Ford 100e is a Turbocharged Sleeper - JDM Power -

Hello and welcome to Spottedmotors.
In this video we take a look at this classic Ford 100e with a twist.
Its powered by a Mazda MX5 engine and to help it along a but more, its mated to a Garrett turbo to really make this retro Ford a proper Sleeper.
Massive thanks to Danny for letting us look round and drive his green machine.
Here are the links to Danny's vehicle movement and recovery page.
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[@levibrown9106]

Awesome. I built this car. Nice to see its not locked in a shed never to be seen again

[@spottedmotors]

Well what a bloody Job . Car was amazing. Credit to you !!

[@williamerentfro9543]

Awesome. Hello from California 😊

[@spottedmotors]

@@williamerentfro9543 Hello !! 👋

[@cesarmagdaleno6009]

I love this build. Especially because the wheels are tucked in instead of flared fenders. Everything seems to fit just right.

[@spottedmotors]

Yes totally agree. Sits so nice and wheels tucked in are just perfect

[@jeromebreeding3302]

They were called"English Ford's", here in the US. Mom had a 57 station-wagon version. It had a tiny flat-head four, and three-speed on the floor. Kept it till 59, being a Ford Fairlane.

[@spottedmotors]

Ah wow. Fantastic info and Fantastic little family history. I'll have a Google on these. Thanks for the great comment

[@craigpearce4667]

They were "English Fords" much better than the American fords

[@adoreslaurel]

They were actually a very nice design for the period, I drove one a few times, but they could not pull the skin off a rice custard.

[@bulldog1066jpd]

Nice car... really love the shape of the old ford pops 😊❤😊❤😊

[@spottedmotors]

Yer this one is a little beauty. Big 100e fan

[@robertwells6454]

Cool Ride. As an American I really like seeing the old Ford's that they produced in other Country's. 🤟😎

[@spottedmotors]

We are exactly the same over here. We love seeing the American stuff that we never really get at all !

[@tomhowe1510]

It's amazing how, we US car guys, think we know all about cars too. This is a hole new world for me. Really cool stuff.

[@bradzimmerman3171]

Cool yes but the hubcraps make it look lame- but I guess that's what they want

[@clanrobertson7200]

My first car was a 1957 e100 that my father had sold a set of new Gulf tires to the owner. He returned two weeks later asking if we would give him his $100 back (that was what a set of 2 ply 13” tubeless tires cost back in 1964 and that included mounting and balancing). Well my father told him that he could not do that because he could not resale the tires as new to recupe his money, not to mention the labor of taking them off again. So the guy said that he would take a hundred dollars for the car because the r were engine was needing a rebuild. I was turning 16 in a few months so my dad agreed and told me to park it on the back corner behind the tire changing area and that I could only work on it when I was coughed up on my school work and my shift at the station. Our neighbors owned an auto parts and machine shop. So it only took me about a couple of hours to take the motor out and call them to pick it up. Luckily all of the bolts were SAE so that there were no special English tools required. But what was required was patience, it took our 3 months for the machine shop to get the rebuild kit and then a month to work it into the schedule. As you can imagine I was anxious to get it back, so I spent the time modifying it. Let me say that even though I had never seen this car before, the flathead engine was nothing new to me and my father. Our service truck, which was totally restored from the frame up, was a 1948 Ford F 150 with a flathead V 8. Well the little e100 was s powder blue paint that was faded and dull and worn through in place on top of the finders, so my first modification was to paint it. I choose Corvette Candy Apple Red Metal Flake, but in those days it was an enamel paint, and I had to water sand the dead paint off multiple times, paint it with a primer and when cured from sitting in the Florida sun, water sand it multiple times. Then came the time to spray the finished enamel. Luckily there was a retired man who knew how to paint and he gave me instructions and encouragement. It actually came out pretty good with on on or two runs that were not obvious until you looked closer. While I waited for the engine, I took the front bumper off and tossed it, jacked up the front suspension a little, put a set of the largest 13” tires on the rear, and on the inside I put a pair of fighter jet seatbelts that I bought at the surplus store, replaced the shifter knob with a brass small piston from a chainsaw, put a tube type radio in the glovebox sitting on a sling for shock absorption, wedged the speaker between the shifter and the firewall, and finally I could not afford a tachometer, but I took a pressure gage off of an old radiator cap tester that was being replaced and I drilled a hole in the water pump and tapped it and ran a 3/16” copper tube through the firewall and up through the dashboard and mounted the gage there on the right side of the speedometer. So when the engine revved, the gage went to higher pressure until it reached the “Redline”. It was hilarious as it made a clicking noise as it wound up and down. But it was a different time and this was a step above the Soap Box Derby and luckily I lived in a small town and had minimal encounters with heavy traffic and large trucks. Although the little 26 hp engine would scoot the car along at over 70 mph on a flat mile or more stretch of road. My parents must have realized the danger that this small car entailed, because they made me sell it and get a baby blue 1955 Chevy BelAire with a Blue Line 6 cylinder engine just before I graduated and went to college. I assume that my car might have been brought here by a military person who ordered it with left hand drive? I never knew of a Ford dealer who sold them. Well that is my story about my English Ford. The only other one that I saw was in a car magazine and it had been made into a dragster and had to be driven from the back seat….

[@spottedmotors]

This hands down is my Favourite comment ever on KZbin. Thank you so much for sharing your story and it honestly inspires me and also take me back to being young and cheaply modifying cars. And wow a 55 Belair. What a beautiful car. Was it a 4 or 2 door. Again thank you so much for taking the time to write this comment. It's made my Day

[@clanrobertson7200]

My 55 BelAire was the same baby blue that my 57 100e was (I got that backwards in my story we didn’t get any paperwork and had never seen one before, but our service truck was a frame up restoration of a1948 Ford F 150 Flathead V 8 that I learned to drive on, so the motor wasn’t anything new.) it was a two door Blue Flame 6 with 3 on the tree + overdrive, which was a cabal on the left side of the steering column. During a street race, I pulled the OD Cable so hard by accident that it came completely out of the spring casing. At first I was sick to my stomach and put it in the trunk to keep in case I could repair it, but I discovered by accident that I now had a 5 speed by getting an overdrive gear in second as well as third, which gave it a second breath when the power cure began to fall off resulting in a little more speed before a second redline in two gears. Now it was not a V-8, but every little bit helped when you were 18 in 1966 through 67 when I got my first Volvo, a 1961 122S 4 door which I wish that I still had. It was the beginning of a love affair resulting in 10 Volvos since then. Unfortunately they are all going electric which is stupid since there is no alternative power source that reduces the carbon footprint, in fact it is worse than conventional gasoline powered cars getting 30+ mph tod. And the production of the LI Batteries is causing child slavery on the front end and as of today, there is no plan for the environmentally safe disposal of them at the very short end of their life cycle.

[@heavyearly2232]

WOW, that's cool. Never even saw one in a magazine, but I'm in the states.

[@spottedmotors]

Popular car over here in the UK. And a Popular car for engine conversions too. Some very cool 100e's around

[@rampantram1]

@@spottedmotors they had these in united states too

[@spottedmotors]

Wow did not know that at all !

[@benjaminkitching136]

Dont listen to the "not patina" bell-ends, epic build guys. Well done.

[@spottedmotors]

We don't mind people's opinions. But yer it's Patina 🙌

[@shingerz]

That's bloody brilliant 👍

[@spottedmotors]

Wicked little build isn't it. So much fun . Thanks for watching

[@jimtitmus3521]

Turbocharged BRILLIANCE! Well orchestrated piece of the meanest sleeper around. Well done boys : )

[@spottedmotors]

Thanks so much for watching and a super cool comment. 😎

[@user-ts9mk7cg4l]

Very nice job mate 👍 needs a viser above screen I reckon👍👍

[@spottedmotors]

That would set it off lovely and make it even more sleeper !

[@justinboon3811]

They made a fantastic job on this little hot rod with its nice raspy sounds

[@spottedmotors]

It really is a super cool little rod

[@joelday9155]

This is a farkin tuff little 100e, you'd have to chuffed with driving this gem cause that's what it's made for.

[@spottedmotors]

Great comment. Thanks so much for watching

[@archiebishop5422]

I remember seeing this in his unit regularly. Good lad dan like

[@spottedmotors]

Yer Dan's a real good guy. 100e was amazing

[@stevemehan7276]

What a cool car! Love it

[@spottedmotors]

Thanks for commenting

[@user-gp1ne6wi3b]

As soon as our mortgage is done in a couple of years, my wife wants a lil sleeper...........maybe with a cheeky 1" roof chop, lovely car.

[@spottedmotors]

Go for it !! 1" Chop too 👌

[@paultidsy4019]

I love that so much, what a little nugget!

[@spottedmotors]

Beauty isn't it !! 😍

[@josehuerta4398]

Cool little car

[@spottedmotors]

Loads of fun too !

[@robertwells6454]

The car look's a lot more capable and tuff with those deep dish wheels with the center cap's.

[@spottedmotors]

Yes we definitely agree 👍

[@jameswalker8900]

I had a mate who have one of these in the 80s in Australia had a V6 Capri engine used to be quicker than most Holden the eighth and Falcon V8’s in the end smalltown call Rockhampton look like a grannies car with chrome hubcaps and skinny tyres, a real good fun sleeper

[@spottedmotors]

Something about a 100e with a v6 that I love. Really nice combination. Thanks for watching and for commenting

[@markellis796]

Thought you were going to buy it Dale - you know it makes sense!

[@spottedmotors]

Makes alot of sense. Such a cool little fun car !

[@davekennedy6315]

Absolutely stunning looking car! So dinky and cute looking, i`d have this in a heartbeat (although defo fitted with bucket seats and seatbelts or harnesses) it is such an ice cool motor. I do like the idea of it running a modern 4 pot turbo, maybe if the current engine died i`d replace it with an all alloy Honda vtec lump with a supercharger to give that torquey bigger engine feeling and pull. As is though it is still an incredible motor, so very well finished.

[@spottedmotors]

Thanks so much for watching and comments. Would have to agree with seats and belts ! And a vtec turbo would be awesome 👌

[@peterwhite7252]

They had vacum wipers that could go realy slow or fast.Some had 3 speed on the floor with big gap in gearing 2nd to 3rd .

[@spottedmotors]

This is awesome. Thanks for the information

[@hughmarcus1]

I have one in that colour. Totally original

[@blueonblueracingnova]

Love it .

[@spottedmotors]

Sold and gone to a new owner now !

[@Getagrip1942]

Nice very nice patina everything 👌 thanks for the inspiration my car needs some today thanks for showing this video

[@spottedmotors]

Ah fantastic comment. Thanks alot. Hopefully you will get there with your car ! Keep going

[@Getagrip1942]

Thanks for your reply. I've a mk3 capri which I use alot these days,just fitted a 205 transit engine goes well. Take care thanks.

[@spottedmotors]

@@Getagrip1942 very nice. Who doesn't like a mk3 ! Are you on Instagram. Would love to see some photos. We are Spottedmotors on Instagram

[@Getagrip1942]

No I'm not on Instagram I've got enough stalkers on to me already but maybe one day hey. The mk3 could do with a paint now the weather has got to it so in need of a paint

[@spottedmotors]

@missutilly ah well. Keep it that way. Especially how the world is today. Can never be too careful. Good luck with it !! 👍

[@jeanlawson9133]

Awesome... ignore the haters

[@spottedmotors]

Legend 👌

[@JamaicanSureFishing]

Bless awesome friend Subbed

[@spottedmotors]

That's awesome thank you very much

[@robleary3353]

Brutal! Want one!. Nuff said! 🤣

[@spottedmotors]

Haha know what you mean

[@garyburchgb]

I'm not keen on the patina look and think it would be better with the body sorted and a respray, but I'd keep the same colour. I'd put the original steering wheel on it too. Other than that, it's great.

[@spottedmotors]

Thanks for watching and for the comment. Good thing about the 100e. They are all custom and different. Would look great how you described 👌

[@andresguerin7162]

Patina? Call it for what it is...tear and wear! Patina is just the fancy word to make a worn down car go for full retail price!! 😅

[@spottedmotors]

I suppose Patina is a nicer word for it. It's more of a fancy word, maybe.

[@jesstill7833]

Love it classic sleeper nice ❤️👍👍👍😀🦘🇦🇺

[@spottedmotors]

Yes Classic Sleeper. Perfect Combination

[@DayDreamSounds]

This car is for sale on fb now!

[@spottedmotors]

Really ! Have to check it out

[@dlee6014]

Hoonigan needs to call you, no seatbelts? Yes 😁

[@spottedmotors]

Tag them. Are are on ! 😅😅😂😂

[@petergrinnell2500]

How could he sell it after finishing the work on it as it's a wicked little car I would get it tuned the engine up plus roll cage it bucket seats but he has done a great job of it

[@spottedmotors]

Yer all that work Then sold. Be interesting to see what Dan buys next. Hopefully something we can film with !

[@lagopeter]

Great car! You need a wind sock on your microphone..

[@spottedmotors]

Definitely! Sound quality was poor on this video. Also go pro footage of us in the car sound wasn't much better. Need to improve on this. Cheers 👌

[@lagopeter]

@spottedmotors go pro makes a media mod that has a wind protector for your go pro. You can also use a lapel mic with transmitters you can plug in. Might help the in car sound. Happy to send a few links if you find it useful. You've got great content. Keep it coming! 💯

[@spottedmotors]

That would be great ! Could send the links via Instagram if you have it? We definitely need to do some and improve our audio ! Really appreciate the help and kind words

[@icba4907]

Love a banded steelie

[@spottedmotors]

Massively agree!

[@GregoryBamber]

It'll be nice when you cut the rust out !!!!

[@stevenclarke5606]

The E in 100E was a designation of a European Ford model

[@spottedmotors]

Did not know that. Great info. Thanks for commenting

[@johnspiva64]

I had a '59 once. Sadly it waa too far gone to do this to. I did salvage the glass out of it. I still have one but dont know of its the windshield or rear glass. What are measurements of windshield?

[@spottedmotors]

I'll ask Dan and find out for you 👍

[@janfswedane]

Awesome.. Did a Mazda Turbo Rotary (12B) conversion in an early 100E in 1991... Brakes, wheels and rearend from a totalled Toyota LiteAce... Almost the same color.

[@spottedmotors]

Rotary!! Wow now that would be epic. In 91 as well. Bet that was so unique 👌

[@janfswedane]

@@spottedmotors It was very "wierd". Did race a Super 7 with a BDA engine, apart from a little turbolag I had no problem beating him in stoplight races.

[@stevenpullen8667]

what's wheels and tyres . jbw 7'' font and back ????

[@marksecker1596]

One a my favourite looking cars, electrification?..

[@spottedmotors]

Such cool little cars aren't they.

[@stephengregory1380]

What a nice motor. Have to ask the cost

[@spottedmotors]

Sure Dan sold the Car for something like 11 or 12 k

[@bsellman6881]

Super cool ride man, all this badass Ford s*** and what not we did not get in the states😮 nevertheless it's great to see you all bringing items like this some real Love on KZbin, thanks... Great build, damn!

[@spottedmotors]

Thanks so much for watching and for comment. Cheers

[@davidgerrard8661]

There's one around with full mx5 floor pan suspension etc total body swap

[@spottedmotors]

Great idea that. Cool idea. I'll have a search for that. Cheers

[@moosehand8721]

Terrorize the countryside with that little pistachio!😂

[@spottedmotors]

Haha Asbo of the Countyside !

[@chrisbarnes2823]

Wot no vacuum tank for the wiper’s?

[@Charles-Windsor88]

LOL That brings back memories of driving up a hill at night in the pissing rain and the wipers fucking out😂😂😂

[@chrisbarnes2823]

@@Charles-Windsor88 yes definitely a issue with vacuum wiper’s, but you could vary the speed with ease.

[@EddieTheH]

Does nobody take the stickers off of tyres anymore?

[@spottedmotors]

Is it a Myth or something that it's unlucky to on a modified car or race car?

[@EddieTheH]

@@spottedmotors I don't know but I do know a garage I used to work at went bust after getting sued for £2m after a tyre sticker was blamed for a 3 car crash! It was an idiot sent by the jobcentre on some stupid back to work scheme that did it but the other 6 of us lost our jobs. The idiot was caught doing heroin in the toilet later that day too. Needless to say, in my next job I advised the owner against accepting the "free labour" the jobcentre was offering!!!

[@Alfaskulls]

😀👌👍🤙🤟

[@spottedmotors]

👌👌👍👍

[@williamerentfro9543]

As I seen the video of the engine..pretty lame leaving the cam belt exposed. A shield of some kind?

[@spottedmotors]

I suppose 😬

[@hanshoogendyk5783]

At least the kids will survive while the parents exit via the windscreen , chances sre are that it will be someone else's cock up that introduces you to st Peter

[@spottedmotors]

Yer..... if it was ours. We would definitely get something fitted. Was very strange driving with no belts .

[@kingfornjot]

I have a 1957 prefect all standard is the conversation difficult to to

[@spottedmotors]

Nothing wrong with a standard one. Fantastic little cars

[@thomastaylor6699]

He needs to take the car into a reputable tuner, and get the maximum amount of horsepower and torque out of that cute little engine!

[@spottedmotors]

That's exactly when he done next. He called and said its running better than ever. Also now in the hands of a new owner.. thanks for watching and for commenting

[@williamerentfro9543]

So. Question. England, British, Scottish? Your accent. Just asking. I'm from California. No accent at all. Might be for you tho lol. It's all good bro,. Just wondering.

[@spottedmotors]

Britain has sooo many accents. Ours in North East England. And accents change right the way up and down the country. Quite cool really !

[@glengrant3884]

💥🙌💪AUSTRALIA 🤍💙❤

[@spottedmotors]

Australia 🇦🇺

[@charleswilliams8197]

Did not get to see anything that you did to the car bro

[@spottedmotors]

Yer owner sent photos after I edited the video. Shame as its a massive change

[@napraznicul]

Which language they speak? What mean "bo:" ?. Some words are in english ..

[@spottedmotors]

🤔

[@steveanderson3942]

Need to sort out your recording issues 😊

[@spottedmotors]

Definitely! Something we need to sort out. I'll be doing some research and buying some more equipment. Thanks for watching

[@davekennedy6315]

I get having no seatbelts and those TERRIBLE front seats keep things looking standard but i`d HAVE to fit buckets and belts! Otherwise booting it, heavy braking or taking a corner at literally anything over walking pace your gonna be sliding all over the place! Those Old School seats have ZERO support, let alone the safety aspect side of things (especially considering how unsafe these old motors are compared to new stuff, have a crash and it will just disintegrate!)

[@spottedmotors]

Yes we would have to agree. It felt very strange driving a Turbocharged car with no belts. We would swap the seats out and fit some belts !

[@downlowgo_401]

Not liking that muffler unit

[@spottedmotors]

Not for you that.. what would you go for?

[@downlowgo_401]

@@spottedmotors maybe more of a straight through setup. It looks like it had a pretty restrictive muffler. Maybe straight pipe with a resonator? It’s hard to hear the sound over my phone though

[@spottedmotors]

@downlowgo_401 yes that would be kinda cool ! Nice idea 👌

[@larszenthio1012]

Cool car. It will be much better sound in a turbo car, if you have a silencer (or none) far forward on the exhaust system. Cars without a turbo get the opposite, a silencer at the back and better sound. 😎👍

[@Incountry]

The BRITISH mis-understand the terminology of Patina, this scrap is corroded, it’s corrosion that’s perforated the metal paneling so I can’t understand how it passed it’s safety inspection.

[@doobydootoo]

What's with all caps British? You mad?

[@Incountry]

@@doobydootoo Yes, but not stupid liken to yourself.. BRITISH.! BRITISH.! Look ma & pa I wrote BRITISH in capital characters that are being emphasised in adjective manner.

[@doobydootoo]

@Incountry oh so you are mad. Why? Why you mad bro?

[@Incountry]

@@doobydootoo You have a nice day now…😉

[@kenadams5504]

Its still patina ,as long as it goes

[@barrywood5357]

[@spottedmotors]

👍👍👍👍🏁🏁🏁🏁

[@youremydaddy]

I'm either going hayabusa swap or stock 302 set up in mine

[@spottedmotors]

Two very different engines!!

[@youremydaddy]

​@@spottedmotors I looked at the V8 swap and it's just too much work to justify the gains. The Hayabusa can be mounted in the trunk and do a transfer case set up. These cars only need 200 HP to make them a fast, nimble Street goer.