I totally agree Mathew

Thanks very much Johnny 👍 I totally agree. I get really bored at shows with only modern cars on display

No problem paul 👍 you’ve got some awesome cars there

🤣 yeah I should have known this info Phil, but I’ve just never seen one at a show or on the road before. I could very well believe they were a competitor to the escorts. They are a stunning looking car. Don’t know where it all went wrong today. Cars of today are mostly oversized and ugly in my opinion.

@@performanceclassics1986 I fully agree! 👍

The 2300 was actually a 4 pot sohc and also featured in the cf van as vans went at the time it was quick.

The motor was even more potent when it was dropped into the Chevette!

They were all four cylinder, the 2300 war the basis for the Jenson Healey/Lotus four pot engines.

Stolen??

So many awesome cars on display. Really hard to chose favourites amongst them.

Thanks 👍 Real shame you couldn’t make the show

You just don’t see any these days Gary but a car I instantly loved the look of

Thanks Keith. No problem. I enjoy watching your videos and your immaculate workshop 😎

Thanks very much. Shame you couldn’t make it, but there’s always next year

Thanks Harley 👍

Cheers Andy. Thanks for introducing yourself 👍

Thanks John. Me too 🤞

I think the britts are starting to catch up Shane. There’s just not as much money in restoration / customising industry in Britain. Its big business in America

I agree it’s a stunning car and pleased I’m not the only one who’s never heard of them 🤣

Cheers Steve 👍 can’t believe I’ve never seen a firenza before when they are an English car 🤦‍♂️

@@performanceclassics1986 Seen a few about over the years, they look like a Capri/escort cross, good looking cars but were saddled with reliability problems and never had the following rally winning Escorts commanded.

@@RS20O0 I don’t know much about them Steve but I’m certainly interested to find out more now. This particular car was outstanding

I need to see one of these 😎

I’ve never seen them before but that one was stunning.

Cheers Mark. All of which are silly money these days. The classic car world is going mad with prices

Thanks Craig. You too 👍

Stunning car William. I would certainly love one too. I don’t know anything about them but they are stunning

Probably the best looking car there in my opinion, given that I’m a dedicated Escort fan! 👍

@@philtucker1224 me too Phil. It pains me to say it 🤣

That is a shame Adam. Would have been great to bump into you. Its just so vast in there.

@@performanceclassics1986 if your up for it drop me a message when your mk1 is done mate. I would love to come see it.

@@Adam151082 that would be awesome Adam. I’d deffo be up for that👍. It should be on the road for the early summer months so we can sort something out Adam. Thanks for the msg 👍

Thanks Tony 👍

You just don’t see them around at all these days.

Ive just subscribed to your Chanel just earlier this week and have been watching your progress with the small rust repair sections. Stunning work. Car is absolutely stunning 👍

Will do Jeremy 👍

Thanks very much mark. Unfortunately I never documented the mini. Only have non digital photographs of the mini build. Long before I started you tube. Finished the mini build in 2008

Absolutely Stuart. If only you knew back then and stock piled them eh 🤣

Nice to learn a bit about them 👍

@@performanceclassics1986 Hi there really enjoyed the vid. As a South African living in Chile mostly youtube I watch. Now then I was a lucky man to own one of those beauties the chev an am. Limited edition was built for the racetrack to outperform the ford capri peranna that just about owned the track in SA in the 70s era. It was the brainchild of a Basil van Rooyen that built the car and then got chev to sponsor him. A limited amount were sold to the public All matching numbers and I think there are two in England now. A few specs was that it was a crate engine imported from USA. Engine from the corvette 302. The engine was matched t a 4 speed manual muncie gearbox from borg warner. That engine was a good balance between revs and torque. 0 to 100 km 5.64 secs. The car was a monster and was forever leading and winning on the racetrack as well as won just about every rally it took part in. The can am was only produced in white with a black bonnet with square headlights. The only real weak spot was the front suspension was crap. Further than that a real pleasure to drive with having tons of fun. In race trim it was fitted with 335 13 inch tyres at the rear with 225 13 in front. I miss it but hell I am proud to have owned one. This vid was very nostalgic to me as I owned a couple of cars here. An escourt 1600 sport my first car. A mini and a sierra. Thanks mate stay well.

Yeah I should have known more about the Firenza but I’ve never seen one at any show ive previously been to.. they are pretty rare these days

@@performanceclassics1986 so we’ve got your next project sorted then mate! I’m in on those vids 😉

I’m really not sure how I’ve never seen them before. They must be extremely rare these days

🤣 thankfully she seen the funny side of it 🤣🤣🤣

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I would like to attend Ian but will have to look into transporting it there. Not sure if I could manage 3 full days though and I would imagine that’s a requirement.

I had never seen one until that show. In all the many many shows I’ve attended, I’ve never came across one so they must be pretty rare these days

Ive never seen one until that show. They must be very rare these days. Stunning looking car

🤣 I really have. Completely showed myself up there 🤣. Ive just never seen one at a show before, anywhere I’ve ever been. Not sure how really

👍 I should really know more about them for sure, but I’ve just never seen one at a previous show

We did the Sat and Sunday paul. I’d love to have got more footage but it was so hard to get near cars for footage at times

@@performanceclassics1986 i just stuck to pics hope my 1300e is done for nxt yr nec

@@paulrodgers4570 I’d love to attend too 🤞

🤣 yeah she’s there but you can only see her from behind 🤣

Why would I have heard of one?? They are as rare as hens teeth. Never seen a single 1 at the many many shows I’ve attended and I wasn’t even born when they were originally around.