Ex Cosworth owners to CSL/M3

[rs4steve]

Hello Everyone,

Understand there are a few ex cosworth owners on here who have seen the light and bought CSL'S or M3'S, my love for cosworth started in 1990 had 2wd flint grey sapphire 6 months old ex demo £17.5k?, no2 2wd moonstone sapphire 1993-94, no3 2wd flint grey sapphire 1996-98, no4 3dr ex boreham no13 know better as kaliber cossie 2001-06, no5 Escort ex timeattack 2006-08.
Just wondering how many more ex cossie owners are on here?


Thanks Steve.

[cslgirl]

Hi! My husband used to have a cossie back in the 90's.

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs431.snc3/24837_381582865212_563165212_4333138_4166794_n.jpg

He was just my friend back then but I remember going to some place in Horsham with him - a couple of guys used to work on it there. I had a GTE 16v at the time. I was more into those. He sold it to go motorbike racing.

[rs4steve]

I had a few GTE's as well plenty of lift off oversteer, only bought them for the dashboard display, couple of pics;
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v246/kaliber1/2003_0331_131553aa.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v246/kaliber1/DSCF0011-2.jpg

[rstoughy]

Yep i've had quite a few of them over the past 16/17 years. Sold my 40,010 mile moonstone 3 door last month so am now Cosworthless.

Still have the old engine out of YUM with a fresh rebuild under it's belt sitting in the garage so have to decide whether to keep it for future use or punt it on.

Would love another MK2 so it would be good in that but have also found myself looking at Talbot Sunbeams latley :supz:

[rs4steve]

Yep i've had quite a few of them over the past 16/17 years. Sold my 40,010 mile moonstone 3 door last month so am now Cosworthless.

Still have the old engine out of YUM with a fresh rebuild under it's belt sitting in the garage so have to decide whether to keep it for future use or punt it on.

Would love another MK2 so it would be good in that but have also found myself looking at Talbot Sunbeams latley :supz:

I haven't been on passionford for couple of years, so Dave sold yum in bits? Did he every hit the 200mph he was chasing?

[sailorbaz]

My Dad had a 3 Door Sierra when they first come out, then had an RS500 as soon as they come out. I have some photos at home, will get them scanned in and post them up.

I would like to know if either are still about as we heard not long after he sold the RS500, it was stolen. That's the reason he got rid of his, was constantly worried about it getting nicked. I loved those cars, he also had a rake of XR4i's, XR4x4's, RST's, XR3i's and XR2's. He used to be into Accident Repairs.

Look forward to some more photos.

[lees csl]

Hi i had a mint example of e30 325 sport in black black leather.I did a straight swap for sapphire cosworth in black 91H had the BMW for two years had the cossie for six months got rid the cossie was a load of rubbish compared to the BMW.We all make mistakes:bigcry:

[cslgirl]

I have just been to the isle of wight classic car show - some pics!

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o16/cslgirl/IOW%20Classic%20Car%20Show%202010/002.jpg

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o16/cslgirl/IOW%20Classic%20Car%20Show%202010/016.jpg

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o16/cslgirl/IOW%20Classic%20Car%20Show%202010/018.jpg

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o16/cslgirl/IOW%20Classic%20Car%20Show%202010/020.jpg

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o16/cslgirl/IOW%20Classic%20Car%20Show%202010/027.jpg

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o16/cslgirl/IOW%20Classic%20Car%20Show%202010/028.jpg

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o16/cslgirl/IOW%20Classic%20Car%20Show%202010/030.jpg

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o16/cslgirl/IOW%20Classic%20Car%20Show%202010/031.jpg

The rest of them are here

http://s116.photobucket.com/albums/o16/cslgirl/IOW%20Classic%20Car%20Show%202010/

[Dan L]

Still got myne, K plate with 40k on the clock, never driven it in the 3 years ive owned it:bigcry::bigcry:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v211/dan16v/cos11.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v211/dan16v/escos3.jpg

[Dan]

Still got myne, K plate with 40k on the clock, never driven it in the 3 years ive owned it:bigcry::bigcry:


You fucking idiot! :bigcry: :bigcry: Sell it Dan for god sake!

Steve, I've had a few RS's in my time, went to a CSL in December last year and quite frankly, I'm still kicking myself for not getting at least an M3 bloody years ago!! :banghead: :thumbs:

These were my RS's:

Small Turbo Escos
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/0603/Dan_b/N717%20VEW/XI7K0869.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/0603/Dan_b/N717%20VEW/XI7K0919.jpg

My 2wd Mercury Grey Saph:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/0603/Dan_b/Miscellaneous/DSC01125.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/0603/Dan_b/Miscellaneous/DSC01128.jpg

and my Concours Series 1 RST with 46k on the clock:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/0603/Dan_b/Miscellaneous/DSC02719.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/0603/Dan_b/Miscellaneous/DSC02715.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/0603/Dan_b/Miscellaneous/FordFair06EngineBay.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/0603/Dan_b/Miscellaneous/meunderneath4.jpg

:thumbs: :thumbs:

Did you also have an Audi S4 in Time Attack after the Escos Steve?

[Dan L]

You fucking idiot! :bigcry: :bigcry: Sell it Dan for god sake!

Ha! i will not sell it unless there is a need to, just an expensive garage orniment!:blalalala:

[shimmy]

:ban::ban::ban::ban::ban::ban::ban::ban:



shocking case of Ford Cosworth organised attack/hack of our lovely forum!





nice cars though guys:smokin:

[Mark CSL]

I have owned 2 escort cosworths :thumbs: this is a picture of the last 1 i owned

[Franco]

Still got mine............ but for how long :bigcry:

http://www.escortrscosworth.com/forum/imagehosting/74bd588ed87a22.jpg

http://www.escortrscosworth.com/forum/imagehosting/74bd588ed9aadc.jpg

http://www.escortrscosworth.com/forum/imagehosting/74bd588df60d2a.jpg

[Dan]

Jesus, if Andy put his up all 4 of us have had Monte wheels! :hahaha:

[Bealo]

:ban::ban::ban::ban::ban::ban::ban::ban:



shocking case of Ford Cosworth organised attack/hack of our lovely forum!





nice cars though guys:smokin:


I wondered how long it would be until Shimmy made a comment like this lol


I had a white 3dr with a Harvey Gibbs engine in it and miss the 34 psi turbo rush.

Iconic cars :thumbs:

[AlexGTT]

I wondered how long it would be until Shimmy made a comment like this lol


I had a white 3dr with a Harvey Gibbs engine in it and miss the 34 psi turbo rush.

Iconic cars :thumbs:

Mate, was that 34psi soon followed by :smt073

[Bealo]

No 32psi all day long.... 34psi on special occasions. That's what Harvey told me to run.

[AlexGTT]

No 32psi all day long.... 34psi on special occasions. That's what Harvey told me to run.

Awesome.:thumbs:Not quite like our old Renault days then.:hahaha:

[niall1]

I love those Monte Carlo Wheels. Pity they're NLA. :thumbs:
Niall

[Franco]

Oh yes they are, reyland motorsport sell them

[SpineOnABap]

Had a great trackday at Rockingham (prior to GT Battle 2005) in this baby http://www.wrc-cosworth.org/pics/lloyd/lloyd.html

MENTAL! :thumbs:

Such great handling (and good driver of course!) it murdered everything at that first GTB (which afterwards became Time Attack).

[Dan]

Had a great trackday at Rockingham (prior to GT Battle 2005) in this baby http://www.wrc-cosworth.org/pics/lloyd/lloyd.html

MENTAL! :thumbs:

Such great handling (and good driver of course!) it murdered everything at that first GTB (which afterwards became Time Attack).

One of my all time favourite Escort's that! I was at the first GTB at Rockingham and thought it was amazing (I now think TA is crap! lol), Gareth Lloyd is a stunning driver as you say, this car also won TOTB Handling in year 1! :smokin:

He is now doing very well in the TA Series in an Evo isn't he?

I'm sure Gareth also own's a CSL and a genuine Ferrari F40! :supz:

[SpineOnABap]

One of my all time favourite Escort's that! I was at the first GTB at Rockingham and thought it was amazing (I now think TA is crap! lol), Gareth Lloyd is a stunning driver as you say, this car also won TOTB Handling in year 1! :smokin:

He is now doing very well in the TA Series in an Evo isn't he?

I'm sure Gareth also own's a CSL and a genuine Ferrari F40! :supz:

:thumbs:

I was there too - I ran the datalogger in the car.

Yeah he's doing well in the TA but it's still all down to the last event in a few weeks. Missed out winning a few events - you know EVOs and reliability...... :banghead: :hahaha:

He got a CSL after I let him drive mine around Donington years ago :thumbs: One of my two very best mates, a top geezer. His brother has an RS500 (Dick Johnson) too.

[Paul Eggleton]

Hi Steve,

Welcome aboard. I made the switch nearly 4 years ago and never looked back. Here's my old cossie which was also at the first GT battle.

http://emobmg.photobucket.com/albums/0703/paulegg1/SIDE1.jpg

[derek]

Hello Everyone,

Understand there are a few ex cosworth owners on here who have seen the light and bought CSL'S or M3'S, my love for cosworth started in 1990 had 2wd flint grey sapphire 6 months old ex demo £17.5k?, no2 2wd moonstone sapphire 1993-94, no3 2wd flint grey sapphire 1996-98, no4 3dr ex boreham no13 know better as kaliber cossie 2001-06, no5 Escort ex timeattack 2006-08.
Just wondering how many more ex cossie owners are on here?


Thanks Steve.
Hi Stevie, Welcome to the site. Ive had 2wd, 4wd and an escort. Would buy my escort again if i found it :thumbs:

[Paul Eggleton]

Hi Stevie, Welcome to the site. Ive had 2wd, 4wd and an escort. Would buy my escort again if i found it :thumbs:

I'd certainly go back as well; no chance of that though as it was sadly nicked from the guy who bought it from me. I find myself looking through pistonhedz every so often but i just don't have the space.

[Dan]

:thumbs:

I was there too - I ran the datalogger in the car.

Yeah he's doing well in the TA but it's still all down to the last event in a few weeks. Missed out winning a few events - you know EVOs and reliability...... :banghead: :hahaha:

He got a CSL after I let him drive mine around Donington years ago :thumbs: One of my two very best mates, a top geezer. His brother has an RS500 (Dick Johnson) too.

LOL At the Evo's! Didn't know you knew him so well, cool! :thumbs:

Does he still own the CSL and F40?

The RS500, is it the Red No.17 car with the Gold split rims by any chance? ;) :smokin:

EDIT: This one!?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/0603/Dan_b/Miscellaneous/RS500-1.jpg

:smokin: :smokin:

[rstoughy]

Oh go on then, if your all posting pics of your's suppose id better stick a couple up of the old hack.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v447/rstoughy/onthemove.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v447/rstoughy/IMG_0141.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v447/rstoughy/DSC_0070-1.jpg

[niall1]

Oh go on then, if your all posting pics of your's suppose id better stick a couple up of the old hack]
Some old hack! :drool:

We'll have to start a 22B thread on here as well ;)

[SpineOnABap]

LOL At the Evo's! Didn't know you knew him so well, cool! :thumbs:

Does he still own the CSL and F40?

The RS500, is it the Red No.17 car with the Gold split rims by any chance? ;) :smokin:

EDIT: This one!?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/0603/Dan_b/RS500-1.jpg

:smokin: :smokin:

Yeah he still has old grey and old red :thumbs:

And Andy's car is that #17 red one :smokin: Although these days he get his kicks from strapping seats to aeroplane engines! :hahaha:

[Silver Bullet]

Thought id join the hooligans thread!!

All we need is some plastic chairs to start throwing about!:hahaha:

Lovely cars you boys, very impressive:thumbs:

[Silver Bullet]

A couple of of both, posted before

[Dan]

Yeah he still has old grey and old red :thumbs:

And Andy's car is that #17 red one :smokin: Although these days he get his kicks from strapping seats to aeroplane engines! :hahaha:

Great to hear, I saw Gareth's F40 getting detailed on one site a little while back now, was simply stunning! :smokin: What's he doing with the Escort these days mate? :thumbs:

I now remember speaking to Andy over on passionford, hasn't he done a few bathurst races in his time!? :supz: :supz: :thumbs: Talk about a bloody small world!

Alex, she's a stunner mate, love the photo studio shoots, liking the swedish on there too! ;) :smokin:

[Silver Bullet]

Great to hear, I saw Gareth's F40 getting detailed on one site a little while back now, was simply stunning! :smokin: What's he doing with the Escort these days mate? :thumbs:

I now remember speaking to Andy over on passionford, hasn't he done a few bathurst races in his time!? :supz: :supz: :thumbs: Talk about a bloody small world!

Alex, she's a stunner mate, love the photo studio shoots, liking the swedish on there too! ;) :smokin:
Cheers Dan, same goes for your minters:thumbs:

[SpineOnABap]

Great to hear, I saw Gareth's F40 getting detailed on one site a little while back now, was simply stunning! :smokin: What's he doing with the Escort these days mate? :thumbs:

I now remember speaking to Andy over on passionford, hasn't he done a few bathurst races in his time!? :supz: :supz: :thumbs: Talk about a bloody small world!

Yeah Andy has done a few! Proper!! :thumbs: And Gareth's Escort still lives but it hasn't seen much action recently! Bloody fantastic car though - it's all in the setup. So easy to throw a billion horsepower at cars but as we saw in GTB 05 it's not all about that lol :thumbs:

And the red car - the detail was a one off freebie :hahaha: He's not one of those wash and stick it away types, he gets it used - PROPERLY!:thumbs:

[Dan]

Cheers Dan, same goes for your minters:thumbs:

Cheers mate ;)

Yeah Andy has done a few! Proper!! :thumbs: And Gareth's Escort still lives but it hasn't seen much action recently! Bloody fantastic car though - it's all in the setup. So easy to throw a billion horsepower at cars but as we saw in GTB 05 it's not all about that lol :thumbs:

And the red car - the detail was a one off freebie :hahaha: He's not one of those wash and stick it away types, he gets it used - PROPERLY!:thumbs:

Shame Andy doesn't have it out now and again, I had loads of video's of the car in the 80's ATCC seasons on VHS! :hahaha: :smokin: I bet he knows Martin Johnson down our way in Hampshire, he has/had the ANZ Banking car from OZ, Eggenberger Texaco RS500 and Tim Harvey's BTCC winning Labatt's RS500 too, oh and a genuine Merc 190 Cosworth DTM! :supz: :supz:

I bet Gareth use's the car's properly indeed :hahaha: ;) IF I ever buy another one I'll ask you about the setup, I know it's not all about HP for sure as with a couple of other Escos's I know that race! ;)

[Dan L]

Who needs Rondells:bigcry:

[Dan]

Who needs Rondells:bigcry:

Indeed mate, they are made of chocolate anyway! :hahaha: