jamjar's 306 & mk3 escort (80's classic)

[jamjar1383]

thats how it look at the moment

this is what i was going to do to it


but i have since decided not to do any more to it as it will be now going back to standrd and i will be buying a modern dayly as my rheumatoid arthritis seems to be getting worse in the winter so i will be needing somthing with power steering and light controls

but on another note i have bought this


and hopefully by next show season it will look like this


like i said in lozz's thread i will make sure i pop on here a bit more often now and i'll keep this updated

[lozz]

nice estate that.

sunburst red iirc

ihad one years ago, was only a 1.3 in it nothing special,
ithink it last about 6mths, battery ended up on the passenger floor, rotten as a pear it was,

good to see there still out there tho,
im getting my old car out this summer, its not seen day light for 8yrs

[jamjar1383]

im getting my old car out this summer, its not seen day light for 8yrs

what you got lozz??
yeah the estate is sunburst red but wont be for long, its going a differnt colour but not decided what yet, also fitting a tuned derv engine, be happy with about 130bhp and 40+mpg

[midsdaz]

It's nice to see there's still some nice classics still on the road that dnt look like rot boxes

[lozz]

im getting my old car out this summer, its not seen day light for 8yrs

what you got lozz??
yeah the estate is sunburst red but wont be for long, its going a differnt colour but not decided what yet, also fitting a tuned derv engine, be happy with about 130bhp and 40+mpg

1986, Merc 190e cosworth ,
iwil get some pics up shortly

[Gary406]

love this car mate. i would DEFINATELY NOT paint it purple , keep it original not many of them left now.

if you paint it purple it will ruin it, cars like this are best kept original.

[Bailes1992]

What engine you going for?

1.8 Lynx engine?

Could use the 1.8TDDi lump from the focus but replace the VP pump with a VE

[jamjar1383]

im getting my old car out this summer, its not seen day light for 8yrs

what you got lozz??
yeah the estate is sunburst red but wont be for long, its going a differnt colour but not decided what yet, also fitting a tuned derv engine, be happy with about 130bhp and 40+mpg

1986, Merc 190e cosworth ,
iwil get some pics up shortly

hmm not bad, tbh im not a merc fan but i do like that engine.

love this car mate. i would DEFINATELY NOT paint it purple , keep it original not many of them left now.

if you paint it purple it will ruin it, cars like this are best kept original.

wont be painting it purple because it is being sold very soon, and the estate will be taking over as my classic, and who knows i might end up with another 406 as a dayly.

sam im not decided on engine yet but it will be a big-ish spec wen im done

[lozz]

1986, Merc 190e cosworth ,
iwil get some pics up shortly[/quote]hmm not bad, tbh im not a merc fan but i do like that engine.

its a case of the older the better with Mercs.
the modern stuff is expensive to keep on the road,

only kept the 190e as for its value, once it gets over 25yr old it will be worth a fair amount,
at present there going for up to 6 grand or more,
not abad investment,

[jamjar1383]

true that, i bought the estate for £350 last month and i could sell it now for £800 plus, but all done its gonna be insured for 5k
i wish i'd had storage space for a few of the cars ive owned i'd be minted by now.

[lozz]

iwish i kept afew of the cars i scrapped years ago,

top of the list was, mk1 escort, scrapped because it needed abit of welding,
replaced that with a mk 1 cavalier,

seen a vauxhall chevette parked up the otherday, my lad said whats that dad it looks mint,
he laughed at me when itold him it was one of the crappiest cars ever made, bet its worth a few quid tho,

[sirwiggum]

I remember my uncle had the mk4 Escort 3 door Estate, similar to that but with the mk4 grille and it was black.
Looked like a small hearse to be fair
Fond memories though.
It's a format you don't see anymore is a 3 door estate, almost shooting-brake.
More likely to be an SUV these days.

[plod]

I do like retro stuff, but I don't think the cloverleafs have aged well

[jamjar1383]

I do like retro stuff, but I don't think the cloverleafs have aged well

yeah i know what you mean but i do like em on the estate

[jamjar1383]

the white one is now on ebay, gonna be looking for a new dayly after that has sold