Barn Find Proton Saga Iswara - It's Home And It's Future Now Awaits It

Barn Find Proton Saga Iswara - It's Home And It's Sad Future Now Awaits It
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Around a year ago I bought a collection of 6 Proton's locally. 2 of them were tucked away on a farm, across a bridge, over a stream and a cow field and in a barn ... Mrs JC, recovering from the shock of the other 4 turning up last April, thought id forgot I needed to collect the other 2. Thankfully the team at JW Recovery in Boston reminded me that they were still there ... and so we went and got them. The video of us getting them out of the garage is on the channel HOWEVER - let's take a look at this Proton 1.5 SE Automatic Barn Find. How bad could it be? and what is its fate?
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[@JonCoupland]

Thanks for watching! In hindsight I should have known the engine was missing BUT was optimistic 🤣

[@jaggass]

I don't think finding an engine would too difficult as it was also in Colt's, Wira's, Satria's etc.

[@danteeightsix9069]

The best way to describe a barn find is a rare, highly sought-after car that has been sitting for a long time. If it were me, I would turn these non-road worthy cars into track-ready cars.

[@JonCoupland]

So the plan with them is to strip them for spare parts to keep the other ones i own on the road and then banger race them :)

[@Taz-wf4jl]

At least the lack of engine makes prep for a full body re spray easier.

[@JonCoupland]

This one wont be heading back on the road i fear

[@drnick1972]

your reaction when you lifted the bonnet. Priceless! 🤣

[@JonCoupland]

🤣 - I semi expected it ... But it did make me laugh

[@admiralalcatraz6080]

Have to be honest, aside from it being horrifically dirty, it doesn't look to be in bad condition. My guess is the engine ended up in the other one.

[@JonCoupland]

Its sadly very rotten underneath - the engine from what i can gather ended up in another proton i saved recently but not the other on in this video

[@jaggass]

@@JonCoupland It's a perfect donor as spares must be super scarce now.

[@badbooks476]

Great source of parts & credit to you for saving all things Proton as much as is realistic

[@JonCoupland]

Glad you think so! - Cheers :)

[@markstott6091]

You definitely, definitely ARE mad!

[@JonCoupland]

🤣🤣👍

[@lucythemoggy1970]

jon, a good wetvac will bring those seats up and be useful to someone with a knackered interior, plus good for content cleaning them up lol

[@JonCoupland]

Great idea - i do have about 5 or 6 interiors already in stock too :)

[@grrfy]

I have seen submarines come back from 6month patrols with less growth on them than that hahaha!

[@JonCoupland]

Ha!

[@garethbarnes3680]

Definitely a classic in waiting

[@JonCoupland]

Absolutely! Thanks for watching

[@danielrussell446]

Hi Jon well it’s a survivor and it’s the first eco proton 😂 ideal for ulez lol seriously it will live through keeping others on the road a shame as it would have been great a local car to you - great video as ever hope you are all well Daniel

[@romac9516]

That barn was the barniest of barns. The martyr which will save other Protons!

[@JonCoupland]

People cant shout at me for using the term Barn Find at least ;)

[@rickydub6950]

Definitely salvage all that you can from it, cant be many proton parts cars left these days 🙂👍

[@JonCoupland]

That's the plan!

[@TheMG4hubcap]

Will there be a video on the other proton (with the engine)?

[@JonCoupland]

There certainly will be :)

[@TheMG4hubcap]

@@JonCoupland yess

[@SalisburyKarateClub]

That space blanket looks like a sun shield to me. We use them all the time here in Australia (summer)

[@JonCoupland]

Ah thats a good shout! Of course!

[@ahmedadly8138]

Believe me malaysians put in the 4g63 mitsubishi evo engines under the hood with big turbos and it fits perfectly.. those protons is are not foreign to Mitsubishi's turbo engines here in malaysia.. i would also suggest u look for proton satria gti jon.. the living lotus tuned proton legendary

[@mikejba]

Thanks

[@JonCoupland]

As ever Mike. Humbled by your continued support of the channel. Thank you 😊

[@Aircooledflat4bug]

One parts car, one a daily. What’s not to like!😊 The styling is dated, but I bet if you fitted a set out 15” alloys and lowered it a chunk it would look a million times better.

[@JonCoupland]

That would be cool!

[@x1warrior1x85]

thats a pretty loaded one too, power windows and all. i had an 88 dodge colt wagon here in the states. basically the same thing just a mitsubishi underneath. great cars

[@JonCoupland]

Yeah :) - its the 'top model'

[@paultaylor9652]

I think I'm going slightly mad comes to mind. I've said it before and I'll say it again, you've got one amazing and understanding wife Jon

[@JonCoupland]

I certainly have!

[@thrasher7625]

I think this thing is absolutely crying out for an engine transplant of some sort ❤ K20 ? VAG 1.8t ? Zetec ? Someone please save it, I'd do it but I have enough cars already 😂😂

[@JonCoupland]

We're considering a Proton GTI 1.8 engine ...

[@thrasher7625]

@@JonCoupland Are they easy enough to find ? Obviously keeping it "family " is cool, but my initial response was based ( aside from the K20 ) on scrapyard based finds :D

[@highvoltagebeaver6640]

Lots of good parts! Keep all of the glass, if it's good. Keep anything plastic that's not rotten.

[@JonCoupland]

Absolutely

[@tobeycat2007]

Do like proton videos, really liked ones I had years back must be about half dozen in total, sadly not as many as yourself.

[@JonCoupland]

Im glad its not just me who loves them!

[@lesklower7281]

This Proton will ensure that other Protons live on but were did the engine go

[@JonCoupland]

Thats a mystery i'd like to solve :)

[@billywhizz98]

Your Dad is going too be kept busy

[@JonCoupland]

Not sure if Dad and i are going to be putting these ones back on the road! But he will certainly be helping me with parts!

[@mickles1975]

Put a Mitsubishi diesel in it

[@JonCoupland]

That would be fun

[@nickb5391]

Maybe they was thinking of converting it to electric 🤣🤣

[@JonCoupland]

Would be a fun project!

[@jaggass]

Here in Worksop, Notts VL was also used. I didn't get why we used Lincolnshire area codes but i guess due to us being classed under E Midlands it makes sense.

[@JonCoupland]

That would make sense :)

[@jaggass]

@@JonCoupland Realistically as we're closer to Sheffield and the S Yorks border we should have used their area codes but haven't. My mum's Renault 5 ended in VL and her Clio in FE which was registered in Worksop.

[@porsche356a]

Prime candidate for an EV conversion I would of thought ;) However with that rust and the much nicer Protons you have, I reckon let it save the others.

[@JonCoupland]

An EV proton would be a cool project i think!

[@a11csc]

good spares source for steph

[@JonCoupland]

Absolutely

[@khalifahjamaluddin]

Good luck on finding the engine..😅

[@JonCoupland]

:)

[@iana6713]

So where did the engine end up, I wonder?

[@JonCoupland]

From doing some research i believe its in another Proton i saved recently!

[@MohdjesriOthman-oi1id]

when started the restoration mate

[@JonCoupland]

We wil not be restoring this one sadly - it will be stripped for parts to keep my others on the road :)

[@fhwolthuis]

Hazmat suit required 😂

[@JonCoupland]

🤣🤣

[@keithhooper6123]

You should have known that the engine was out,by the front ride height.

[@JonCoupland]

This was filmed literally as found and dropped off. The chaos dumped it on my driveway and left. I had a good idea it was missing BUT like I said in the intro ... It could have been something heavy in the boot also 🤞👍

[@arphmd]

£200 of massacre😂😂 Basically a ‘night market’ car lol

[@JonCoupland]

☺️👍

[@tiadaid]

I know it’s a hulk, but if I had all the money in the world I’d probably buy it to be shipped to Malaysia and have it restomodded. There’s a company that can do it, albeit for a high price…

[@JonCoupland]

Sadly my budget doesnt stretch that far! but would be awesome

[@mattw8332]

As it's lacking the engine it could become an electric car. But not economically viable to do that I suppose.

[@JonCoupland]

Would make a cool project!

[@krus180]

those seats look barely worn, just dirty from sitting in a barn for decades, try having them deep cleaned, i bet they would pop out just fine!

[@JonCoupland]

I have now removed them to do just this :)

[@krus180]

@@JonCoupland awesome, post results in next video perhaps, would love to see!

[@raufsahin334]

Whyyy😂😂

[@AnthonyDurand1]

Slap a GTI engine in. 😜

[@JonCoupland]

A sleeper Proton would be fun!

[@shahwirashahwira9751]

In malaysia its being called as d old bangers car

[@JonCoupland]

Sadly the same here in the UK

[@shahwirashahwira9751]

@@JonCoupland hahahaha,however i am proud because u are reviewing malaysian car

[@stu-b1]

Parts car that it.look at Mot history in 2015 says rear chassis is toasts as is the rear trailing arms good lick with the other one. I'm sure the engines was from mitsubishi

[@JonCoupland]

Oh it's absolutely posh rotten 🤣 - yes would have Mitsubishi engine in

[@stu-b1]

@JonCoupland as long as it lives on on other cars that's all that matters. Is the flywheel and torqe converter in the boot too? As it may have been put in the other one

[@AliMackMechanical]

Ach you will get something of it 😂😂😂.

[@JonCoupland]

Fingers crossed

[@davefrench3608]

I was hoping it was the engine in the boot, but sadly not. Shame

[@JonCoupland]

Me too!

[@grumpy2.0]

Jet wash

[@JonCoupland]

It's coming tomorrow ☺️👍

[@christineayres7199]

£50 scrap value lol

[@JonCoupland]

I'd be up £50 then ;)