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(Message started by: Scorpio on Jan 8^th, 2013, 3:52am)

Title: eBay
Post by Scorpio on Jan 8^th, 2013, 3:52am

Saw this advertised at auction. PROJECT (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/271134702745?_trksid=p5197.c0.m619)

Spares/repairs. Low mileage as well. Not too sure about the proving ground diagnostics carried out at Dunton though.
???
Some electrical investigation is required.
Not for me this one but should make a nice spring project for some other enthusiast.

Adam

Title: Re: eBay
Post by Matt on Jan 8^th, 2013, 10:05am

apart from tacky bonnet vents and illegal window tints looks pretty standard to me

not sure on the side skirts, there not granada so maybe ford did do some for a scorpio

also doesnt have the ultima badges on the doors

looking how it sits its been lowered 30mm and brakes could just be the 300 mm units

5 owners

Title: Re: eBay
Post by Andycan on Jan 8^th, 2013, 8:38pm

It looks nice but if it was owned by the head of ford at Dunston would he have let them experiment on it?

Title: Re: eBay
Post by Snoopy on Jan 9^th, 2013, 7:24am

AFAIK all the MD's had standard top of the range cars. ford did not in my knowledge do this sort of thing . Me thinks it been done by a previous owner. The car was never designed to have a spoiler. or vents on the bonnet.

Smells a bit fishy to me! but that just my opinion.

Title: Re: eBay
Post by Matt on Jan 9^th, 2013, 8:56am

if anything it may of been an old rapid responce vehicle. i know these were played with and had tweeked engine and gearbox maps

looking at the skirts again they could be streched mk4/5 fiesta rs items

Title: Re: eBay
Post by tiff on Jan 17^th, 2013, 3:27am

some of the tweaks could've been done at Dunton - they used to play about with cars a fair bit and did the above mentioned stuff through their R&D

I know of a very very late XR4i Sierra that was owned by a Dunton top bod that was retrofitted by them with the full ABS system when new

I agree though it appears to have been played with too much for some of the mods to have been genuine....

Title: Re: eBay
Post by Snoopy on Jan 17^th, 2013, 8:18am

Even Police rapid response vehicles were standard even if they may have had the engine re-mapped ..Never any additions on in the way of body styling.

Title: Re: eBay
Post by Jonnycab on Jan 20^th, 2013, 2:43am

on 01/17/13 at 08:18:54, Snoopy wrote:

Even Police rapid response vehicles were standard even if they may have had the engine re-mapped ..Never any additions on in the way of body styling.

Maybe it was owned by the fashion police ;D