M8CKN Posted April 28, 2016 Report Share Posted April 28, 2016 These were rare in the 1980s, never mind now. Fantastic condition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garcon magnifique Posted April 28, 2016 Report Share Posted April 28, 2016 My mate's dad had an Orion 1.6GL when we were about 18. Boy that car took some stick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calm Chris Posted April 28, 2016 Report Share Posted April 28, 2016 I had a Ghia. My first new car when I ran a telecoms installation firm called Tactel (Tactical telecommunication). I reversed it rather hard in to a lamppost. Sold it and bought a Pug 1.9 GTi 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewNiceMrMe Posted April 28, 2016 Report Share Posted April 28, 2016 Milo will tell you many a tale about his red Orion Ghia when he was a young 'un. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian_C Posted April 28, 2016 Report Share Posted April 28, 2016 My dad had two red 1.6 petrol Orions (that shape) in a row when I was a wee nipper in short trousers! Mate managed to buy a that-shape Escort 1.3 petrol as his first car around 2006 when I bought my 205 GTi. I drove it and my God it was shocking! Someone nicked it and it ended up being crashed through a couple of front gardens. He took it on the chin and didn't claim on the insurance as it was work feck all and bought a Toyota Celica (ST205) instead. Every cloud and that..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tipex Posted April 28, 2016 Report Share Posted April 28, 2016 (edited) My dad very briefly had an Escort in that shape, it was supposed to be a boggo 1.6 carb fed engine, but someone had swapped it for an RS1600 fuel injected engine that had been cammed up too. It was utterly hilarious, baby poo brown with steel wheels and hub caps, it bloody shifted though, after about a month he got fed up with it and bought back the Zender Mk2 Golf GTi he'd had before, then a month later changed that for a Sierra Sapphire Cosworth (RWD version). Edited April 28, 2016 by Tipex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max_b Posted April 28, 2016 Report Share Posted April 28, 2016 Wow, I remember these from when I was a wee nipper. My uncle used to have a Black 1.6i Ghia (the injection model!!) and I always used to think of them as the grown up XR3i from back in the days - basically an Escort with a boot as it had the same engine! The 1600E (executive) had grey leathers and different alloys. As you may be able to tell, I was a bit of a Ford nut back in the day. There were RS posters all round my bedroom!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M8CKN Posted April 28, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2016 My ex FiL had a 2000E Sapphire in 2 tone blue. I think I'm right in saying they were pale metallic blue bottom half with mid metallic blue top half. Found attached pic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patently Posted April 28, 2016 Report Share Posted April 28, 2016 I learnt to drive in an Escort of that shape Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiser647 Posted April 28, 2016 Report Share Posted April 28, 2016 My mate had a C reg 1.6i ghia Orion. He let his g/f of the day drive it. She daren't rev it as she thought the engine was going to blow up if went any higher. That engine was as rough as a badgers arse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tipex Posted April 28, 2016 Report Share Posted April 28, 2016 CVH engine, probably would have exploded if it'd gone much over 5.5k rpm, technically it could go over that, but it'd shake all your fillings out in the process. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soulboy Posted April 29, 2016 Report Share Posted April 29, 2016 Was the 1600E effectively an XR3 version of the Orion (same engine)? My brother had a RS1600i, RS2000 (X2) and a Sapphire Cossie before defecting over to BMWW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calm Chris Posted April 29, 2016 Report Share Posted April 29, 2016 I learnt to drive in an Escort of that shape I learned to drive in a Mk1 Escort 1300GT it was four years old (showing my age now). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lussac Posted April 29, 2016 Report Share Posted April 29, 2016 I had a white Orion Ghia (A992RPP) for 3 years as a company car in the '80s and then bought it off the company at car change time. Loved that little car and sold it on at a profit after 140,000 trouble free miles as it was still immaculate, it was still running about locally well into the '90s and still looked good so the bloke who bought it looked after it as well as I did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-bmw Posted April 29, 2016 Report Share Posted April 29, 2016 CVH engine Coarse & Very Harsh, if I remember correctly. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-bmw Posted April 29, 2016 Report Share Posted April 29, 2016 Glad you told us what the I was for Max, I always thought it was short for "Idiotic saloon with a rear wiper!" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tipex Posted April 29, 2016 Report Share Posted April 29, 2016 Was the 1600E effectively an XR3 version of the Orion (same engine)? I'm not sure of the spec of the 1600E but I believe the Orion Injection Ghia had the XR3i engine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-bmw Posted April 29, 2016 Report Share Posted April 29, 2016 I think you are correct Mr T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max_b Posted April 29, 2016 Report Share Posted April 29, 2016 I'm not sure of the spec of the 1600E but I believe the Orion Injection Ghia had the XR3i engine. The 1600E was just a special edition version. The Orion had both a regular 1.6 and also the 1.6i as found in the XR3i. It was all about the i!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-bmw Posted April 29, 2016 Report Share Posted April 29, 2016 Talking about "the i" I remember going into an insurance brokers in the 90's, back when we all used to go to our local broker for insurance. This was before the days of t'interweb and hearing a young lad arguing about his insurance being so high because he had bought a 205 Gti (he had actually bought it already & by the time he left, he was going to have to sell it again) The broker was heard to say "it is because of the i mate, sorry" As he left with a sullen face I said to him, "good job you didn't buy a Mini Tahiti Special Edition!" 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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