Hi everyone,

The 1st of May has finally come!! (For me)

After a long 6 months wait over the winter period, I've just got my xr out ready to have some fun and hit the local car shows :-) treating it to a service today, once I've got it started, due to the battery is flat!

Anyway, thought I'd show you all my car!

Very nice mate.

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I would love to get my hands on an XR3i project , yours is looking great

Looks great. Very nice colour as well.

Nice car - Just as a matter of interest the black and silver plates are not road legal on that age of car - do you ever get pulled for them or are they just for the shows/ off-road?

As I mentioned once before on here, I bought a fairly new XR3i in 1985 (showing my age a bit)and really loved it. The reg wasA148 KEY. It was the same colour as yours. The one you have looks to be in nice condition. I go to a lot of classic cars

shows but rarely see an XR3 or XR3i. The can't be that many around so look after yours and enjoy.

Thanks everyone for your nice comments.

Defiantly will be keeping hold of her!

As for the plates, yes there illegal. Although since I've had them on, I haven't taken them off... Unless I get pulled over!!

Spoke to a couple of people at the shows I attend and they have never been pulled over for it.

We must have some very lazy coppers out there! Lol

I carry the legal ones with me all the time, so I can just swap over, I keep them on double sided velcro, so I can take off and on with ease

Very nice looking car. I had an 87 version which I loved. Real drivers car.

Hi Leo , it's a beauty! and a great classic as you don't see that many original XR3's , as it got the "2 spoke steering wheel? your a lucky man

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Thanks chaps! Got a few rs1600i parts on, one being the 4 spoke steering wheel :)

Looks very nice mate. :D

Nice car Martyn. I used to have an RS Turbo and those and the XR3i were lovely cars. Are you taking it to Ford Fair?

That's a stunner, got an xr3i myself.. A proper car, better than any silly little Eco boost fords of today lol

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That is B E A uuutiful, possibly my fave Mk3 escort, but it would be close with the RS1600i

Very nice motors! still have every ounce of their pizazz!

Not sure if ill take it to ford fair, will see? Again thanks for the nice comments :) glad I've got one of few carb ones around. Plus my dad has an injection model :)

Here's my dads XR3I