Right we have got to the bottom of the owners of the Mk1 Escort V8 that I found in Lake Hawea after months of phone calls.
It turned out to the car I was hoping it was!
Owners are, from first to last, Roy Harrington, Don McMillan (metropolitan cranes) with Dave Silcock, Bob Homewood, Grant Aiken, Ross Cameron, Allan Dick/Don Peddie, Steven Marks, Ian Wilkins, Robin Sherriff, Dennis Knight , Karsten? (Mosgiel) , 'Dingle' (Lake Hawea) and Andy Giles.
I Have also found a F85 Olds engine that may be one if the 2 engines that Ross had for the car, it was sold to some one to put i a jetboat as was the one that I have found but it has been sitting in a hay barn for 15 yrs + unused in a apparently 'very' modified state. So I will continue to investigate this.
If anyone has any photos of the car in any form over the years I would love to see them so I can decide what colours and spec the car will be rebuilt in to.
Regards Andy Giles