Hi, I'm Shel which is short for Sherri and I own a 1997 Escort 1.6Si which I am currently doing some rebuild work on.

I am also an active member on the Hyundai Coupe Owners Club of which the Coupe is my current daily drive while I fix up the Escort. I will eventually have both cars on the road. I hail from SW London, I'm no spring chicken at a tad over 50 and have a stupid sense of humour which in my job helps :D

Welcome Sherri :)

Welcome, lovely Escort! Unfortunately a dying breed now. :(

hi and welcome good luck with the escort

Welcome to the site Shel! I miss my old 1.6 & 1.8 Si's!

Hi welcome :)

Thanks folks, it is very much a labour of love but I am determined to keep it as long as possible. For it's year it has only a genuine 77k on the clock, (my 03 Coupe has 79k), and mainly cosemetic rust the worst bit on the O/S wheel arch top. Have already had loads of new parts just before I put it off the road, it's got new wishbones, cam belt, water pump, hoses, tyres and lots of other bits already done. Hope to get the new brakes all round done this week along with starter motor and a full service.

Hi, welcome along. I'm new as well, First registered when I had a 1.6 lx Escort when I was 17. Only got rid of it because of the rot and rust. Are you planning on doing a full nut and bolt restoration or get it as a nice little run around. Also the main question, is... Is it fifty shades of red lol

Hi, welcome along. I'm new as well, First registered when I had a 1.6 lx Escort when I was 17. Only got rid of it because of the rot and rust. Are you planning on doing a full nut and bolt restoration or get it as a nice little run around. Also the main question, is... Is it fifty shades of red lol

49 shades of red as I have just resprayed the spoiler :) Luckily it does not need a full nut & bolt job just a bit of tlc and tidying here and there. It's going to be my go kart car for town I think. It is a bit nippier than the Coupe in traffic although the Coupe driven right is a quick car.

49 shades of red as I have just resprayed the spoiler :) Luckily it does not need a full nut & bolt job just a bit of tlc and tidying here and there. It's going to be my go kart car for town I think. It is a bit nippier than the Coupe in traffic although the Coupe driven right is a quick car.

Ahh cool, I'd imagine it would be a bit more Economical than the coupe as well?? I like the new coupes and the one's that are about a 53 reg(if its the right one I'm thinking of) Always used to want the v6.

Welcome along i really miss my gti

Ahh cool, I'd imagine it would be a bit more Economical than the coupe as well?? I like the new coupes and the one's that are about a 53 reg(if its the right one I'm thinking of) Always used to want the v6.

Straying slightly off topic I can say with some authority that the V6's are prone to self destruct the bottom end. Even a full service history can't remove that possiblity. I have the 2.0Se which at 140bhp is quick enough and it looks really nice in, yep you guessed red :) . It was never designed to be a quick car but more a GT and of course look different. I think it's a more a car for goading hot hatchback drivers into spinning away from the lights while I just cruise gently away smiling behind my Matalan designer sunglasses