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F.a.o Daniel - Ford Orion
- Thread starter Richyy182
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My friends one was in fast ford, its off the road atm for some engine work, i didn't really like it at first but i do now, its different to your normal escort (same lad also has a rs1600i, series 1 rs turbo, mk3 escort van, sapphire cosworth and probably some other stuff i haven't kept up with)
So many small touches on this that make it unique
So many small touches on this that make it unique
Now that is proper, you mate's done a good job on that.
How is a 1.6 Orion in anyway shape or form cool? It certainly doesn't deserve a cult following like the mk1/2 escorts, Cosworths, Mk1 RS, RS2000, RS turbo and so and so forth.
Look at it the f**king colour, the shape, the design, etc. It has no Motorsport history or heritage other than having a ford badge which is why people are buying into it, thinking that in 5/10years they will worth 10x the amount or something.
Again it's only an opinion but in my eyes it's a piece of s**t and I wouldn't have it. I understand you like them but it's different horses for different courses i suppose.
I don't particularly like them, they just have sentimental value to me. They were 'the' car back when I was 15-18.
But your point about it having a blue oval not automatically making it a cool car is rubbished by the fact they still fetch good money. I appreciate you think they're s**t but the fact they are going up in value tells me that a lot of people don't.
Last week an F reg 1.3 ghia fiesta (the least desireable fiesta ever??) pretty tidy but not mint, sold for a few quid under £2,200.
But your point about it having a blue oval not automatically making it a cool car is rubbished by the fact they still fetch good money. I appreciate you think they're s**t but the fact they are going up in value tells me that a lot of people don't.
Last week an F reg 1.3 ghia fiesta (the least desireable fiesta ever??) pretty tidy but not mint, sold for a few quid under £2,200.
Same with Capri's, a few years ago they were worth peanuts, now even 1.3 rust buckets that need scrapping are fetching a grand,
if it's even remotely road worthy you're looking at £1500 minimum.
if it's even remotely road worthy you're looking at £1500 minimum.
Wish the same could be said for a 172!! I'd be selling in a shot if I could get £1500 for mine lol.
It's madness and I love it. There was an XR2 rusty piece of s**t shell sold on ebay for 1500 the other week.
It's the cars that people stop and stare at. They ask about them in petrol stations even when they're s**t!
It's the cars that people stop and stare at. They ask about them in petrol stations even when they're s**t!
Quite!
When I was growing up the family across the street had a daughter who had this F reg red Fiesta, think it would have been Mk2? I remember seeing it and thinking it was so cool. Not that I'd own one now, I think that era of car missed my generation by a couple of years so I can see why others get nostalgic about them.
1.3 became the 1.4 when the 1.6 became lean burn. Around '86 I had a hemi mk2 XR2 with a DFT carb and a later lean burn with the vacuum second choke carb. Saw plenty of mixing and matching from Ford while I was in the XROC so you can never be completely sure what you've got. Saw a few hemi 1.6's in xr2's around late 1985 with the lean burns dizzy and later master cylinder instead of the 3d ignition setup.
