80s Styling

[SoundillusioN]

it needs to be put back how it was in my opinion, with its correct bumpers etc

i hear you tho totally, but its just one of them cars that should be left as it was

even the paint??? i suppose it would be popular with the ladies!   

[kells]

if i was building it from scratch i would not choose pink dont get me wrong, and id feel a tw4t driving round the streets in it, but its what helped make this car what it was/is, and if it does ever get used for track days, Pink would be cool i think

i loved the car way back then, still do now, always liked fords anyhow

[SoundillusioN]

if i was building it from scratch i would not choose pink dont get me wrong, and id feel a tw4t driving round the streets in it, but its what helped make this car what it was/is, and if it does ever get used for track days, Pink would be cool i think

i loved the car way back then, still do now, always liked fords anyhow

i hear what your saying.... i think that corrado got the right treatment though.. i loved it in its days but orange now??? not sure, whoever sprayed it pink!!!!??? 

[kells]

i read that the corrado was involved in a accident not long after it was given away,  it showed just how badly the car was put together hahaha, and also remember seeing it at the show, it was a little rough round the edges, someone on a forum made a point of this too, overspray on window rubbers etc

i was not a massive fan of it really, but iv never loved corrados so i think thats prob why, much prefere the Escort

i think they should all be left how they were or restored to how they were but yeah, orange, pink.. both bad shades  , the body kit on the rado is horific tho

[SoundillusioN]

i read that the corrado was involved in a accident not long after it was given away,  it showed just how badly the car was put together hahaha, and also remember seeing it at the show, it was a little rough round the edges, someone on a forum made a point of this too, overspray on window rubbers etc

i was not a massive fan of it really, but iv never loved corrados so i think thats prob why, much prefere the Escort

i think they should all be left how they were or restored to how they were but yeah, orange, pink.. both bad shades  , the body kit on the rado is horific tho

horrific or not, it was done in a time when people thought it looked cool... by the sounds of it though the rado needed to be redone if it was that bad a job in the first place...i'm quite surprised by that, would of thought they would do a top job since it was going to be a prize, otherwise peeps would think MP was cheap!

on the point of horrific, 3 spokes are horrid and people are telling me to keep them on! 

[kells]

i found this

"It was the '95/'96 Max Power project car and appeared on the stand at the Birmingham motor show in October '96 for the last time. It was the car just after the lime/luminous yellow Lotus Carlton looky-likey (with the nice three spoke alloys but very good Courtenay turbo conversion) but the last one before the pink (sorry, Karmin Rot) F2 Escort RS 2000 (aka Projecxt 2000).

It was a nice install in the VW… apart from all the air brushing inside. It was loud, when it worked. But the sub box was made from 1in perspex… sadly, the subs weren't mounted properly and the seal between the box and a couple of the subs broke meaning the bass was knackered.

Max were glad to see the back of it… right up until one guy crashed it into a lamp post and expected them to pay for the parts/on-off paint job. Erm… don't think so."

[SoundillusioN]

  thats funny, "Max were glad to see the back of it" shame... sounds like they spent a lot of cash on a sh*t build... ah well, im sure they made enough money out of it during its peak.

[kells]

from what i read the corrado and the carlton projects were not bult very well... at all. now thats prob not really max powers fault but the people they employed, and if i remembeer correct it was always top companys

i read the people who did the install didnt want to do it the way max power wanted, they gave plans in for 2 better ways to do it but they were rejected. the install company did the work as max power wanted but were not happy about it.... they were obvioulsy right

did you notice the pics of RS KICKER project car which was on same thread as the pink one, still looks exactkly the same

[SoundillusioN]

Yeah they wre probalby only caring about making the install look good instead of thinking about practicality and long life (being a mag)...shame about the bodywork, yeah i thought it was major players that did the work and you'd think theyd do a good job as it was being shown by one of the most popular modding mags!... mind you i suppose they didnt car if it lasted, as long as it looked good for a year or so of showing!

Yeah i did see the old Kicker... thats an old car now!.... still looks tidy but read it doesnt run right at the mo.... they should all have a reunion! 

[kells]

its a shame some people dont look after things as say i would, i mean if i had been given one of those cars id have kept it mint to this day, i mean the RS 2000 is a £75k car and was brand new, the base car was donated by ford who part funded the whole project