1992 Mk5 FORD ESCORT 1.4cvh PETROL VAN, 1 FORMER KEEPER & LOW MILES!

FOR SALE

JF Classic Cars offer you a 1992 Mk5 1.4cvh Petrol Ford Escort Van in beautiful condition throughout, This is better than when it left the factory!

DESCRIPTION

With the Mk5 Ford Escort Van being the fifth-generation run of the escort range (1990-1995) spotting any examples around today is a rare sight to behold,

The Mk5 Ford Escort run started production in 1990 and finished in 1995 making the 3-door variant an iconic widely used fleet or builders vehicle

EXTERNAL

A sublime example which you can only described as 'Breathtakingly Original' 

All body panels are gleaming and glossy front to rear in Ford Wedgewood Blue paintwork (paintcode 2 1) every single panel sits as the Ford body shop intended at the time of production

Rear doors are level straight and close beautifully along with the drivers and passenger side doors

Black wrap around front bumper with silver pin stripe integrated with the legendary frontal 2 slatted horizontal grill sitting centre stage housing the iconic Ford emblem

With original front headlights remaining along with all exterior black plastics in the very best of condition, door handles and locks along with the manual adjustment rear view door mirrors and petrol refuelling cap all perform as they should

Window and door seals front and rear all in very good condition tarnish and mark free

Original metal black rear corner bumpers remain with both sitting straight and damage free along with the original rear light units.

All badging front to rear remains positioned as Ford intended

With genuine factory optional extra mud flaps fitted to the front and rear

The underside has been detailed, all running gear front to rear has been powder coated stripped/treated and replaced where/when required, Originality has been preserved at all times

INTERNAL

This van is nothing short of being a show van it simply is that good, The insides like new but it will be having only one previous keeper!

The front presents better than when it left Ford's factory with original black floor covering to the front showing no wear

Original front seats remain showing no wear to the bolsters, Fabric cloth trim in Black and Grey presents very well commemorating the low milage 

Both front door cards are in very good condition with no wear to the plastics, wind down window handles and pull open door handles sitting also with no wear.

Grey headlining to the front houses a rear mounted interior light along with drivers and passengers sun visors

Black dashboard presents very well with the the glove box tucked down to the left with a small storage box housed to the top along with a directional heater to the left

Moving to the centre of the dash a wider directional heater vents located along with directly underneath 3 rotary dials, fan speed, temperature control and directional control all working as intended

Factory fitted ford push music sound system remains along with the traditional classic pull out ashtray

Directly in front of the driver your presented with a grey over black binnacle display, housing within and to the left a cursory warning panel information display along with the speedometer sitting centre showing only 29939-miles and to the right the fuel and temperature gauges

To the right a directional heater control vents located along with a push button switch for the rear fog light

No bulkhead fitted resulting in even more room if required, The rears simply spotless with original plastic side panels running down both flanks enclosing the rear wheel arches and present very well

A liner complements the rear floor of the vehicle

ENGINE & TRANSMISSION

Having the 1392cc in line four cylinder overhead eight valve petrol engine fitted producing 75-79-bhp

Having been subject to a complete strip down and rebuild along with new timing belt plus waterpump plus all contributories powder coated simply nothing has gone untouched

Engine number remains as per original

With a 5-speed manual gearbox mated your never going to be in a hurry in this van but more of a casual gentle stroll, all gears are a delight and engage precisely thanks to recently having a new clutch and fitted

WHEELS TYRES & BRAKES

Sitting on 13 inch original unmarked grey steel 4 stud wheels with unmarked center caps shod with 175/70/R13 tyres all round WHICH ARE BRAND NEW

Having calliper disc brakes 240mm and vented to the front, Equally rear drums and new internals to the rear all servo-assisted ensuring you come to a refined gradual controlled halt

HISTORY FILE

Registered on the 26th November to it's one and only keeper by the TC HARRISON GROUP LTD SHEPCOTE LANE SHEFFIELD

Complete with original blue dealer pack which contains the Owner Hand Book, Service Manual along with various Ford leaflets

Original v5 Registration document remains with the vehicle along with some historic invoices for service items and the odd historic MOT Certificate

Service book Includes:

18-03-1993..1750 miles

MOT HISTORY:

2009..29374 MILES

09-09-2022..29388 MILES

01-02-2024..29917 MILES

Having spent all of its life with one keeper who has used the vehicle very sparingly,  covering very very minimal mileage with the majority of time stored in a heated barn and cocooned until such time the Gentleman had to give up driving

With scope to keep as is or put your own mark onto it the options are there, difference being all the hard detailing work has been done, this is a collectors vehicle or a daily driver it has multiple options open to it.

Do not let this one pass it simply is one of the best if not the best on sale today!

v5 Present / HPi clear