Ford Fiesta Supersport: Restoring A Rare Ford With Original Parts | Salvage Hunters: Classic Cars

[@gregster9239]

That XR2 at 35 seconds is my mums actual old car from when I was a kid 30 years ago. I remember the reg number off by heart. It was bought off a chap from Preston who lovingly restored it. I wonder where it is now.

[@lewishills4063]

Love those sideskirts. Can’t say I’ve seen any since

[@jimladbrooke3833]

That’s cool my mum had one too!!!!!!!! MAV619W it was a white one👍

[@johnloxley8705]

What a cracking car. My mate had one and bet he still wishes he still had it. Looks amazing. Good old days and best days of our lives 😀😀

[@richardhine7968]

I had one of these many years ago, white with red stripe, lowered, K&N, stage 2 head and cam, sports exhaust, great car with great memories, 24k!!!!

[@leerobinson2685]

That's my old car!!! (look at my KZbin video entitled Fiesta Supersport 1). I bought it as a non-runner on ebay for £1000. Got it running, engine unleaded conversion etc and sold it for just under £6000 a few years later...(took me and the family to Florida!). God I wish I still had it!!! Nice job

[@Anirossa]

Drive an mk1 during the winter here in Norway, wash it at least once a week with all the terrible salting of the roads, its rust-free for now, planning to keep it like that and might take it apart and paint it next summer if I'm bored

[@bruceseaman6592]

Smiled all the way thru,remembering my mkI 1.1L,thrashed it morning noon and night...never once let me down.To my shame swapped for a Simca...a dog

[@terry4144]

just watched this on tv and was surprised that everything under the bonnet was like new except the dead rough expansion bottle, what couldn't afford a new one or at least give it a good clean

[@davidbridge3118]

just what I thought lol

[@peterlobb6456]

That was the first thing that hit me too!

[@m.p.7075]

They just needed to bathe it in acid overnight and it would have come up like new.

[@I999-g2s]

Those wheels always looked better to me, than the later pepper-pot style. I grew up near Dagenham where Ford’s were all but worshipped - the S models were always my favourite, I wasn’t a huge fan of the transition to the “XR” cars. The S cars with black and white Recaro’s and mesh head-rests, just screamed Motorsport.

[@adamweston4152]

I had a MK1 xr2 and it was the best fun car ever,mine had engine mods and a big bore exhaust and it sounded great and was a good performer.i wish I still had it today but when I sold it they were so low in price and I never even thought about how much they fetch now.the supersport fiesta was a great car in itself too.

[@Penguin_of_Death]

I had 3 MkI XR2's - great fun to drive, easy to mod. My last black one had a 1700cc engine built/fitted at Specialised Engines, Janspeed exhaust/manifol, K&N air filter, re-jetted carburettor, 40% uprated 1" lowered springs with Bilstein struts all round. Had the wheel rims diamond cut, with the pepperpots sprayed gloss black to match the car...it was a fabulous car to drive, looked really tidy too. If I had the money today I would buy another one and restore it...

[@adamweston4152]

@@Penguin_of_Death they were excellent cars and especially when tuned,I also wish that I could afford to do the same but with the money they ask for a average condition example it's just out of reach for me too,atleast we had good times in them!.

[@GadgetMart]

In the days before the internet, this car was a mythical beast. I knew they existed but I had never seen one.

[@GadgetMart]

@Darth Wheazius I had a Y plate MK1 XR2

[@richardjohn7991]

I haven't seen all of this episode.But I hope it has got the right gearbox.It should have equal length drive shafts.Only on the Super Sport.If not it might aswell be a 1.3 Ghia with a WEBER on.The later generation of the Super Sport gearbox idea .Was used on the first Focus RS

[@petelane8662]

Had an 82 in Diamond White... My second car... absolutely loved it... my mate had a Mk1 XR2 and i would hug his bumper.. always loved the fact that they were rare.. had P15 tyres and the ford X cross alloys.. happy days.. was 18 when i got mine

[@jerrywines382]

I had one exactly the same as this, reg SLR 428W. Looks like it was taken off the road over 20 years ago according to the DVLA website. Hard to believe what they sell for now, as it was a pretty raw and slow driving experience from what I remember.

[@AndrewNeilBaird]

He reminds me of "i saw you coming" sketches from Harry+Paul, unfortunatly MrPrichards vanity will take this as a compliment

[@thomashumber9762]

haha- I mistook this as a 'black' comedy.....

[@philhall759]

the ford badges are wrong?? get the details right

[@HopkinsHeritage98]

Very happy for the buyer! Lovely example of a classic 😎

[@ewan2919]

I had a MkII XR2 and a MkIV XR3i and I still wanted a Supersport, love the look and style, white with blue is my fav combination. Love it.

[@geo_neo9]

Decent paint is far more durable than powder coatings. One chips starts the destruction with powder coating. Using 2k epoxy primer and paint used for sea ships now your talking.

[@thomashumber9762]

Yes - plus it is NOT original....it is over the top

[@geo_neo9]

@@thomashumber9762 either way she is still kept alive by our love. Thats the main thing. Keep the classics alive

[@roberthutchins4297]

you are talking - you´re NOT "your"

[@geo_neo9]

@@roberthutchins4297 ewe been typoo'd

[@roberthutchins4297]

@@geo_neo9 Don't know what you mean. What I wrote was correct, even if a bit pedantic. " you are talking - you´re NOT "your" " You are = you´re - not "your"

[@sirjonplum]

I had one years ago and loved it ,mine was black with red stripes and black and red seats

[@david-fx8ri]

Hey me too same colours sold it and bought a brand new mk2 xr2 in red on finance.

[@cheechmcduck7013]

me too.. i also had a black with red stripes and black and red seats.. i was 17 year old, mine was also an x reg..

[@davidwright1605]

Me too but mine was silver. It held its value quite well even back then and the Pirelli P6 low profile tyres were something of a novelty. Hard to believe they they are so valuable now.

[@xj358]

Not too sure if those Yokohama tyres would have been fitted at the Ford factory. I believe they were probably originally fitted with Pirelli P6 tyres from new. A Motorcraft or FoMoCo battery would have also not gone a miss with a complete attention to detail.

[@getnyrb]

Yes, that is correct. I owned a White Super sport after I pranged a Scirocco mk1 and it was fitted with Pirelli P6's...as a few have said on here....attention to detail was not there.

[@Jase73]

Wrong fog lamps too. The ones fitted are the ford accessory ones. Standard fitted ones were metal backed with no lump on the top.

[@Ferretfanatic69]

@@getnyrb yes 👍🏻 Definitely P6’s I Remember them on mine 👍🏻

[@arthurdardalis]

@@Jase73 well spotted!

[@anonymous_bot_bot]

Used to walk past a council house every day in Pencoed, he had two Supersports. They were incredibly rare and to me looked better than the Mk1 XR2's and beyond. Just cool.

[@michaelbarlow3686]

I bought a new 1.3S GRX 280W as a replacement for an MGB GT which spent a lot of time in the garage. The Fiesta was a great car and I enjoyed every minute of it. I've just bought a FIST Performance and what a car that is. Ford were well advanced in marketing and styles and I'd happily pay £24,000 for this car.

[@markwood9987]

Used to see these everywhere back in the day,I always noticed how bad the bottom of the tailgate rotted out quickly.

[@tonyhunt857]

Drew ain't got a clue.

[@jamesb3700]

I had a black one 30 years ago with an XR2 engine and twin 40s, great car!

[@jamesb3700]

@ Haha it was, I wish I had kept a hold of it!

[@arthurdardalis]

Looks fantastic but some details are wrong... Tyres should be P6, back box should have a longer tailpipe, washed bottle is old, driver seat belt is fitted wrong(buckle faces inwards). Later models did not have "Supersport" badging.

[@roberthutchins4297]

Yes - and the real-life seat belts have two extra stitches and no door on the passenger side. The radio aerial is made of wood in the originals, as was common back in the 50´s.

[@arthurdardalis]

@@roberthutchins4297 didn’t you have anything smarter to say?

[@roberthutchins4297]

@@arthurdardalis You haven't answered my technical points! Given your devastating expose of what Drew has to say on the car, I felt that my best most penetrating answer was needed. If it's not Drew and I've, I'll buy you a Soberano next time you're in Velez Rubio.

[@roberthutchins4297]

Sorry for the incoherence. Blame a brandy over the top!

[@df9834]

Gorgeous little car. Had a black one years ago,But was knackered 😢

[@stephenmyers3194]

Wish I kept mine had one when I was 18yrs old. Miss it these days didn't know at the time that was just a name but now a rare car.

[@discobiscuit6849]

I had one in black, blew it up on the way back from Margate, so gutted i loved that car!

[@disc0marti]

Nice restoration but exhaust rear box looks wrong, could be an XR2 one?

[@david-fx8ri]

Yes I noticed that the original was nothing special that's a mk1 xr2 back box at least.

[@bear1245]

Maybe they couldn’t find one! But yeah looks out of place.

[@brixtonsaint]

Looks wise, the Supersport beats the XR2 on all fronts. Wheels, decals, interior and I even like the pureness of design that is the rectangular headlights.

[@bigfoot110]

I have to agree, I have xr2 headlamps on mine and I now much prefer the look of the standard ones so I think it's time to swap them..

[@dufus7396]

Once saw one full of bass speakers cruising high st..I swear to god you could see EVERY panel reverberate to the beat

[@MiniViking01]

Absolutely beautiful example, so well done as well, hats off to the restorers.. It is a shame though that these cars cost so much now, I would actually be shitting myself driving this on the roads of the UK in 2021, and these cars should be driven!! They are cars come from a different time, the roads are full of morons with no clue about cars, now.. But, it is lovely to see them still going!

[@oris247]

Something about Drew really riles me. Superior attitude, total lack of warmth and a similarity to a hamster probably sums it up.

[@scottrobertson5554]

I have to agree. He's a little smug and a bit of a smart arse. Not keen on the bloke.

[@bonkeydollocks1879]

The way he talks to 'T' on the salvage hunters programme too. I couldn't work with him

[@DGT73]

He’s a spades a spade kinda bloke, no time for wasting, I appreciate that but some don’t.

[@roberthutchins4297]

There´s another program with a "Drew"? The one you´re talking about.

[@lydiawilson3789]

Probably why he got a doing in his local..!

[@usuallyblockedforspeakingt2803]

I have had all the xr2's mk1 ,2, and 3 but my favorite was always the mk1. I alsoo had a RS1600i fitted with a remapped RS turbo engine while my mate had a 79 RS2000 fitted with a RS 500 cosworth engine . I think he was the second person to do the conversion in the UK after Paul Bailey of Bailey motor sport. We were always thrashing them around Llandudno and North Wales

[@bartsimpson8616]

i know very little about fords , personaly i got owned taunus 1.6 coupe 1976, and thats all from ford , in my country they never been popular , yesterday i meet guy who's in cars buy sell and he offered me this type of fiesta but as i remember its 1.6 around 90hp , so i dont know why specialy Britains are interested in this car and fords generaly ..dont know ? i now Holandese made them ,, maybe germans , i dont know is it made in britain also ? there is few older fords models still around ,

[@headbanger4170]

Just wondered why the “super sport” decal on the back wasn’t replaced or even kept ?? Thought this would have been important to the enthusiasts ??

[@MeatMachine212]

Or the fact that the driver seat is on the right

[@iainglennon6118]

The Supersport decal was not standard, it was an aftermarket sticker made in the style of the famous Escort Mexico logo.

[@chrismanville6642]

@@iainglennon6118 beat me too it 👍😀

[@chrismanville6642]

I had a silver one with red stripes many years ago. In fact 30 years ago Friend pestered me to sell it to him. I did. Two weeks later it was written off Two things. They should’ve put red stripes on this and secondly wish I hadn’t sold it

[@simonedgecombe5834]

For a car they stated 'We need to get this car perfect' just so many things wrong with it for a car that is supposed to be perfect, where is the Super Sport badge at the rear, can you see the state of the washer bottle under the 'You could eat your dinner' bonnet. there is so much detail missed for a perfect car. For that money, I have to say not perfect, more than a basic makeover, but not there yet. Sorry!!

[@damianleah6744]

They made a profit, name of the game in the end for them .

[@thomashumber9762]

@@damianleah6744 they made no profit- it is just for TV...if it was a real business stanind on its own x2 feet they would need 6k or more in this car as VAT to pay as a dealer

[@arthurdardalis]

The European spec cars had the “Supersport” decals, was never fitted to UK cars. For the money I would have expected it to have the ExecutivePack & the Climate Pack which were in Ffestiniog the only options available.

[@alexanderheath6662]

He should keep to buying Salvage and Antiques. He spoils nearly every car he buys with his silly little touches that he thinks everyone will get in a frenzy about his odd mods.

[@roberthutchins4297]

Non sense!

[@jjHoss]

It's his "vision" :)

[@cg7975]

A horrid little man😖🤮

[@c11yan]

As a cautionary note to anyone that thinks they made £3k profit. A dealer has to pay vat on the margin ie difference between what they paid for it and sold it for. And if most of those input costs were non vatable then that’s a thumping loss / broke even.

[@geirjohannessen8132]

How to spend it.-bay your self one memory lane- so wonderful like that.

[@david-fx8ri]

Don't recall my exhaust looking like that looks more like the mk1 xr2 exhaust.

[@ioannichols6485]

Yeah that’s a XR2 exhaust. But that’s one of many things wrong with this car. It’s a stretch to call it a super sport.

[@grantlivingstone147]

@@ioannichols6485 Totally agree

[@MrGreegor69]

My 1st car, MOD 240W red supersport. Bought it for £900. Oh how I wished I still had that car.

[@malcolmdown9170]

It’s an xr2 exhaust and the ford badges would have been light blue. But it’s a beautiful fiesta. I remember when second hand they were sub £2000

[@simoncook1885]

Great job, looks lovely 😍

[@DailyDrivenBikes_1]

The golf gti is one of my favorite hot hatchbacks.

[@MrStabby19812]

Fantastic. My dad only had a just barely above base model popular plus lol.

[@darrenwhyman4539]

Mmmmm the supersport had I stripe along the sill in grey, it went down to a point at the arches not straight across.

[@gazmini81]

what a beautiful car The ford fiesta xr3 i and the golf mk1 gti the best hot hatches ever made

[@Echo-jg8is]

I had the one with the opening quarter front windows which were super rare... Sold it for £200 in 86 ish

[@rockcliffe91]

Wish I'd kept mine, LRM444W Diamond White, red stripes. Traded it in for a Mk1 XR2. Great cars...

[@MrSofakinggreat]

An 'authentic restoration', but with modern (post 2001) number plate font??. Not difficult to find number plate manufacturers.

[@iwantmycountrybackkg4482]

How could ford be left wanting when ths golf gti came out when escort mexicos and r.s were out 10 years before ??

[@GreyTheFloydianSergal]

Well the escorts were no faster than the Fiesta supersport & even then, the Escort wasn't really an inspiring car. If we're talking technical sophistication, a Hillman Avenger was a superior option & the Morris Marina often outsold the Escort. Performance wise, Vauxhall & Chrysler/Talbot had faster cars with similar motorsport heritage, those being the Vauxhall Chevette HS & the Talbot Sunbeam Lotus, both rear wheel drive hatchbacks with top speeds over 120mph & 0-60s under 8 Seconds. Even the Triumph Dolomite Sprint would out-perform the RS1800 Escorts. The escort as a performance car just wasn't that competitive until the Mk3 with the XR3, XR3i, RS1600i & RS Turbo. I've always liked the Escort but hated the people that make it out to be more special than it really is & command stupid money for them. We're at the stage now where a Mk2 1.3 Popular can fetch over £15000. The Escort was designed as simple transport, it just so happened to be a competitive rally car with the right drivers, stiffened chassis & tuned twin cam engines

[@iwantmycountrybackkg4482]

@@GreyTheFloydianSergal mmmmmm talbot sunbeam! Yes pls. I think it helps when your brought up having them and your family making them at halewood. If they wernt quick enough, that was easy, put an anglia van diff on it. I did. It takes of in fourth gear easily hits 60 in the 7s.This is from a 1.6 btw

[@DayleThackeray]

I had one of these as my first car, same colour. WUG 178X. It got nicked from my girlfriends, never recovered.

[@K666_ANB]

The cars been round the bloody world but they didn’t mention that. In 2006 it had 8 miles on the clock, I didn’t see an engine rebuild in this! And it’s had rust issues in previous mot’s considering it was restored. I’m in no way hating I love old fords but why not rebuild the engine, if that had done 8 miles from 1981 to 2006 it would be in a museum.

[@andrewmoffatt7046]

It's simply stunning but it's a fiesta and it's a 1.3 it is stunning no doubt but for me I'd either a xr2 2i or xr3 3i but yeah one more time I'll say its stunning 😍

[@R0GUES]

Fiesta RS Turbo all day long 🤫

[@stuffthings3728]

I have never heard of it. My big sister had a white xr2. It was the coolest thing I'd ever seen lol I was 8

[@richhughes7450]

We used to call them a poor mans XR2 lol. hes not going to leave the standard stereo in there I bet. We never did back in the day.. He would be wise to keep that in a garage. These old ford's used to dissolve in the rain.

[@servicekid7453]

That is fantastic!

[@llewellyncollett5718]

hi guys what season and episode was this please ??

[@jenslothert7129]

Awsome job done but why the wrong Ford front and rear emblems?

[@kimbo774]

Thought they wanted every detail spot on, the Sill black sticker is wrong and no super sport boot sticker. Nice build though

[@Ferretfanatic69]

Very good!!! But not perfect. That washer bottle for a starter lets the bay down. Spots also not right! Nice all the same but needs more attention to small details.

[@SA-zoom1]

Its so perfect that the rear exhaust is nothing like the factory exhaust, the one on this car looks like it came a off Micra. Very fastidious indeed.

[@lewis72]

You can get a Lotus Excel for 1/3 price. Faster, better handling, better badge.

[@garethb1968]

I had a yellow 1300s supersport as my first car back in the 80s

[@neilchapman5145]

That was just a sport, super sports didn’t come in that colour

[@urbanrider403]

I had a red one in 1987.

[@andrewlusty5584]

My fist car was Mk1 Fiesta Super Sport Daytona Yellow happy days.

[@Hypnotic-Promotions]

Never made in that colour ;-), maybe just an S

[@andrewlusty5584]

@@Hypnotic-Promotions Could have been had the correct wheels and looked the same but was yellow I loved that car.

[@andrewlusty5584]

@@Hypnotic-Promotions I have just checked on DVLA says 1300s you are correct.

[@adrianriches456]

Did they take into consideration the labour costs of paying his staff etc? Probably owes him a tad more than he's claiming.. 🤔🙄🤦‍♂

[@SantaBarbaraBiking]

And how about taxes when they sell it? I guess he makes up the money with the show just fine.

[@stevenhearnden66]

£24k for a 1.3 Fiesta? 😂 😂 🤣

[@frankyduschek562]

address of the shops please

[@brijeshmandanna147]

Righty said ..Ford buyers are largley discerning ! Indeed a very desirable hatch !

[@HelloImNik]

£20k for a fiesta, I honestly wouldn't and I love Fiestas

[@glpilpi6209]

It's rare because so many rusted away , like my old mk2.

[@80sfordman]

Why didn’t they replace the super sport sticker?

[@NODDSTA1984]

Gota love a proper restore none of the extra crap loverly job guys

[@andrewnicholson4689]

Blah blah blah, look how good I am Drew video.... we've had enough Drew... yes you've got loads of money, and we haven't.... look how good you are...

[@DGT73]

What a sensitive soul you are 😂

[@6ettinold]

Did you get a remote control with your telly? Try the channel up and down buttons if you have a dislike of a particular presenter or programme. No need to thank me👍

[@andrewnicholson4689]

We get this Bullshit recommended, on the free! Sites we watch, as advertising, which is why we click on..... then watch to the end to be disillusioned. BULLSHIT.

[@paulfisher6918]

Jealousy is a bad thing mate

[@andrewnicholson4689]

@@paulfisher6918 I'm not jealous Paul - just had enough of not having anything, and watching the very few have the lions share...

[@normanmucklin491]

Well done that Man

[@carig121]

Had a red XR2 when i was young, fantastic sporty look but awful handling, the front axle clearly couldn't manage the meager 83hp, i'm sure the Supersport having less power and torque was actually easier to drive.

[@johnmontgomery634]

What a car beautiful!

[@stevenbund6641]

I had one in the90s in orange

[@gtisid]

had a silver one years back put a full janspeed system on it but was so gutless ended up selling it soon after and bought a fiat 130tc abarth which went like a stabbed rat in comparison . hard to believe these cars are in demand now

[@essexginge9167]

this is like a full episode off mike brewer wheeler dealers all about them and not the car

[@jakebond2294]

At least these blokes, unlike Brewer, are likeable.

[@steveluckhurst2350]

@@jakebond2294 Pritchard, likeable? Book me in to your meditation class !

[@lindabarrie2953]

How the hell does Drew no anything about cars he spoils the show his attitude stinks

[@bonkeydollocks1879]

He is a total bellend, conceited little twit, the other guy is brilliant. Paul has done a few other shows and is great. He dosent need the umpa lumpa.

[@jonlodge853]

It's clear he doesn't know his ass from his ear hole when it Comes to cars. A complete twat

[@bonkeydollocks1879]

@74 torino in what way

[@andrewmoorey6103]

“Even got the correct blue filler cap” with the breather pipes incorrectly fitted......

[@BoostedItalia]

Blue mg tf behind the van !

[@foolsgold953]

Had two MK1 fiestas ........ Wish I had the money for a SS at the time 😍 This one in the clip is a stunner 👌🏼

[@jasonfawke9266]

My first car, wouldn’t want another

[@arthurdardalis]

All that money spent but it didn’t stretch to a new windscreen washer bottle… always loved Supersports but the XR2 looked better with the US-spec headlights

[@andyfletcher7535]

Absolute stunner of a car.

[@deepee21104]

bonnie resto......think there is only around 40 of these left...remember a mate had one new....early 80s.......when it comes to cars...best not to use the word.....perfect.........

[@Foxy_Fez]

Never had opertunity to own mk1 xr2 but had about 20 mk2's 🤣🤣🤣

[@HIOP0]

I don't know these folks TV history, I'll only go by WHAT THEY SAY. To describe this several times as perfect and as built at the factory, is incorrect. So it's imperfect, however nice looking it may be. It features the rear exhaust from an XR2 MKI, the Supersport had the plain exhaust as on the 1300S and they are not called spotlights, they are DRIVING LAMPS. If they had taken the "trouble" to buy a period brochure or even Supersport flyer, they would have found these things out. Failing that, the INTERNET has plenty of pictures and descriptions to peruse.

[@crowthorne1]

what happend to the lotus

[@grahambaynham745]

One car Mr Pritchard didn't mess up,not like some of his other creations, stick to antiques mate

[@eddieroadrunner6691]

Would be proud to own that car

[@jakebond2294]

Ford buyers are discerning. That's possibly the biggest contradiction in terms that it's possible to hear.

[@MeatMachine212]

Lmao yes sir, just the "Ford buyer" part sends up a red flag

[@GreyTheFloydianSergal]

"does it have a blue oval on it?" "yes" "I'll give you £60k for it"

[@matty6848]

Super sport? I didn’t even know Ford ever made one. Never heard of them before so obviously massively rare because even the MK1 XR2’s are like rocking Horse shit!

[@tub19]

My uncle had a black supersport.

[@Lasercapri]

Thank you quest for such a great car show also that Drew bloke helps me shit .so saves me from eating prunes to go .

[@scotiajinker8392]

The story at the start is bollocks . The fiesta came in a 1.1S & a 1.3S. A few years later the supersport came along. Should the aerial not be on the roof? My dads 1100S 1978 had the aerial on the roof.