Lot number: 180

Ford Escort MK3 Cabriolet 1.6 "Low Miles" Very Rare Colour 1985 - This incredibly solid and very rare coloured early MK3 Escort Cabriolet has a thought to be correct low mileage of only 25,100 miles on the clock, backed up by the 20 plus old MOTs that come with the car. So although no mileage can be guaranteed it is likely to be right. Having spent most of its life garaged in Ireland, it has survived the normal ravages of time that these very collectable Fords of this Era suffer from. Just minor stone chipping etc that the vendor will have corrected prior to the Auction. Note. The front spoiler is slightly out of line as it was removed to facilitate loading on to a car transporter rather than risk damaging it, this too will be corrected before the auction. The pictures are as it arrived not even cleaned, so you can see just how straight and clean this car is. Its 1600 cc engine runs very well, starts straight up and performs well on the road, the gearbox etc feeling like they should with such low usage. The under bonnet area again points to the low mileage and has no sign of rust on the inner wings and battery tray (very rare to find) although the vendor would recommend a full service prior to usage along with further light commissioning to the car as a whole. Interior is the same story, very good with nothing more than a good clean required to bring it back to a very high standard. Even the roof is the original item that with just some minor shrinkage at the lower edges, commensurate with age. It still fits as well as Ford made it too, lets face it they all leaked a bit even from new, but this car has none of the tell-tale signs of stains on the seats so who knows! Being presented at auction with a new MOT and on its UK Log Book, with the afore mentioned light recommissioning this car with a little further work would make a very unusual but desirable car for the shows or with the way all 70s and 80s Ford prices are going up, a sensible but usable investment.
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UNSOLD