The NEC Classic Motor Show Sale 12-14 November 2021

www.silverstoneauctions.com 129 + buyer’s premium of 15% including VAT @ 20% Classic Car Sale | Saturday 13th November | 1pm 1980 Ford Escort MkII RS2000 Custom More Details Lot 311 Bid On Lot 311 Registration: DBB 134V Chassis Number: GCATAG005340 Estimate: £40,000 - £50,000 • In 1980, an RS2000 Custom was an extremely aspirational purchase, with the distinctive polyurethane droop snoot front end and air dam, plus a 2.0-litre, four-cylinder, SOHC, Pinto engine, offering 0-60mph in just 8.5 seconds and a top speed of 108mph • The key word to describe this car is originality, it still retains all the original body panels and glass and has been looked after extraordinarily well by its three owners from new • The spare wheel and tyre are original and unused, as are the ashtray and cigar lighter and 1 key fits all the locks as when new. • Supplied new to Breeze of Amble, Morpeth on 6-6-1980, the owner was the Managing Director of a Ford dealership and he immediately treated the car to an application of Dinitrol • Acquired by our vendor 2014 and has been professionally stored ever since • Just 28,250 miles from new, a figure that is corroborated by the car’s MOT History • With a fresh MOT until August next year, this is a great opportunity to own a splendidly original and unmolested example of the rarer ‘Custom’ version of a true Ford 1980s icon Only two registered keepers, just 28,000 miles and delightfully original. LOT 311