Ford Escort MK1 1300 Sport | Rare & Rusty! | UK Barn Finds Field Find Rescue

[@robt2151]

Reminds me of when I worked with a dismantler in the mid 70s. We had in a Morris 1100 with a bit of a corrosion problem - when I let out the clutch the front moved two inches before the back started moving. It was only the roof and exhaust pipe holding the front and back together, but it still had 6 months valid MoT!

[@UKBarnFinds]

That’s frightening!

[@martinparker9249]

yep the only thing holding that POS together was the vin and the prop !!!

[@davidjones6209]

Basket case if ever I saw one, I know there seems to be an irrational fondness for old Fords but this one should be allowed to rust in peace! Great that you managed to haul it out, and I love Claire's commentary

[@PaulinesPastimes]

Sad but true. I think some things are just beyond repair.

[@adamweston4152]

Irrational fondness, you have no idea.

[@ih8hertz1]

A new bulk head and 2 new front inners then simply replace every other panel and your good to go

[@sugaryawroc]

I like that "Rust In Peace" Haha good one 😝

[@paultucker1272]

Friday night, and Elton shows us his rear entry techniques with an old escort! (another fab video 🙂 )

[@UKBarnFinds]

Haha! Someone will have to go some to beat that comment 😂

[@marciabaldwin2506]

Great video, Claire and Elton, with all of the panels being remade and the demand. It looks like it can be restored or even reshelled. The fact that it's a 1300 sport should help it ❤

[@Roger.Coleman1949]

After the famous Bangers & Cash Surf Blue 1965 Austin Cooper S that looked in similar condtion ended up in mint condtion and repaired rather than re-shelled , keep tabs on whoever considers worthwhile taking this Escort Sport on ! .Great video as usual .

[@Robcatist]

They managed to save more of that cooper s than they thought they would but it was a Mk 1 cooper s worth £60.000 when finished, This Escort concours would only be worth 20 grand it would cost more than that to do it so economically not worth it.

[@marcduthie4327]

What a great effort. Another great rescue. Have a good week. Marc from Australia 🇦🇺

[@SEN_KID]

It's honestly worth restoring

[@OverlandCamry]

Wow, I’m surprised there’s still more, that means more videos🎉🎉🎉

[@grayfool]

As an old git who was a teenager when this car was new, I find it incredible that someone would consider this salvageable. I have literally scraped cars that were a thousand times more solid than this. How times change.

[@paulcarter2907]

It's all about ££££££££!

[@richardchipchase7260]

Love the commentary - especially the boot diving.

[@Cheekymonkey1]

Good night Claire and Eltoni ,love watching your you tube videos on your you tube channel I hope both of you are well and enjoying your adventures finding UK barn finds I had a 2 door mafk 1 eacort I drove it around with out passing my driving test then a neighbours tree fell on it but a friend of dads need it for a kit car please keep safe and warm please keep up your good work up on your you tube channel

[@robertwells1650]

Great play by play announcing by Claire! Good bramble removing by Elton! That deserves a 9 points out of 10. I was wondering you were going to go back and get anymore of those cars. Thanks for sharing. Always great to have a Friday night video from the two of you. Cheers

[@UKBarnFinds]

We’ve removed a few that weren’t filmed, too. Sadly, some of them achieved very little at auction. We’re still hopeful to get some more saved, though.

[@barnstormer59]

I owned a new 1300 Sport, bought late '72. Mine was Sunset Red. It was the earlier model, trim was similar to the Deluxe range and didn't have the additional instruments, just the "pod" rev counter. It had 13" steel wheels with hub caps, also didn't have the chrome trim round the black back panel.

[@TheGov1967]

Lovely video and commentary 😊 hope you save this gem and get it back on the road for all to enjoy 😊😊😊

[@Polecat54941]

His entry might be clumsy but he always finishes with style!

[@The_Cotswold_Engineer]

Couldn't quite believe it when the P/S rear wheel was turning, but also couldn't believe that the front stayed attached for the entire maneuver! Whoever takes that on has very deep pockets!

[@hughwilson4911]

Aye, a bit more effort and he could have driven it on.😊

[@badbooks476]

Great video & incredibly well done, great decoding of the vin plate

[@UKBarnFinds]

Thank you. Really glad you enjoyed it.

[@UKBarnFinds]

Thank you so much for watching 😁 I love researching cars and their history, it’s one of my favourite parts of doing the videos ~Claire

[@jontaylor1652]

Well done guys, another great job by Grumpy and his pick up truck lmao!

[@kamikazekaos]

I had a k reg 1300GT red .. had chrome window trim etc , sport was a cheaper bare last version , i don't think any had the separate rev counter gauge??? As it had dial dash

[@cliveburton8992]

Great to have you back. Those MGBs look in better shape than that but probably not worth as much 🤔👍

[@UKBarnFinds]

One of them may be salvageable. Unfortunately, some of the cars had scrap markers on them, so we can’t sell them at auction and we don’t break cars. I fear they may have to go to scrap.

[@brummie0007]

@@UKBarnFinds Having owned a 1974 MGB GT from 1978 until 2000 It would be lovely if you could get one of those MG's Elton, nice commentary Claire ;)

[@stephenricketts7764]

'Nothing dodgy about that at all' says Elton. Well the video was good for comedy effect if nothing else. Maybe If I were young I might have saved this on the other hand when i was young these were everywhere though granted not so many of the 'Sport' versions. I hope for Elton's sake someone does decide to save this car or should that be a greenhouse? Thanks for the video and for the running commentary from Claire. Elton did a great job too even if he sounded a bit grumpy at times! 👍👍

[@glennwoods2462]

Elton Murphy.... Olympics legend of days gone by 🥇🏆

[@BoltofTalons]

Personally, my second gen us escort is sitting like this. I'd like to get mine up and running for bringing people groceries for money, and backroad cruises. If the body is too rusted out on my somewhat modern escort, I thought about taking a two door left hand drive 1300 shell, and making a restomod car. Thank you for saving these english pint sized "pony" cars.❤

[@leightonrawlings3971]

Rover SD1 in background worth saving........

[@martinbarker5045]

When my now wife and I met, 40 something years ago, we both had mk1 escorts and I had a mk1 escort van. If only we'd have kept them we would have been rich .😀

[@ronyardley3833]

Love what you do, brill way to spend a Sunday morning 😊

[@paulhoss2781]

Im very impressed you didn't scratch it getting it on the truck 😂

[@batlin]

The banter starting at 19:03 was an unexpected delight...

[@UKBarnFinds]

Glad you enjoyed it 😀

[@CortinasAndClassics]

Wow I am amazed it didn't snap in two. Well done Elton, I wonder if concidering the rarity if it would be worth saving but my heart feels it would be a donor.

[@UKBarnFinds]

There’s a guy who follows us on Instagram who restored one in this condition. Ford guys are different gravy, it seems! 😳

[@UKBarnFinds]

Agreed Simone, are you going to the NEC?

[@CortinasAndClassics]

@@UKBarnFinds Yes us Fordies are a breed apart lol. Good luck to whomever takes it on. Sadly I will not attend the NEC again. In March 23 I took TeeCee to the MK3 Cortina stand and took cash with me. I had no food and the food outlets refused to serve me because I only had cash.

[@glennwoods2462]

​@@CortinasAndClassics it is so agonisingly stupid that food vendors refuse to take cash.....and they're so smug about doing it at the same time.....

[@damonrobus-clarke533]

@@CortinasAndClassicsreally? That’s appalling, what the matter with people? Seems some venues are rather elitist! Or something. 🙄

[@barrywood5357]

Cracking video and more to come bit of t cut it will shine like a diamond

[@nickb5391]

Another one saved, these Escorts can be rebuilt with the amount of panelwork available now & you can even buy a new MST Escort now

[@sugaryawroc]

Amazing to think I owned three of these two were basic Ford Escort Mk1's and one other was My Ford Escort Mk1 1300 GT. Roman Bronze. Lost the GT1300 which caught fire. Excellent motors, with the cross flow engine. Watching this and seeing that Escort gave an odd twinge. 😎

[@LoosleyLouise]

I had the exact same car as my first car same Seabring red, massive job there restoring it, would outstrip the value of the car, when I got mine I was learning how to paint and gave it a full respray, turned out nice

[@sugaryawroc]

There was lots of potential for customisation I bought my 1300GT back in the 80's it was all in red oxide primer but later resprayed Roman Bronze. It burned well some years later when it caught fire. I was driving a way from a scrap yard after buying another better grille for it. Puff of smoke and it was gone.🙄

[@LoosleyLouise]

@@sugaryawroc I had a small engine fire on a MK2 Estate, luckily I was going back to the workshop when it happened, perishes fuel line caused it, was luck when I popped the bonnet up, grabbed the hose and put it out, worst damage was a bit of paint and HT leads and the distributor cap

[@petergearing4796]

I see there is a Rover SDI, you should give Tasty Classic's a heads up. I believe he wants to do up one of those in the future. Could be good content for a future production. Unless you have got plans for the Rover.

[@mathieubroersma]

Straight for an MOT with this one 🤭

[@hoggmotorsport]

Great vid, hopefully its saved being a rare sport! Not the easiest resto but all the panels are available. £1500 for an RS1600 😳👍

[@ShedTV]

I suspect the only original bit of that when it's 'restored' will be the VIN plate. Personally I have no problem with that though, if it puts another classic on the road.

[@PaulinesPastimes]

Great commentary. All those brambles being dragged off the car as Elton was winching it reminded me of very spiky and angry versions of the streamers that people used to throw at departing ocean liners. They just didn't want to let go! 😊👍

[@raymondpearce6306]

Great video guys

[@aslandama]

How mant Eltons can you get in the boot of a MK1 Escort???? Well at least one! Handy thing to remember Claire.

[@johnlydon533]

Great video Clare & Elton, she looks in tough shape, probably bit late for saving? Enjoyed watching 👍🏼

[@kevinhaigh1654]

Love you too 😂😂, you have eltons life sometimes 😂😂, but all good fun 🎉, surprised you got it on the truck, have a great weekend take care and have fun

[@UKBarnFinds]

😂😂 thanks so much for watching Kevin~Claire

[@countteddy]

never mind the escort, i spot a renualt 4 and an SD1 .......

[@UKBarnFinds]

That Renault has been my nemesis. The underneath is so sharp (and the rear end has collapsed) that it chewed through a load of straps when I moved it previously.

[@Idrisbach]

Is the R4 done for then? 😞

[@swebb302]

Definitely a genuine 1300 sport

[@01jvb]

I won't be surprised if that makes a couple of thousand at auction. Well worth the effort.

[@KiwiStag74]

Anyone know the location of Aladdin's lamp? Mind you, that front end hung on - and that was a bit of a miracle in itself! I thought you'd end up with rear end, cockpit and a firewall, with the front wings and suspension waving goodbye from the brambles. Well, if she gets restored, then it's all worth while, isn't it?

[@damonrobus-clarke533]

I love to see that restored properly, maybe it can with care, I think as long as bulkhead/firewall is intact and transmission tunnel, it’s doable without a reshell? Not an expert though!

[@robbell4339]

What is happening with the two MGB GTs? They look kinda complete! Good work with the Escort - that’ll be a brave resto project! 👍

[@alanak3210]

Straight in the crusher with that scrap !!!

[@CortinasAndClassics]

Yay your back :) 💜

[@EmDeeCee6147]

Re-shell it. The main thing is, you’ve got all the glass and running gear 👍🏻

[@pit_stop77]

Take a brave restorer to take that project on. But as its not marked as scrapped i guess it has value

[@dave.harmon]

That thing is properly mullered

[@UKBarnFinds]

Me, or the car, Dave? 😂

[@dave.harmon]

@UKBarnFinds take your pick Elton 😂

[@paulriggers1558]

first video i have watched, seems interesting i have subbed because your bird has such a sexy voice... [testing the water here] do you fix them, or do you find a good home for them ? top tip from an old recovery lad, always carry a sturdy broom, poke it under the exhaust when winching, as it takes ages for your fingers to grow back..

[@robertjcashworth4712]

Who owns all those cars in the field. It is filled with classics from what I can see

[@StevensPaul]

You got lucky with that one... it's only got some surface rust.

[@madadz69]

There is an online VIN decoder, I’d also ask in the AVO club

[@rogerreed905]

Whats with all the straight line clouds . . ???😡 Hope all is well . . Great to see another vid . . Take care till next time . Bye from NZ💐👍👋🇳🇿🍻twa

[@Davidf-v7k]

If it’s a sport it would have a separate rev counter mounted on the top of the dash

[@swebb302]

No,only some

[@pauljeffries]

Save the glass....vin plate and gearbox.....and scrap the rest of it, it would be cheaper and easier to reshell that car.....and then you've got to find all of the other 1300 sport bits.....Good luck to the next owner.

[@lawrencehouse2040]

It'll be ok, it's MOT exempt 🙂

[@Neil-wb2xl]

its only the brambles that are stopping the front from segregating from the body

[@UKBarnFinds]

😂😂 more than likely!!

[@bondbug73]

Cars and Coffee fast Ford replica with stretched on low profiles and blue engine rubber hoses in the making. Parts car.

[@JimF500]

MMMMM........I believe the Essie body shells are worth a lot of money, but this one, really? I could be completely wrong, probably am. Who is going to buy it, don't know. Fair play to you for your successful efforts in rescuing it. Oh and well done on the research. Its such a lovely classic vehicle though.

[@rayhitchman4741]

A little weekend work needed eh ?

[@UKBarnFinds]

You could say that 😂

[@UKBarnFinds]

😂😂 are you brave enough Ray? ~Claire

[@adamweston4152]

My first car was a 1300 sport.

[@lucythemoggy1970]

elton and clare, if you think that escort is rusty, watch this video of when me and a mate bought a 1961 moggy that had been sat outside for 35 years! it was only the drivetrain that stopped it snapping in half! but it had a good try at it! kzbin.info/www/bejne/a6rbkIB9oL5kn7csi=1V9VD3FISPJ56DYD

[@UKBarnFinds]

Epic! 😂

[@lucythemoggy1970]

@@UKBarnFinds 🤣🤣

[@Cyberdyne-kg8ku]

I suppose the glass might be worth something.

[@frog-eye1420]

still enough original rust left to restore it back to it's former glory

[@markgreenhow7953]

Could have taken the vin plate off and put it on another shell?

[@rebeccasmith3287]

What are all of them white lines in the sky?

[@damonrobus-clarke533]

Just vapour trails, nothing sinister- probably main flight path for airliners.

[@worldofrandometry6912]

The glass might be useful, the rest of it however.

[@davidhayes5156]

You have to ask yourself this question, if its having new panels, or even a new shell, and then you add a replacement engine and front wheels, isn’t this car going to be a little like Triggers Broom. “Yeah that brooms lasted 10 years, its only ever had 3 new heads, and two handles”. You might just as well have built a new Escort from available parts, rather than arse about with this rust bucket. 😂👍

[@mick0846]

Mk1 escort fans are insane 😂 I've seen bugatti's in better nick that " are beyond saving " fair play though

[@SalisburyKarateClub]

Quick polish, should be good as new

[@robertwilliams1147]

Did elton get the boot😂

[@patrick103b]

Should of left it there it will be 90% pattern parts when it is restored

[@martinbarker5045]

A lot of weight reduction on the old Ford.

[@taxidude]

Chassis and firewall damaged at front.

[@Robcatist]

If it was a Mexico it would be worth saving but a 1300 sport??!! Forget it.

[@rickyball6707]

Sorry, but I think this one should’ve gone to the scrappers

[@welshy8216]

The Log book & Body Tag the only real value, Clone another bodyshell. only reason that someone will want it for.. Rest of it scrap.

[@Sn00pyJ508]

If it was a pet, you would kindly put it out of its misery.

[@kevinjones3900]

As classic cars go mk 1 and 2 escorts are not rare they are common as muck.

[@johnlees8418]

too far gone. damn shame

[@rogermaybank9345]

I've seen a few of your videos now and I often wonder if you keep your tetanus jabs up to date?

[@chrisdorrell1]

Really not worth it they were never any good even when new. I have no idea about the obsession with "slow" fords. Some person with to much money and no brains might do something. However with no engine etc it will cot 50 to 60 grand and be worth 20.

[@simonspider]

The SD1 was far more deserving of saving, those bloody awful old Fords are too common!

[@matthawes4395]

Naaa