1957 ford escort estate

[brake-dust]

rescued it from the scrap man, been sat in a garage for 40 years, tottally original, luckily got down and bought it just before he came to pick it up lol

Im not putting this in the forsale section nor am i putting a price as i dont want wasters or people who will let it rot away, will only sell to someone who will restore it like it deserves, would make a fab hotrod tho, chasis is good as is 90% of the body but sills are knackard, what do you people recon is the best route to go to sell it to the right person? rod sites? classic restorer's? also how do you price something like this when i cant find another forsale in any state or condition??? dont have a v5 but do have reg number.

pictures will follow when ive had chance to move it to its new home after the weekend

[mowgli]

they didn't start making them till the late sixties.

escort with knackered sills..... there will be a lot more rust underneath.

if it is really old, the reg no might not still be valid. they changed the v5 system a good while ago, but it may not be centrally registered.

[Southie]

Is it one of these? CLICKY (http://retrorides.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=general&thread=25321&page=2#406335)

[brake-dust]

they didn't start making them till the late sixties.

escort with knackered sills..... there will be a lot more rust underneath.

if it is really old, the reg no might not still be valid. they changed the v5 system a good while ago, but it may not be centrally registered.

nope they made them in the 50's

[brake-dust]

Is it one of these? CLICKY (http://retrorides.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=general&thread=25321&page=2#406335)

yer just the estate version

[mowgli]

i've learnt something new, it usually takes until much later in the day for me to do that.

[stevejohnson]

ahh a ford pop COOL

[brake-dust]

ahh a ford pop COOL

errrrr no lol

[stevejohnson]

not one of these?

ford popular 100e

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9e/Ford_Escort_with_book_on_bonnethood_1172cc_Jun_195 7.JPG


http://www.classicandperformancecar.com/front_website/octane_interact/modelpicture.php?id=3740

[Stuart]

so its a sly forsale thread....... FAIL

[Southie]

yer just the estate version Look at the blue one :p

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g297/Henry_J/5.jpg

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g297/Henry_J/9.jpg

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g297/Henry_J/16.jpg

[brake-dust]

this is similar to that, estate version, 1.1ltr, if its a pop i stand corrected but dont believe it is, all badged up escort

[brake-dust]

so its a sly forsale thread....... FAIL

in a way but tbh more of a information thread, would like to know as much info as possible

[stevejohnson]

i maybe wrong think the estate version may have been called an escort

[brake-dust]

yer same as the blue one mr southie

[MattBrown]

1967IIRC the escort came out buddy.

Definately not the 1950's:thumb:

Anyways, probably worth scrap value if its rottern, see what its like.

And ignore the logbook lark. Any vehicle with an old gree book can have the number kept, but only on that vehicle, so if its go a "shortened" reg on it, it can only be kept on the car:thumb:

[brake-dust]

1967IIRC the escort came out buddy.

Definately not the 1950's:thumb:

Anyways, probably worth scrap value if its rottern, see what its like.

And ignore the logbook lark. Any vehicle with an old gree book can have the number kept, but only on that vehicle, so if its go a "shortened" reg on it, it can only be kept on the car:thumb:

sorry matt your wrong, first escorts were released in the 50's

[MattBrown]

sorry matt your wrong, first escorts were released in the 50's

Interesting, linky me, as the only "Escorts" to me are mk1's and mk2's, the rest are cackalol

[Southie]

Here's a nice Escort 100e from 1957 CLICKY (http://www.ford100e.com.fotopic.net/c1434346.html) ;)

[MattBrown]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Squire

Sure its not a squire?

[brake-dust]

look at southie's pics, were deffo escorts, mine being a 1957 was one of the early ones

[MattBrown]

Anglia based early "pre mk1 escort" according to internetz

[brake-dust]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Squire

Sure its not a squire?

na the squire had wood stuck to it

[MattBrown]

Well according to internet it was the late 60's the escort came out.

My guess is its a squire, with escort badges, as the escort was a "newer" car?

[brake-dust]

Here's a nice Escort 100e from 1957 CLICKY (http://www.ford100e.com.fotopic.net/c1434346.html) ;)

thats the kiddy, mine had a 'peak' on the widscreen aswell :d

[Southie]

http://i345.photobucket.com/albums/p379/SOUTHIE01/-2.jpghttp://i345.photobucket.com/albums/p379/SOUTHIE01/-1.jpg
(http://www.ford100e.com.fotopic.net/p57925165.html)

[brake-dust]

Well according to internet it was the late 60's the escort came out.

My guess is its a squire, with escort badges, as the escort was a "newer" car?

look at the grey escort in your link, read the text lol

[mr5050]

probably best to see if some movie vehicle rental company wants it, im going to pinewood studios tomorrow and i know a bloke who's in that game, will ask for you.

[brake-dust]

thanks mate, to good to scrap and rare

[mk1nova_rich]

i believe its a 307E, i may be wrong though

EDIT: 300E as in Southie's post

[Bubba]

:/ its a ford...enough said.

V8 "rod"? lol

[Sloth]

seen a few of these, extremely rare (sub 200 left) bits are easy to get apart from the back end. sills can be made using 100e ones. they look mint slammed on minilites and fitted with a zetec. the van was called a 300e, the escort was a basic estate, and the squire was the posh version. my uncles ahd 7-8 pops/300e's etc. dependant on pics, if its as good as you say, to the right collector its prob £750-£1000. get on the 100e register mate. :)

[Sloth]

Interesting, linky me, as the only "Escorts" to me are mk1's and mk2's, the rest are cackalol

no the rest are classic cars, that dont appeal to you cos your 12.:thumb: