Expert Restoration Services

[Thotos]

As well as being able to provide most panels for 131s, Yagmur also has a full bodyshop and restoration facilities in Turkey. So drive to Turkey, have a holiday and drive back in a fully restored 131!   Here's some photos of Yagmur's bodyshop:

[Gremlino]

Escky Heaven  

I only ever had 1 Ford, back in '91....and it was a Side-on pesky Escky!

I bought it for ?600 with 26,000 miles on the clock and 2 previous owners

1976 4dr 1600 Sport (yes they did them)
1680cc
4spd Corsair 2000GT Bullet box
Janspeed manifold & exhaust
5 bar rear link
RS2000 brakes + master cylinder
RS2000 rear axle

It was plenty quick in a straight line.....but way too sidey in the bends .
 

[sid131]

what you have to remember is that those panels are not replacement panels they are hand made! Yagmur has kept me updated with the progress on his cars & the workmanship is outstanding, i should have took my 131 over there when he offered last year!!!

[Thotos]

what you have to remember is that those panels are not replacement panels they are hand made!

Yes, that's right; the panels are made one by one and completely by hand. As Yagmur said, "These cars are very old and full of rust everywhere so we have to change every steel panel. At the end we have new cars with new steel. No rust under the paint." There are 24 cars being restored at the moment for which they make every chassis part, floor pans, boot floor, inner wings etc by hand. In fact any and every panel not available is made by hand to a very high standard.

There are also some 131s at the depot waiting for their restoration to start and Yagmur has promised to keep us all updated with full photographic records once the 131 restorations start.  "We are sure that we will make a 2010 model 131 with every body panel part brand new." So we all wait to see this brand new 131!

Here's some more photos:


















And here's the man himself, Yagmur 

[eugene]

Looking at all this beautiful workmanship,could a future 3ma take place in Turkey .Eugene

[markwilliams131]

if it did take place in tukey  i dont think anybody would be going in 131,s
we would be going in sprinters and transits and loading up

[Thotos]

The 131 in the photos below has been recently bought by a friend of Yagmur. An Abarth body kit was also bought from Walezy  and the 131 will be fully restored in Yagmur's bodyshop and turned into an Abarth replica. Hopefully we'll get full pictorial updates as the job progresses.

[mirafioriman]

What wheel trims are fitted to that car? If they are from a series 2 Argenta I want to buy them Could also be from a Regata I'm not quite sure.

[Thotos]

I would have said Fiat Croma as my Croma had the same wheel trims.

[sid131]

Yagmur even makes new grills for the escorts so i reckon this 131 will be one of the best when finished, after mine of course ha ha ha ha

[hammerbeirne]

thats seriously good work the man has to have great patience

[Kennedy of Sixmilebridge]

WOW, fantastic work there !!

[zehir77]

hello
its my car and it will be full restored in master Yagmur's bodyshop
i accept it must be best  abarth replica in turkey
may be in the world
we will take the photos in restored progress and updates all photos
ps:this wheles and rims by  tofaş 131(its look like regata)

[sid131]

Hello zehir77 keep us updated with lots of photos as the restoration goes on please, thanks Nick.

[scelikkaleli]

hello
its my car and it will be full restored in master Yagmur's bodyshop
i accept it must be best  abarth replica in turkey
may be in the world
we will take the photos in restored progress and updates all photos
ps:this wheles and rims by  tofaş 131(its look like regata)

Zehir 77

Please come to www.Murat131club.com

My msn   scelikkaleli@msn.com

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