Time for a new project then folks!
I've been keeping an eye out for a MK1 VTS to restore back to standard for a little while now. They seem to be rather rare these days. Recently a rare Mercury Grey one appeared in the classifieds on here being sold by Dan Subtle. The issue for me was the fact that he is over 200 mile away! So I put the car out of my mind for a while but comments by Dan about it being turned into bean cans soon started playing with my heart!
To cut a long story short, today involved getting up at 5:30am and dragging a car trailer on a 400+ mile round trip to pick the dam thing up! I am absolutely shattered but all that matters is that the car is now safe and sound in my garage!
I've restored quite a few cars over the years but I've never built a 100% OEM concourse car. I've always wanted to know if I have got it in me to be able to do it so here goes! Painted underside, Zinc plated bolts, original tyres, THE LOT!!
Progress will be slow at first as I need to get my MK1 Escort finished over winter but in the meantime I can start to track down all the Genuine Citroen bits that I will need!
Sorry for the quality of the pictures but was getting quite late tonight after I had got home!
Interior is a stripped out mess!
Body needs a lot of work. Body panels, full kit, respray etc. I need to track down all new decals, window rubbers, lights etc as well.
Engine bay is an absolute state! Lots of rust and missing bits!
So there we go, a knackered, 11 owner VTS to restore. A few good points though... I've checked the MOT history and the 92k seems genuine, it has a full matching lock set with 2 keys and a 2 minute scrubbing session revealed..
....that it's got it's original engine still. A matching numbers car
More soon when I recover!
1998 MK1 VTS OEM Restoration
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