trying to find an old escort sports sedan

by **mattj** » Mon Dec 08, 2008 8:44 am

heres a pic of the ol girl in 1987 at the australian hillclimb championships

by **Gary P.** » Mon Dec 08, 2008 10:21 am

Matt,

There is a very similar car (using a 6 cylinder Falcon Engine)running in Northern NSW. It was until recently used extremely effectively by a guy named Gary Ford. He sold it last year to a bloke from Casino called Angelo Gava. I should be able to contact him and see if he knows the history of the car.

by **mattj** » Mon Dec 08, 2008 11:46 am

by **Gary P.** » Mon Dec 08, 2008 11:55 am

by **mattj** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 7:27 am

Bit more info..

Dad sold the car to a bloke by the name of Mark Walsh.. for the low sum of $5000!!! :shock:

but that was 1987..

Also the rims were genuine group C 13 x 8's off Bo Setons Capri!!!

by **Gary P.** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 9:20 am

Matt, just spoke to Angelo Gava(the wonders of "White Pages" on the internet!!!!) He is going to contact Gary Ford (previous owner) and get all of the info about who built the car and when etc. He was not certain, but thought the car originally came from around Newcastle. Angelo seems very keen to help, though I suspect, if it is the car you are looking for, he may not be too keen to part with it as he has only just bought it himself.

by **mattj** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 12:25 pm

by **Gary P.** » Fri Dec 12, 2008 9:42 am

Matt, looks like a dead end. This car was built by a guy in Morriset called Ray Bromley. As Sports Sedans have become an official Historic category recently, there is going to be lot more interest in the whereabouts of all of these cars. I will see if I can find out if there is a Historic Sport Sedan Assoc in NSW yet or not

Matt, try contacting some of these.

http://www.sportssedans.com.au/index.html

http://www.sportssedan.com.au/

http://www.qrda.asn.au/

http://www.sportsedan.net/

http://www.2litress.com/home.php

http://www.ten-tenths.com/forum/archive ... 61651.html

http://www.sportssedans.com.au/forum1/index.php?a=board

by **Gary P.** » Fri Dec 12, 2008 7:50 pm

by **Gary P.** » Tue Dec 16, 2008 3:07 pm

Matt,

Good news, I have just spoken to Mark Walsh (Victorian Speedway Driver) and he is NOT the man who bought your Dads car. so there is still a chance that it may be in 1 piece. Oh well, keep looking!

I have just sent an email to the Club that runs the Hillclimbs in the ACT to see if anyone remembers either Mark Walsh or the car.

by **mattj** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 9:10 am

by **dingo_boy** » Wed Dec 17, 2008 11:52 am

by **Roger Miller** » Thu Dec 18, 2008 9:32 pm

by **dingo_boy** » Fri Dec 19, 2008 9:59 pm

by **Gary P.** » Fri Dec 19, 2008 10:09 pm

The car could be any colour or any spec by now. So come on guys have a think. Do you know of any Mk2 Escort Sport Sedans?

by **proey** » Sat Dec 20, 2008 8:05 am

The only one that I can think of is Graham Syphers. his looks a bit like the one u are tying to find. He has been around hillclimbs longer than me and he might know something about your old one. I don't have his number unfortunately.

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