Elvis Strips & Rebuilds A Classic Ford Fiesta Mk1 1300S | Wheeler Dealers

[@Алекс-х8л1л]

Thanks, mates, for sharing this WD episode with a touch of sadness 😥Unfortunately, there is some kind of "black streak" with Fiestas in WD. First time buying the Mk1 XR2 Mike damaged the front of the car driving into the camera car while filming. This time 1300S Fiesta was stolen a day prior to being unveiled ((( But anyway, the show must go on!

[@FransvandenBergeMuziekschuur]

Thank you for taking on this little hot hatch.

[@shanejury3628]

Cant wait to see this one.... I just bought a 1981 1.1 which was my first ever car! Needs a bit of work (as expected) but the joy it brings to others (and me) when its on the road is something else. If anyone has Mk1 Fiesta parts drop me a message!

[@tjmmcd1]

The MK1 Ford Fiesta had a whopping 52 hp with 59 ft lbs of torque, yet the Brits consider this a valuable car? The biggest laughing stock production car of all time, the Yugo, put out 3 more hp than a British Mk1 Fiesta!

[@shanejury3628]

No one is buying a MK1 Fiesta for the power you helmet....

[@twigwonderkid]

Fantastic I bought a silver 1300s from new, and had it for 8 years It’s so great to see you guys restore it I spent many a freezing day on the lawn in Chelmsford replacing things that failed I had 2 radiators, 3 water pumps, and alternator, the entire brake pipes to the rear, a starter motor and the front shocks. It was a great wee car for me, but it just started to fall apart more and more. I did the terrible thing of “well I’ve just spent £x in it replacing that part so I’ll keep it, only for another thing to fail. When the bonnet hinges failed and came away, I superglued them on just so it would hold up enough to take it to the Ford dealer to trade in for an Xr3i It worked and I waved goodbye The thing I remember was the horrible seats. It literally was like sitting on a towel over a metal frame. In journeys from Glasgow to Chelmsford I had to stop, not because of the journey but my arse couldn’t take any more. I later learned that Ford realised only people shorter than 5 8 could fit, so they reduced the seat height and took out all seat padding 😩

[@monkey555500]

top work there to save this one.....i still love the look of the mk1 fiesta i had one in 1987

[@andrew4403]

I had a 1979 Ford fiesta I had it for 8 years. I wouldn't shift the gears until the valve springs would chatter. I did that for 8 years straight everywhere I drove. You cannot blow them engines up and they will last you a lifetime. I know I had five of these. Take the air cleaner off take all the smog pump stuff off for emissions, and run a straight pipe exhaust through it. Advance the timing a little bit by the distributor. And you will not believe the power that these little things have. I took it to the racetrack at Mount Holly springs in Mount Holly. Believe it or not I was beating 350 Chevys with four barrels sticking out of the hood. Plus I was spinning first second and I couldn't hook up. And this fiesta was bone stock just took things off that I just mentioned. My uncle's Jaws dropped. They used to tell me you don't know what fast is when I was younger. They used to say if you think that car is fast you don't know what you're talking about. I said I do it's fast for what it is. When I'm going through the gears the passenger guy which was my brother says it's hard to sit up and grab something off the dash. He's like it just keeps pulling and pulling. He was also impressed. They used to pick on me until they saw it run at the racetrack. Now needless to say they really like these little cars now. Now my uncle has one of these tubbed it out made it rear wheel drive tubular frame and has a roll cage, and he is still racing it to this day. He had a 351 Cleveland engine in his though lol 😂. I'm not sure what he has in it as of now. As you can see I could talk about this car forever, this car impressed me and so many others. They truly are awesome engines they put in these little cars. I'm not sure if the 80s fiestas have these engines in it but the older style engines the years 1977, 78, 79. Are gold to me. They will last you forever.....👍👍. I would really love to hear anybody's experience with these cars in the comments. Excited to hear if anybody else had the same experiences like I did. Note: these cars are very slow with the smog pump and all the controls on it. And if you don't take the air cleaner off and put a straight pipe exhaust through it an advance the timing a little. Just had to mention that....

[@finnmanproductions9240]

A great project and great work. I love seeing ’regular’ cars being transformed. I only hope you get it back 😢🙏🤞

[@TheRadPhoenix]

Casually driving with a Porsche in the rear-view. 4:25

[@nigelparish2631]

Mike's love of this shitbox is exactly why i love wheeler dealers

[@windronner1]

Oh is this going to turn epic.

[@kurtoliver7334]

I had a red one, my first car as I couldn't afford an xr2! A490 UOP I wrapped it around a tree.!

[@MP-po6fj]

This Elvis dude is talented man... Aswell. As Ed china would of been great to see them both tackle this as a team.

[@NorthernMouse52]

Back in 1990 l had a orange popular plus mk1 (MYS195Y) I often wonder when that car went to car heaven.

[@tjmmcd1]

Watch from 2:29 during the test drive. "Let's see what it performs like" (big smile as he accelerates) "It's ABSOLUTELY COME TO LIFE". Folks, we're talking about an 40 year-old 1300cc engine that put out a whopping, (drumroll please)..... 66 hp when brand new.

[@DaveStevis]

elvis' car has left the building.. at night

[@chriseverett6355]

Yep u payed $1000😆 To much even though it's a hard to find car, Love what u guys Do, Thanks for Sharing 👊🏻

[@bobstirling6885]

Should have gone in at £3000, he snapped his hand off for £4000.

[@roscopeco2000]

I suspect the thief didn't realise what they were stealing, there is no way they will be able to sell it anywhere

[@BranBMP]

It's a gem plus maybe they spying on them than took it

[@davidsnyder2000]

Yes you can sell it. Just change the VIN tag with a legitimate wreck or other car. You can buy the VIN tag and title here in the states for around $500…..It’s technically not legal but people do it. I’ve been in the car business 30yrs and have seen all kinds of crooked crap. It’s a shame😞

[@bobstirling6885]

Water pump sound like a steam train whistle!!

[@May-c6n]

Does anyone know where daves workshop is? Or what it's called?

[@piledriverpotter9847]

Even more rare than a Mk1 XR2.

[@rickieleelucas6960]

❤❤❤

[@cambs0181]

Rust front floor pans on a Mk1, now theres a suprise.

[@squeaksvids5886]

Shame some bastard nicked it. I really hope it’s found in one piece.

[@single-handed3673]

Why did you take the other Video down ?

[@garagemslzv8465]

Tops

[@craigstratford5086]

I feel their pain. My first car was identical to this . Paid £1100 for it . Midnight blue with brown interior. LFD318V Was parked in B&Q carpark and got hit and written off by a bunch of scrotes in a stolen Alfa .

[@justinobrien3593]

someone knows where this car is as they can't sell it as it's to hot if there is only 4 left that are still registered on being on the road in the uk so it will either have been rung and will be under a new identity or it may be sold for parts!!! I hope you get it back as it was an expensive restoration and rebuild! I reckon somebody's who was staying in the hotel knew some scroats and tipped them off you had a mk1 fiesta in a trailer on a hotel car park so some tea leafs come along in a 4x4 and towed it off and are holding the car as a bargaining tool hoping that you put up a big reward for any information leading into the finding the mk1 ford fiesta 1.3 super sport fezzer!!! I hope it turns up ASAP!!! 😎

[@kasmanien]

Only thing worse than having to admit paying 4k for that heap , is losing all that plus all that labor of it to some dirty thief .

[@chrisvear6728]

Has the car ever found

[@Tony-tourette]

Flogging a dead 🐎

[@gurkpojken]

4000 pounds? I thought 400 pounds..

[@markf4720]

You're 15 years out of date!

[@trevorsanford1065]

Gutted it was stolen

[@fatwalletboy2]

Mike knows what hes doing when he says things like ....".this is pretty nasty". He wouldnt be stood there if he didnt already have £ signs in his eyes......hes just grooming the sellers with the negatives to spank them on the price.

[@mattwills87]

He ment cortina not patina 😂

[@kguite]

I thought you'd recovered it from the thief when I first saw this. Shame.

[@hoonaticbloggs5402]

Two red flags as to who knicked it

[@martinklarenbeek6875]

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[@davidsnyder2000]

Those robbers who stole the car think they got away with stealing that car but God see’s everything. They got away with nothing. Not to mention bad Karma will come upon them 10 fold. They obviously don’t know about things like this.

[@AdventureswithSalty]

I suspect an inside job

[@81adamlittle]

Gutted to see it was stolen, ironic how it went from possibly the most valuable 1300s to the least valuable in the instant it was stolen!

[@Lardybloke1]

Someone else has stripped it now

[@LiamVaughan-yp5iz]

Gone not to been seen again

[@adamwoodward2003]

Unfortunately, I bet that has been broken down by the thief and sold as parts.

[@AlexCurrie-q9e]

What is with these videos? The bloody show absent ads is what 45 minutes so why are these only 11-13 minutes. Waste of time to watch.

[@gregj7916]

some of the stuff that gets rebuild in england make me question their sanity...

[@ro55do]

Bah, it’s al so directed, so staged. All episodes are exactly the same, except the cars. Mike the narcissist. All what’s done to a car has to be told 3 times and also repeated. It’s over for WD.

[@brianbloom1799]

Ok Mike, I think Old age, Is getting to your Brain, I would not have Paid more than 1,500 dollars Period, Are you trying to Kill Elvis, He;s getting up in age, And what drives me Crazy, when Your done with all the work You Give these away. Thats Not good Business, Mike , Ok I understand, You want To Get someone in these cars, But Making 1000 dollars when Having Elvis do 10,000 thousand In Labor, Work, Most Of these People Buy Drive for a Year make a fortune off Your work, , But I do Love Your Show, So Keep Making them drivable,God Bless

[@Roverturbo]

You do know this is a tv show?

[@iaaronteeit510]

Terrible

[@sjcea0512]

That car wouldn't sell at all in the USA straight to the junk yard

[@SherwinR89]

That's because yawl love only your V8 modors

[@andrew4403]

If I had money I would have bought this car in a heartbeat. I had five of these cars and they are very very reliable.​@@SherwinR89

[@marklawrence9028]

Nice car if you can keep it on your drive