A RUSTY old two-door Ford Escort found in a garage is estimated to sell for £25,000 when it goes under the hammer at auction this summer. The Charterhouse auction house will oversee bids at its auction of classic cars on Wednesday, July 14, at the Haynes International Motor Museum. And this particular old Ford has a story to tell. “Never a day goes by when you do not see a Ford on the road such has been the huge success of the Ford Motor Company,” said auctioneer Richard Bromell. “Founded by Henry Ford in 1903 Ford became automotive pioneers in the introduction of the production line with the Model T which Henry Ford famously said any customer can have a car painted in any colour he wants as long as it is black.”
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A RUSTY old Ford Escort, which has been tucked away in garages for nearly a quarter of century, could sell for up to £25,000 when it goes under the hammer. The rare two-door Mk 1 RS2000 model, from 1975, is in need of lots of care and attention. It was bought as a restoration project by a retired Bournemouth man three years ago. But he s decided to let another enthusiast return, what is undoubtedly the one of the nation s most iconic affordable cars, to its former glory. The sale, set for the Haynes International Motor Museum later this summer, is being handled by north Dorset-based Charterhouse Auctioneers.
A LOT of buck for your BANGER! Rusty 1975 two-door Ford Escort that has never been restored is set to fetch £25,000 at auction (with 53,677 miles on clock and seven previous owners) Extremely rare RS2000 Mark 1 dates from 1975 and is one of very few un-restored versions still in existence
It could be worth between £40,000 and £50,000 when restored but has spent 25 years in rotting in garage
It is set to go under the hammer at Charterhouse auctioneers, in Dorset, on Wednesday, July 14
The Charterhouse two-day May auction takes place from the Sherborne salerooms of Charterhouse on Thursday, May 8. “While we continued to be busy during lockdown we are all really looking forward to welcoming clients back to our salerooms,” said auctioneer Richard Bromell. “Although our auctions have been held successfully online during the lockdown, and no doubt some will change the way they buy at auction relying wholly on armchair bidding, there is still a large community of buyers who love nothing more than to walk around our salerooms looking, seeing, smelling and handling all the lovely lots before they bid on them.”