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Very early 1.8 dead in a field:(
Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2016 8:47 pm
by Morris McKinnon
My girlfriend showed me this when rolling through old Facebook posts. I don't have a Facebook account so not sure if it's already known.
Where is it and have parts been saved? Still has it's cross ply tires so probably wasn't on the road for long!
Re: Very early 1.8 dead in a field:(
Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2016 10:19 am
by JoshWard
Not sure where it is but I have a few other pics of it. 1.8s never had crossplys so must have been fitted at a later date.
Re: Very early 1.8 dead in a field:(
Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2016 12:23 pm
by timspencer
The tax disc is still in the screen and there's a rear lamp cluster on the roof!
Now there's a challenge!

Re: Very early 1.8 dead in a field:(
Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2016 2:17 pm
by david painter
Good weekends work will see back on the road !!!! Now if it was a Ford Escort the asking price would be £5K and advert will state to bring a broom !!!!!!!!!!!
Dave
Re: Very early 1.8 dead in a field:(
Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2016 6:41 pm
by Morris McKinnon
Be interesting to get the body number see how early it is! You thought your early 1.8 was bad Josh

Re: Very early 1.8 dead in a field:(
Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2016 11:52 pm
by JoshWard
Looks like the slam panel has dissolved so not much chance of a body number

It looks more Glacier than Bedouin so won't be one of the first 5000 built before launch. In the pics I have there are two front wings sitting in the engine bay so must have been removed for spares.
Re: Very early 1.8 dead in a field:(
Posted: Sun Jun 26, 2016 10:30 am
by timspencer
Why not just read the reg number off the tax disc? I can then get the chassis off Experian if you wanted.
Re: Very early 1.8 dead in a field:(
Posted: Sun Jun 26, 2016 11:42 am
by Morris McKinnon
Slam panel still has the body number plate, the panel is just twisted around. Chassis plate side is long gone though.
Oh well, it may not be one of the first 5000 cars Josh, but like PTH it could tell you something about that point of production
I can see why early cars are so interesting
