My New Jetta Wolfsburg - Farewell Escort
I had a long 12 year relationship with my Escort. It is of this time the best car I've ever had. I drove it for 189,000 miles, and it was still running great. However, the body was rusting and parts are hard to find for it, so I finnnallly traded it in on April 2, 2001. This is my new 2001 Jetta Wolfsburg. So far, I love it. I just hope it has the dependabliity of the Escort.

My brother bought a Jetta too on the same day. What a marathon that was! We were in the dealership for over 6 hours. We are Ying and Yang with black and white Jettas.

This is my 1989 Ford Escort that I bought new in 1989 and have racked up 165,000 miles. It's the best car I've ever had. It's been to Mexico, California, Colorado, Michigan, a whole bunch of races, and many other states with me. This photo was taken in 1999. It may not look like much, but it has 3 way adjustable Koni shocks and performance springs, which lowered and evened the car. When I say lowered, most people think "lowrider and hydraulics", but that's not the idea at all. The springs and shocks dramatically improved the stability of the carand reduced the body roll. Also, the ride height looks so much better. I've also added a Dynomax performance muffler that makes it sound great and adds a little horsepower. This is the car I plan to set up for SCCA ITB racing. Most people think I'm nuts trying to hot rod an Escort. However, in England the Ford Escort is like a Camaro. So, in England they have a lot of performance parts for it. I got the parts for my Escort from a place called British American Transfer. You would be amazed at what all you can do to an Escort. They have performance computer chips, headers, oversized pistons, bigger crankshafts, and all kinds of performance parts. For the inside, I added a JVC 10 disc CD changer. I have a lot of plans for it as well, like the drawing below shows.

I was dreaming a t a BMW dealer a few years ago, and I told him how many miles my Escort had. The dealer that day said he's only heard of maybe 2 Escorts in the world that have more than 140,000 miles and are still running. However, I assured him it runs better now than the day I bought it. Below is a prototype drawing I did of my car using TSW Hockenheim rims, fender flares, and other goodies.

My Escort Page

The Escort in a camp ground in Fort Collins, Colorado. 1991.

Brady sitting next to the Escort broken down in the Nevada Desert. 1991.

This was my first car when I turned 16. It was a 1976 Blazer, and it's fate was met in DC in a horrendus crash. It was a serious pile, I always ran out of gas cause the gas gauge didn't work, and it was really hard to drive. 1985.

My 1976 Oldsmobile Cutlass. This car was a serious pile as you can see, but I thought it was really cool when I was a teenager, 1987.

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