MetBlackMK5

I'm the one that sold it to Bradley French. I bought off ebay from a guy called Ian Amarani (sic) in Bolton, the idea being to use it as a daily. As is usually the case the pictures were very flattering and the fresh MOT very suspect. I very rarely used it so eventually it got relegated to being a parts car. Seemed a shame for it and the 2.3 i had to be sat there rotting away so a mate put them on facebook were they both sold very quick due the cheap prices. Did you just buy the car or did Bradley pass on the parts as well? I sold it with four mint rust free green doors two v good wings, a big lump of rot free drivers side scuttle (cut from the centre air vents to 3" up the pillar) a 32/36 dgav on manifold and a good complete 3:78 axle. Bargain for £600 I've been shown your pics on facebook, hence why i'm here, i don't why the vinyl roof has been taken off as it was mint, also why the engine bay is now black, i also had a metallic blue rocker cover and cam cover. When i had it someone on here mentioned they knew a previous owner, who had swapped the engine, could be a sierra lump as it has/had twin pipe downpipe and a wide flange rockercover. To drive the engine wanted the valve stem seals doing but was otherwise a strong unit (if they're still on it's got a full accuspark igintion kit with recon bosch distibutor that'd done 50 miles when it left me), but the axle was very noisy and every bush on the car front and back wants changing ( i think i put powerflex voids in the pigs head though as i had set spare). I did offer bradley a load of other bits but he wasn't interested in panels that needed welding on. It's had sills previously to me and they haven't been seam welded only plugged, something to bear in mind. I very rarely come on here now, all pm's always seem to get sent to my spam box. But i'll check this thread again in a day or two incase you want more info or there's something i can help you with. All the best Rob.

His mate is a an importer, he brings a lot of stuff over not just old fords but bikes and machinery as well. I can ask/pass on a number.

Complete lights both sides i think.

A mate of mine has just got a 1971 mk3 saloon from south africa and unfortunately it's been damaged in the container. We're northwest based so if anyone has any of the above kicking about it would be much appreciated. Thanks, Rob.

It was SibboSavage who had it before me. He got it off a mate, who got it from Bortaf. Glad to see it's going back on the road. My mate who put them on facebook has told me the cosmos blue saloon is back on the now, passed it's mot last week with no advisories! Two cars that could have gone around the oval are now back on the mean streets, which can only be a good thing ;-)

Looks smart, any more picks of the install? Are you keeping the factory efi or are going carbs+ megajolt?

There's couple of lads on retro rides doing them, motor of choice is either ford 1.8 td from sierra/p100, or peugeot xud with rover lt77 box+ldv bellhousing. Ford motor is probaly the easier conversion, but the xud is a better engine. Zetec should return 35+mpg, or a 2.9 v6 on lpg would be the route i'd take though..... I think bortaf converted a mk3 to diesel, might be worth a pm.

I bought a service pack off ebay as mine's missing. Also included was the first 3 years of service history for this car. It was white with a blue interior, registered on the 30/3/82, supplied by A. Clark LTD of Windsor and it seems the original owner paid for "extra cover" (costing £177.10p, big bucks for '82). The car was also treated to tectyl rust prevention ( with a 6 year guarantee). It's been untaxed since 1999, so i'm guessing it's long dead. Just curious if anyone on here knew or owned the car?

Try south wales props, or alternatively a couple of ice hockey pucks as spacers.

It's the car i bought that scuttle end for Dave. I'm too busy at work to get around to it at the moment (did you see the black phantom i'm welding up at the minute?) It'll get broken if i don't have time to finish it, it's worth more to me in bits.

It's been sat in the yard at work since the t+t ran out.

I can put some up later if you like (i'm on my phone at the mo')

Lazenby43 has full electric leather in his mk5. I think it's from a mk3 mondeo ( might be easier to find these days).

Cool pictures, if that green mk5 (ALK 72Y) is a gls, i nearly bought it from a dealer in skem in '02. Ended up buying a glsi sapphire instead.

Anyone know the latest with these?