FORRES THEME DAY - SUNDAY 2nd MAY 2010

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Alright more from the show for you cars buffs on here

1983 Ford Sierra XR4i

A late entry an Audi Quattro

Ford Escort XR3i circa 1983

Mark 111 Escort

Mark 11 Escort

Mark 11 Escort Mexico

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An Escort RS 2000

Late entry a Jaguar Series 11

1975 Ford Capri JPS ( John Player Special)

1979 Ford Escort Mexico ( REPLICA)

1978 Ford Escort RS 2000

F0rd Escort RS 2000

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Another Ford RS 2000 on tyres like rubber bands ;)

Another RS 2000

Still on Ford's but an older one

A 1962 Zephyr MK 2

Now on to the Capri's

1986 Ford Capri Laser 1.6

1983 Ford Capri 2.8 injection

1984 Ford Capri 2.8 injection Special

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1978 Ford Capri V8

1986 Ford Capri 280

1979 Ford escort RS 2000

1965 Ford Anglia Super

Escort MK 11

1966 E Type Jaguar

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Next up is an amazing display of cars from the Moray Motor Museum in Elgin ....I attach the web site link at the end should anyone ever be up in the Morayshire area

1952 Aston Martin DB2 Ex lady racer of the 50's Jean Bloxham

6 cylinders and  3 litres

Next a 1951 Jaguar XK 120 Roadster with a 3.8 litre engine and 0-100 in less than 7 seconds. Now that care could give a modern day car a run for its money and its nearly 60 years old... I think I would prefer this to the Porsche G3 any day ;)

http://www.moraymotormuseum.org/

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Next a 1962 Aston Martin DB 4 with 

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• 4.2 litre engine
   
• 400 BHP
   
• 3 tons in weight
   
• 0-100 MPH in 6 seconds
  

Next a racing Jaguar Serie 1 or 11 ..sorry I forgot the details [

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I have not seen many of these in preservation......An Austin 3 litre automatic from the early 1970's basically a Austin 1800 or Wolsley 1885 with a bigger body and a petrol guzzling engine

[catkom3]

\ Was that Austin called Princess,seem to remember my brother had one,also notice that one has a Fife registration 

Regards

Joe.

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No that is definitely just an Austin 3 litre Joe. I remember them well since a mates father had one on a J plate and in brown.

Here is the Princess

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Now excluding the cars from the McWhirter's Moray Motor Museum I think I would have chosen this 1987 Sierra RS Cosworth as best in show.

Has standard 16v 1993 cc engine producing 204BHP. This one spent most of its life in Aberdeen and has only 70k on the clock. Only 5,542 were built and the new cost in 1986 was less than £ 16k. In comparison I paid £ 8,266 for an 1.8 Cavalier SRi on 01/08/1985 that only had 115BHP ;)

The engine room

[The Tractor Twitcher]

Thanks for posting all those lovely Fords Bill, especially the Escorts they had Dad and I drooling with delight. The Sierra Cosworth also brings back memories of a number of rallying versions I've seen in action over the years too, especially one in the hands of a famous Scot. Have to say though they're all beaten hands down in the looks department by that beautiful DB4.  

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I thought you and your dad might have liked those Ford's David. Now which famous Scot and the Cosworth were you thinking about there were a few good Scots on the rally circuit including a lady driver ...Louise Aitken Walker

http://www.aitken-walkerdriving.co.uk/

[The Tractor Twitcher]

I thought you and your dad might have liked those Ford's David. Now which famous Scot and the Cosworth were you thinking about there were a few good Scots on the rally circuit including a lady driver ...Louise Aitken Walker

http://www.aitken-walkerdriving.co.uk/

Jimmy McRae back in the late '80s when the British Championship came to the Yorkshire forests at the start of the season rather the end of it Bill. I believe he chucked it off the road late in the event whilst Louise finished 2nd in a little Peugeot 205. The event was won by the late Pentti Airikkala in a Mitsubishi Starion.