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Rick
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alastairq
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| Whilst I feel we have entered an era where 'perceptions' add more value than reality....perhaps the 'value' is more in the identity? |
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Kenham
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Location: Kent
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| I bet reality soon sets in when they come to load it up and the wife sees it . |
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47Jag
Joined: 26 Jun 2008
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Location: Bothwell, Scotland
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It's the old story of two bidders wanting it badly 
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Rootes75
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Location: The Somerset Levels
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That's just silly.
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Ellis
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Location: Betws y Coed, North Wales
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In November 1983 I paid £150 for a one lady owner 1100cc Ford Escort Van.
1967, F, registered, 30k miles, fsh, 12 months MOT and taxed which had only been used privately.
Where do you start restoring what is a wreck fit only for crushing?
Yes the world is going completely mad. 
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emmerson
Joined: 30 Sep 2008
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Location: South East Wales
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In 1971, the firm I worked for bought me a new Escort 1300 deluxe van.
It cost £763!
No, the world hasn't gone mad, but it is becoming populated by idiots. |
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mikeC
Joined: 31 Jul 2009
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Location: Market Warsop, Nottinghamshire
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Why would anyone pay £4,000 for that when there''s another one in much better condition on eBay for £5,000 or offers?
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RHD-FORD-ESCORT-MK1-300-VAN-1600-SPORT-ENGINE-RARE-AUTOMATIC-RESTORATION-PROJECT-/172581624432?hash=item282eaa9a70:g:7sUAAOSwNnRYg-vt
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PAUL BEAUMONT
Joined: 27 Nov 2007
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Location: Barnsley S. Yorks
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| The starting bid looked optimistic to me!! |
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mikeC
Joined: 31 Jul 2009
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Location: Market Warsop, Nottinghamshire
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Having 'sold' for over £4,000, the original vendor has now relisted it with a starting bid of £100
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Rootes75
Joined: 30 Apr 2013
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Location: The Somerset Levels
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A bit of 'friends' upping the bidding maybe....
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ukdave2002
Joined: 23 Nov 2007
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Location: South Cheshire
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| Ellis wrote: | In November 1983 I paid £150 for a one lady owner 1100cc Ford Escort Van.
1967, F, registered, 30k miles, fsh, 12 months MOT and taxed which had only been used privately.
Where do you start restoring what is a wreck fit only for crushing?
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At about the same time I was offered a 10 year old Escort van for £200, it had belonged to a local hotel and used once a day for a 10 mile round trip to pick up supplies....I declined  
In the same year I scrapped a Bedford CA because it failed its MOT due to excess steering play and a leaky shock absorber
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