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Hi all,

Couldnt keep away, only bought a green L reg 220 gti.

Love these cars for some reason,

Im half way through my series rs turbo resto and now this one,

It was the one on ebay in swansea, needs work but ooked a good base and was cheap, lets hope its not cheap for a reason

Pictures when its delivered home

Cheers Bryan
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Bryan wrote:Couldnt keep away, only bought a green L reg 220 gti.

Love these cars for some reason,

Im half way through my series rs turbo resto and now this one
welcome back to rover ownership. :)

you forgot to mention which series, 1 or 2. well i presume your talking mk3/4 escort anyway.
JS Performance group buy silicone breather pipes for T series turbo
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Hi & Welcome :welcome
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:welcome
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94 Rover Metro Gti
03 MG ZT
89 Austin Metro 998
92 Rover 216 GTi Twin cam (Roversport Kitted) Twice :laughing2
97 Rover 218 VVC Cabriolet the original VVC Cabby (Roversport Kitted)


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oop, sorry, series one

before it got painted
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now in new fresh paint, been painted, inside, engine bay, all arches and underneath, as aclose to factory as possible
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and hi all again, im like a yoyo,
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not really a ford fan but do have to admit the series one is one of the few i do like. good looking escort you have there.
JS Performance group buy silicone breather pipes for T series turbo
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 0997112995
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Cheers mate

hopefully be stunning when finished, costs so much to restore

Will try and get the 220 to a stunning standard after
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Hi and :welcome .

I haven't seen one of those Escorts in years. Amazing to see one again, and even better a restoration.
Wouldn't mind seeing that one come along progress wise...

Hope you enjoy your stay here.
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Im a Ford fan loved my ST24 when i had it. ive still got a Ford though Mk 4 Escort.
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Nudge wrote:Im a Ford fan loved my ST24 when i had it. ive still got a Ford though Mk 4 Escort.
I had a mk4 cabby. after a failed engine swap it went for cheap, kinda gutted :sad
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