Needed another daily grinder since my Phord Escort's auto transmission hemoraged all its fluid onto the roadway.

Needed something that was cheap to buy,cheap to fix,cheap on insurance,cheap on gas,and sustain the rigors of daily commuting and the odd pizza delivery punishment.

I scored this gem for 700 bux.




Always garaged,never winter driven,still wearing its factory paint,original rear tires,and the late-original owners' umbrella is still on the rear package shelf.
I took a gamble since it was not running and towed her home.
Reading a mere 90,000 Kilometers on the clock,she is pretty solid.
With the help of my co-workers at my shop,we spent a day fixing the 2.2l and got her running .
Typically,in our geographical area,these cars rotted away and now are few and far in between.
Heck,there NONE in the local yards.
Funny how I remember when every other car was either a Phord Tempo or some kind of K car variant.I remember working at a shop 23 years ago when we had "K car days" where the lube bay had nothing but K's coming in,LOL!!

Last edited by 68Cbarge; 06/07/12 01:02 AM.

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