Paul Grattidge

Last Outing of the year?

The rain had a day off on Sunday and gave me just enough time to pop down to the Oval Owners meet and then checked out a few new locations for some photos on the way home. Was lovely once the sun came out! not sure how many more days …

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P2 FMC

The ultimate Escort F2 Screamer! Fancy a mental Maxi Escort? Built by Gordon Spooner Engineering (GSE) for Gwyndaf Evans to run during the last 2 rounds the Ulster and Manx of the 1997 BRC. The F2 Escort Maxi has been a common sight (In various liveries!) in the UK competing …

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Mk5 XR3i

This nice low milage XR3i caught my eye while browsing. I like the idea of this as my daily! With only 27k miles it has spend most of its life out of the weather. It has had some paint and floor pans but looks good for a low cost entry …

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AVO National Day 2025

My first trip down to Hatton in the Escort for the AVO National day and I was wishing for the air con of the Focus daily! The Mex was also asked to fill a gap in the Rallye Sport Escorts stand so I was surrounded by some top Mk2 RS’s! …

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NOS Exhausts

Managed to list some of the NOS Exhausts that have been in storage for ages. All have a bit of surface rust but brand new Ford parts. Drop me a message if interested!

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Fiesta Takeover!

The local Oval Owners Classic meet saw more Fiestas turn out than Escorts for a change! Top car was this 1.3 Supersport fitted with all the optional extras, quarter opening windows, headlight wipers with the massive washer bottle and sunroof. The XR2 was a close second and nice to see …

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Fancy a Project!

This RS2000 is was built the same month as my Mex, SY October 1976 and looks like a cracking project. Its up for auction in June with Anglia Car Auctions It looks to be complete although I cant see under the bonnet but looks interesting! Chassis number: GCATSY00480 and more …

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AVO Drive It Day

Ju also managed to get out on Sunday with the AVO Owners for their Drive It Day. All looking amazing in the sun!

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First Meet of the Year

With the sun shining I had the chance to show the Escort for the first time this year at the Oval Owners meet at Autobrite HQ. For something different this year a number of cars were invited inside the showroom and PRU was one of them! Car of the day …

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Spring Clean

With the weather warming up and thoughts turning to running out in the Escort its time for a clean underneath and see to some odd jobs. While it was up on stands I adjusted the Exhaust, completed a spanner check and replaced the washer bottle that had sprung a leak …

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