ha ha bet they don't like that

**p fandango** · Monday 8th June 2009, 16:08

been & picked up the ST gearbox today, & found this on it

all those Crocus owners who deny Volvo had anything to do with the ST & say its all F*rds work must love seeing that lol

**cameron** · Monday 8th June 2009, 16:13

LOL @ Ford

**p fandango** · Monday 8th June 2009, 16:35

Originally Posted by cameron

LOL @ Ford

i'm not a F*rd man i'm afraid, we have had some nice ones in the family tho but wouldn't have one myself

my bro's old company van, running a modified RS2000 engine & running gear

despite the colours was a genuine Lotus Cortina, it was an ex-Broadspeed rally/demo car

may not look much (was brought for £50) but ended up running 250bhp on a NA engine lol

the remains of a mates Cossie, ouch

**Dangerous Dave** · Monday 8th June 2009, 16:40

Lol, its even got the same O/S bearing mounting

**cameron** · Monday 8th June 2009, 16:49

I loved F...Fo.....For ah crap just say it Lee ( FORD

) when i was younger.

I had a Sapphire 2wd Cossie with 500bhp or there abouts ( Reg E424 TSD ), till i went on holiday and come back to be told it was hiab'd onto the back of a flat bed truck

**p fandango** · Monday 8th June 2009, 16:58

Originally Posted by cameron

I had a Sapphire 2wd Cossie with 500bhp or there abouts ( Reg E424 TSD ), till i went on holiday and come back to be told it was hiab'd onto the back of a flat bed truck

mate had a Bimmer stolen the same way, took him a fortnight to notice it missing lol. Looked thru the CCTV & got the recovery truck drive passed then come back & pick it up on video, never got the car back tho

**p fandango** · Monday 8th June 2009, 16:59

Originally Posted by bomb192uk

Lol, its even got the same O/S bearing mounting

thats good to know, hopefully it'll be an easy swop over

**MrMopp** · Monday 8th June 2009, 17:08

That lotus cortina is beautiful

**cameron** · Monday 8th June 2009, 17:17

Originally Posted by MrMopp

That lotus cortina is beautiful

Agreed to a certain extent, ive always been a big fan of the origonal colours though.............

**p fandango** · Monday 8th June 2009, 17:17

Originally Posted by MrMopp

That lotus cortina is beautiful

its my grandads from 16years ago. He kept it garaged till sundays when it got took round the block, parked up then washed & polished. He eventually sold it & brought a 1.6 Sierra

it appeared on ebay last year, we did go & have a look at it with the intention of buying it back for him but the dreaded tin worm had started to take hold. We didn't tell him we'd found his old car because he'd of been devistanted with the condition of it

**cameron** · Monday 8th June 2009, 17:20

Looks absolutely mint condition there buddy, a credit to your grandad

**p fandango** · Monday 8th June 2009, 17:24

Originally Posted by cameron

Looks absolutely mint condition there buddy, a credit to your grandad

thanks. TBH they are pictures from ebay last year, but in the flesh the paint was very patchy & say had alot of rust underneath. Think it had only done about 50miles in the 15years since my grandad owned it

**JelT5** · Monday 8th June 2009, 17:55

LOL about the st box mate

best not mention it to fr@ud, I mean ford, eh?

The minilites give the escort away...a little bit anyway!

As for the Lotus Cortina- stunning motor!

**timbo_1975** · Monday 8th June 2009, 20:12

Originally Posted by p fandango

been & picked up the ST gearbox today, & found this on it

all those Crocus owners who deny Volvo had anything to do with the ST & say its all F*rds work must love seeing that lol

HOW I AM LAUGHING!!!!!!!

Actually, if you get the 5 pot block out of an ST, 'Volvo' is embossed in the back of that too, just by the oil cooler.

Someone in sweden is having the last laugh...

**p fandango** · Monday 8th June 2009, 20:22

Originally Posted by timbo_1975

Actually, if you get the 5 pot block out of an ST, 'Volvo' is embossed in the back of that too, just by the oil cooler.

i don't know if we should be so proud of that considering the problems they've had with the engine

**p fandango** · Monday 8th June 2009, 20:24

Originally Posted by JelT5

LOL about the st box mate

best not mention it to fr@ud, I mean ford, eh?

i've joined the ST owners forum to get some info on the gearbox, i can see another thread being started lol

The minilites give the escort away...a little bit anyway!

the original wheels had rusted away lol

As for the Lotus Cortina- stunning motor!

it was gorgeous, he sold it just before i passed my driving test (wonder if theirs a link lol)

**timbo_1975** · Monday 8th June 2009, 20:27

Originally Posted by p fandango

i don't know if we should be so proud of that considering the problems they've had with the engine

Thats a good point... :-(

**Alan M** · Monday 8th June 2009, 20:54

Its the Ford 'in company' parts sharing scheme. You find a lot of Mazda parts on the smaller model Fords. Fords aren't really fords these days but an amalgamation of all the parts from the parts sharing scheme that last longer than their original parts used to.

**p fandango** · Monday 8th June 2009, 20:58

Originally Posted by timbo_1975

Thats a good point... :-(

Built by Volvo, refined (f**ked up) by F*rd

**p fandango** · Monday 8th June 2009, 21:02

Originally Posted by Alan M

Its the Ford 'in company' parts sharing scheme. You find a lot of Mazda parts on the smaller model Fords. Fords aren't really fords these days but an amalgamation of all the parts from the parts sharing scheme that last longer than their original parts used to.

our Volvo handsfree kits also list Aston Martin as the same fitment so i guess it could be worse