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ED XR8 Sprint

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I have one of these in the shed. Wife uses it to drive to work everyday. Its up to 145000 odd kms on it now. wondering what to do with it. I recon its prob worth $15000 to sell. do I sell it or pull the motor trans and find myself another 69 and do a an engine transplant?? Love to keep it as is, but really need to get the missus a smaller newer car. Rest of the car is in good shape, no rust, complete original, couple of small marks on the paint, Damm car parks :argh: :argh: and never bent. what to do
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Keep it, store it, finish the mustang then have fun with it...

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:wwp:

hill climb car :thumbs:

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jusTANG wrote: hill climb car :thumbs:

you hearing me MOE :poke:
Know of any :poke:
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maybe......
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Re: ED XR8 Sprint

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Genuine ED Sprint......like gold.

Even the rear suspension geometry is different.
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some good info around on them.
and your right Jas,

Although almost $20,000 cheaper than an EB GT, the Sprint was priced $8000 above a basic ED XR8 and demanded some significant value-adding; something which Ford's Tickford Engineering subsidiary installed from the wheels up.

In place of the standard XR's 15inch spoked alloys were 16-inchers carrying 225 section tyres. The brake package was lifted from the previous year's GT and the suspension upgraded to GT specification with a limited-slip differential standard.

not to many either around

While declining to sell Sprints in a numbered edition as it had with the GT, Ford stated that production would be limited to 300 cars. However, by mid-2004 when the last one left the showroom, 184 manual-transmission cars and 172 automatics had been built. The extra 56 were reportedly sent to New Zealand.

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http://www.uniquecars.carpoint.com.au/p ... fault.aspx

I found out about them when my mate MOE tried to get me to buy yet another car, loves to spend my hard earnt :impatient:
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I have a mate restoring one, he seems to think it's desirable.
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blkpny wrote:I have a mate restoring one, he seems to think it's desirable.
Is that the white one which had the engine bay fire? Had undergone a manual conversion????
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yeah maybe? It did have an engine fire.

He's active on the Ford Forums.
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That would be it, I was half interested as he put up an EOI to move it on.
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Yep, LTDHO I think he goes by on the forums.
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