly replace the floor anyway so its no big deal. Nowerdays its finacialy viable to restore even the crappest shells which atleast means their saved from the chrusher!

[PhoenixC]

This is true the floor on my MK1 is probably in worse condition than that. But I bought a full set of floor pans and chassis rails for £65 so I am gonna start a full rebuild in the near future. Anyway I am too sentimentally attached with mine to let it go. I have had it 9 years now and it was produced the same month I was born ;D. Not sure which one of us is in worse condition though ;D

[Nick]

quick Q....when you replace things like floorpans and chassis rails... once its restored, is the cars strength comparable to before tinworm ate all the original metal?

[BenzBoy]

rearwheelnick said:

quick Q....when you replace things like floorpans and chassis rails... once its restored, is the cars strength comparable to before tinworm ate all the original metal?

If the welding is decent, and the replacement panels are made of good thick steel, I would have thought so.

[slater]

Yeh, it kind of depends on wether you use full replacement panels or lost of little patches. Exessive patches and joins wheres theres not ment to be joins can cause it to be weaker but if you do it properly its should be fine.

[Revolution 9]

True, if you do a car's shell properly then there's no reason why it can't be as strong as it was out of the factory, even stronger in some cases, becuase you may chose to put in more secure welds than the factory did, I mean mass produced cars in the 60s were welded in such a way as to be strong enough but be out of the factory and onto a forecourt as quick as was possible, whereas you can take your time and weld everything as secure as you like it, if you wanted the car for motorsport you could even take the time to weld in a little re-inforcement.

[PhoenixC]

Once finished mine will be gusseted and seem welded so should be strong enough.