Re: AWA Escort
Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2012 12:55 am
Chris, how is this restoration progressing?
I know I have to get onto the Mk1 and it's never far from my mind!The Roaring Season
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AWA Escort
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Re: AWA Escort
Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2012 1:16 am
Very slow unfortunately Steve apart from sourcing the occasional part. Been putting a bit of effort in the last few months into reshelling my Mk2 that I rolled at a hillclimb when I completely ran out of talent. I know I have to get onto the Mk1 and it's never far from my mind!
I know I have to get onto the Mk1 and it's never far from my mind!Re: AWA Escort
Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2012 10:18 pm
Thanks for the update Chris, yeah I understand, life can get in the way sometimes! Have you managed to source any new photos?
Re: AWA Escort
Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2012 7:29 pm
Yep a couple from Warwick Clayton thanks.
Re: AWA Escort
Posted: Thu May 02, 2013 10:38 pm
Re: AWA Escort
Posted: Thu May 02, 2013 11:54 pm
Awesome thanks Steve. Interesting it appears yellow here when I thought it was orange. It may be the photo or it may be another colour scheme.
Re: AWA Escort
Posted: Fri May 03, 2013 1:19 am
Chris Kitzen wrote:Awesome thanks Steve. Interesting it appears yellow here when I thought it was orange. It may be the photo or it may be another colour scheme.
Hi Chris, from memory... and it was along time ago, it was yellow when I stripped the shell
Cheers,
Re: AWA Escort
Posted: Fri May 03, 2013 5:12 am
I expect you are right Les now I've seen this photo. It's probably the best quality colour one I've seen from its time in NZ. Amature photos from this era all seem to brown up somewhat as per the AWA photo on my first post on this thread. Really pleased Steve posted it.
Re: AWA Escort
Posted: Fri May 03, 2013 5:42 am
Hi Les what was the Escort that I built the 1600 BDA for and ended up in Will ORE hands Jamie A
Re: AWA Escort
Posted: Sat May 04, 2013 3:31 am
jamie wrote:Hi Les what was the Escort that I built the 1600 BDA for and ended up in Will ORE hands Jamie A
Not sure on that one Jamie, I might have already been OS when you did that one
AWA Escort Photos
Posted: Sat May 04, 2013 6:48 pm
Chris Kitzen wrote:Awesome thanks Steve. Interesting it appears yellow here when I thought it was orange. It may be the photo or it may be another colour scheme.
Any idea what year the car raced in AWA guise - I should be able to find something, but the car doesn't ring a bell for some reason.
Ross Cammick
Re: AWA Escort
Posted: Sun May 05, 2013 6:02 am
It was white and yellow, remember it from back then.
Re: AWA Escort
Posted: Sun May 05, 2013 6:50 am
BMCBOY wrote:Any idea what year the car raced in AWA guise - I should be able to find something, but the car doesn't ring a bell for some reason.
Ross Cammick
1975-77 in the Shell Sport 4.2 class.
Re: AWA Escort
Posted: Sun May 05, 2013 11:00 pm
Chris,I thought It was coming to Whangarei to sit with the woolmark Escort after our few beers on Saturday night??????
Hope the van went ok.
Pete
Hope the van went ok.
Pete
Re: AWA Escort
Posted: Fri Jan 09, 2015 9:49 am
Any progress on the resto of this car? Just curious.
Cheers
Tony
Cheers
Tony
AWA Escort
Posted: Thu Nov 24, 2016 1:47 am
Today while searching for something completely different, I came across these photos of the AWA Escort that Chris Kitzen was after information about.
The negatives are dated Pukekohe Grand Prix meeting 1976, Pukekohe 27-3-77 and Baypark 10-4-77.
Hope they are of some use to fill in some history.
The negatives are dated Pukekohe Grand Prix meeting 1976, Pukekohe 27-3-77 and Baypark 10-4-77.
Hope they are of some use to fill in some history.
Re: AWA Escort
Posted: Thu Nov 24, 2016 1:55 am
Wow! Awesome pics Ross.
Re: AWA Escort
Posted: Thu Nov 24, 2016 2:11 am
Yes definitely awesome. Thanks for posting them Ross. I've sent you a PM
Re: AWA Escort
Posted: Thu Nov 24, 2016 2:28 am
PM returned with my email address Chris
Re: AWA Escort
Posted: Thu Nov 24, 2016 4:13 am
driftwood wrote:I am perturbed by references to "sister" car to XOO347F
that is Alan Mann escort and not a ford built car they were special and had outriggers welded into the roof
I was at Gomm metals before Frank died and he mentioned they built the Mann escort shells so I asked hm about the roof outriggers.
He was surprised i knew about them and he said they where how first job when he started wring for his father as an apprentice and they where a "bee atch" to install. he said he must have done 3 or 4 shells and they often wrinkled with the heat and he couldn't give them to Mann team to use like that
As this thread just came back to top I was looking through the posts and intrigued by one.
Please excuse my ignorance but what are "roof outriggers" and how assist performance?