Vintage 1983 Ford Escort sells for £31,000 – almost five times its original value

A VINTAGE 1983 Ford Escort has sold for over £30,000 — almost five times its original value.

The rare RS1600i cost £6,700 new in 1983.

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And the motor, in black, had just 251 miles on the clock after a body rebuild.

The car has undergone a bare shell restoration and engine rebuild.

The Escort was owned by the same person from 1994 until 2011 and was then with a car dealer.

Estimated at £19,000, it went for £31,320 at an auction in King’s Lynn, Norfolk, on Sunday.

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Original MoTs and manuals were included.

In 1983 the best selling car was the Austin Metro, with the Vauxhall Nova and Austin maestro also launched that year.

A spokesman for Anglia Car Auctions said: “It’s a great car that has been restored simply for the love of it.”

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