oh :( that's really a bummer... but it's great that you'll eventually do your own journey. It's even more exciting in a way! Congrats on the great work on both cars! keep it up!

lovely update, sorry the rally was cancelled but it's going to be the trip of a lifetime ❤

Sir.. when will come your next video .........big fan of your car and big fan of your accent too......

I learned a lot! Thank you and good luck!

Great video, guys. keep it up!

Great to see an update as I was wondering how it was going. Sorry to see you're having overheating issues but it takes me back to when my brother destroyed the marina engine and I bought a barn find engine which we had to strip, clean out the valves and redo all the gaskets. I'm still amazed to this day it worked...apart from the alternator which was forever coming loose. Good luck!

Hope to see you guys on the start line in 2023. Great cars!

Good work guys, enjoying the series and looking forward to more. Having taken a 1967 Triumph Herald on the rally a few years ago, I suggest you go through as many things on the cars as you can, especially the suspension. Really wish I could do it all again!

The haynes manuals were THE go to manual and the only one to have real pictures of dirty parts, as you would find it. Used to love them.

Working on a car with a Haynes manual, nice! I’ve been there for my restoration. very useful. It’s courageous to tackle so many repairs with little knowledge, but what a great journey. You’ll learn so much. If I may: absolutely don’t use those connectors for the alternators. Those are for household wiring, and are not compatible anywhere in the car, especially since they are not waterproof. It’s likely to get loose with the vibrations, and you might have a short that will burn your Escort to the ground. Especially around the alternator, where the current is very high, you want a strong and safe contact. For that, you don’t have a choice but use terminals/connectors made for cars :/

Good work guys, i will look forward more installments.

Grandi ragazzi...anche noi parteciperemo il prossimo anno, con due team mooolto più moderni come mezzi...le mitiche Panda.

Hey mate, Love the Cars and love how you have ended up with two identical Cars organically. We are also doing the 2023 Rally, but from my understanding because of the War it's not going to be the traditional route you mention. I believe we are doing the Points of inconvenience routes instead. Please advise if you know more than I do.

Eerily similar scenario on my end - Except I woke up the next day after said dinner with a credit card statement indicating I had signed up to the rally ! Also wanted to do it in a classic, also ended up buying a car without a clue of its mechanical state. I drove it home over the course of a week and several hundred kilometers on 19 year old tires which was absolutely terrifying. Started an engine fire and melted a fuel line on two separate occasions. When I finally made it home I decided to save the old geezer car as I shared an incredible stockholm style syndrome for it. Its taken me many months, money and help but I'm happy to say the old girl will be alongside your old car next year at the rally. I'll be in the sky blue 1979 citroen 2cv and my mate will be in an 1982 Renault 4L. Seems there's a lot of teams going for classics next year. I am both terrified and excited about this and since you seem to be still in the fixing up phase I wanted to give you a word of encouragement ! Its worth the work and bringing back to life a classic is definitely not a sound financial decision but it feels so damn good to bring them back to life. I captain of the team Khannonball 10.000 Salute you and are looking forward to meeting you next year.

Se imparate a montare le macchine come montate i video andrete alla grandissima! 👏👏💪💪💪🔝

Love the colour ..I have a mk2 cortina the same (aqua jade green) Good luck with the trip 👍

Do yo guys have an onlyfans account. I really need to see you under another perspective. Nice job btw!

Great car, I can't wait to see the next episode.

This is really cool :) can't wait for the rally, thanks for telling us about this rally

Awesome :)

Really looking forward to seeing more! Those Escorts in the UK would cost mega bucks, even in rough condition. Prices are just crazy! Would love to do a rally such as this.

My first car was a mk1 escort…I still miss it thirty years later…looking forward to seeing how you get on

As this is something I have always wanted to do I am really looking forward to keeping up with your adventure. I think you made a good choice of cars. Simple to fix and strong. Best of luck! Ted in the US

The rust is so typical. My first car was a 78 Marina which looked similar without the coolness. Steering fine when you get used to it, windows leak, clutch cables always failing, alternator fails, leaks etc. the old cars are a laugh BUT so easy to fix. Also, I loved that they had no sensors as I'm so fed up with a modern engine shutting down because the oxygen sensor Isn't happy. Looking forward to seeing the rust bucket fixed!

Turn into a ford escort Mexico rally . Badass car , cost around $60,000 if you find one .

This is awesome, subbed and belled. I look forward to this adventure.

Great video. Best wishes from the UK.

This really takes me back to my first car, a Ford Escort MK1. My MK1 was a little different, there was a strike on here in Australia at the time, so it was built with the two door Twin Cam body, so it was about three inches longer than the standard MK1. Loved that car, it was great to drive, winding roads were fun, I felt like a rally driver. Looking forward to your future video's, have fun with your project, you have chosen the right car.

e si vola! 🎉🎉🎉