New Norn Iron Owner

NornIronCoupe · Post by **NornIronCoupe** » Mon May 09, 2022 4:54 pm

Hi folks
Took a while to join up but have been browsing and gaining a lot of knowledge so thanks for that.
Went mad and sold a mk2 Escort which was starting to get tatty and bought myself a Ruby Black 3.0si Coupe with enough change left to restore a mk2 Cortina GT so should end up with two nice cars for the price of one.
Really enjoying the Coupe much much nicer to drive than the Escort but perhaps not just as cool....
Getting filthy on the way home

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After a lot of polishing

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rdm05z4 · Post by **rdm05z4** » Mon May 09, 2022 4:58 pm

Welcome! Nice Ride! Points for pic on first post.

MikeyH · Post by **MikeyH** » Mon May 09, 2022 5:05 pm

Welcome to the forum, nice looking coupe

buzyg · Post by **buzyg** » Mon May 09, 2022 5:08 pm

Nice work with the polish.

Welcome to the forum.

1536Z4 · Post by **1536Z4** » Mon May 09, 2022 5:40 pm

NornIronCoupe wrote: ↑Mon May 09, 2022 4:54 pm mk2 Escort

That is a bit of a change . Welcome from another coupe owner

DMike · Post by **DMike** » Mon May 09, 2022 5:49 pm

Welcome to the forum! Great colour and composition in the first photo - consider entering the monthly photo competition?

craig3.2 · Post by **craig3.2** » Mon May 09, 2022 6:53 pm

NornIronCoupe wrote: ↑Mon May 09, 2022 4:54 pm Hi folks
Took a while to join up but have been browsing and gaining a lot of knowledge so thanks for that.
Went mad and sold a mk2 Escort which was starting to get tatty and bought myself a Ruby Black 3.0si Coupe with enough change left to restore a mk2 Cortina GT so should end up with two nice cars for the price of one.
Really enjoying the Coupe much much nicer to drive than the Escort but perhaps not just as cool....
Getting filthy on the way home
272872579_10159591988845821_6578240173707613879_n.jpg
After a lot of polishing
280191029_7558616354178300_4857767110329938707_n.jpg

Nice wee change for you then.
Looking good after you got into polishing it,has came up well.
Where in the country did you get it,reg looks familiar?

Enjoy the z coupe

Mr Tidy · Post by **Mr Tidy** » Mon May 09, 2022 8:19 pm

Hi and welcome to the forum from a Coupe addict.

Your car looks very smart, and Ruby Black is just stunning when the sun hits it right!

NornIronCoupe · Post by **NornIronCoupe** » Tue May 10, 2022 9:21 am

craig3.2 wrote: ↑Mon May 09, 2022 6:53 pm Where in the country did you get it,reg looks familiar?

A dealer near Liverpool.

NornIronCoupe · Post by **NornIronCoupe** » Tue May 10, 2022 9:28 am

1536Z4 wrote: ↑Mon May 09, 2022 5:40 pm That is a bit of a change . Welcome from another coupe owner

Massive change - had the Escort 16 years and really loved my time with it. Their value has just went mental for what they are and it just didn't make sense to me to put another £10k into it and still only have an Escort that would be getting to the sort of value you started to get overly protective and wary. Now I have the Z4 which is lovely to drive and by next summer will have the Cortina for an old skool fix when I need it. Only bad thing is the Cortina is munching the spare change and the Z4 will have to stay completely stock for quite a while!

1536Z4 · Post by **1536Z4** » Tue May 10, 2022 6:39 pm

NornIronCoupe wrote: ↑Tue May 10, 2022 9:28 am Only bad thing is the Cortina is munching the spare change

Are you going to go for the Lotus look ?

NornIronCoupe · Post by **NornIronCoupe** » Tue May 10, 2022 6:46 pm

1536Z4 wrote: ↑Tue May 10, 2022 6:39 pm Are you going to go for the Lotus look ?

No its a very tidy 1600 GT - a rust free car from Malta - will be a dark red (Red II) with gold wheels and rear panel.

1536Z4 · Post by **1536Z4** » Tue May 10, 2022 6:54 pm

NornIronCoupe wrote: ↑Tue May 10, 2022 6:46 pm very tidy 1600 GT

Sounds good to me

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