Lot Ended
Description
Two-door MkI Escort 1300GT ripe for restoration; rolling 'fast road'
project with engine and 'box; wide arches; lots to do, lots of
potential...
Dating from December 1973, this
later model Ford Escort MkI left the factory in 1300GT guise which was the
performance version of the humble Escort, with a tuned 1.3 litre Crossflow OHV
four-cylinder engine under the bonnet.
This
example looks ripe for restoration having been purchased by our vendor earlier
this year, but has become one restoration too much and is offered for sale ‘as
is’, as a rolling shell with an engine fitted. We are told it was built for fast
road fun given the roll hoop, bucket seats, wide arches and rally style
instrumentation fitted.
We have not had the car
running, and it is not known if it has run in recent years or what engine is
currently fitted or in what state of tune/health but we are told it will turn
and is not siezed.
The shell and underside
evidently need work but given the demand and popularity of the venerable
two-door Escort MkI, we expect the bidding to be vigorous as this is potentially
a blank canvas to be returned to stock as a 1300GT or built into something else
for road or race.
The history file includes
just the V5C stating 1300GT and a print-off from the website ‘how many left’
which suggests there may only be 107 1300GTs still UK registered making
this a rather rare version absolutely worth saving.
For more
information contact - will.daniels@brightwells.com
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