Restoring the car that Clarkson, Hammond and May all love | Ep.3 | Ford Mondeo ST200 restoration

It's time top start rebuilding Mike's beloved Ford Mondeo ST200, with the 2.5-litre V6 now gleaming and the body ready to receive a whole bunch of refreshed and renewed parts. This thing is going to be an absolute minter!
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[@mikedrivetribe8314]

Thank you all for watching, if you fancy watching some behind the scenes from this episode, here's my own little video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gKOXf4KLZdB5o9k

[@SuperScrewj]

Don't let Car Throttles' Alex Kersten hear you say Porsche derived V6.

[@jeremyk5414]

The guys at this shop are absolutely awesome 🙌🏼

[@Rekuzan]

If I said that I saw deer in my rearview mirror, would you hate me forever?

[@minormakesmocs]

@@Rekuzan probably

[@Ravenwood06]

@@Rekuzan nooo i just started to forget that song

[@imkirbo3094]

Can't believe nobody here is saying this but rest in peace to Richard Parry-Jones, chief engineer of this very car who sadly died this week. A powerhouse in the automotive world, and responsible for Ford's success in Europe in the 90s and early 2000s.

[@thefastestfox1]

I'm not saying it because I didn't know who the chief engineer of this car was nor indeed who Richard Parry-Jones was but after a swift google and an interesting wiki read I'll thank you for the heads-up and RIP Mr Parry-Jones, a real legend.

[@archechme]

Not everybody knows who was involved the engineering and design process of a car.

[@darkshad0wbee483]

As an American I didn't know of him. But if he built these he probably helped build the Cosworth's. So rest in peace to a great Ford Man

[@iamtherealzombie]

I only knew of him because I read the recent article on Top Gear's site. RIP

[@coolL9457]

I met the man at an ISO audit seminar one city over from me at their university. absolutely top bloke, we were simply discussing cars and he only told me who he was/what he did before getting up and doing the seminar!

[@Jimmy_Broadbent]

Yooooo been waiting for this!

[@timmantle7154]

Snap.

[@harveywhite3001]

Same!

[@mattcatchpole7367]

Yip!!

[@ryanford5387]

Henlo Praga boi

[@NoxiousPluK]

Jimmy on DriveTribe again when :3

[@eddyjay123]

‘Halfords’ and ‘expert’ in the same sentence. Madness.

[@ErraticPT]

Well its less of an oxymoron than "Apple Genius".

[@tredfxman]

@@ErraticPT For your information it's spelled: "CrApple!" 😄 👍

[@ad9ack82]

I know, imagine trying to market Halfrauds, to actual car enthusiasts!

[@chrischristie4447]

I thought the exact same thing.

[@chrischristie4447]

@@w202c43uk I hear ya bud. I worked for Ford for 6 years and can confirm we got up to the same nonsense. Its capitalism in action.

[@Jordan-ql8pv]

The fact Ford has stopped making the Mondeo just makes this restoration even more special. I am willing to bet the value has gone up as well.

[@chrisg4rr377]

Gone up in value and made this build financially viable are still two complete world's apart

[@tadassmolskas3014]

@@chrisg4rr377 Of course it will probably never be worth as much as they have put into it but it's a one of kind car and means a lot to some and you can't put a price on that.

[@chrisg4rr377]

@@tadassmolskas3014 yeah you've got a point, but the price i would put on it is £5000

[@asifnoaman8978]

what 4k? Haha, they not selling for much these days if you look on the used market

[@KermitFrogThe]

Ford have stopped making the Mondeo, but Volvo and Jaguar are still producing them. Ironically the platform sharing with more premium brands and people's bizarre attachment to SUVs will have been the death of this and a number of other large saloons and hatches.

[@ryanhoffmann9341]

Having owned a 2000 SVT Countour (the US version of this car), I cannot tell you how many times I have dreamed of doing this to the car. They are so underrated. Thank you for this series!!

[@RichieRouge206]

I felt quite emotional when she fired. The detail and the work to bring this utter beauty back to her former glory is what we petrol heads love more than anything. Great video fella

[@theodor12]

This restoration is like a a tribute to the late Richard Parry Jones... top work.

[@mv1509]

24HotGirls.com z

[@chrispearson5349]

Really nice to see the care that MAD Ford are taking with doing this car, nice to see things done properly 👍🏼

[@KingEddo8]

Such a shame about the Mondeo's discontinuation. Even in 2021 you'd be struggling to find a Mondeo-Free street in the UK. Such an icon to the masses and one that will be missed. As for this Mondeo, I got goose pump hearing that V6 fire up. What! A! Machine!

[@ryanford5387]

Same here, my parents have had two in my lifetime and they were both fantastic. I'll look forward to the nostalgia and joy of seeing one when I'm middle aged 😂

[@whatwhatyep]

Can't remember the last time I saw a Mondeo on the road.

[@StephenButlerOne]

@@whatwhatyep it has been a lockdown.

[@BobMonkeypimp]

@@StephenButlerOne The roads are as busy as ever. They have been since the start of this pandemic.

[@StephenButlerOne]

@@BobMonkeypimp It was a joke

[@MartinPaoloni]

I LOVE how this is coming along! That paint job in the engine bay and the boot shows how much this people care about cars!

[@ze4le937]

love watching mikes reaction to all this id love to be in his position. so cool to see your old rust bucket go back to factory+

[@oliversdouglas]

my parents had a juice green Mondeo Estate when I was a kid and it was such a nice car - was a bit knackered and some of the buttons didn't work but the look of this generation of Mondeos has a real special place for me - lovely to see this get restored

[@AlexWheeler1]

Lucy has outdone herself with the camera work for this video!

[@tedstarz]

She smashed it!

[@leoa4c]

Yeap!

[@nickturner2813]

Should think so too considering that's her job and she gets big bucks for doing it.

[@mso8190]

Mr Richard Parry-Jones would be proud. Heartfelt condolences to his family.

[@sk4tec]

Oh dear I was going to ask if we can pass this onto the original engineering team! 🥺

[@EpicAwesomesauce]

I hope that they are planning to have the lads see the Mondeo for themselves. I bet they'd love to have a go in it or something, kinda like how they did it in TGT. Would be a nice callback.

[@MatSpeedle]

This is no longer a Mondeo, it's a work of art!

[@georgeoliver8300]

This didn’t age well

[@mathewmepham8299]

Never been a lover of fords. However ever since the st range started and I got to drive the mondeo I got the bug for them. Got to say I love this car and that engine is a beast.

[@peterfennelly6386]

Big up REME. Some of the best mechanics in the world 👍

[@darrengooding8785]

this has turned out way more impressive than i wouldve thought, hats off to everyone and their true expertise, great seeing something lie this brought back to life

[@simonpeat2937]

So glad to see the REME flag in the background, Arte Et Marte gentlemen.

[@AudreyH48]

I think one of the best things from the pandemic are the mobile services that have started to become more popular. So happy to see the progress. May not be everyone's choice of resto but as long as it's yours, that's what counts!

[@samriddabanerjee5216]

When that engine roared back to life…pure beauty 🔥🔥. Congrats Mike

[@GreenandGold]

Nothing mates me happier than seeing an old fast Ford being restored by someone who knows what they are doing.

[@Quijibos]

Big fan of those spring compressors. Proper heavy duty.

[@FelixIsMyName]

Really liked Lucy's B-roll shoots in this one. Been looking forward to seeing this car finished.

[@Spyn3x]

This was all shot by The amazing Kev

[@FelixIsMyName]

@@Spyn3x oh wow

[@dieseldog289]

That car is an absolute stunner!! Long love the Mondeo!!

[@charlesbridgford254]

I optimised the piston clearances on this engine. Lots of hours spent in a refrigerated test cell wearing comically large headphones Doing cold starts trying to get right balance of 'tink', 'slap' and 'squeak'. Nothing quite beats a human ear.

[@ahyaan2552]

Rip Richard Parry-Jones

[@andreiverdes]

I own an MK1 94' with a 1.8TDI, and I'm dreaming for about 10 years to do a restoration like this. This is so cool!!!

[@Chris-ww7fy]

So satisfying to see the (mostly) finished product! Didn’t care for the music choices for what it’s worth. Thanks for the fun little series following this car!

[@StuK323]

Gearbox Lee sounds like an absolute legend.

[@TermlessHGW]

Back from an era when writing 24valve all over the car was actually important. Love this car as well!

[@JONSLOCKPICKING]

The engine looks superb. Great vid. More

[@alanwells382]

Lovin how the music gets serious as the spring compressor comes out!

[@stevep1371]

The sound of that powerplant is sick. Wish I had these guys restoring my Mustang. Well done!

[@samueljack3648]

My Dad had an ST200, an ST24 and a ST220. Seriously reminiscing right now!

[@ijunglistwilliams8659]

I can watch 800bhp exotic builds all day but this has been my favourite by far.

[@chirayugijare702]

Something about fast Fords is just so appealing. Loving this restoration!

[@donaldshannon6541]

Having owned the U.S equivalent (Contour SVT) I easily understand the passion for this fine vehicle. It was a bit expensive compared to other econoboxes ... but the content made up for the price. Great road car ... fast stable and fun.

[@aaronmyers573]

Being sponsored by Halfords really takes the shine off this video.

[@anthonyfarnan5935]

Next time, you can sponsor it personally 😂

[@regfenster]

Why?, they only fitted some tyres and a battery.

[@lp9280]

@@anthonyfarnan5935 my problem is not that they have a sponsor, but that they fail to mention this. Advertising law in UK clearly stipulates that it should be clear when promoting products where advertisement is paid and Drivetribe clearly breaks the laws by not being transparent about it. Quite opposite, they deliberately mask it as their genuine choice or reasonable option, despite everything halfrauds offers being generally poor quality, value or both.

[@anthonyfarnan5935]

@@lp9280 No, you are misguided. The law states that when an individual (such as a celebrity) personally endorses a product, they must disclose if they have been paid to endorse said product. That’s clearly not the case here.

[@BobMonkeypimp]

@@anthonyfarnan5935 They wouldn't have chosen Halfrauds deliberately. Nobody wants to pay twice the price you pay elsewhere. Meaning Halfrauds is *paid* sponsorship.

[@lesliepaulkovacs6442]

What a Lovely Sound when you started it up!😍

[@JohnFromAccounting]

This project is very exciting to watch. The Mondeo might not be a high profile car but restoring a piece of 20 year old history is really important.

[@caprise-music6722]

wow I love that this *brilliant car* is getting a full on thorough restoration

[@ze4le937]

that thing sounds awesome

[@richvalenzi6232]

What an artisan. Pleasure to watch.

[@FarWesT3188]

What a beauty! Loved seeing the progress on this.

[@JoshuaC923]

15:38 pure joy. That's a great restoration!

[@chefcamsey1375]

I would cry if my car was restored as professionally as this 😍

[@carllampard106]

You’d be crying if you seen it now 😅 they bodged it

[@KnightRider1157]

Ace job. Nice to see pro's at work 👍👍👍

[@JJfromIA]

Stunning, beautiful paint work! And that engine note...

[@BlueSupreme]

It’s crazy to me how similar the Mondeo is to the contour. Because I own two, I recognized just about every part shown.

[@digitalrailroader]

basically the closest thing to a Mondeo ST200 that we got in the US Was the SVT Contour.

[@BlueSupreme]

@Kieran Pons Not entirely bud. One is right-side drive, one is left side drive. ;) I was only surprised since Europe has different regulations and thought there was going to be some differences because of those two factors.

[@saddist1Gtown]

A very professional job so far. I hope this attention to detail is reserved for ALL customers dependant on the affordability of course. I am seriously considering an estate version to use whenever I come back to the UK for holiday and might try to have these do the job. I am very impressed.

[@Spyn3x]

Micks standards are super high on all his builds, regardless of customer or their status, If this was being done for a different customer they'd get the same treatment check out his Twitch and come chat

[@MrMarkusmonkey]

Always great to see an old Ford getting the love and attention that they crave!

[@repairupdaterepeat5815]

World renown for specialist: we stripped it and repainted it. You tube comment: BuT I DiDnt SeE YoU PaTcH ThE HoLe In ThE SiLl So It DiDnT HaPpEn! AmAtEuRs

[@jeremyk5414]

I was hoping this was still happening 🙌🏼

[@karlosh9286]

I always wanted an ST200 Mondeo ! I did have a 1.8L at one point, but it's not quite the same !

[@CameronM92]

Mike's face when the Ford fires up, really says it all!

[@Rich77UK]

I ran an ST24 for a while. It was a wonderful car. Sounded brilliant, went well and comfy as f***.

[@spainter1985]

Brilliant to see this coming along, going to be the best ST200 by the time it's done surely?!

[@preacherz01]

love the Call of duty music at the putting engine in car part

[@danarbin6486]

Absolutely love this! Been following all the way through. Can't wait to see the end result 🙌

[@garymcmahon3981]

Cannot wait to see the car finished, its going to be awesome!!

[@jackwarren3080]

Having been born 1990 I do like seeing this era of motor get restored. Makes you feel old though 😭

[@marcelmotorzoneza9626]

We've got those Michelin's on all our cars, they are just so fantastic!

[@thecompanioncube4211]

Why is no one else talking about the incredible camera work and background score selection? Drivetribe has taken it to the next level

[@evang9708]

I never got the whole fast ford thing, but I do love the look of Mondeo ST220(MK3), these will surely go up in value.

[@BobMonkeypimp]

With a whopping 200hp in a 1.4 tonne car, it's hardly a "fast" Ford.

[@evang9708]

@@BobMonkeypimp Fast Ford, I thought anyway is more a broad term to describe RS and ST models from Ford.

[@BobMonkeypimp]

@@evang9708 Yeah, I'm old enough to know that, but the Mondeo in any guise just doesn't look the part to be a "fast Ford".

[@jamesbartlett5005]

Pure craftsmanship

[@chrishines6048]

What an awesome motor. Love this car and now I love it even more

[@georgimihalkov4781]

Absolutely amazing work! And it's great to see a £5k car receive a £15-20k restoration.

[@DazOwen001]

I think you'd be looking at more like 30k.

[@stevensmith6581]

Excellent job so far keep up the great work guys

[@darkshad0wbee483]

Owned the American version. FORD CONTOUR SVT Great handling car.. loved the turns!! To bad it made such force in the turns that oil didn't go to the pistons. So if I was this guy I would add a oil sender unit to pressure the system more. BAT a UK racing team use to sell one but that was over 10yrs ago. Big Ford fan here. I drive the Yamaha Ford cars own and have owned several. Wish top gear would have done a test drive with the Yamaha and st200 american cars

[@michaelthurgar6431]

Great show. Love the REME flag. My Dad was in REME from 1950 to 1960

[@ol_smokey9370]

That car is sweet, the Contours weren't super popular here, kinda wish they were. I always liked the SVTs. Also the drive train in my F250 is massive, that one is normal size.

[@Kieran_OPC]

He does half have some great boxes! Ive got the 40” stack version of that white 55” snapon roll cab with the rs turbo and capri ect on it

[@MadFordEngineering]

Thanks Kieran, look out for the new 55" top box on the roll cab with the escorts and capri on

[@iainweller452]

It’s looking sweet, can’t wait to see it finished

[@thenick06]

So satisfying seeing it all coming together!

[@mjollnirtsubo]

The car is going to turn out INSANE

[@j0hnnykn0xv1lle]

I've never seen someone so excited over a Ford :D

[@merqury5]

I saw a MK1 during easter here in norway, haven't seen one in years. Getting rare now.

[@hoojchoons2258]

I've got a Mk1 V6 Ghia X with full RS kit. Sadly it also has a hole in the floor and no MOT :(

[@FQP-7024]

You guys are the best tell the chaps at the shop I'd give em all a drink if I had the time

[@CaddyCodShots]

Top job , wish my old ST200 limited edition could av got this treatment.

[@MrJhorseman]

Talks about butterfly valves, proceeds to show us a totally different valve as the before to the actual butterfly valve after, nice editing

[@Cynical_Ninja]

Love the noise that thing makes 😍

[@keheaven]

REME flag flying proud I see 👍 be proud of your military tribe always.

[@MadFordEngineering]

Tiffy agrees with you

[@simonpeat2937]

Arte Et Marte

[@mini696]

That coil pack being unplugged was such a setup lol.

[@toto29620]

Probably for oil priming

[@MadFordEngineering]

Set up ? on youtube? how very dare you lol

[@Fr0dders]

You act like your not supposed to know lol. Of course it was. This is scripted television, just because you're watching it on youtube doesn't tell you anything about the production values.

[@MadFordEngineering]

@@Fr0dders i can assure you there is no script

[@timw5709]

Cracking job 👏 look forward to the next episode.

[@DeadPixels_]

Class work this. Solid engineering at its best. Pleasure to watch this.

[@JMUDoc]

The ST200 was my dream car when I was twelve - I love hot saloons, and especially hot saloons that _don't_ look as though they've reversed through a Halfords. Too many of these have been befouled with aftermarket wheels, IMO.

[@AruaBakayaro]

In North America we had the Contour SVT which was pretty much the equivalent to the ST200.

[@KorPh4ron]

Mike looks like a big kid who just got a brand new toy when it starts up lol. What an awesome rebuild

[@kippamip]

Shout out to the lads in brum 👍🏼 nice work. Ex military so attention to detail was always going to be top notch.

[@MadFordEngineering]

Once a Tiffy VM always a Tiffy VM

[@ronnieheath6840]

Great work guys freaking killin it

[@ThePuliUkko]

This car is just awesome!

[@nicolasmahdavian1793]

Great video. Can't wait to see it restored.

[@berryreading4809]

Since everyone has helped Mike out with this $40k restoration, could drivetribe buy $40k worth of cheese for Lucy? 😄👍

[@enyotheios2613]

That's the perfect amount for the Tesla Model 3 she's been after. Give Lucy her Model 3!

[@mv1509]

24HotGirls.com c

[@megashtyr1]

The engine sounds fantastic!

[@billsimpsonfromcanada]

I just have to say, that was lovely.

[@southney7211]

Coming on a treat 😎

[@TwoMorbid]

sounds sweet af. going to be better than new when its all put together.

[@CameronM92]

looks beautiful! Glad I found madford on twitch!