A garage-find XR3i that has been stored for many years
True 'timewarp' car with no known modifications
Excellent restoration and recommissioning project
Last V5C issued in January 1989; the vehicle is not currently registered
The Appeal
As one of the defining hot hatches of the 1980s, the fuel-injected XR3i combined accessible performance with sharp styling and has since become one of the most collectable Fords of its era. Good examples are increasingly difficult to source, and an unsullied example coming to market, free from petrolhead-centric modifications, has become a hot commodity.
This particular XR3i is just such a discovery: a garage find that has been tucked away for many years, with the last V5C issued as far back as January 1989. Beautifully untouched and remarkably original, it's now waiting for a dedicated enthusiast to return it to the road.
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