1969 FORD ESCORT MK1 SHELL

This Ford Escort Mk1 two-door shell is accompanied by two Pinto engines, a gearbox and a large number of parts, ready to build into something special.

The chassis number BB44JR41263 corresponds to a 1969 Mk1 Escort 1300.

The vendor advises that both engines and their cylinder heads will require a rebuild, but the crankshafts are fine. One is an RS2000 Pinto engine, the other is a 2.1-litre big-valve Pinto with ported head and Vernier pulley. Also included are:

• Bilstein rear shocks x2
• Rear shock mounts to rear spring x2
• Front cross member
• Box of small oddment fixings
• Original basket-weave full rear seat & back (black vinyl)
• Mk1 wiper motor
• RS2000 full exhaust system with 4-branch manifold
• Rear axle plus anti-tramp bars and handbrake cable
• Bonnet stay and headlining bars
• Mk1 fuse box & cover
• Clutch lever for Type 9 gearbox
• Mk1 rear loom
• Mk1 heated rear windscreen loom
• Mk1 GT/TwinCam interior loom for 6-dial clocks
• Mk1 heater complete with controls
• Mk1 rubber seals (new) for front & rear screens & rear quarters, including chrome insert roll (new)
• Track control arms x2 plus lower steering linkage
• Mk1 Escort AVO/RS boot battery tray
• Ford Escort battery tray
• Escort battery tray
• Ford steering column cowling
• Strut top plate with stamped V5 chassis number
• Mk1 Escort 6-dial clocks
• Mk1 anti-roll bars
• Mk1 front & rear screens plus 1 heated rear screen
• Mk1 fuel tanks x2
• Mk1 rear quarter glass x2
• Type 9 gearbox
• Mk1 custom-made struts complete with vented discs and calipers x2
• Mk1 steering column with ignition & original Ford key
• Mk1 door seals x2
• Mk1 six-dial dash top (original not fibreglass)
• Front window vinyl pillar covers x2
• Rear quarter internal cards x2 with original ashtrays
• Mk1 chrome rear bumper

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