This poor old girl was found languishing in a barn in Portugal a couple of years ago and, having then been shipped to the UK, probably expected to be burning rubber by now. But no, she’s now sitting motionless still, albeit it in a colder country!
This is one of those projects that definitely isn’t for the feint-hearted. Just take a look at the photos and you’ll see what we mean!
That said, if you’re brave, keen, skilled and have some cash and free time to throw at it, a MK1 Ford Escort is always going to be a cool car!
It’ll be interesting to see what the bidding goes like on this one. It’s a low mileage car, but “it’s seen better days” would be an understatement.
Click on the link or photo below to see the full Ebay listing and decide whether you think you could breathe life back into a project like this….
For sale – 1968 Ford Escort MK1 2-Door
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