• Bought: 2003
• Purchase Price: £500 (just the shell, to-date it has cost significantly more!)
• Specification:
  • 320bhp 2.0 Sierra Cosworth 4×4 YB Turbo
  • Wide arched
  • 5 speed Borg Warner T5 gearbox, rear wheel drive
  • Strengthened shell, custom leather and alcantara upholstery and interior

• Ford Escort mk1 - Restoration and Cosworth conversion video series
• PyCosworth - Datalogger, interface and GUI for the Weber Marelli ECU as used in the Ford Sierra/Escort Cosworth
• Third overhaul - 2.0 16v Cosworth Turbo and refitting interior
• Second overhaul - 2.0 16v redtop and major bodywork modifications
• First overhaul - 1.6 8v crossflow and restoration
• Track day events
• Pictures

• Bought: 2008
• Purchase Price: £28000
• Specification:
  • Approx 350bhp 3.3 turbocharged flat six
  • 5 speed rear wheel drive
  • Decat and custom stainless exhaust

• Front speaker fitting
• Exhaust replacement
• Pictures

• Bought: 2016
• Cost: £7000
• Specification:
  • 170bhp 1.4 Alfa/Fiat multi-air 4 cylinder turbo
  • 6 speed

• Pictures

In approximately chronological order of ownership….

• Bought: 2008
• Sold: 2016
• Cost: £1900 (bought as a damaged/repairable)
• Specification:
  • 140bhp 1.9 16v Alfa/Fiat multi-jet turbo diesel
  • 6 speed
• Pictures

• Bought: 2006
• Cost: £500 (just a bare, unrestored basic mk1, restoration and upgrade cost significantly more!)
• Specification:
  • 280bhp Toyota 3SGTE 2.0 16v Turbo
  • Celica GT4 brakes
  • Wide arched
  • 5 speed gearbox with limited slip differential
  • Custom 'Euro Sport' bodykit

• Turbo conversion

• Bought: 2006?
• Sold: 2007?
• Cost: £1500?
• Specification:
  • 220bhp Toyota 3SGTE 2.0 Turbo
  • 5 speed gearbox with permanent four wheel drive

• Pictures

• Bought: 2006
• Sold: 2008
• Cost: £12000
• Specification:
  • 320bhp Toyota 2JZ-GTE 3.0 inline 6 cylinder twin turbo
  • 4 speed automatic with limited slip differential

• Pictures

• Bought: 2002
• Sold: 2003
• Cost: £500
• Specification:
  • 150bhp Ford Cologne 2.8 V6
  • 5 speed gearbox with permanent four wheel drive

• Track day events

• Bought: 2002
• Sold: 2006
• Cost: £5000 (just the shell, to-date it has cost significantly more!)
• Specification:
  • 200bhp 2.0 16v Rover T-series Turbo
  • 5 speed Honda PG1 gearbox with Torsen limited slip differential

• In-car-entertainment and XBox installation
• Pictures

• Bought: 1999
• Sold: 2002
• Cost: £3000
• Specification:
  • 105bhp 1.4 16v Rover K-series
  • 5 speed
  • Colour matched bumpers and exterior trim
  • Bigger alloy wheels and tyres

• Pictures

• Bought: 1997
• Cost: £1800
• Specification:
  • 73bhp 1.1 8v Rover K-series
  • 5 speed

• Bought: 1996
• Cost: N/A - first car given by parents
• Specification:
  • 100bhp 1.3 Turbocharged A-series - which died in my parents care and was replaced by…
  • ~60bhp modified 1.0 A-series with twin SU carbs
  • 4 speed