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[@legioner9]

Elegant car for its day. Look how shiny the first red car is. Those headlights look very good.

[@emmetdonnelly2072]

Love old 1980s footage of car production lines. I guess the prolonged cranking is because it's being started for the first time and takes a while to reach the carbs. You can hear the sputtering almost starting as the carbs fill! Nice non ecu non complicated days .

[@carwrtr1]

I love these cars. Drove a Merkur XR4Ti (Sierra coupe), and what a great road car it was!

[@chrispop99]

I toured Dagenham earlier than the era of the Sapphire. After engines were built, they were run up briefly on a test stand using town gas. As we were passing, one engine threw a rod and was destroyed! The guys working there all cheered; we were hurried away. I had a Sapphire, and quite liked it. Great as a motorway cruiser.

[@terrys461]

I went when they was building the mk3 fiesta - amazing day I’ll never forget!

[@stevesrover]

Quite jealous of you both. That said, we had Austin Rover and Land Rover not too far from us. We had a day at Land Rover in the early 90s. As a young car nut, I loved the day, seeing the vehicles being made, design offices and so on. Our woodwork and metalwork classrooms always had bits of Austins and Rovers here and there. Light clusters and switchgear were quite fascinating,

[@Nakkisampyla]

Town gas? Crazy

[@darrenmeears4667]

Just imagine every one of those was some body's pride & joy .probably all scrapped now dam shame

[@jekku2045]

Mine is still in "good" condition. :)

[@RoadCone411]

The Sapphires were a fairly common sight on British roads until the early 2000s, but you are right there are not many left these days. You could spend all driving in the UK and not see one now. Only a very small percentage of any mass-produced car will last 25-30 years, so yeah there is a high probability all of these cars were cubed many years ago.

[@wasitacatisaw83]

Still got my 1988 Ghia :)

[@JourneywithSmee]

Mostly seen in banger racing now. Best thing for them to be honest.

[@sarahwebster8927]

BloomingOnion With correct maintenance there’s no reason a car can’t last indefinitely...cars are scraped and moved on for superficial bullshit reasons...fact is automotive marketing does a good job of convincing you that you need their newest model.

[@89fordscorpio52]

My dad owned one when i was a kid. It had the 2.0 dohc engine and he sold the car with 467.000km on the clock. I miss this car so much

[@ZAKE86]

Сейчас бы такую новенькую)

[@Valeriy_Kimov]

+

[@Valeriy_Kimov]

Купил бы но жаль что не производят уже как 20-30 лет

[@Valeriy_Kimov]

Ещё бы с диодами и новым салоном.

[@AB-lf1cp]

Дааааа,кайф

[@kevinmurphy-steele5055]

What strikes me about this is just how dark and grotty the factory is - compared to footage of modern car factories which are spotlessly clean

[@bernie2108]

Correct , spent 4 years in Dagenham Body in white, maintenance Elect' it was very dark, very noisy, very filthy dirty, and very dangerous to work in !

[@donnydanger273]

There is work being done here!

[@bernie2108]

@H HOUR HOTEL Prey tell how you arrive at that conclusion?

[@fakechannel7751]

That's how it was then

[@steve_o379]

Loved the ford sierra sapphire my dad had 2 when I was a kid. A 1.6L and a 1.8LX sapphire. Traded them in for the "New" ford mondeo.

[@superfreak19891]

Steve o I've had 3 of these, great cars , my dad also had one, used to love going out in it, they were all so unique in they're own way, always wanted a Cossie but sadly never owned one, I thought the Mondeo was rather boring compared to the Sierra

[@rogeruk9263]

Fantastic car back in the eighties and early nineties I had company cars mostly sierras they were quick smooth and lovely to drive

[@zeferreira7679]

Mine was bought from some Mr. Patel in Golders Green back in 1998, drove it to Portugal months later without insurance, simply because I had Portuguese driving licence, stopped in Paris to visit Jim Morrison at Pere Lachaise, and honestly my 1.8 Lx drove well for another 10 years. He died in Potugal. I miss it. Only problem was fuel consumption.

[@user-lb5vg6zg2l]

Хорошая машина своих лет мягкая,комфортная,просторная.

[@robcossie3108]

My Sapphire Cosworth is still alive and kicking, cant remember last time ive seen a none cosworth version on the UK roads.

[@surendranauth7147]

My father had a Ford sapphire18 LX in burgundy. really liked the sapphire. Spacious and the shape was eye catching and appealing. Nice size boot and easy to service. Other than the cortina MK5 which we also had in midnight blue.

[@andrewskinner5860]

great video a still drive one today 1989 1.6 classic with a 2 litre 205 block injection engine running a dgav 32 /36 carb it'll pass enything on the road except a garage lol again great video

[@wolftmfg]

Andrew Skinner 😄

[@shripneycarsales]

I had an F plate (F670YWX) when i was eighteen years old in 1989.....went around the M25 in it hundreds of times during that year attending acid house / raves :-) Was really good car to be fair.

[@lanehogger1532]

Good old days. I had an ex reps white f plate 1.8l sapphire. Bought it at 3 years old and 90k miles. Put another 80k on it over a few years. Great tough car mechanically but was starting to rot when I sold it on.

[@fontheking5]

It sure does take a while to get an engine started when all the fuel is in the fuel tank, and it has be cranked to reach the engine, hence the hard starting of the cars in this video :) Some pumping of the gas pedal also helps to get the fuel into the engine faster.

[@Beethoven80]

Not with fuel injection, I suppose.

[@hitachi2556]

yes exactly like my sierra, 1 pump for a running car but more for 1 thats a newish setup ie new carb etc

[@jackyounger5678]

My dad had 2.0 GSI and a white Shapire 2.0 LX used love being in those cars as a kid

[@tigerskys6810]

Had a red company F reg Sierra 2.0GL in 89/90. Loved it!

[@perpetualmotionuk]

I remember the good old Sapehiru. Never got the recognition it deserved, almost like no one has ever heard of it these days :-)

[@pubtastic847]

I used to adjust the c/o on Sierras when I PDI’d some of the last few in 1992. Bloody great days.

[@del-boysnostalgiatvads7416]

Good car Sierra I’ve had 4 of them!👌

[@vaughanwarburton9623]

At 38 seconds the maroon hatchback that's what I had 2.0 GL GOD I miss F395 OWC the best 2wd car I've ever had!!!

[@sebastianp.r.u7173]

Such an legendary cars , but sadly many are rusting away while abandoned

[@grasshoppers7742]

My biggest regret was never buying a sapphire back in the mid 90s. Love the look. Always wanted the Moonstone. Bought a 405 instead. Too late now 😢

[@SargeMimpson]

Not really

[@lizichell2]

We had the ford sierra sapphire ghia. It was superb.

[@gustavorios6221]

Sierra Saphire, the real Cortina's replacement. In Argentina didn't know this sierra's model. Only the five doors, state and xr4

[@kevinb897]

Worked in the Dagenham Body plant 26 years from the Cortina mk3 to the Sierra and fiesta ! Also owned Cortina mk4 then mk5 then 2 Sierra 's ,3 ford Focus's and now the new fiesta st !

[@Cortinaman63]

Hi Kevin B, what year did you start working on the Cortina Mk3.s?, I own 3 of them, and one I have had 44 years, which has had a full body jig strip down and the shell rebuilt to as new on my KZbin channel, the car was built in 1974 as one of FORD Motor Cpmpany;s Promotional cars, and is a very rare model version, would love to know what your job was, and if you have any interesting memories of working on the cars?, hope to hear from you. and you might like to take a look at my channel, which has videos and slideshows of work on 2 of my Mk3;s, would appreciate your feed back on the restoration work.

[@mikemartin2957]

@@Cortinaman63 the MK3 was totally new car design compared to the MK2 (which was a boxier , in a nicer way ,reskin of the smart & stylish original MK1. Just to think Ford in UK & Belgium were starting the design , shape & the Pinto 1600 & 2000 OHC engine ,as early as 1967 when the MK2 was new ,for a late '70/ 71 launch. I noticed that all Marks of Cortina stay at 14 foot in length, but the width of MK3 to 5 is considerable compared to MK1 &2. The trim & options of a MK3 must be mind boggling ; like a MK1 Capri , no two could be the same

[@saunlloyd1475]

Go on Ford bring back the rear wheel drive drivers car, we miss it

[@markusantonio4866]

Be like the Aussies and shove small block V-8's and blowers in them, like they do to the Holden Commodores from the 80's

[@alex1990LV]

@Rick G not many people can afford it

[@IrishWannabe]

@@markusantonio4866 would be too expensive to maintain and buy fuel

[@brickwilson7729]

My first ever new company car a blue sapphire my young family loved it as did I 1988

[@MM0SDK]

Went to Dagenham in around 1995 with College. We had a guided tour of the place.

[@JourneywithSmee]

So did I, did you have to have ear protection on and see a fiesta cut in half?! 😂

[@MM0SDK]

@@JourneywithSmee Don't remember the ear protection or fiesta cut in half. I remember seeing the cars being tested and seeing the body panels being pressed from sheet steel. The showroom outside the factory with all the older cars was great. The model t ford with leather door hinges.

[@MM0SDK]

@@JourneywithSmee the spray booth was great to see in action too

[@user-oz3zx2wh5o]

Людей уже наверное нету тех, а форды ещё живут.

[@Valeriy_Kimov]

Сиерра лучшая)

[@Valeriy_Kimov]

#сиерраживи

[@Valeriy_Kimov]

Хочу, чтобы возобновили выпуск Сиерры!!!! Лучшая машина за всю историю, люблю сиерры) Главное оставить старый внешний вид от сиерры мк3) я теку от старой сиерры

[@RedLP5000S]

Never heard of this car. Loved the Sierra Cosworth/Merkur XR4ti though. 💙🇺🇸

[@RWL2012]

Sapphire was just the sub-name for this newer saloon/sedan version of the Sierra, as opposed to the earlier hatchback version

[@pokest225]

The basic models of the Sierra. Cosworth and xr4 were the sport models.

[@-barmaley9975]

я свою 2.0 OHC EFI в германии покупал 7 летнюю 91 года выпуска, с зеленым антифризом... но вам наверное виднее... )) и с коротким капотом мк 2.5 переходная... ))

[@tonypasby8287]

The alignment of the front nearside indicator cover is shocking!!!

[@roshanmanilal5315]

Absolutely huge gap

[@mikemartin2957]

@@roshanmanilal5315 hopefully sorted at the PDI!Looks if though the tab that slides into the headlight unit isn't in its slot!

[@General.Longstreet]

Nice looking cars.

[@lnteIIigence]

Big headlights!

[@MrSilentwater]

A Beautiful Car 🥰

[@elzagluck1035]

Судя по рестайлингу это съемки самое начало 90 годов.

[@vrunet]

Это модель 87-89

[@piotrkluska8836]

Kurła... kiedyś to było.

[@indims2367]

Старые автомобили сделано инженерами и с любовью. Много ресурса и них заложено. Но у вы время не щадит ни кого и даже автомобили!

[@pod9538]

BRILLIANT.

[@trevorkeyes1639]

This was my first car loved luxury

[@marshalllucky]

my uncle has 2 x brand new sapphires in his barn along with some other new fords, he was partner in a car dealership that ceased trading in the 80`s and some of the inventory was moved to his farm, when they sold the premises and they have been there ever since :-(

[@emmetdonnelly2072]

marshalllucky seriously! That's amazing! So they have been there for 30 plus years and never driven or started since? Love to see pics.

[@marshalllucky]

@@emmetdonnelly2072 A car magazine got to hear about it and was pestering him relentlessly . he is in negotiation with a classic car dealer at the moment as one of the other new cars is a green 280 capri which is quite rare?

[@christianbellossini1805]

Fantastic video ...inedit!!!???

[@Fordman99.]

I own a 1990 sapphire L in red she was build there in September 1989 and still going strong

[@RoadCone411]

I always thought the Sapphires were smart looking cars, even though they were just formal Sierras. Those were the days, sometimes wish I could back to 1989 and fix all that went wrong with the UK car industry. But I think I’d have to go back quite a lot further than that...

[@atl-armyofthelivinggaminga1172]

Maybe with brexit we could one day see a booming industry again. One can only dream

[@stevesrover]

The car industry has never been so busy in the UK (well, pre-COVID). It’s just all the manufacturers are foreign owned. Brexit is more likely to get them to leave as the cost of production rises. I expect the government will offer subsidies to manufacturers to get them to stay.

[@stuart121972]

I had a Sapphire 1.8 GLX auto back in 1998/9. It’s the only car I’ve owned that I truly regret getting rid of. No doubt it’s no longer around now.

[@rogeruk9263]

I remember when I first landed my sales representative job, the sales director said we have a Ford sapphire for you I nearly cried with joy, fords are great cars.

[@the.internet]

Check the reg mate and look at when it was last taxed and MOT'd. See what it last failed on and when, that'll give you a good idea to whether or not it ended up being crushed. Amazing how common they were back in the day but now you'd be lucky to see one of them a year on normal roads. I loved the Sapphire as a kid, one of the best looking cars of the era.

[@user-qg5fy9dx8e]

теперь таких не выпускают.один хлам.

[@Valeriy_Kimov]

+, я очень хочу чтобы возобновили выпуск краун Виктории и Сиерры

[@angrybird32495]

I love these cars! Don’t know why they didn’t take off in America...

[@KnightRiderDDR]

According to a video on youtube titled "Ford's BMW - 1985-1989 Merkur XR4Ti" the gas prices dropped and americans started buying big V8 engine cars again, which resulted in low sales for the Merkur XR4Ti. I also would add that Ford just didn't stick with it. For starters they could have just sold the Sierra as Ford and not slap a Merkur badge on it.

[@angrybird32495]

@@KnightRiderDDR unfortunately we seem to have this "bigger is better" philosophy 'round these parts.

[@mikemartin2957]

@@angrybird32495 I think Ford in the US & possibly in Australia ,went for the Mazda route in creating smaller cars. I think those Merkurs were sourced from Belgium rather than Dagenham during 1984 to 86 with LHD & different electrics & fuel systems.

[@dicasuteis955]

Parece o Ford Verona Brasileiro! 👏👏👏😊👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@mrbetamax9290]

No sat nav dab ..how did we manage. ..top vid top car..

[@theshameofthesun]

Very impressive this, Ford Dagenham

[@goclunker]

2:24 Is that a dent under the tail light on a BRAND NEW CAR????

[@troysanchez776]

The real reason why that part of the car is shrouded in plastic these days is that not being uncommon

[@user-br1fe8gi1h]

@@TomAlter1000 ты куча говна

[@paulointonio6847]

Ford Escort RS Cosworth 😍 Ford Sierra RS Cosworth 😍💪

[@hacenzino9887]

I had one like her in 89 that she is really more than wonderful and powerful

[@694069406940]

good old cars

[@chalkfarmcarsquadso1664]

Dagenham finest. Il buy one.

[@MrSilentwater]

Beautiful Car 🤗🤗❤️❤️

[@Valeriy_Kimov]

Sierra the best car

[@farmergeddon7527]

“Got the torque wrench, Bob?”

[@zetametallic]

That bit at the very end of the tape with the map on the wall looks like a much older recording. I wonder what it was about?

[@stevesrover]

Looks like a control centre for one of the emergency services.

[@Kingdonnerkebab]

F63 ROO, J658 TFA, H303 JCS, G857 NKR.... I miss all of my Sierra’s

[@jeff4362]

Luckily the latter two are still running today!

[@Kingdonnerkebab]

Jeff I love to think the others have private plates on so thats why I can’t trace them. 🤞🏻

[@thewiseguy3529]

Like a euro Tempo. I like it.

[@xsduprwd3937]

awesome, loved my saph cossie!

[@supremefantastic]

The Cossie is of course the Sapphire we all love the most. It's so great. A unicorn. Congratulations to you and take care of it :)

[@wolftmfg]

supremefantastic loved?

[@garethcurtis7545]

Me too. Regret selling my 89 rwd saph. Love Sierras and the Cossie Recaros still the best seats in a car I've owned

[@carpetbaggerface]

4:16 assembled in Britain, 😱 that’s giving me a nervous twitch

[@pit_stop77]

British workers and not on strike? Something wrong here 🤔🤔

[@neilwilliams8741]

ford wernt to bad Vauxhall [ellesmere port on the other hand] I worked in pilkingtons in mid 80,s we had load of Essex lads come up to north wales..one was having a bad day in the glass stores and shoute ..facking ell this place is worse than fowds in Dagenham...priceless

[@alanwayte432]

Yep let’s all play the lazy stereotypes...hysterical..try originality I am sure it’s a new concept for you...

[@ianfrench1577]

I think that plagued British Leyland more than any other car manufacturer.

[@numberstation]

I'LL BE BACK ! Oh do shut up.

[@Nine-Signs]

It was 1987, the elites had broken the backs of workers by then, all well on their way to being nothing more than compliant button pushers for those above them, today mostly pushing paper in service to economic activity elsewhere in the world. Before the UK and empire, England started out in the world as a cold damp wet little island that produced little of interest for no one of note. And to that we are returning.

[@AutoMotoZajawki]

Ściera:)

[@trabali5168]

@3.20 the 2ltr GLS efi Mmmm. The cavalier mk2 was now looking dated.

[@kurt44mg42]

Good ol' Dagenham dustbins!

[@MINTYRADGY]

i would loved to have worked there my favourite car ever.

[@alexeijolkin7851]

These cars look simple but elegantly designed, compared to modern kooky cars

[@watkinscopicat]

Alexei Jolkin they’re hideous

[@mikemartin2957]

@@watkinscopicat not so hideous as the Ford's designed in the past 10 years Sierra sales in Britain were huge over the 10 years they were on sale , 'Bad cars' just don't achieve those sales figures

[@user-np5dk3tb5q]

Я всегда любоваться на книге она новая и очень классно выглядет ,И Я подумал вот бы мне такую но новую,А теперь я смотрю на них новые есть выпускаются,если это в 2015 году я точно получу себе новую сферу сто процентов,даже смотреть на нее приятно.у меня там есть большей друг.

[@user-op2hs8oq7c]

Хорошая машина.У меня был универсал.

[@user-wi2dm5bs5f]

Сиера универсал???!!!

[@Valeriy_Kimov]

@@user-wi2dm5bs5f а что, не слышал? У моего друга была сиерра унтверсал но она попадала в ДТП и в итоге он её продал и купил ЕЩЁ ОДИН ТРАНЗИТ 95 года))

[@Valeriy_Kimov]

Да, сиерра лучшая машина)

[@djpeekay25]

I grew up in Romford and every 2nd car was a Ford.

[@user-rn2qc5ui7l]

Эх,классная тачка ...

[@Valeriy_Kimov]

Сиерра лучшая тачка за свои деньги, люблю сиерры) #сиерратоп #сиерраживи

[@neilwilliams8741]

mate had a Cosworth sierra[loaded family garage owners]many posing times were had I drove it loads [3rd party insurance but the filth wouldn't pull you like todays lot]

[@bobolulu7615]

Why is there no bumper on the vehicles at the end of the line?

[@guyjonson6364]

Truely the best of britisher

[@garikdez]

Легенда

[@Michelle_Schu-blacka]

Those cars looked old when they were new. Would have liked to have seen a brand new Cosworth though.

[@comodorootaviano4684]

Aqui no Brasil parece muito o Verona.

[@kamrankhan-lj1ng]

the back looks like the contemporary merc c class

[@nrs7_9_6]

👍

[@micjubba709]

They should make a new sierra like they do with other makes a think the Mondeo toke over or the escort

[@fortune300]

How common was the 1.3l version? I Have never seen one!

[@mikemartin2957]

They did exist in the earlier years but most went to Malta where bigger engines are frowned upon, I think the 1300 , which was a OHC & not the crossflow Kent unit was discontinued circa 1984. The dashboard had lots of switch blanks & were quite sparse

[@Vanadeo]

Still can't get over them wheel barrow tires O.o

[@MsMaxx88]

Probably 165SR 13 :D

[@egonn87]

5:15 - no to spasowanie kierunkowskazu... chyba coś poszło nie tak :)

[@tehacjusz5580]

XD

[@orderofmagnitude-TPATP]

"Assembled in Britain" window sticker with air bubbles all over it....metaphor?

[@BritishRail60062]

I think to be honest. This was the norm in the 1980's and no-one really worried as those stickers would be pulled off anyway hence why they didn't care much about the air bubbles :). Although Ford's got a lot of stick in those days due to the doors drooping and corrosion issues because of poorly treated metal areas. The Austin cars (Allegro etc) got more stick due to their looks and quality. It was when the Japanese cars started to show up in the UK during the late 1970's and they were better made which was when things started to go down for British Leyland. Ford upped their game in the 1990's by improving on their quality but Leyland didn't quite grasp the facts of that the customer wanted better quality cars and they continued with this "We know what you need attitude" that lead to the demise of Leyland which many of its assets passed onto other companies like the truck and bus passing onto Volvo, the Sherpa passing to DAF, Austin-Rover passing to BMW for a while until BMW sold the Rover brand to its employees and other parts of the former Leyland group going to other companies during the 1990's. I cannot remember them all but Leyland's arrogance didn't work did it? My only complaint about the newer cars is the lack of individuality and style. Most to me look identical and do not have much difference to them.

[@markfox1545]

Order of Magnitude - The... - no, but proof that you're a small-minded prick. 😉

[@JohnMcMahon.]

Yep, you wouldn’t see that in Germany or Japan.

[@enyeroropeza9632]

Muy buen carro

[@lanehogger1532]

The guy in the green T-shirt had a much harder time starting the injected Sierra than the carb ones.

[@skatesneakerlover]

The grey/blue Sierra the guy in the green shirt is trying to start IS a carb version, you can clearly see the carb on the side of the engine. He should have just punched it through the floorboard and held it there when it did eventually start - would've established dominance and done preventative maintenance for the eventual new owner.

[@carwrtr1]

That bloody bloke should have set the choke before he tried to start it. Had he done this, it would have fired right up.

[@mohamedkadiri9208]

Ford I love ❤️ you forever

[@_________________7791]

Oh men Robocop loved these cars 😂

[@pokest225]

Robocop had a Taurus. Not a sierra.

[@pokest225]

@Give me some Chupa! I know. And that car appeared for a second in the movie. But it wasn't Robocop's car.

[@wolftmfg]

The one at the 4:00 mark 👌😩👍

[@petelattimer6808]

2.0i GLS

[@danieldegrazia3568]

Here in Argentina it was known as Ford Orion, full of rust after a year...

[@richg1309]

Yes, we made sure to send you Argies the unrustproofed ones : D

[@johnblowme9690]

They where rust buckets from the get go. Used to dread the mot. Always failed and needed welding on the sills.

[@fargogemini694]

Last of the Fords rwd

[@ricomartinez2869]

European Ford? Yes.

[@pauljackson8354]

Should have called it a Cortina Mark 6.At least this was better looking than the hatchback.

[@IrishWannabe]

hell nah, and also the hatch looked alot better than the Sedan

[@misled1982]

That car is the son of a Sierra and an Escort...

[@mlodywiktor2192]

И шо я вам скажу таки нормальная машина!

[@user-tf9ot9vv6s]

Гнила сиерра очень сильно

[@RivieraByBuick]

@@user-tf9ot9vv6s не сильнее чем любая другая не оцинкованная машина из 80-х

[@Yourmajesty.]

RivieraByBuick поэтому до нас дошли в основном гольфы 2

[@RivieraByBuick]

@@Yourmajesty. гольф 2 НЕ оцинкован, и гниет также как любая другая не оцинкованная машина бюджетного сегмента.

[@nambevanarmagedon6975]

@@Yourmajesty. у меня гольф 2

[@claudionun.7727]

Parece o Verona da Ford e Volks no Brasil

[@no-damn-alias]

At the very beginning I thought that it's flooded