The Cars That Everyone Are Talking About This Auction!

[@WolfandCatUnite]

I owned a Ford Taunis in Germany in the 1980s. It was much like the Cortina. It was a great car, and I am glad to have owned it. It's nice to see it again.

[@ZZR1200ZX]

I’m a big fan of this program. I can’t believe the amount of buyers purchasing without even seeing the vehicle. More money than sense.

[@raybob49]

a valid point. I agree.

[@Bob-nu3xe]

prices are based on supply and demand most of the cars are worth £50 tops lol

I am fascinated by the total wrecks which go for top money.

[@rodthewelder3360]

MK1 bonnet release is by passenger (N/S) foot well on kick panel. THe MK2 was under steering column.

[@timmelia7551]

A brown mk4 Cortina , I can barely contain my excitement.

[@brutonstreettailor4570]

Shouldn’t that of been excrement !

[@HughKennedy-c5j]

😂

[@terryramsey1470]

Two lovely ford's from when they were plain and easy to work on thanks Derek for a brilliant trip down memory lane 😊 ❤

[@ivortoad]

I think the bonnet release is a orange lever under the steering cowling.

[@paulmasterson386]

I worked for a Renault dealer and at one point we had 3 XR2s on our forecourt,all exchanged for 5 Turbos. The turbo was much faster,handled better and was better equipped.

[@levelcrossing150]

Quicker because the metal was thinner.

[@jjefferyworboys8138]

i worst car I ever owned in terms of build quality was a Renault, Fords were far more reliable.

[@sultanoftippoo3857]

I bet the XR2s started though when the engine was hot, unlike the 5 Turbo. Super car starting from cold but a pig to start when hot.

[@steveh3576]

Fella I worked for in 85 86 raced an R5 in the factory series

[@philiprhodes5537]

Yeah i used to work in the valeting bay at the local Renault dealer in 1989/1990 and loved the r5gt turbo what a fab car they where for a 1.4 engine.. They where amazing handling motors and quick off the mark too and a world away from the xr3i I was driving at the time😎👍

[@jamesoconnor3017]

I absolutely love Derek , proper common sense old school Geezer! 😎👍❤️

[@darrenmechen1136]

3 years ago me and my lass walked past the place just as he came out and I thought I’d acknowledge him to be polite and said ‘ alright?’ and he just gave a very quiet grunt and I thought ignorant twat. I used to watch bangers nd cash but not even looked at it since.

[@getawayhs2856]

Oh my god, keys in the door lock rattling against the paintwork on the Fiesta- I would be furious if that was my car. Have all Derek's own cars got key rash on the doors? And keys dropped on the Land Rover wing, wtf?

[@richardcooke7621]

Perhaps you should write a complaint letter lol. Or shut up 😂

[@phillipbaker2237]

Jesus I know...just what I was thinking. I am surprised at him to be honest

[@sandybroon1962]

Give the guy a break 😮

[@imaweerascal]

And then nicely leaning on the door with maximum leverage 😆. Not exactly careful, is he?

[@robertely686]

Not to mention the microns of wear on the glass when the tape on the windscreen is removed. He's ruined the car.

[@raybob49]

Derek, you're a Star, mate! Always love your prog.

[@garypoulton7311]

Had a 72 stag in 1984, when I bought the entire under bonnet was black with Ziebart, wash it off with petrol, killed my Dad's lawn, but it looked like new under the bonnet

[@markwhitehead4645]

🤣..... bugger the lawn .... look after the Stag 😜.... had my beauty restored 10 years ago and still looking gorgeous ... SHE had the same but when I stripped the complete body ... underneath as well .... used a hot air gun .... wish I knew the secret of using petrol on the Zebart ... but the price of petrol these days !!!! 🤣... do you regret ever selling her ?????

[@martynparrott4563]

The dealer sticker on the rear window , Hooleys , they were the main Ford dealer in Nottingham, until 1999

[@norfolkronin6307]

I do believe the lady owner of that dealership had a Lagonda.

[@davidrix804]

Take it easy with your legs,plenty of water,garlic,preferably a piece of raw garlic every morning with your breakfast,no fizzy drinks at all!!,it works wonders👍👍🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@ravitaheem4272]

Take the bloody keys out of door when closing, should know better

[@thurmanmerman9099]

Give him a break.. He is old, one day that will be you

[@moodobusiness]

Come on it’s only a fiesta

[@mike-s8n8y]

DIY Ziebart in the day was a big tub of cheap underseal that crept up the sills and higher onto the door bottoms each year ,😄😄😄💩

[@richardpotter712]

More interested in the Metallic Olive Mk 1 Capri behind the Fiesta. Haven't seen one of those in years. Plenty of good old cars coming on the market atm.

[@sg-tp7sc]

I had a 1981 w reg mk5 about 1989 I absolutely loved it

[@vivhenderson8628]

Derek should watch Dave’s video on the Cortina. Dave knows all about it because he picked it up along with a Capri.

[@michaeledwards427]

Yes that's what I thought. If I remember rightly the 1300 capri was the wife's, the cortina the old man's. The cars got parked up after they each died, but definitely not from overseas.

[@michaeledwards427]

Yes thats what I thought. If I remember rightly the 1300 capri was the wife's, the cortina the old man's. I think they both got parked up after they subsequently died. But definitely not from overseas.

[@mikejacks1939]

@@michaeledwards427 Hooleys Ford was a dealer in Nottingham until 1995

[@tlabort]

Back in the day no one who had a xr2 mk1 had insurance (i had 2 1 black and 1 silver) and it was limited because of only having 4 gears where the mk2 had five and was a lot more usable and better on fuel . There was a mk1 which a lad had fitted a five speed box and i think by memory he had to cut the front n/s chassis and modify it .

[@philiplindley7384]

Can't believe the money people are paying for these Fords which aren't even that old yet.

[@Quinnysings]

You can tell Derek wasn’t a hot wire expert in the 80s ….. where’s that bonnet catch??? 😂 …. Beautiful XR 2 👍

[@kevinparker461]

How much do you reckon that Fiesta will get? ... i think i heard 20 Grand?

[@RobDug]

Sad that Fords are so overhyped and overpriced but it leaves lots of lovely cars for the non millionaires amongst us.

[@ism671]

I couldn't afford to buy a Mk1 or Mk2 Escort so bought a Porsche 911 instead 😂

[@mickcundall4036]

How can they be overpriced if that's what people are happy to pay for them!

[@RobDug]

@@mickcundall4036because they’ve become fetish objects for rich collectors. As I said, the car guys and gals will go elsewhere.

[@neil5877]

You can't beat a good old ford i have been lucky enough to own an XR2 and a mk5 ford Cortina 2.3 ghia with a manual box wish i still had them today lol

[@andrewgrace6924]

I don't think the Cortina is South African. Wrong licence plate and I don't believe South African cars got vinyl roofs. Looks really solid though.

[@r1273m]

Ford Cortina, HOOLEY'S sticker in rear window. They were Ford agent in Nottingham, I bought a Fiesta 1300S from them back in about 1979. In 1987 I bought a Mk2 XR2, brand new. Sold it in 2006 after it failed MOT big time for rust. Only 55,000 miles I think I got about £60 for it, the guy was going to use it for Banger Racing.

[@andrewjohnson2129]

Hooleys also had a Worksop Ford dealership. I got a new Ford Escort there new in 1990.

[@lascm5237]

I really don’t get it, as a family we had Fords of this era and they were all bludy awful - build quality, handling and reliability were shyte 🙄

[@ZedHead1968]

I agree, had a mk1 Escort 40 odd years ago and it was shite.

[@garethjones2171]

yes your right i worked for a ford main dealer and we had loads of warranty claims

[@mikewhitehead50]

There's a combination of nostalgia and rose-tinted glasses going on.

[@tommythelizard]

Bought a new one of these in 83 , £5495 was a cracking little car

[@bruceshaw2402]

I'm glad someone else has said this I thought it was just me , I had a mk1 escort and it was alright but it rotted away for fun , as for the 70s Ford's they were and still are a tin box with a very sparse interior , you couldn't give me one of them but I suppose it's each to their own .

[@marco-58]

My Brother had a red XR2 as a company car, it got stolen. Then he got another one, it was also stolen. His boss scrapped his company car status and increased his salary by £1k pa to buy his own. He bought a Sierra, end of problem.

[@neildutton8077]

Mk1 XR2 had Kent pushrod engine and 4sp gearbox. MK2 had CVH engine and 5sp box. Much better.

[@TIMMEH19991]

20 grand for a crappy fiesta. what a mad mad world.

[@tanglewood777]

after market sun roof spoils it

[@jjefferyworboys8138]

In period roof.

[@williamclay5615]

slam the cortina door with the keys dangling outside in the door lock 🤣

[@williamclay5615]

9.49

[@robertely686]

The car almost toppled over with the force

[@Yorkshiremadmick]

I had one as a company car in 84 exactly the same as this

[@ML-qk1px]

Great video. You know you’re getting a walk around from someone who is simply imparting a lifetimes worth of knowledge and experience, and isn’t trying to sensationalise anything to get the You Tube viewing numbers up. Didn’t even take time out to ask us to subscribe and like the video. Thanks Mr Mathewson. PS I will subscribe and like!

[@wombatsyoutube]

Derek's probably one of the few people I'd allow to lean on and handle a car the way he does. 👍😁

[@Invisibleman7]

Agreed 👍🏻

[@getawayhs2856]

I bloody wouldn't - key left in the lock opening the door, other key fouling the paintwork 😱 That sort of things makes me cringe 😫

[@dominicedwards9117]

Why leave key rubbin* against the pa8nt?

[@marcosteffano]

I sold 3 at the same time 2 for scrap and about £150 for the 3rd.

[@ap9500]

I had a Sunburst Red mk1 XR2. Loved it at the time but I wouldn't want one again. Much better modern classics out there for less money.

[@gyro65]

Is that a worslely 6/90 beside it ?

[@tonymartin1119]

I had both Mk1 and Mk2 XR2s. The Mk2 was faster but I didn’t like the CVH engine, preferred the low-end torque of the OHV Kent engine.

[@jjefferyworboys8138]

I had 5 XR2's and a XR2i when they were only a few years old. The XR2i, although never as popular was a much better driving car. For low end torque the V6 Capri with a manual gear box was the car to have and I had many. Happy days!

[@brutonstreettailor4570]

All this video needs is him digging the paintwork of the car next door with the door he’s opening, cringing here waiting for it !!!

[@davidshattock9522]

No speaker holes in parcel shelf too .rare old thing that

[@TheClockwise770]

Smells like a Cortina Derek, from my experience of riding as a passenger, they usually smelt of stale sweat. 😂 As for the Fiesta xr2 well enough said

[@daveprice1608]

Keys in the lock and you can hear it hitting paint. Love the channel but sinful to do thzt to a classic ford!

[@CarlMoll-y1l]

Can I watch the auction on line? EG youtube?

[@colinjohnpack3105]

Fiesta mk1is the best one ever made

[@jrbs]

I will never get the 1980s Fordmania!

[@stevepreston2903]

It'd because they had them in their courting days when they lived at home, had no mortgage and freedom..... Then the wife/girlfriend got pregnant and freedom was a thing of the distance past...Fast forward the future, money from the divorce, house sold, hello freedom hello old mate.😂

[@BrianGarley]

He’s wrong about the Cortina, the mk2 Cortina 1600e will make more money and more interest and there’s 2 of them in A1 condition

[@marktaylor9678]

I had a MK 1 Lotus Cortina and its still on the road.......wished I kept it,,,,worth a fortune now

[@shirleydrury5565]

That xr2 it a JEM😊👍👍

[@mikejacks1939]

Hooleys Ford was in Nottingham and closed 1995

[@julianlord2697]

I never parted with my crust for xr 2 or 3 because they were crap. At the time you could buy a much better car second hand such as the Renaukt 5 Gordini which had much better boy racer specs and much faster, or the Peugeot 205 GTI 1.9. Wonderful times for a small light hot hatch but not the Fords.

[@davidshattock9522]

205 GTi impossible to drive sensibly

[@chrisbell156]

Didn't catch what he thought the XR2 might sell for?

[@JohnJones-mz2tc]

I think he said £400 ,😂 which is £300 more than it's worth 🤣

[@70053morayfirth]

They weren't so popular because the Peugeot 205GTI was so much better.

[@AndyK.1]

It looks like a Cortina. Smells like a cortina. It’s probably a Cortina. 😂

[@neildutton8077]

Cortina, looks as rough as badgers @r$e.😁

[@garychilds1130]

Unfortunately thay were stolen because they were easy to steal and the petrol gage stayed on even though the the key was out so if you wanted to steal a car with a full tank

[@Raysmelt]

Why do they refer to these as fast fords. They were not particularly quick and mostly was all body kit

[@jjefferyworboys8138]

Because they were at the time, performance for the common man.

[@CosmicSeeker69]

rusted fast

[@alamocannon3791]

Guy I know has a MK1 in the same con. He wants 15 grand for it. Told him not to sell untill he has to.

[@CosmicSeeker69]

and when he does he'll get 8K

[@johnohanlon1092]

My daughter had the xr2 and it was stolen and never seen it again

[@theestimator]

1600E was by far the best Ford ever, Mk 3's suffered with OHC failure if you looked at it sideway's , so feeble, Zodiac 6 cylinder ??? Mega car as a 12 year old passenger in a race with a Mk2 Jag from Shap towards Kendal past the Jungle !!!!!!! friggin mega ( 1967 ) , 2024 you haven't got a scooby

[@ZappBranning]

The XR2 only had 90 bhp they wouldn’t pull you out of bed 🛏️

[@jjefferyworboys8138]

They only weighted 840kg, so in period went very well. A Lotus Elise weighs more today !

[@ZappBranning]

I drove a couple back in the day and they was very underpowered I never could see the attraction and the door locks were awful you could Nick a Ford with a toothpick. I had a nova SR and the XR boys couldn’t keep up 😂

[@annajeannettedixon2453]

hooley, nottingham sold motocycle has well

[@davidshattock9522]

Was that the one that Ian Duty owned when he knew that young lady called Rena .

[@ism671]

Cortina could be Cypriot,but has a British tax disc on the screen..strange 🤔

[@bertiewooster3326]

Mathesons great buy from buy not good to sell from.

[@carlmason4153]

Derek I loved you , till you spouted that the Mk3 Cortina was the best model they ever built, Give over man, they were litter. If you'd have said a 1600E Cortina, then thats more like it coming from a man of your integrity, MK 3's I wouldn't give them the steam off my wee.

[@mattmatt1426]

Do the buyers get a discount for the amount of scratches you put on the cars by, leaving keys in the door and opening and closing them with keys dangling out or, when you throw them on the sunroofs or directly onto the paintwork in big bunches? I mean seriously pal, youre showing us a video trying to showcase how good your cars are but, yet you show very little care going round them. Makes me think how much care goes into things when the cameras off.

[@stevepreston2903]

Are you joking, Derek's been in the business for decades and knows what hes doing.it's only a car, it's going to get scratched, marked, bumped. It's a depreciating liability or an appreciating asset that needs to be insured, maintained etc.

[@123123baztard]

I guess that’s how he has been so very successful 😂

[@mandymoo7406]

What???? He scraped the keys on the land rover wing, ive been in the trade since idarent say,you wouldnt do that ever ever and you wouldnt forget how to open the bonnet of a fiesta I stopped watching here because im clearly disgusted and its fair to say i sold my collection last year and really pleased i didnt send them here because if this is the standard then its not my standard

[@johntease6782]

Derek what an ....

[@SirDigbyMinge-or8md]

I've got a hat like that.

[@paulriley7523]

V poor quality motors when new let alone now. Nostalgia over inflating prices!

[@JL-of3db]

Agreed, can buy a Bentley for the same price!

[@joeorwell4323]

4.48 did Derrick let rip? 😂😂

[@cg7975]

Birty ould dastard😖

[@garyburchgb]

Slight blow from the exhaust. I heard it when revved up.

[@garyburchgb]

Another slight blow at 5.48. More of a fast idle this time.

[@flyinghedgehog3833]

Arfur Daley ?

[@ronhope1739]

Mk1 was the best the mk2 with cvh was crap in comparison

[@meltdownman8911]

Guaranteed all to fail their next MOT.

[@donaldmills9582]

Donald Mills

[@MrACOUSTICPETE]

20k ? Probably will but they are not " fast ! " and where would you dare to park it ? Nah !

[@jjefferyworboys8138]

In the garage, drive to a show and then back in the garage. Thats what I do with my Bentley.

[@CosmicSeeker69]

Mk III Cortina the best? not in my day, wollowy with a heavy pinto engine that didn't like reving - no thanks!

[@garychilds1130]

The bonnet pull is under the steering wheel

[@pjallitt]

Mk1 is passenger footwell, mk2 is under the column

[@EdwardEngines]

‘Till’. Come on! Why can’t pro channels spell in thumbnails?!

[@micthomasson6108]

Do your research before the video.. maybe

[@johnash826]

MK 111 Cortina, the best Ford. Joke. I bought one new in 1972. Terrible quality ex factory. Don't confuse quality with nostalgia!

[@johnfaulkner6776]

Everyone ARE talking about. Everyone IS talking about. Come on guys let's have sensible English?

[@BaronFlyingClub]

Not interested in any of them.

[@IVAN-bs5bq]

I got halfway through the latest episode and gave up , It's got boring now - same -same -same !

[@artrandy]

More boring 1970s+ Fords, and when his sons eventually take over the business, this will be all there is, as the interesting stuff will be dumped as too troublesome to bother with......

[@bertsmith7940]

Silliest show on television implies they restore cars and auction them in fact just middle men very boring

[@pauldurdan1549]

This bloke talks a load of bs. Poundland Arthur Daly