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Re: Escort sports sedan (Australia)

by Mark Fiddyment » Wed Mar 05, 2014 10:09 am

All V8's sound great regardless of your favoured brand and the jokes between rival camps. One I recall is "do you know why they paint Ford motors blue..... so it doesn't frighten the fish.

Re: Escort sports sedan (Australia)

by Jac Mac » Wed Mar 05, 2014 8:51 am

Rod Grimwood wrote:Jac, at least they can be put in a museum in one piece.

[color="#0000FF"]Some people who misjudge me would suggest that I occasionally stir things up a bit as well :) :).... but even the museums are rejecting the chevs these days, hiding them out of sight....don't believe me... check out the latest happenings at the Corvette museum in Bowling Green Kentucky... :) some kind folk even suggest that Ford had something to do with it!![/color]

Re: Escort sports sedan (Australia)

by Jac Mac » Wed Mar 05, 2014 8:51 am

Rod Grimwood wrote:Jac, at least they can be put in a museum in one piece.

[color="#0000FF"]Some people who misjudge me would suggest that I occasionally stir things up a bit as well :) :).... but even the museums are rejecting the chevs these days, hiding them out of sight....don't believe me... check out the latest happenings at the Corvette museum in Bowling Green Kentucky... :) some kind folk even suggest that Ford had something to do with it!![/color]

Re: Escort sports sedan (Australia)

by Rod Grimwood » Wed Mar 05, 2014 8:42 am

CobraV8; I have a big cheek and tongue to fit, mum left me the wooden stirring spoon, Never worked that out as I don't cook.

Re: Escort sports sedan (Australia)

by CobraV8 » Wed Mar 05, 2014 6:55 am

I saw somewhere that the sbc is the largest manufactured engine ever. Lots of parts, cheap, good motors. Normally I would say ford in an escort, but this one has some history there somewhere so why not stick to it.

I have a chev cobra and get sick of knockers, it has been a great motor, reliable, powerful and I don't care what the brand is.

Re: Escort sports sedan (Australia)

by Rod Grimwood » Tue Mar 04, 2014 9:16 am

Jac, at least they can be put in a museum in one piece.

Re: Escort sports sedan (Australia)

by Jac Mac » Mon Mar 03, 2014 10:23 pm

[color="#0000FF"]Because it had a Chevy is probably why its got no notable history, you can fix that :) put a 4.125" x 3.25" SBF with 8 into 1 exhaust and go get some podiums... those SBC things are museum pieces nowadays![/color]

Re: Escort sports sedan (Australia)

by Rod Grimwood » Mon Mar 03, 2014 9:51 pm

Matt, they sound horn with Chev pipes out side, get a crate engine to start, you will love it.

Got any shots of suspension set up,

Re: Escort sports sedan (Australia)

by mattj » Mon Mar 03, 2014 8:13 am

How it's looking now

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Re: Escort sports sedan (Australia)

by mattj » Mon Mar 03, 2014 8:11 am

Cheers fellas, na no info whatso ever.. I got in contact with one of the old sponsors but no luck.. I'd love to know the origins of the car and what not

Re: Escort sports sedan (Australia)

by Steve Holmes » Mon Mar 03, 2014 7:42 am

Wow, that is cool! Do you have any info at all on it? I agree, stick a 350 Chev back in it. It'll be a heap of fun!

Re: Escort sports sedan (Australia)

by CobraV8 » Mon Mar 03, 2014 7:05 am

Sell the Holden and put another 350 chev in it. Will be a fun car.

Escort sports sedan (Australia)

by mattj » Mon Mar 03, 2014 6:46 am

Hi all

Just came across this great forum and had to join straight away!

18months ago I got a old sports sedan from maffra in Victoria, I'm not certain but I think it is a old group c car turned into a sports sedan. It had a mid mount turbo 350 Chev and has a mazda tear end with commodore front suspension and steering and holden brakes the whole way around.

Just wondering out of interest while I rebuild the car (with a 250bhp holden 202 I have) does anyone recognise the car and possible have any history on it? I have found the 4 digit logbook number stamped on the strut top so I have a replacement cams logbook coming :)

Cheers
Matty

As we picked it up

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