The Euro Mk3 Ford Fiesta - 1.0 Liter engine top speed run!

[@tonyeff4447]

Long story short. My mum was supplied a mk3 fiesta for work. It got stolen, crazy thing is friend spotted it parked up and my mum stole it back lol. This was back in year 2000 in Spain

[@ianstewartorr8455]

What a wonderful story I would have done that too

[@pombitxo7713]

Yeah dude. Your mum rules

[@RUfromthe40s]

it´s simpler than putting the police into the matter, it would take a lot of time

[@Richard-Bullock]

As a British teen in the 90's, and a car enthusiast, I saw these everywhere! I only ever got to drive a 1.1 with the rare CVT gearbox. Nice little car.

[@PlymouthRoadrunner66]

when we moved to Germany from Russia back in 2006 the first car my mom owned in her life was this fiesta in red, I love that car so much!

[@JamieOrr]

That’s so cool, thank you for sharing!! I love car stories like this :-)

[@indiekiddrugpatrol3117]

The Fiesta didn't compete with the Golf the Escort was for that it competes with the polo

[@princesssolace4337]

Excuse him, his a milenial

[@rhyscarey8648]

As an owner of a polo (Mk2f) from the same(ish) year I can confirm that fiesta is strikingly similar to the polo

[@chrishart8548]

@@rhyscarey8648 even the metal valance under the rear bumper is similar. And the one white light one red light on the back.

[@rhyscarey8648]

@@chrishart8548 exactly what I was thinking although the polo has a much nicer interior and nicer trim options

[@spacekii]

@@princesssolace4337 nah hes american. he doesnt know what a polo is

[@Weihrauch88]

Rare to see here in the UK. Mostly as they have rusted away. Can still hear the rattly Kent engines now!

[@JamieOrr]

Spot on with the rattles, haha!

[@Banom7a]

early Ford Ka still have one of those rattly Kent engine and still plenty of them around

[@Weihrauch88]

@@Banom7a yep and had the panel around the fuel filter flap replaced at least 23 times. God they're worse for rust!

[@m44kts]

They say, on a quiet night, you can hear an old Ford rust... 😆

[@andrewlaw]

@@Banom7a Nah, most have rusted out on the sill, rear arches and around the filler cap. I'm an MOT tester, can't remember the last time I passed one that didn't need a lot of welding.

[@jcarvalho1500]

My auntie gave me her red MK3 1.3i Calypso, back in the 90s. It was officially imported to Portugal from Germany and it is a soft top version. I’m restoring it and it is the perfect car to go to the beach in the summer!

[@MrJordanwain]

That’s mad to see an old fiesta in the US!!!!! 😍😃

[@ScrapeMetal]

First car I ever remember seeing/being in was my mums Blue MK2 Fiesta, still want one in my collection, would love to live over in California one day and import some popular cars from my childhood the states never got

[@mrzee1951]

Ah that brings back memories of my 1989 1.1 with 5speed - it had a Webber carb on it so I regularly got it to 95mph easily, used to race anybody at the lights for kicks or whizz down the country lanes!

[@silverstreak2006]

Use a 1600 vv carb off of a CVH, linish the rocker pads, so you can set the valve clearances correctly, and she will rev right out in 4th gear and go over a ton downhill, no problem at all. 50 in second sees six grand, no problems at all. I think that could be a three main bearing supported crank, ideally a five main bearing crank for intermittent over-revs, make it quite good at low speeds. Timing advance on the dizzy for better quality fuel will make it a bit more perky. A k&N on the v v carb will make it sound a bit more interesting too.

[@mrzee1951]

@@silverstreak2006 well sure if the car was still around! Guy who bought it off me got t-boned and wrote it off. 95mph on skinny tyres was pretty much the max you could go as it got very skittish beyond that and any gusts of wind would shove you into the next lane 🤣

[@chrishart8548]

@@silverstreak2006 the 1.1 was OHV (pushrods) so a CVH carb won't fit. It's more like a crossflow engine from an Anglia On these you set the tappets the pushrod engines never rev out as the rods can't move fast enough and just bounce. If I remember there on 155/70/13 tyres so 95 mph is dangerous.

[@wyrazowfkp]

@@chrishart8548 No it's not :D I did 120 mph downhill highway on 155.70/13 winter tires on my Mk1 Fiesta back in the day (1.6) and it was a lot of fun :D

[@RUfromthe40s]

@@silverstreak2006 with carburators we can tune the car to take more gas, the lancia fulvia that won rallyes in early 70´s was 1.6L ,it´s unusual to see one road car with 1.6L but the 1.3L the more usual engine it has 89 H.P. ,like also the ford escort 1.3 GT the mkI with doble carburator as also the first lacia delta GT(unusual for lancia) had a 1.3 Engine like the early 70´s fulvia ,both with more H.P. than todays 1.3L engines with injection

[@Hugobros3]

My parents had two, our entire family fleet was a couple of mk3 fiestas at some point when I was a young kid :) They're long gone but I wish to drive one myself now!

[@fiestamatic5736]

I have a 1993 fiesta mk3 with the 1.3i Kent ! I love this car as it was the first i ever learn to drive ( on the laps of my mother on a parking lot ) It's extremely rare because it's rusting just on the rear arch and because it's a CVT ! Yes an automatic transmission and it works so well with this little engine :)))

[@chrisarichmond]

I just purchased a 1992 1.1 L from an 87 year old lady that has had it from 1995. 44K miles and garaged all its life. cant wait to have some fun in it.

[@JamieOrr]

Fantastic! Enjoy!!

[@jozakroat]

ol mate looks like he left his skateboard at home and stole someones car to do a review

[@nicolaperra2770]

This is the exact same car I’m driving daily, with the same engine, on stock (pretty slim) wheels I’ve managed to get up to 160km/h. I’m loving this car

[@nicolaperra2770]

Mine has 5 speed gearbox btw ( 5th is pretty useless)

[@JamieOrr]

LEGENDAS EM PORTUGUÊS EM 2 DIAS - PAGUEI PARA QUE FEZEM. OBRIGADO A TODOS QUE SEGUEM NO BRASIL! What other languages should I try to share with ? :-)

[@JamieOrr]

As legendas em Português já estão disponíveis, obrigado a todos!

[@LGaragem]

Nice video, my man! I'm sorry to correct you, but it's not "PAGUEI PARA QUE FEZEM", it's "PAGUEI PARA QUE FIZESSEM", otherwise, 100%, dude!

[@gtikiller]

@@JamieOrr Não seguem apenas do Brasil, mas também de Portugal

[@RUfromthe40s]

@@JamieOrr nice, i´m portuguese but maybe i understand better english than the translations to portuguese, wich are totaly diferent from what one says in english

[@vw47turbo]

@@JamieOrr obrigado por compartilhar o vídeo! Muito bom!

[@robertwillis4061]

I learned to drive in a MK1 Fiesta 1.3. Now I teach driving in a Mk7 1.0. in Europe onto MK8 now 6.16 good to see an American steering properly.

[@smi_b]

I bought a Ford Fiesta mk3 1990 .999cc a couple months ago as a first car over here in the UK. Had 48,000 miles on the clock when I bought it. Thought it was an absolute bargain. Yet to pass my driving test but I love the car so much. Sure everyone else had bimmers and audis but I’m proud to own this classic. It’s a joy to drive and since it’s such a small engine it’s a good one to get your head around. Much love from the UK!!

[@JamieOrr]

That is FANTASTIC! Enjoy it, good luck with your test, and I hope it brings you just as much joy as mine did when I was 17, and still does now :-)

[@vimsi]

ahh nice! i have a 1993 red one... my grandfather bought it new! i just hit the 69.000 Km / 42.875 Miles after 27 years yesterday :D awesome car! thanks to the timing chain! it runs like a charm!

[@d2doctor]

That reminds me of my first car - a mk2 Polo Coupe. 26 years later, I still have one in the collection :)

[@JamieOrr]

Nice!

[@williamdias5335]

Cool! I have one here in Brazil! It's the mk4 version from 1998, 1.0L (endura-e) with electronic fuel injection and 5 gears. It have a nice fuel consumption and makes 160km/h (around 100mph) on the road LOL but the best part is making curves, he is fun to make curves. I have him since 2001 until now, it's a cool small and simple car, It have a lot of fans around the world!

[@emisadis]

Also made in Spain, I own an 1989 UK one and it’s made there! Nice insight of the mk3

[@JamieOrr]

Thanks!!

[@marcbecker8553]

I owned one. It was my first car. XR2I 1.6 8v 105hp, a bit less than 900kg, mercury gray. Loved this dangerously fun little car.

[@BlackCatRedScarf]

Bought one of those recently. 1995 Ford Fiesta Mk3 with 1.3 CFi engine. Pretty sweet car, but the suspension is much more soft and unstable than the Mk4/5. It's terrifying to go above 130km/h on roads with some asphalt deformations. lol Update: front shock absorbers replaced. Much more stable now!

[@JanJanJanJanJanJanJanJanJan2]

Oh wow. I had a MK3 xr2i. Nostalgia kicks hard.

[@Ribeirasacra]

Made here in Spain too, some sub assembly in France. The XR2 was first made in the Mk1 form. It used the round headlights of the US version. The car was not a competitor for the Golf, it is too small. The competitors were the Fiat 127, Renault 5, Vauxhall Chevette, VW Polo etc

[@kormiedema]

Omg, I got an Mark 3 1.1 CL CTX CVT Fiësta metallic grey. Same interior, with clock. And I did put an other speedometer with a revcounter and daycounter. But further still original and 90.000km original Kms. Is was my granddad's car. He bought it new in 1990...only some rust devil's have done some work. So it needs some restoration work. And a whole new paint job. But it's worth it... Great memories, and there not a lot around anymore... Btw I live in Holland....

[@JamieOrr]

Sounds amazing! Especially being your Grandfathers originally. Have fun with it!! Hello to Holland! I've been there many many times - usually the Leiden area, but also to the north, and down towards the Maastrict area - I really love your country!

[@kormiedema]

I live in the north of Holland (actually the country is called the Netherlands, and 2 provinces are called Holland) near Groningen. when I watched your movie about the caddy, saw the Fiësta in it. I needed to know more about that. Because of my Fiësta and his story. I almost always drive VAG, my last car is a Seat Ibiza FR 6F 1.5 TSI 150hp from 2018. but I also had the caddy pope mobile. I have now subscribed to your channel and will definitely watch more videos of you ..... Fun to see a person who is passionate about VAG an loves a mark 3 ford Fiësta......

[@Anirossa]

A friend of me has an Mk2 fiesta that uses no fuel and uses it as a run around extra car, rust free now, and its surprisingly fun to drive :D

[@JamieOrr]

That’s so cool!

[@Alyssasrealm]

Man, I was blown away when you opened the radio!!

[@clutchdroptv4345]

U should of been in the uk 15 years ago if u had a after market head unit it was a kenwood mask wen i was 17 mine was a tape player with a 12 disk changer in glove box most mg's in early 2000's had them from new 1 of the best u could buy

[@RUfromthe40s]

@@clutchdroptv4345 i also when using cassettes had a kenwood radio build with quality materials from the second half of the 80´s that i only changed when in 96 i bought a lancia dedra and bought a minidisc radio for the car,this because i had a deck of cassettes that i trade it for a near mint 2002tii bmw, that i sold 3 years ago for 50.000€, but when wanting to buy another cassette deck there was a promotion where they sold for 250€(this value converted directelly) a md sony deck being the second model from 3 and with the cassette deck money i would buy also a sony cassette deck ,so started to use md´s before there were good computer cd recorders

[@bullockserveruk12345]

My first car.Then moved onto the mk 3.5 1.6 si. That was the sweet spot for me.... I had two of those.

[@JamieOrr]

They are fun little cars ! ❤️

[@rafaalmeida4382]

I'm for Portugal and I have one 1.1 carburetor 5speed 4 door it's my first car and it's been on the family for 15 years now pretty solid car worst thing that ever happened to that thing was broke a the clutch cable and two engine mounts Damm that thing is reliable It has 325000 kilometers Me as a teenager fited some wheels a diferent Mufler just for the fun and basically its a pretty cool little car ahaha 😂✌️

[@JamieOrr]

That is awesome!!!

[@StopTeoriomSpiskowym]

I used 165/70R13 wheels and car is really stable on road. I have 1.1 with single injectors with 5 manual gearbox i remember change width of intake mainfold because it still have low power. I change to no resistor 4 electrode spark plugs too (its risk because coil can be overheat). At the end i overheated engine water pump leaking and rear frame corroded and i must sold it. Great car with crappy ford engines and corrosion

[@drpaulcampbell188]

I had an RS1800 one of these back in the early 2000s, handled really well for such a small car.

[@JamieOrr]

The dream version of the Mk3 ! :-)

[@Richard-Tipper-Davies7220]

I still have mine a 1995 1.1 Azura in radiant red my first car shes tucked up in the garage with a fair bit of rust but I will not give up and will fix her up one day.

[@jakekaye6545]

Great content as usual! I would love to see a quick run down of all the cars in your collection.. seems like you have all the best euro stuff there is! 👍.

[@JamieOrr]

Thank you! There is an older video going over some of them, but I guess we'll end up working through the collection car by car right now, haha.

[@gabrielvieira6529]

We had in Brazil in the 90's as an "Hot Hatch" the Ford Escort XR3, along with the Volkswagen Gol GTi and the Chevrolet Kadett GSi. (Fun Fact: The first production car here in Brazil to have Electronic Fuel Injection was the Gol GTi.) Cool little Ford Fiesta! It should be fun to drive!

[@zamsystemdevonmiles.1291]

Mk3 Ford fiesta in U.S.A. now is cousin of The festiva,there in América The fuel tank full only 12$ And cheap spare parts,that car The versión is UK,17 years i have 1.1carburetor 5 gears last month Lost in It an accident, good car made UK, Germán and Spain.🇪🇦🇬🇧🇩🇪.

[@sneekeruk]

Passed my driving test in a mk3.5 fiesta in 1997, it was the facelifted one with clear indicators. Learnt to drive in a Vauxhall corsa then the fiesta, and have never owned a ford or vauxhall since passing my test 23 years ago.

[@EJayNine]

The fiesta is the most common car on British roads today, I loved my mk5 zetec s and I love my mk7 zetec s

[@chrishart8548]

I've owned 3 fiesta in my time did find them to small but that wasn't the cars fault. One was my first car. I bought another for my ex's (girlfriend) first car and the final one was a gift to someone else as a first car (she is now my partner)

[@gothikia]

Last one of these that I drove was an H reg in 2004. Always loved Fiestas and currently have a Mk 7.5

[@iainh]

My first car was a post facelift Mk3 1.1 in Petrol Blue. The first half of the reg was M69 (many lols). When the rear exhaust rusted through and fell off, it was replaced with a Peco 3" Big Bore 2. Baller.

[@Y0kuu]

My first car was mk2 fiesta, but I parted it out because it was not salvageable. About a year ago I found pretty similar car with good body and bought it just because it's like my first car and it has some kind of sentimental value for me :) I don't need it, but I had to buy it... Someday I will restore it :)

[@sv_cheats1970]

Ah my dad had a red 1.1, great little cars. Good on fuel and pretty nippy

[@jascole999]

proud owner of a mk3 fiesta, she's my lil baby 😊

[@oliverp4115]

Loved my MK3 fiestas. 1.6 si 16v 1.6 xr2i 8v. Loved them both.

[@NorthSea0il]

My dad had a both a fiesta Mk2 Xr2, then a Mk3 Xr2i in mercury grey 👌🏻

[@Guilherme81]

I have a 1987 1.1 Ghia mk2 Fiesta. I've put about 5 thousands € in it. It was my grandpas car. Mint condition right now and it's a daily drive

[@afonsolamy8099]

Portugal here supporting my boy

[@theflybytourist8233]

This was the first car I learned to drive in back in 93. It was a manual version with a long shifter, remember having to firmly put it into gear while driving .. also had this manual tilt sunroof.

[@pureboxofscartcables]

I first saw on of these at Ford Dunton Research Centre open day in 1988. There was a lot of talk about it being almost as big as the Escort which was apparently a cause for concern. They were making vacuum formed models of it for the kids and I got a white one which would have made a good shell for an R/C car. A few years later I remember seeing hundreds of rust red shells waiting to be painted on racks outside of Dagenham. I think only base models were assembled there, most were made in Vallencia.

[@Marques_239]

My grandfather owns one pretty much from before I was born, still runs great and is his daily, throttle mostly used as an ON/OFF switch because of the lack of power xD

[@JamieOrr]

That’s awesome!!

[@jaimeromano8786]

Built in Germany, UK and... Spanish plant who I think produced the largest amount of Mk3 Fiestas...

[@JamieOrr]

Yes, you're correct on Spain for sure! :-)

[@Guilherme81]

@@JamieOrr the Spanish factory was actually built to produce the mk1 Fiesta back in 1983. It was the new approach to the European market. The Fiesta was meant to be called "BobCat" but they ended up choosing " Fiesta" that means "Party" in Spanish. It was Ford's first FWD car, smallest Ford ever, and first longitudinal engine Ford Car. 😬😉

[@jaimeromano8786]

@@Guilherme81 smallest Ford? Ka was smaller, Festiva was smaller (it was a Kia based model tho)...

[@Guilherme81]

@Marc Nij incorrect! That car it was branded as Taunus only. It was Not actually a Ford labeled car Just had that discussion with a Owner of a 60's Taunus a couple of weeks ago. I know that mate.

[@Guilherme81]

@@jaimeromano8786 seriously?! Ford Ka?! Man.... Ford Ka was made in 1996. I said Fiesta was the smallest Ford ever made until that time! Also, the fiesta mk1 and mk2 is actually smaller than Ford Ka!

[@eduardvilasboasdonasciment6609]

Add Portuguese subtitles for your fans in Brazil!

[@JamieOrr]

EDITAR: LEGENDAS EM PORTUGUÊS EM 2 DIAS - PAGUEI PARA QUE FEZEM. OBRIGADO A TODOS QUE SEGUEM NO BRASIL! If enough people want it, I can get them made. I have to pay for the service though, so want to make sure it's worth it - I hope that makes sense ? :-) Se um número suficiente de pessoas quiser, posso mandar fazer. No entanto, tenho que pagar pelo serviço, então quero ter certeza de que vale a pena - espero que faça sentido? :-)

[@JamieOrr]

The subtitles are now available, thank you !

[@omnadrenowyrycerz6742]

I was the owner of 1991 MK3 1.3CLX

[@scrapyardwarriorvlogging]

Originally registered in April 1991 as H122 BRH.

[@Richard_Turner]

Which means it was registered near where I live as RH was a local plate here. Who would think it was in the USA now 🤣

[@Richard_Turner]

@Louis Paterson yes that is the one. RH, along with AT AG and KH.. I need to get out more 🤣🤣

[@Richard_Turner]

@Louis Paterson at a guess from what was Crystal Ford on Holderness Road 🤣

[@mercparts364]

Hey Jamie Since youre a big Harlekin fan I have a question: My Father Parted out a Fiesta mk3 "harlekin" back in the early 2000s he says it was a Original Benetton Edition, but I cant find nothing on the Internet on it Maybe you know something about this

[@JamieOrr]

I don't know anything about a Fiesta Benetton at all, but that would be cool...!

[@mercparts364]

@@JamieOrr He Still has Parts for it such as Borbet A colord 14 inch And original steering in harlekin colours,shiftknob etc. Its in an neglected storage unit of his that I'll be going to Soon I'll send you some pictures as soon as the time comes. Greetings from germany, and Ps. Im Currently Building a Golf 3 Harlekin for my Girlfriend lol

[@slightlydangerous2]

Great cars, I had one as my first car, it was a 'Ghia' so it had luxurious walnut trim and even power steering!

[@RustOnWheels]

I’m Dutch and of course I owned one. It was a 1987, bought it in 2006 as a winter driver for €250 and it was barely drivable and the muffler rusted off of it. Had to drag it to the side of the road, let it cool and throw it in the trunk. I’ve owned it 4 months and then brought it to the wrecking yard.

[@Oranoco]

Wow, what a blast from the past, I had 2 of the 1.6 CVH XR2i's and then a Fiesta RS Turbo for a few years. Biggest mistake ever selling that car but do still have an Escort RS Turbo locked away to soften the blow.

[@laureanoabad2587]

Ford fiesta starts production in Valencia plant factory in spain in 1976 It's the first USA plant in spain and other it's opel plant in zaragoza made opel Corsa These model sold a lot in spain as ford escort and focus

[@nicholaskennedy4132]

My first car - a 94 fiesta 'quartz' 1.1. 3 door in green. Bought off my dad for £250. Had a big dent in the passenger door; managed to straighten it out. After about 3 months got side swiped by a woman pulling out of a junction without looking; in the same door, so the dent was even bigger. Wrote it off as the bodyshell had bent slightly

[@FirstOnRaceDayCapri2904]

Here in Spain there are still many of these left.

[@JamieOrr]

I love visiting Spain and seeing the SEAT and 70-90s cars that are running around still ❤️

[@RUfromthe40s]

@@JamieOrr by the 70´s till early 80´s all SEAT´s were FIAT´s ,just somewhere in the 80´s they start to build original cars, only the marbella stayed similar to the panda but others were already diferent ,a girl friend of mine had a seat ibiza with all extras and the valve cover said ystem porshe but a huge porshe symbol on the valve cover not written, the high-end was a 1.2 with injection the other was filled with extras but 1.2L with carburators ,it felt diferent from a car when driving and with the heat almost everything melted like the panel where the rpm counter his and the velocimeter started to melt not making possible the indicators to rotate ,this were the high-end ones ,the others i don´t coment ,later the ibiza mkII had a 2.0L engine and a diesel turbo-diesel if one could see the dash working it would arrive till 200kms/h ,the gti and the gt tdi (from vw group)

[@yaboykawz]

Ahh! Now I understand the MAX POWER reference in your other video! And the quintessential 90's hot hatch was a mk4 Escort RS Turbo if you lived in the UK, but no one really bought them, most people just stole them! Lol

[@marcos2250]

pretty common car also in Brazil in the 90s, and very few survived from corrosion as well! Kent/Endura engines were indestructible.

[@MatthewGallagher93]

I have the Mk7 Fiesta ST in the US and I love all Fiestas. You also have a kickass hoodie!

[@bibox9487]

the fog light was in all cars on the road in Europe, not just in the UK

[@JamieOrr]

You're totally correct :-) Weird nerd trivia; the right hand drive cars have the fog light on the opposite side - you can mix a LHD and RHD lights to make them symmetrical.

[@chrishart8548]

@@JamieOrr fun fact a ford dealer in the UK will sell you the left hand drive light.

[@neilmustow368]

Learned to drive in a Mk 3 Fiesta aged 17 back in 1991 in the UK was a 90's and 00's thing slammed and modified Fiesta's

[@toze4172]

Hi, I'll add more information...this car was also produced in Portugal at the Azambuja factory...and in 1991 it had a base price of €5500 sold to the public if you still want to buy one without rust you can come to Portugal and you can still find it there are many circulating and this radio is not original, the original one was Philips keycode otherwise good work

[@TheMcooper17]

i was a little too young to remember them but i got the chance to get behind the wheel of an L reg back in 2017

[@josephfox9076]

Hi! Here in Brazil he is not seen with good eyes because of his engine "Endura" for expensive maintenance because it was imported from Spain. But I like he soo much and Escort mk5 "Europeu" nickname he.

[@JamieOrr]

❤️❤️❤️♥︎♥︎

[@andrewlaw]

The rear parcel shelf is worth a fortune, everybody cut big holes in them for 6x9 speakers. Finding unmolested ones is a real find.

[@RetroAndRusty]

Hey Jamie! Love that you have this Car out in the states. There’s one identical to me in Middlesex . Also I drive a 1.1 Escort Mk3 (Red 3 door of course) as a daily here. Similar engine but I’m still on points 😂 Nothing wrong with those hard plastic dashboards 🤙

[@edugj23]

Yes, the 4th, 5th and 6th generations were made in Brazil.

[@mowler8042]

Never thought I would comment on another of your videos and ooooopa it happens again. Never seen the European version of the Fiesta (I looked back says the American was called the Festiva could have sworn there was a Feista?) before. I worked at Hertz rental at a major airport in the 90's and the Ford Fiesta was the winner of no one wanted to drive car, it was only taken by German tourist and the american version looks far more crude. I worked at a British and European shop in Vancouver and I got to experience a lot of small hot European cars like the Skoda's and a Doge Colt turbo that was actually a Mitsubishi. One of my first cars was a mint condition second Gen carolla then a second gen civic (Toyota was much better wrecked it) still have a scar on my palm from doing the valves.

[@craZy_y0]

Lovely car that, my mum used to have a red mark 3 around the time I was born and kept it for around 3-4 years after. My first car is a 2006 Ford Fiesta Style Climate 1.25 litre petrol, really nice to drive but 1st and reverse gears can be a headache sometimes. I was really excited to see this video because I've always wanted to see what it's like importing a mark 3 Fiesta to the US and driving it there, but imagine if the RS Turbo got imported. That would be something I'd really like to see!

[@tomaszziomek4398]

Hello, I have a question: what is the difference between 1.0 carburetor and 1.1 carburetor Ford Fiesta mk3? Are they the same carburetors? Is the engine electrics the same or is there any difference? I'm waiting for an answer

[@Cortinaman63]

Nice to see they have these in the USA, I own a 1992 2 door 1300 "LA" model with just 22,000 miles needs some restoration work, as starting to show it's 28 years of age, but a very smart very clean car, overall, (see my KZbin Channel) if you want to see just how clean it is underneath! and it is a car used on the road!, the same car as seen in the Ford All Model Brochure for the 1992 Fiesta New "LA model. I loved seeing yours, great little car, and great condition, and yes I agree with you they are very reliable, and a great little car. Mine has done 92 MPH (on a track) once!!!, but i prefer 56 mph for best fuel economy.

[@RUfromthe40s]

lot´s of girls bought this fiesta and i remenber driving them at 140 km´s /h, the 1.1L , and it was released in 89/90 ,i had the previous model the rs1600 high-end version of it and it was a bit smaler than the polo g40,a dangerous car for it´s size and speed ,both cars were considered the end of many 18 years old life

[@JamieOrr]

Yessssss, haha! :-)

[@mikejennings7779]

The 1l was pretty indestructable too

[@stuart8taylor]

Imagine replacing all the large cars on city streets with cars this size. Stick a modern, refined engine in it, job done. Yes it doesn't have modern levels of crash protection, but at town driving speeds it fine.

[@EnthusiastCarHangar]

My grandma had the same one over in Europe. Same color same engine 😎

[@quaaludes7898]

We still see quite a few of these kicking around in the UK

[@danielmiller6983]

Dude that’s a bad ass little car

[@gandhi_assuncao]

Noice, my first car (and only car) is a fiesta too, a MK7,5. In Brazil the MK3 fiesta was imported from Spain

[@cozifpv2069]

I had a mk4 fiesta as my first car. I think its just a thing in England, you get a clapped out fiesta as a first car. Mine was a 1.25 and I remember doing 100mph GPS the day I passed my test the car felt like it was going to shake apart.

[@arielgallo3266]

We`ve got it in Argentina and we knew it as the "spanish Fiesta" because they came from Spain

[@JamieOrr]

Very cool!

[@Pickfordr100]

Brilliant haven't seen a mk3 for years get the mcdonalds trays out 😁😁

[@niallmackenzie99]

I had one, rust buckets and that stupid ratchet clutch pedals😆👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿👍

[@daftbugger2011]

My first car was a blue 1.1 popular plus version with god knows how many miles on it, let's just say a lot. It was solid blue, probably "hand" painted (with a brush and emulsion) and rusty. Excellent fun little car, except the brakes used to stick, which meant pushing up the pedal with your foot. Of course with the brakes sticking the rear brake lights stayed on (with quite a bit of performance drop) so pushing the pedal back up with your foot fixed this (safety was paramount). Unfortunately Ford placed the brake sensor on the pedal mounts, so pushing the pedal up also used to shift the sensor up meaning that it always lit up the brake lights. To fix this you had to reach under the dash and push the sensor down (while driving). Basically, my car was the first in a long line of sheds that continues to this day. Oh, are you really sure that it has only 19000 on the clock? For cheapness (or perhaps they didn't expect their cars to last 100,000 miles plus Ford lopped off the 6th digit. Meant as soon as the car hit that marker everything would roll back to zero!

[@heikowild4503]

Love this car's. Have from the 1.1 up to the biggest engine all inclusive the 1.8 diesel. How is the reaction in the US with this fiesta? Gredings from Germany

[@klubstompers]

That car is awesome!!!

[@anticat900]

Base model fords are now highly collectable and are very rare (compared to the high spec ones people took care of). I of kept the original thin tyres and suspension, as there is no way 50bhp is going to stress anything :-)

[@davehigson9503]

Oh it’s crying out for a Zetec engine conversion!!!! You got the focus in America didn’t you? The 2.0 zetec engine with pretty much bolt straight into your fiesta and make it a blast to drive !

[@tonyeff4447]

Obviously you would need to modify the mounts, but space wise should fit quite snug

[@upurkilt7246]

@@tonyeff4447 dont neet to modify mounts mate you can buy the mounts from a rs1800 fiesta.

[@martijnkosters9024]

My first car too, ahhh the memories! By the way, they were all built in Valencia I believe.

[@vojtechkucera2914]

They were built as well in Köln (Deutschland) and in Dagenham (Great Britain). My first car is Ford Fiesta MK3 1.8 D and it was manufactured in Köln .

[@nikonfan2407]

*Dritte Generation* with the G pronounced like Gettysburg. It's not often one gets to hear German spoken with an American accent and it was actually pretty good!

[@codykamminga9667]

I absolutely love these

[@MrFlyingguy]

Excellent stuff...... love from Guildford Uk

[@JamieOrr]

LONG LIVE THE GUILDFORD CRUISE! Long live the No-Rice meet! Down with the parking cameras at Leadmead! :-D

[@azrifadli7900]

OG Radwood Fiesta MK3

[@jackcampbell5443]

Damn that mk3 blue 2 locked good.

[@mfanelobhebhe5585]

I used to drive one in Southend on Sea, it rode like a bag of nails, not like my triumph acclaim which was a nice car lol

[@jamiek5874]

Should try and get a 90s Vauxhall Corsa to sit beside it 🤙🏻

[@DivideBYZero69]

Last pic of your car looked like it was around Preston Circus or Lewis Road area? (also a Brightonian, not living there any more)