Becky Smith - Ford Escort Eclipse

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Becky Smith, 24

Instagram: @cargirl_uk

Make - Ford 

Model - Escort Eclipse

Engine Size - 1.3 OHV (62 bhp) 

Mileage - Genuine 47,000

First Registered - 20/11/1990 

Price New - £8,595

Previous Owners - 4

Growing up as a child I was always involved with cars & trucks with my father & grandad being truck drivers. All I ever wanted to do since as far back as I can remember was to drive.

I was never as they say a “girly girl”. I didn’t want dolls and houses. I wanted cars and garages. 

After leaving high school I went on to complete college courses to become a qualified level 2 mechanic & a qualified level 1 body repairer, but then after passing my driving test in 2014 I then decided I wanted to drive vehicles for a living and not fix them as driving is in my blood. Excitingly I can also say February 2020 I got my class 2 HGV license and in the near future, I’m hoping to get my Class 1 for driving artics.

So at 22 years old, I could proudly say I owned my first classic! I had always grown up with my mum owning escorts so I knew that an Escort would be the 1st classic car I ever personally owned. I purchased the car in March 2019 with genuine 43,893 miles and a full 12 month MOT. 

The bodywork was shabby and the engine bay needed a little TLC.

So after a good servicing, new HT leads, spark plugs, thermostat and rocker gasket she was back to running how she should be. 

Then came the struggle to find suitable colour-coded bumpers which are very hard to find for this vehicle with only just over 200 of these cars left in the UK. 

Internet searches show there are 158 sorn and only 54 still licensed on the road, which resulted in me putting black bumpers on the car (in my opinion I think the car looks better with these on) and also swapping the clear indicators back to original orange. 

My final touches were adding a set of original Ford spotlights, mud flaps and a lot of elbow grease washing, polishing and waxing her to bring that shine back.

My main club is Glossop Vehicle Enthusiasts Club (@gvec_club) who I attend the majority of shows within and around the north-west. 

I am also a member of @HeadTurnersUK, @SK_Retros, @ThrottledByFord, @CarGirlCulture, @ModifiedGirls & @GirlspeedUK. 

My car is also well known on a few Ford Facebook pages such as Ford Club GB & The Ford Bible. 

I have been fortunate enough to also get a small feature in the Fast Ford magazine and also on the ‘Heritage Ford’ Twitter & Instagram page. 

Thank you for taking the time to read my story and don’t forget to check out my Instagram page @cargirl_uk where you can see my other 2 pride & joys, a 1992 Honda CRX Del Sol - Max Power style with the B16 DOHC VTEC engine and my MK7 Golf GTD running a stage 1 making 230BHP, 462nm, with a few subtle visual mods.

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