MINT 2.0 TURBO FORD ESCORT SERIES 1 - HOW MUCH ARE THEY WORTH IN 2023? *SHOCKING*

[@paulfisher6918]

Notifications set my dream car i have had 3 of these when i was younger (19 im 47 now) I can't believe how much they are now but still a classic Ford

[@lagcossy7354]

I had two both superchipped from superchips in Buckingham ,can't believe they are worth that much either ain't that good lol

[@MrSplcrazy]

​@@lagcossy7354being 'good' isn't the only factor that reflects somethings value. There's more to it. Like how they make people feel. A glass from IKEA is worth pennies. The same glass from IKEA that for example Elton John has drunk from at his last tour.. It's worth a lot to someone who is a big Elton John fan. Food for thought for you.

[@steveaustin5451]

I watched this video when it first came out and became a fan of the Escort Turbo. 11 months later I find a clean 1985 black Escort Turbo R/C car made by Nikko. It also has hidden Police lights. It has the original remote and it all works! $4.10 at the local Goodwill. Then I find out that Lady Diana drove a black Escort. Fantastic

[@woodyr5gt113]

Heaven 🫶🏻 I’m 47 so totally my era ❤ I still have a dump valve even on my golf r and it still makes me smile daily.. this escort is a beaut.. lucky owner 👌🏻

[@MotorAddicts]

All about the dump valves

[@dazza_UTO]

I owned one circa 1996/1998. Paid £900 for it , tuned to 185bhp and sold it for just over £2k. If only I’d kept it. Reg was B911UVH. It even had a full respray which cost £500. Those were the days b

[@MotorAddicts]

Those were the days 😂

[@Def2ual]

Love that you can recall the reg .. mine was B360FAV

[@dazza_UTO]

Could prob tell you reg of all the cars I’ve owned. Series 1 & fiesta supersport - 2 cars I used to own . I could use them for a good house deposit now 😂

[@GaryWoodAlive]

Would love to see a Mk3 RS1600i on the channel! Make it happen guys. 😁

[@MotorAddicts]

We will try

[@ellis_850csi]

A guy brought a full black 1.6 rs turbo series 2 into the garage just for a couple of small fixes sat inside it and it was just incredible how retro it is and with only 132 hp it still moved 😂 great vid lads amzing to see this

[@MotorAddicts]

Much appreciated buddy

[@ellis_850csi]

@@MotorAddicts pleasure you guys always dropping bangers 👌

[@wayneyates700]

Beautiful example of an iconic 80s hot hatch, loved it. Can't wait to see what's next 👍👍

[@MotorAddicts]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@Carl-ud3zs]

Nothing compares to an old skool ford, great vid guys

[@MotorAddicts]

Appreciate it mate

[@In_memory_of_Dad]

Fair play boys that was brilliant. I always wanted an RS Turbo but never did get one. I had a Lancia Delta HF Turbo instead, you know, the 1.6 Turbo right hand drive that was a rival to the RS Turbo at the time. It was a good car all except for the gearbox! I got through 3 gearboxe's in the time I had it on the road, and on the 4th I found a company in Weston-super-Mare that specialised in Italian cars and they fitted at great expense a reinforced gearbox. I never had any trouble with it after that, in fact it was a really good car and a lot faster than the RS Turbo!!!! Oh and I still have the Lancia, it hasn't seen tarmac in 17 years!!!

[@MotorAddicts]

No way, mate had one and loved it

[@mohammedrucsaal6100]

get it on the channel plz😊

[@christophercraig5181]

Your videos keep popping up and so far out of the 3 or 4 that I've watched...thumbs up! Nostalgia galore and of course,the cars I remember from my youth. Never was fortunate enough to own even a base version of any of the road rockets. Haven't seen any of them for almost 30 years...well,with exception to the Japanese wedges which luckily were sold in the U.S also. This is a car that is as rare as they come in the U.K,most have rotted away. I've had 9 of them over the years,a good clean 88/89 Widebody with the must have factory airdam is about about as good looking as any car from that period...had the performance too. You guys should try and find one that is stock and clean for one of your upcoming videos. Guaranteed that viewers that even knew what it was and were part of it all back then,would have a story like mine...I knew a guy that had a friend...that had one,it was fast!😎 I remember seeing a widebody racing an E30 M3 on my walk back from school,what a sound! Brilliant channel you lads have,always entertaining and nostalgic af. And the car? STARION GSR-VR!

[@dragontattooee]

Absolutely crushing it with the cars on the channel. Dream car when I was younger, still a dream car

[@MotorAddicts]

Owens even fallen for it

[@Fizz-Pop]

Haven't seen one of these in 20 years. I miss the 80's/90's motors.

[@MotorAddicts]

Same here

[@G4RY1159]

Not had the best of weeks but these videos can make things a bit better. Thanks again chaps!

[@MotorAddicts]

Cheers Gary and chin up buddy

[@P6UL_K]

I created a Cabriolet version of a S1, owned it 26yrs now… Full bare shell rebuild, S1 engine, S1 wheels, S1 interior etc, etc… Still got it tucked away in my garage 😎🫶🏼

[@WPKSC]

Old School cool. Loved how all these era cars had rattles and tram lined on camber and bumps. Proper feedback cars, no dead feeling to them and no driver aids. So much fun to drive 👍

[@Cass_91_4]

love how happy this made O!! like a kid in a sweet shop.

[@MotorAddicts]

He loved it

[@BrandonTaylor-bg1xv]

Had 2 mk2 rs turbos and 2 astra gte 16v's in the 90s loved both of them pure hot hatches.......

[@davekennedy6315]

Thanks again gents, i`m absolutely loving all these Old School Hot Hatches. The nostalgia is strong.

[@MotorAddicts]

Welcome buddy

[@stat1865]

Properly love this video, Keeping My 1999 S2000 track car see you in 15years for a video on it But a mate has Mark 3 Escort estate RS Turbo body on an na Mx5 chassis fully forged n built

[@MotorAddicts]

That sounds wicked

[@stat1865]

@@MotorAddicts Sure he would show you around his fleet

[@olliewilkinson2229]

Ayyy that’s my dad old car! Had it for 9 years and just sold it :(

[@jamesswadling543]

saw this today IRL at Car meet this morning great looking car

[@MotorAddicts]

It’s a stunner

[@QSGWorldwide]

deffo the most underrated youtube channel I know of. you guys are crushing it

[@MotorAddicts]

Really appreciate the kind words, also comments like this help

[@GazMoby]

Brum phew.... Brum phew.... Loving the dump valve noise! Very enjoyable as always 👍

[@MotorAddicts]

Thanks buddy

[@stuarthoy3331]

Did enjoy the ride in this

[@danielferraro59]

oh yes yes boys !!! that’s what i like the blasts from the past!! u know my cousin and others had these and i never was into them ,… always porsches for me from young but now i’m of same age as you guys i really appreciate everything old from our days and would have any of these icons over a modern car any day they are just stunning and this was really nice ,,, you guys are really doing so well with these vids thankyou so much,.. still my favourite channel ,.. you truly are smashing it up 💪🏻👊🏻👊🏻👊🏻👊🏻 🫡 respect

[@MotorAddicts]

Really appreciate it mate

[@chrisdempsey6455]

Love video hope one day mine will be back together and up and driving

[@MotorAddicts]

Get on it sir

[@F4Insight-uq6nt]

The Era this car came from was far superior than the current era.

[@MotorAddicts]

Totally agree

[@svernon7472]

Crazy how much the hot hatches are now!I had a 16v mk2 gti. Mk1 cab gti. Clio 16v. Loved that era,can remember when all of them ,Including turbos was a couple of grand,and saph cossy was 3k😢😂

[@MotorAddicts]

Shocking now

[@TAZSOB]

Great video lads, proper old school hot hatch. I got offered a series 2 in the gun metal grey for £500 in 1999 and i turned it down cuz of a leaky head gasket, regret it big time now 😂

[@MotorAddicts]

We all have stories like that

[@chrisdempsey6455]

I have a Renault 5 raider and series one in for restoration both stripped in my garages now on hold both and standard cars to in every way right the way down to the exhaust i have run out of money hoping to go back to them to finish them off one day 😱

[@MotorAddicts]

A raider is cool as hell

[@eddiek821]

Awsome car lads had one myself back in 2009 after i sold my S2 had all the usual trick bits on the engine including a stage 2 head and stage 2 hybrid turbo. Forget the cosworths for me these are the ultimate 😎. I hear you mention the Recaro seats i still believe they are the best seats ever made for comfort and holding you tight. Also not alot of people seem to know that the Escort RS Turbo was the first front wheel drive road car in the world to use this compact viscous-coupling design limited-slip differential instead of a normal mechanical limited slip differential 😊.

[@TheEshabee]

Another wicked review chaps! Loving this nostalgia series❤

[@MotorAddicts]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@stevenward3667]

Absolutely awesome car and thanks for show casing it 👍👏well done

[@MotorAddicts]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@richardbeazer9543]

Quality video as always Zvh swapped and why not makes it more fun to drive and plenty more miles in it 💯💯

[@MotorAddicts]

Made a lot of difference, but of modernisation

[@gimble447]

​@@MotorAddictsAlso ZVH is pronounced ZEE VH not ZED VH, because it sounds more like CVH, imo the only ever time it's acceptable to use the American colonialism for Z 😂

[@jamespainter9371]

What a beautiful sound takes me back .between me and my mate we had 5 between us . Good times going south end lol ❤

[@MotorAddicts]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@liam...896]

This will make you laugh. I used to have a mk5 escort, which I used to drive to college. Couldn't afford the real thing, so I stuck some grilles in the bonnet and then an electric dump valve, 😂 it would make the sound through a speaker under the bonnet when you released your foot off the accelerator 😂 I honestly did think I was the bollocks. ( look back now, what a ....PRICK ) 😂😂

[@MotorAddicts]

Yea there was stuff we done that would make us look the same 😂

[@richardtaylor7411]

Wonderful video, thank you both! I think the opening rear windows was the other extra in the ‘custom’ package. Also the grey series 2’s were Mercury grey if memory serves and lastly exhaust could be a Mongoose? ❤

[@MotorAddicts]

Yea could be a mongoose, forgot about them

[@jimwilkinson4206]

All series 1's came with opening rear windows. The custom options were sunroof, central locking and electric windows.... and there was a stereo upgrade to the ecu1 stereo with electric aerial instead of the standard SRT32P stereo.

[@allseeingeye1]

Loving the enthusiasm, lads

[@MotorAddicts]

Cheers bud

[@Outandaboutonashoestring]

I used to know the guy owned C100 TAB. Had the underside sprayed polar white too and had it wrapped in bubble wrap to be trailered to the RS meets at Castle Donington. Was all original, no mods, low mileage wonder what that's worth now ?

[@Jimmyb85]

Love it I was a young teen late nineties early noughties and these and the series 2 were everywhere loved seeing them would love to own one 😎

[@bigboy1170]

Loving the nostalgia trip you keep sending us on! 🤙

[@MotorAddicts]

More to come!

[@dazza14778]

Another great video lads, my dream car was always Renault 5 gt turbo,

[@MotorAddicts]

Same here

[@mo155]

What great memories! Will you also feature an R5 Alpine Turbo, GT Turbo, and maybe a Talbot Sunbeam Lotus? Same Era and just as iconic. Just a thought.

[@philipgreensmith1694]

Series1 turbo should havea 1.6 cvh not a 2.0 so an engine swap must detract from its value over stock. Love these cars 😮

[@themrlrv]

Don't need to swap engine just boar the pistons out to make it a 2ltr

[@lukejenkins9341]

Stroke it

[@geofffletcher5739]

If i ever sell it ill throw in the knackered original block

[@stephenbradley5805]

Mint car, I always wanted a series 1 but could never afford one. Now I have mk3 xr3i, escort cosworth, mk2 rs2000 and a mk2 rs focus but still no series one turbo 😢

[@markcozzie]

Curious to it's bhp now?, Since the zetec (duratec st170) all the power came from the st170 head,a normal 2 litre zetec 130/140bhp,this still on mfi so around the 190/200bhp?

[@AdamForeman]

Princess Diana’s RS Turbo was sold for £2,638.00 to Geoff King, a manager at Ford Motor Company, for his "wife". That same car went on to sell for £780,000 at auction!

[@zigzag53pm]

Hasn't got the original side stripes. Had an rs1600i and one of these back in the day. RS1600i was fully built and the series one made 225hp, went like the clapoers

[@mikematthews2k181]

If only they made a Bailey Dump Valve ring tone ❤❤❤ make a fortune

[@MotorAddicts]

😂 I’d buy one

[@bobbytaylor3043]

I’ve got a 1997 P reg Mk1 Saxo VTS which I’ve restored, stock apart from an OMP wheel and apex suspension if you fancy driving that at some stage?

[@deanoscott]

Had a twin piston on my s2. Sounded great. Miss that car 😔. Chattered aswell.

[@nigelgibson368]

" GETS YOU SOME OF DAT " LOVE IT MINT 👌💪😎👍

[@jondrizzle4554]

Running same lump in my mk2 fiesta been good as gold Stunning car gents

[@MotorAddicts]

Bet that goes well

[@jondrizzle4554]

@MotorAddicts yep it's good fun Only running a series 2 intercooler so only running 6 psi Got a pace alloy one to.chuck on so plenty more boost to come. 👍

[@danielbaker4820]

I own a series 2 powered mk4 convertible love the old school styling my one is modded 1.6 running 225bhp While building it could of have one as mint as this one for 35000 gutted i didnt buy it at the time

[@Ad0akes]

Back when you had to mail order parts form magazines

[@MotorAddicts]

Oh yea 😂

[@cogboy302]

There was a short lived TV series which ran in the mid '80s called C.A.T.S eyes. The female lead characters both drove Series 1 RSTs. C220 HVW (white) & C221 HVW (blue). I dunno if the registrations were genuine (there was also a Sierra 5 door, reg C222 HVW) or if the blue Series 1 was painted by the factory or done by the TV company to distinguish the two cars, but it was definitely blue. There are photos of it online.

[@stevenjames2891]

Love it looks the nuts still today ❤cant wait for more old skool fords

[@staffybullterrier7678]

Bring it on....lol... love it!! Cruising around southend seafront picking up totty 😂😂😂

[@gerrygoodfellow5321]

HAD 2 OF THEM BACK IN THE DAY 1 WITH NO FRONT WINGS INDECATOR,S &1 WITH. IT WAS A REALLY LATE 1 THOUGH ,WISH I HAD STORED THEM NOW.💸💸💸💸💸💸💸💸💸💸💸💸🙈👍❤🤣

[@MotorAddicts]

Would be worth tons

[@gerrygoodfellow5321]

ALONG WITH THE THE MEXICOS ,2000,CAPRI, ESCORT, 3S CAPRI XR2,3,4, TURBOS, 16Is 2.8S HINDSIGHT WOULD BE A GREAT THING🙈🙈HEY HO👍

[@rosscullen531]

Sick little car we had the escort gt in the u.s. but never with a turbo.

[@MotorAddicts]

Would love to see that

[@jammytimmy]

I remember showing my dad the price of MK2 Capri's a couple of years, he was so gob smacked at the value of them at the time lol.

[@MotorAddicts]

We got a couple of built ones coming

[@britishbluetess]

These were regarded as classics 25 years ago so much more sought after than the mk2 god knows what a minted is now 😂

[@MotorAddicts]

Crazy money

[@Scotts23]

Absolutely amazing nothing else to say

[@694069406940]

i would want it whit the cvh engine. not some other engine keep it og worth a lot if its og

[@swiftyrs2354]

man ..makes me wunna get my s1 back out of storage …. bought when i was a kid and never sold it ..restored and did concours in the 90’s when parts were still available ..tommi field low comp 1.6 cvh engine with all the bells and whistles ..standard they r pretty slow compared to todays average car … problem in todays climate u can’t leave them in a public car park with out some knob avin a go to take it …6yrs and counting on mine on axle stands in a carcoon …🙄🤷🏻‍♂️

[@MotorAddicts]

Bless it, sitting on a good investment there

[@henrymarkey6940]

wish still had mine

[@melvynevery8232]

Great video 👍

[@MotorAddicts]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@MattyEngland]

Lovely motor, rather drive that than a 2023 BMW or Audi

[@MotorAddicts]

Agreed

[@voidyvoidz4870]

I love how you mention the white dials twice lol get on lads haha. Lovely car tho. I used to have one and they were fast for that age.

[@MotorAddicts]

It’s because stu ignores what Owen says

[@EmDeeCee6147]

I remember the CD on the rad/fan….what was that all about??

[@MotorAddicts]

Just a think that we thought looked good as youngens 😂 we was wrong

[@markcozzie]

Used to build 1.8zvh bt with efi from the fiesta rs turbo,this desperate for a efi conversion and pace intercooler.

[@markcozzie]

If 2 litre got skimmed standard pistons,boost limited to 1 bar then?, normally 2.1, alot people used c20let pistons so can more boost.

[@scousehousemaffia4289]

MK1 astra GTE you need next lads 👀

[@MotorAddicts]

Yes we do

[@ItsMe.K.777]

💯

[@ItsMe.K.777]

Red top

[@ritid69]

@@ItsMe.K.777mk1 was definitely not a red top

[@ItsMe.K.777]

No but red top iconic dude

[@FunLovingCriminal_JB]

If it's absolutely mint I'd say 30-40k My mate crashed my XR3 while I was sat in the passenger seat... He gave me £500 because they weren't worth that much back then... I'd love to have another one ❤😉👌

[@MotorAddicts]

All are mega bucks now with the blue oval on front

[@omgitsZAN4]

White dials are not standard. Exhaust looks like a magnex to me, not scorpion 😊 to get near 200bhp on 1.6 block you had to spend a few quid.

[@andybrooks7908]

Don't think magnex did a rolled tip

[@omgitsZAN4]

@@andybrooks7908 seem to remember seeing with? What do defiantly remember is that is the tail pipe is 3” it’s doubtful it’s a scorpion. Even though supplied 3” tailpipe everyone seemed to choose 4” and the pitch of the exhaust in the video didn’t sound like a scorpion to me. Pretty confident it’s magnex

[@garypankhurst9014]

I used have series 2 1.9

[@sidbobby3233]

Dreams right there, love these. 😎😎👊👊👍👍✌✌👌👌

[@richardmorris8433]

Come to Sudbury and try out my s2 rst. Completely standard. I think

[@MotorAddicts]

Drop us a dm and if we that way for sure

[@richardmorris8433]

@@MotorAddicts sure thing

[@turboslag]

Back in the day these were not reviewed well in the press, amongst the competition was the Astra 2.0 16V, which had 150 brake standard and handled better, much better. Thing is now, anything fast ford with a turbo is so collectable. Personally I'd rather have a Lotus Cortina.

[@MotorAddicts]

Love a cortina

[@philipgreensmith1694]

16v astra gte wasn't out for years after these

[@Jase73]

yes you’re right. I think they came out late 88 on an F plate.

[@philipgreensmith1694]

@Jase73 I would have said E but yeah definitely not 84/85!

[@Jase73]

@@philipgreensmith1694 I had an F reg 16v. I think that was the earliest I saw. Only 1.8 and 2ltr 8 valve were earlier. I have an 86 series 1 rst now. By far my favourite I must say

[@jasonsellick3474]

There worth what fools are prepared to give for them old and slow hade 3 of them good channel lads.

[@MotorAddicts]

Appreciate it matey

[@TheNismo777]

25-35k nowdays, not that expensive cars, but prices sure still going up.

[@MotorAddicts]

Deffo won’t stop going up at the minute

[@MrCopCam]

Haha quality video as always boys 👌🏽

[@MotorAddicts]

Thank you 🙌

[@johnrowell942]

90's classic

[@MotorAddicts]

100%

[@mohammedrucsaal6100]

great car love to see a cavalier sri 130 hatch or a saloon

[@MotorAddicts]

We trying to find them all like Pokémon

[@mohammedrucsaal6100]

Great channel

[@MotorAddicts]

@@mohammedrucsaal6100 thank you we try

[@AlexImy-ur5rr]

Proper motor 🏁🏁

[@MotorAddicts]

100%

[@johnchincotta1qwdb15]

Nice one chaps

[@Birmingham_racing]

Need to get a starlet or glanza on the channel

[@Scotts23]

Cherrybomb back boxes in my younger days

[@MotorAddicts]

Loved them

[@GrantBattle-w2m]

It's standard with a 2 litre in hmmmm they had a 1.6 tubs in an the price might vary with an engine swap tbh lads

[@MotorAddicts]

That’s why less than 25k and not nearer 30-35k

[@neiltitmus9744]

I worked with a guy he had one only a few weeks before it got stolen i was gutted for him.

[@stephenbingham1808]

Love it Love it Love it

[@sidbobby3233]

Swear people used to photo copy the dails as a cheap flex. 😎😎👊👊👍👍✌✌👌👌

[@MotorAddicts]

😂

[@markcozzie]

Lockwood white dials 😂 Exhaust mongoose or scorpion

[@mrsmiley_148]

I sold my series 1 in pretty good condition 12hrs ago for £3500…makes me feel sick lol

[@MotorAddicts]

Makes us all a little sick

[@mrsmiley_148]

@@MotorAddicts Just realised I wrote 12hrs instead of 12yrs 😂

[@lewisbaines8801]

Worth anywhere for £25 to about £40 grand

[@andy44646]

Probably 20/25K I’d say.

[@shikehowson1]

They all used to skip a bit when you’d drove over some uneven road 😅

[@lukejenkins9341]

When's the 500 mate

[@MotorAddicts]

Filming that and a fiesta a week Tuesday, so possibly 2-3 weeks as got so much booked in

[@lukejenkins9341]

@@MotorAddicts wicked

[@Birmingham_racing]

Ive always preferred s1 over s2

[@ItsMe.K.777]

I loved fast ford's but then vauxhall astra cavs en rest