As an spaniard, I can tell you that this car's history is hugely related with Spain's motor industry's history. The "Ford Acts" ("Decretos Ford") meant the liberalization of the spanish motor industry, which was hugely regulated during Francisco Franco's autarchic regime. The first car to be made under that new regulation was the Fiesta. That's why the Ford Acts were called like that. That's also why the Fiesta has a spanish name ("fiesta" means "party" in spanish) and that's why as Mr Regular points out at 1:10, there's a engine option called "Valencia", which is the region of Spain where the car is built.
We did get the Mark 1 Fiesta in the US. My parents owned one for a time. It was the first car I remember next to my uncle's Mark 1 Scirocco. The US Fiestas are rare though. I imagine it was Ford's answer to the Dodge Omni and Plymouth Horizon
I was about to mention that. Yup, MK1 US version was similar to the UK version, similar body shell but slightly different spec. Come on RCR, not like you to not check your history! ;-)
When I bought my first new car, an '89 Escort "Pony" with Air but no radio, the salesman was trying to unload a Festiva on me. The mid 80s through early 90s Festiva filled the class the MkII Fiesta filled in other countries. Frankly I'm not sure it isn't the same car though.
I specifically remember the Fiesta and I think there was another similar version of the car that was released around the same time. I remember this since as a child I thought it was cool that there was a car I saw as "kid sized" and I could possibly drive if I could. This is one of the cars that sparked my interest in small micro cars. My neighbor had a MG Midget, I loved it.
Excellent review. One small point though: The Fiesta was never a Golf competitor; Ford had the Escort for that. The Fiesta went up against the Volkswagen Polo, which you also didn't get in 'Murka.
Ford most definitely sold the Fiesta in the USA before the sixth gen. My mom had an '80 that she bought because of the gas crisis. I believe they sold them here from 1978-1980.
Yep. I owned a 1979 for a spell in 1987. I bought it from a good friend for about 500 bucks. It took me on a multi-month U.S.A. trip. The CV went first about two months in. Then, a few weeks later, the brake job it received out-paced my wallet (and the car's value), so I signed it over to the shop who had fixed it.
i love early 90s and late 80s econoboxes. So light and huge engine bays, just right for swapping in an engine that has no business being married to that body.
im a fan of the old box vws, and swapping 1.9 TDIs into mk1s is a joy. fits right in, tons more power than stock, and still simple and uncramped. now wedging a vr6 in there? a little different story, but a LOT of fun when it's done!
I’m 5 years late on this video but there’s something that really moved me. The middle finger to the father who’s cheap with hugs and generous with discouragement. This really motivates me because for most of my life I have surrendered to the discouragement. I was about to do that with my 3rd gen prelude but I’m ready to give it another shot
Mr Regular I would like to apply for the position of Research Assistant when it opens up for your channel. Yes, the USA DID get this car. Way back in 1977. When the CAFE mileage rules started to come into play. (in stock form it was rated at 42mpg highway) We lost the car after 1980 when the CAFE rules started enforcing a "domestic content" rule which classified the Fiesta as a "captive import" and disqualified using it to offset things like the Mercury Grand Marquis. The USA version had the cross-flow 1600cc engine from the Cortina (the block of which was the one designated for the Formula Ford open-wheeled racing series) The USA ones were generally built in either Germany or Spain. The UK actually got a series with a Lotus twincam version of the 1600, special wheels, etc. And a big giant helping of torque steer. Alden
I have to admit they are getting better all the time. It's why I keep coming back. I'm not certain of their production sequencing, but I do get the impression they often drive first and script later. Reversing that will raise their quality exponentially. Alden
I remember the twist out ashtrays :D My granddad had this car in blue. The most powerful thing these have is the windshield washer pump, they spray over the roof onto the car behind you.
That finishing line was pretty motivational because I was having those thoughts about my Ranger. Its only a 2000 but theres some little things on it that need fixing, and really wouldn't be too difficult, but it takes a lot of time and effort to fix.
3:07 It is actually a 1980s VW Polo. A class below the Golf. Other cars in that class include: Fiat Uno/Punto, Peugeot 205, Citroen AX/Saxo, Opel Corsa, Renault 5/Clio, Seat Ibiza, Austin/Rover Metro, Skoda Favorit/Felicia. Golf class vehicles are the Ford Escort, Fiat Tipo/Bravo, Peugeot 309/306, Opel/Vauxhall Kadett/Astra, Citroen ZX/Xsara, Seat Leon, Rover 200/25, Renault 19/Megane, Alfa Romeo 33/145/146.
Exactly how I feel about my Escort. It's gotten to the point where my friends and co-workers keep asking when I'm gonna scrap it and get a new car. I've invested much time and money into it, and want to keep it as long as I can. Yes, it's a slow "grandma car," but it's my car. It's my first car. I've learned so much on it and I can't- I DON'T want to get rid of it.
Yep. I had a 1980 Fiesta. Under the hood it was all VW badging. From what I remember from those hazy days, it was a rebadged VW Rabbit.
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1379 I thought you only got the mk1 from 1977 To 1980? Looking examples on Google it seems all the mk1s in the USA had the same headlights and bumpers as the mk1 XR2 models here save for the longer bumper endcaps in Europe. I think it's awesome the humble little fiesta so common on UK roads made it to the USA, too 😎
This is true. My dad bought one new, I think it was a '79. I remember commuting in it later, during the mid-80s. It buzzed loudly at highway speeds, drowning out the radio, thanks in part to the 4-speed manual and short gearing, but also due to the spartan interior that left bits of body-colored sheet metal visible. The car in the video was plush by comparison, with door panels that completely covered the metal. However it was a blast tearing through the streets of an industrial park, sliding through all the low speed corners. On 155 section tires, what else could it do? Good times!
@@skippythetubrat - Wrong! The PlyDodge Omnirizon had some commonality with the Rabbit, IIRC. But the Fiesta was the proud product of Ford of Europe. And if you had ever parked them side by side, you could see it was slightly smaller than the Rabbit, while the Omnirizon looked like a 4-door Rabbit with a sloping front end grafted on.
I've had one for every vehicle I've owned since the 1990s, including my current 2007 Hyundai Elantra, the 1993 Olds Cutlass Ciera S before that and the 1989 Ford Aerostar before that and the 1996 Geo Prizm (Toyota Corolla) before that and so on...
Mr. Regular is the best car review guy I've ever watched,aside from Top Gear and Jeremy Clarkson and company,his radio voice is just perfect for car reviews
You can't compare the Fiesta to a Golf. The Golf is a class higher. The equipment with 4 gears, no armrests, tachometer etc. is normal for basic cars, even from the early 90s. And most of them are great fun! I loved my first Peugeot 106!
Correct. The Fiesta is a supermini, the Golf is a family hatchback. It's say comparing the Fiesta to a Polo or the Escort to a Golf would be more appropriate.
Milsurp Mike I love the fact that the dude that does these vids is clearly a gun guy... and clearly so are you! Cars and guns... and bikes... brreeaaooowww
The 1.1 screaming at 70? You should try the 957cc version. These had bodywork like tin foil. Mk2s got a 1.6 Diesel engine which was too heavy for the car, and would cause stress fractures aft of the strut turrets on the inner wings.
Had one of these as my first car - the 1.6l Diesel version with 54hp :-) Great little car, nothing really ever went wrong (because there was nothing there which could go wrong...). Got it when I was 18 and finished school, we even went from Germany to the top of Scotland in it on a 3 week camping trip - with 4 people in the car plus sleeping bags/tent/... :-) Best thing was that during the time I had it, there was a rise in demand for small Diesel cars due to gas prices etc, so I was able to sell it after 3 years for the same price I bought it at.
This was my first car, and still one of my favourites of those I've owned. Bought for a princely sum of 250 English Pounds (about 325 bucks) back in 2000. While these probably make little sense to Americans, on narrow country lanes and smaller A-roads here in England they felt like rockets to a young boy taking his first steps into automotive freedom.
One of these is my daily driver. It's a 950 engine and I love it. Yeah it needs that 5th gear but it's everything you need in a small car and as said easy to fix. They do drive a lot better on the proper size wheels and not lowered (Pepperpots rub the arches) but still an excellent review.
I had a 1980 Ford Fiesta in the states, it never ran the entire time I had it. So, we did get a variant of the Mk I at least. And it was hideous because they modified it to fit in round sealed beam headlights when they brought it to the US. It was replaced by the Festiva.
my grandfather used to bring his onto roads that were difficult to pass because it has small tyres and could be physically lifted out of ruts if you had two men. the simplicity of it is beautiful.
It's already been said several times, but I must chime in on it too - we did get the MK1. Back in the late 80's-late 90's, a friend of mine had several, one he drove & the others existed to help keep the one he drove alive. It was his bad weather daily. His good weather daily was a Harley that was also a creation built from countless other carcasses.
Again Mr. Regular the US did indeed get this same pretty much exact Fiesta in 1978! First saying that Alfa Romeo didn't have a US presence, which it totally did in the 70s ,80s and 90s and now this. My heart weeps for Millenials lol
Radical AM That Alfa Romeo presence was still relatively small, and if not small pretty forgettable. Also the US only got the mark 1, not the mark 2 and onward until recently. So Mr Regular was still pretty close.
This made me reflect on the close friendship i had to give up for someone. He was a one man brotherhood. Sometimes I think it was a mistake, and sometimes I don't regret. But we all have to make choices. The dice didn't roll in my favor and now I'm often alone and feeling miserable. Great video btw! :D
General Cabbagehead all the fiestas before 02 were brilliant they were so simple and fun sorta like a mini but now they’re more heavy and highly tech, but still a bit fun
My dad had one of these in white but it had a 1.0 L engine, even slower than this one.. sometimes the exhaust fall and when it rained, water dropped inside in the C pillar.. just a simple car with its flaws. After a long time i had the opportunity to drive one and it was epic, i couldn't stop smiling because of the feeling the car was transmitting.. Good review Mr. Regular
I spotted it in this video and knew the name as I've been a fan since reading about them in the 1990s. As I say, tried to buy one recently but there's apparently only two left in the entire UK.
Your a legend. This IS the BEST review I've ever watched... now I might have to buy the Feista I saw yesterday from watching this haha... well played sir!
Don't be such a liar! I owned 3 US spec Ford Fiestas, model years 1979, 1979 & 1980! Built in West Germany and imported to the US, they were a short term answer to Ford's lack of a cheap, fuel efficient small vehicle. Cheap and fun to drive, they were super bare bones and slow as fuck, but they always felt a lot faster than they actually were! Later to be replaced by the far inferior Escort.
Hear hear! I owned a 1980 "north american" Fiesta. Up here in the rust belt it turned into a pile of corrosion faster than I could patch it up, but damn it I loved that car :)
A friend of mine who was a bit of a muscle bosun bought one for his dockyard dodgem in Portsmouth. When he drove it, it reminded me of the scene in Police Academy where Hightower rips the back seats out and drives it from the rear passenger seats.
Actually the Corvette wasn't the only American car with the hood tilting forward the 1986 to 1991 Buick LeSabres and Buick Park Avenues also had tilting forward hoods as well.
this was my first car. i had 6 in total over the yeRs. 2 x XR2's. my favorite car ever. the xr2 had an CVH . smaller engines were kent but 1.4 and 1.6 were CVH engines
Anyone else notice he said the U.S. didn't get the Fiest until the 6th gen? We actually did get the first gen. I learned to drive stick on my dad's old '79 fiesta.
Um....I'm struggling to remember but he's talking about some aspect of a car being "sadder than Budd Dweyer"...when I heard it, I thought "man, that's harsh" and simultaneously fell in love with RCR.
the driver looks like a sympathic guy. still have my 1991 opel corsa a (introduced in `82) stands in a shed. had good times with it learned alot and someday i can afford to bring it back to life. these cars are so easy to work on, to understand and to drive. save them!
The Fiesta first came to the US as the Mk1, starting in '78, and was discontinued in '80. I believe the second version to hit the US market was the Mk6 in 2009.
Badgertronix they used the exact same body shell. They did the same with the Escort Mk3 when they updated it. And the MK 2 Transit was the Mk1 with a new front end too lol
"The Fiesta is the 'Yes I can and yes I will' in a sea of 'You will never's. Stick with the car. Put in the work. And she will give you more than anyone else ever expected." Why the hell am I tearing up. Mr Regular, you're one hell of a writer and poet. I hope that my first car would mean the same to me when it's finished.
I drove a '74 Fiesta as a winter car a couple years in high school. 4 speed, long throws, excellent to launch over hills into large snow drifts. Ice makes for horrible motor mounts as that particular engine was the antithesis of refinement. Best $250 bucks dad ever spent.
The Ford Fiesta was imported to the USA from 1978 thru 1980. I owned two, not a terribly complex car. The windshield washer pump was a rubber bulb next to your clutch foot.
Guy was a horrible person. He was absolutely guilty. If he was killing himself for the benefits for his family and to avoid prison, cool, do it at home instead of scarring a room full of journalists forever. Fuck him.
Kaxey From the little I know about the case, his accuser lied about Dwyer taking the bribe. So no, he was very possibly an innocent man who was framed. Obviously the suicide was poor decision making, though.
I have a 1989 Geo Metro XFI. 3 CYLINDER 5 SPEED Paid $ 150 for it 20 years ago it now has 348,000 miles . Drive it every day.. still easy to get parts for it . oh did i mention i have gotten 55 miles per gallon...
I remember the Fiesta being sold in the United States in the late 1970s and early 1980s. "The US Mark I Fiesta was built in Cologne, West Germany, but to slightly different specifications; US models were Base, Decor, Sport, and Ghia, the Ghia having the highest level of trim. These trim levels changed very little in the Fiesta's three-year run in the US, from 1978 to 1980."
Dude, so much space in that little engine bay! That thing must be a dream to work on... you don't even need an engine hoist to change the clutch, you'd just prop the block up with a piece of wood and slide the tranny out. So much room all the way around the engine, a basic toolkit could do almost all maintenance.
I love all your random Pete And Pete references. This channel gets me. What kind of old station wagon did the dad drive? I would like to see that review.
Late 70's German built mark 1 Fiestas were imported stateside. I remember seeing a hand full of them running around Southern California when I was a kid.
Not Golf, The Fiesta where on par with the VW Polo. The old hooligan Sergent's that used to have stand off with the Golf was Opel Kadett and Ford Escort. Fiesta and Polo was their younger brothers. RCR should make an episode about the true spirit of European car culture with all tree cars.
Man I wish any car I had looked that good underneath. I've kept my 1993 Impreza alive and running for the 8 years I've owned it now and it has definitely given back more than I could ask.
The Mk1 Fiesta definitely made it to the US, I used to collect old car adverts and one of them from the mid-70's is for imported European Fords in the US which included the Fiesta as well as the original Mercury Capri.
Holy crap, in the UK this has survived about 900 scrappage schemes
InsertFlashyName Holy smokes, I never even thought of that, makes this that much more impressive.
No it hasn't there was only one
900? Do you mean the one scrwppage scene of 2008? Exaggerate much?
I worked in a Vauxhall parts department in 2008. I saw so many good old cars go to their deaths from the sales department, it was very sad.
Didn't know the UK had their own version of "Cash For Clunkers"
As an spaniard, I can tell you that this car's history is hugely related with Spain's motor industry's history. The "Ford Acts" ("Decretos Ford") meant the liberalization of the spanish motor industry, which was hugely regulated during Francisco Franco's autarchic regime. The first car to be made under that new regulation was the Fiesta. That's why the Ford Acts were called like that. That's also why the Fiesta has a spanish name ("fiesta" means "party" in spanish) and that's why as Mr Regular points out at 1:10, there's a engine option called "Valencia", which is the region of Spain where the car is built.
Ibai Thanks for the cool additional background information! 👍
Ibai TIL, and I'm Spanish too. I knew this car was important but didn't know why
Ibai neat! That’s really cool
was SEAT at the time a state owned company with fiat tech, and Ford was privatly owned?
Matevž Malenšek Yes. SEATs were built under license.
We did get the Mark 1 Fiesta in the US. My parents owned one for a time. It was the first car I remember next to my uncle's Mark 1 Scirocco. The US Fiestas are rare though. I imagine it was Ford's answer to the Dodge Omni and Plymouth Horizon
I had to scroll down way too much for this
I was about to mention that. Yup, MK1 US version was similar to the UK version, similar body shell but slightly different spec. Come on RCR, not like you to not check your history! ;-)
i remember my uncle had one back in the 90s
When I bought my first new car, an '89 Escort "Pony" with Air but no radio, the salesman was trying to unload a Festiva on me. The mid 80s through early 90s Festiva filled the class the MkII Fiesta filled in other countries. Frankly I'm not sure it isn't the same car though.
I specifically remember the Fiesta and I think there was another similar version of the car that was released around the same time. I remember this since as a child I thought it was cool that there was a car I saw as "kid sized" and I could possibly drive if I could. This is one of the cars that sparked my interest in small micro cars. My neighbor had a MG Midget, I loved it.
Excellent review. One small point though: The Fiesta was never a Golf competitor; Ford had the Escort for that. The Fiesta went up against the Volkswagen Polo, which you also didn't get in 'Murka.
Luke Crowley mk 2 wasn't but the mk1 was since the original golf was much smaller.
no the us escort was POS, you'd want the fiesta for handling. also We did get the fiesta
Wait...are those literally a bunch of slots that JUST HOLD INDIVIDUAL COINS?
I wish I'd thought this through believe it or not all cars used to come with those
I never knew that! Learn something new every day, I guess. I usually just let coins pile up in the cup holders.
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80s and 90s car have coin holder (for changes on a toll used)
Yep was common during the 80s upto the mid 90s fantastic for keeping money for toll roads and parking meters.
Night In The Woods reference! I never thought. But then again it might be the best rust belt video game ever.
On a Saturday??? Don't mind if I do...
Ford most definitely sold the Fiesta in the USA before the sixth gen. My mom had an '80 that she bought because of the gas crisis. I believe they sold them here from 1978-1980.
My then GF now wife drove one in high school 1984. I learned how to drive a stick with it.
Yep. I owned a 1979 for a spell in 1987. I bought it from a good friend for about 500 bucks. It took me on a multi-month U.S.A. trip. The CV went first about two months in. Then, a few weeks later, the brake job it received out-paced my wallet (and the car's value), so I signed it over to the shop who had fixed it.
i love early 90s and late 80s econoboxes. So light and huge engine bays, just right for swapping in an engine that has no business being married to that body.
Ooor keeping that little but simple carbureted engine in it and using it as a daily getting better gas mileage than much more modern cars.
im a fan of the old box vws, and swapping 1.9 TDIs into mk1s is a joy. fits right in, tons more power than stock, and still simple and uncramped. now wedging a vr6 in there? a little different story, but a LOT of fun when it's done!
I’m 5 years late on this video but there’s something that really moved me. The middle finger to the father who’s cheap with hugs and generous with discouragement.
This really motivates me because for most of my life I have surrendered to the discouragement. I was about to do that with my 3rd gen prelude but I’m ready to give it another shot
Mr Regular I would like to apply for the position of Research Assistant when it opens up for your channel.
Yes, the USA DID get this car. Way back in 1977. When the CAFE mileage rules started to come into play. (in stock form it was rated at 42mpg highway) We lost the car after 1980 when the CAFE rules started enforcing a "domestic content" rule which classified the Fiesta as a "captive import" and disqualified using it to offset things like the Mercury Grand Marquis. The USA version had the cross-flow 1600cc engine from the Cortina (the block of which was the one designated for the Formula Ford open-wheeled racing series) The USA ones were generally built in either Germany or Spain. The UK actually got a series with a Lotus twincam version of the 1600, special wheels, etc. And a big giant helping of torque steer.
Alden
FlashDriveFilms you ought to email him about that.
Mr. Regular's a great narrator but RCR's goofed on automotive history on numerous occasions.
I have to admit they are getting better all the time. It's why I keep coming back. I'm not certain of their production sequencing, but I do get the impression they often drive first and script later. Reversing that will raise their quality exponentially.
Alden
Yep, they exist. Just saw an old survivor recently.
Yep. My first car was a 1980 Fiesta. Said “Made in Germany” in the door sill. I wish I’d kept it. I can’t even find one to buy....
I expected a car review. I got a motivational talk.
Never change RCR
That night in the woods reference was 👌
SnoTheLeopard Right.
@ Videogame that takes place in the Rust Belt about a depressed cat
irregular car review posting hours
mr. regular still posting on UK time
time zones are crazy
Scott Mahoney real niqqa hours
I remember the twist out ashtrays :D My granddad had this car in blue. The most powerful thing these have is the windshield washer pump, they spray over the roof onto the car behind you.
This is one of my favorite RCR episodes! really great writing here guys.
That finishing line was pretty motivational because I was having those thoughts about my Ranger. Its only a 2000 but theres some little things on it that need fixing, and really wouldn't be too difficult, but it takes a lot of time and effort to fix.
"you can't out the heater on past 2 because it'll start to melt the fuse box"
decades later, cars still do that
Pretty sure you mean the blower. Mine did it too. I did find a fusebox without any damage tough. Still gotta swap it
The owner looks more American than most Americans
I have to stop this video and go look up Budd Dwyer I'll be back in a minute
huh
Car Lover .........ok
fuzzy wuzzy yup...
fuzzy wuzzy welp, I regret looking that up, the things one can't unsee.
DarkHorizons what a sad story considering the guy was innocent
3:07 It is actually a 1980s VW Polo. A class below the Golf. Other cars in that class include: Fiat Uno/Punto, Peugeot 205, Citroen AX/Saxo, Opel Corsa, Renault 5/Clio, Seat Ibiza, Austin/Rover Metro, Skoda Favorit/Felicia.
Golf class vehicles are the Ford Escort, Fiat Tipo/Bravo, Peugeot 309/306, Opel/Vauxhall Kadett/Astra, Citroen ZX/Xsara, Seat Leon, Rover 200/25, Renault 19/Megane, Alfa Romeo 33/145/146.
Wrong. Many of the cars you stated in the wrong class. Fiat uno was escort size, fiat panda was fiesta class for example..
@@colinjohnston8519 the FIAT Strada was an Escort competitor and later the Tipo, the Uno was a Fiesta competitior
Exactly how I feel about my Escort. It's gotten to the point where my friends and co-workers keep asking when I'm gonna scrap it and get a new car. I've invested much time and money into it, and want to keep it as long as I can. Yes, it's a slow "grandma car," but it's my car. It's my first car. I've learned so much on it and I can't- I DON'T want to get rid of it.
We had a Ford Fiesta in the US during the 80's, FYI.
Yep. I had a 1980 Fiesta. Under the hood it was all VW badging. From what I remember from those hazy days, it was a rebadged VW Rabbit.
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I thought you only got the mk1 from 1977 To 1980? Looking examples on Google it seems all the mk1s in the USA had the same headlights and bumpers as the mk1 XR2 models here save for the longer bumper endcaps in Europe.
I think it's awesome the humble little fiesta so common on UK roads made it to the USA, too 😎
This is true. My dad bought one new, I think it was a '79. I remember commuting in it later, during the mid-80s.
It buzzed loudly at highway speeds, drowning out the radio, thanks in part to the 4-speed manual and short gearing, but also due to the spartan interior that left bits of body-colored sheet metal visible. The car in the video was plush by comparison, with door panels that completely covered the metal.
However it was a blast tearing through the streets of an industrial park, sliding through all the low speed corners. On 155 section tires, what else could it do? Good times!
@@skippythetubrat - Wrong! The PlyDodge Omnirizon had some commonality with the Rabbit, IIRC. But the Fiesta was the proud product of Ford of Europe. And if you had ever parked them side by side, you could see it was slightly smaller than the Rabbit, while the Omnirizon looked like a 4-door Rabbit with a sloping front end grafted on.
@@Jim7316s Weird. I guess I must have just imagined the VW badging on the engine of the one I owned in 1987?
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Haynes manual! Hahaha!
Hands up who owned a Haynes workshop manual for their first little hatchback? I still have one for my K11 Micra!
Baran Aygun I got one for my big ole 4Runner! Natch.
I have a Clymer manual for my Ninja 250, which is close enough.
Small car? I had Chilton guides for my 91 Grand Marquies. Real life savers those things.
98 Saxo VTS haynes manual FTW
I've had one for every vehicle I've owned since the 1990s, including my current 2007 Hyundai Elantra, the 1993 Olds Cutlass Ciera S before that and the 1989 Ford Aerostar before that and the 1996 Geo Prizm (Toyota Corolla) before that and so on...
Mr. Regular is the best car review guy I've ever watched,aside from Top Gear and Jeremy Clarkson and company,his radio voice is just perfect for car reviews
You can't compare the Fiesta to a Golf. The Golf is a class higher. The equipment with 4 gears, no armrests, tachometer etc. is normal for basic cars, even from the early 90s. And most of them are great fun! I loved my first Peugeot 106!
Correct. The Fiesta is a supermini, the Golf is a family hatchback. It's say comparing the Fiesta to a Polo or the Escort to a Golf would be more appropriate.
NOT A MONDAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYY
I love what this guy is doing with this car. The stereo in the boot is phenomenal. I really hope this car never dies.
We got the Fiesta here in the USA starting in 1978. I had a '79.
So this would be an old H&R .22lr revolver. Old, simple, works, but not really any value. Still, there is an intrinsic collector value to them.
You talking about the Bud Dwyer video?
Oh shit, I have one of these.
Yup. This car is sorta like the CRX. It's not valuable to the general populace, but a clean example is gold to enthusiasts.
Milsurp Mike I love the fact that the dude that does these vids is clearly a gun guy... and clearly so are you!
Cars and guns... and bikes... brreeaaooowww
I got the 676 h&r from my granddad. Its got no finish on the frame any more. Chips in the wood grips. Will never sale it.
To many Night In the Woods references for me, now I have to play the game for a 3rd time. Thxs Mr Regular!
The ending was phenomenal, you're a genius for writing something like that.
The 1.1 screaming at 70? You should try the 957cc version. These had bodywork like tin foil. Mk2s got a 1.6 Diesel engine which was too heavy for the car, and would cause stress fractures aft of the strut turrets on the inner wings.
Had one of these as my first car - the 1.6l Diesel version with 54hp :-) Great little car, nothing really ever went wrong (because there was nothing there which could go wrong...). Got it when I was 18 and finished school, we even went from Germany to the top of Scotland in it on a 3 week camping trip - with 4 people in the car plus sleeping bags/tent/... :-) Best thing was that during the time I had it, there was a rise in demand for small Diesel cars due to gas prices etc, so I was able to sell it after 3 years for the same price I bought it at.
I've watched it twice, sobbed both times. This is epic. I love you guys.
This was my first car, and still one of my favourites of those I've owned.
Bought for a princely sum of 250 English Pounds (about 325 bucks) back in 2000.
While these probably make little sense to Americans, on narrow country lanes and smaller A-roads here in England they felt like rockets to a young boy taking his first steps into automotive freedom.
The dodge viper hood also opens like that
And the 85/86-90/91 park avenue/ lesabre
@@ChevyChugg91 yup had one
@@ChevyChugg91 my lasabre was an 87 n opened the same
One of these is my daily driver. It's a 950 engine and I love it. Yeah it needs that 5th gear but it's everything you need in a small car and as said easy to fix.
They do drive a lot better on the proper size wheels and not lowered (Pepperpots rub the arches) but still an excellent review.
I had a 84' with a 1.6L and 4 speed. I liked it was it was good on fuel, and easy to repair.
*3am* time for sleep!
*rcr upload* OH BOY
Flame Beats He always uploads at 3 am
Oh Boy 3AM!
THIS IS MY FALSETTO VOICE
7:46 "yes i can" and "yes i will" in a sea of "you will never"'s
I had a 1980 Ford Fiesta in the states, it never ran the entire time I had it. So, we did get a variant of the Mk I at least. And it was hideous because they modified it to fit in round sealed beam headlights when they brought it to the US. It was replaced by the Festiva.
Night in the Woods references. Nice.
my grandfather used to bring his onto roads that were difficult to pass because it has small tyres and could be physically lifted out of ruts if you had two men. the simplicity of it is beautiful.
A review on Saturday 1:00AM? You're spoiling us, Mr. R
this might be my favorite review yet. love the final statement
I just watched the Budd Dwyer video, wish I didn’t. Thanks RCR :-)
It's already been said several times, but I must chime in on it too - we did get the MK1. Back in the late 80's-late 90's, a friend of mine had several, one he drove & the others existed to help keep the one he drove alive. It was his bad weather daily. His good weather daily was a Harley that was also a creation built from countless other carcasses.
Again Mr. Regular the US did indeed get this same pretty much exact Fiesta in 1978! First saying that Alfa Romeo didn't have a US presence, which it totally did in the 70s ,80s and 90s and now this. My heart weeps for Millenials lol
Radical AM That Alfa Romeo presence was still relatively small, and if not small pretty forgettable. Also the US only got the mark 1, not the mark 2 and onward until recently. So Mr Regular was still pretty close.
This made me reflect on the close friendship i had to give up for someone. He was a one man brotherhood. Sometimes I think it was a mistake, and sometimes I don't regret. But we all have to make choices. The dice didn't roll in my favor and now I'm often alone and feeling miserable.
Great video btw! :D
Technically, the US got the mk1 Fiesta between 78-80 Mr. Regular. I know this cause my dad's friend owned one and thrashed the shit out of it.
General Cabbagehead all the fiestas before 02 were brilliant they were so simple and fun sorta like a mini but now they’re more heavy and highly tech, but still a bit fun
No - we did get the Fiesta in the U.S. I distinctly remember test driving one in the 1980's.
pretty much everything said in this video can apply to the Ford Festiva as well. Simplicity, and fun. Also really thin doors. lol
My dad had one of these in white but it had a 1.0 L engine, even slower than this one.. sometimes the exhaust fall and when it rained, water dropped inside in the C pillar.. just a simple car with its flaws.
After a long time i had the opportunity to drive one and it was epic, i couldn't stop smiling because of the feeling the car was transmitting..
Good review Mr. Regular
Probably the only car review in existence that will throw in obscure Night in the Woods references. XD
fxscreamer Yeah it most likely F'in is, too bad, the world needs more nitw references
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Been looking forward to this one being an owner of a MK2. They rust like crazy, but they are so easy to work on.
Holy crap, 2:01 - That's a Daihatsu Cuore Avanzato TR-XXR4. Want to buy one a few years back, but there simply aren't any for sale!
Dude this comment was made before the video for it went up, you time traveling or something or do you just know the name? lol
I spotted it in this video and knew the name as I've been a fan since reading about them in the 1990s. As I say, tried to buy one recently but there's apparently only two left in the entire UK.
Your a legend. This IS the BEST review I've ever watched... now I might have to buy the Feista I saw yesterday from watching this haha... well played sir!
4am? Fuck sleep RCR REVIEW!!!!
> Very 1980s looking Ford hatch.
> Guy opens the hood (bonnet!) and it's 1971 under there.
Love it!
Man I’d love to have one of these.
The guy who owns it even looks like he's from the 80s. Plus 1 for consistency!
Don't be such a liar! I owned 3 US spec Ford Fiestas, model years 1979, 1979 & 1980! Built in West Germany and imported to the US, they were a short term answer to Ford's lack of a cheap, fuel efficient small vehicle. Cheap and fun to drive, they were super bare bones and slow as fuck, but they always felt a lot faster than they actually were! Later to be replaced by the far inferior Escort.
Hear hear! I owned a 1980 "north american" Fiesta. Up here in the rust belt it turned into a pile of corrosion faster than I could patch it up, but damn it I loved that car :)
The escort was a size class above the Fiesta. Still not as great.
A friend of mine who was a bit of a muscle bosun bought one for his dockyard dodgem in Portsmouth. When he drove it, it reminded me of the scene in Police Academy where Hightower rips the back seats out and drives it from the rear passenger seats.
you should review a Fiat Uno, U kNOw. Jokes a-side, quite an interesting car.
The all mighty Uno
brilliant video, I do have to say, much better than the stagea video. good to see you producing this great content after all this time.
Actually the Corvette wasn't the only American car with the hood tilting forward the 1986 to 1991 Buick LeSabres and Buick Park Avenues also had tilting forward hoods as well.
Xalara82100 dodge vipers too
Mr Regular said Corvette was the only one that did it "patriotically"
this was my first car. i had 6 in total over the yeRs. 2 x XR2's. my favorite car ever. the xr2 had an CVH . smaller engines were kent but 1.4 and 1.6 were CVH engines
3:21 The Viper's hood tilts forward.
Also, the '55 to '57 T-Bird.
THE STRONGEST MAN.... IN THE WORLD!! Now make Petunia dance
Gotta love 90's Nick
Anyone else notice he said the U.S. didn't get the Fiest until the 6th gen? We actually did get the first gen. I learned to drive stick on my dad's old '79 fiesta.
This is your second mention of Buddy Dweyer....That poor guy. It's a Pennsylvania thing.
eric p when was the first time?
Um....I'm struggling to remember but he's talking about some aspect of a car being "sadder than Budd Dweyer"...when I heard it, I thought "man, that's harsh" and simultaneously fell in love with RCR.
eric p thank you
You should do a bud dryer video
the driver looks like a sympathic guy. still have my 1991 opel corsa a (introduced in `82) stands in a shed. had good times with it learned alot and someday i can afford to bring it back to life. these cars are so easy to work on, to understand and to drive. save them!
first there were undertale references, now we got night in the woods references. I wonder what indie game you'll reference next...
The Fiesta first came to the US as the Mk1, starting in '78, and was discontinued in '80. I believe the second version to hit the US market was the Mk6 in 2009.
my first car was a MK1 Fiesta. It was like this but more basic.
Badgertronix they used the exact same body shell. They did the same with the Escort Mk3 when they updated it. And the MK 2 Transit was the Mk1 with a new front end too lol
robuk1981 nope. They totally reskinned the shell and made many changes including much thinner c pillars. Somebody doesn't know what exact same means..
"The Fiesta is the 'Yes I can and yes I will' in a sea of 'You will never's. Stick with the car. Put in the work. And she will give you more than anyone else ever expected."
Why the hell am I tearing up. Mr Regular, you're one hell of a writer and poet. I hope that my first car would mean the same to me when it's finished.
Why..... at 3:00am Mr.regular....... people need sleep ya know??
LOL
Have you heard of time zones?
I drove a '74 Fiesta as a winter car a couple years in high school. 4 speed, long throws, excellent to launch over hills into large snow drifts. Ice makes for horrible motor mounts as that particular engine was the antithesis of refinement. Best $250 bucks dad ever spent.
No one is finished with the video yet
I may be showing my age but I want to say the USA briefly had the Fiesta back in the late 70's.
oh boy 3am
The Ford Fiesta was imported to the USA from 1978 thru 1980. I owned two, not a terribly complex car. The windshield washer pump was a rubber bulb next to your clutch foot.
just saw the Budd dwyer vid. I'm sorry to say that my desensitized mind was only mildly tickled instead of scarred. oops sorry born in 96
Zappah me too. I've seen it a while ago. seen worse stuff on the Internet
Nikola Begonja ya same
i feel the same and i was born in 02
Guy was a horrible person. He was absolutely guilty. If he was killing himself for the benefits for his family and to avoid prison, cool, do it at home instead of scarring a room full of journalists forever. Fuck him.
Kaxey From the little I know about the case, his accuser lied about Dwyer taking the bribe. So no, he was very possibly an innocent man who was framed. Obviously the suicide was poor decision making, though.
I have a 1989 Geo Metro XFI. 3 CYLINDER 5 SPEED
Paid $ 150 for it 20 years ago it now has 348,000 miles . Drive it every day.. still easy to get parts for it . oh did i mention i have gotten 55 miles per gallon...
can you review a "kawasaki z125 pro" ore a "honda grom"???
am considering buying one of them 👍
jan haugen an rcr grom review could be gold. So much hooliganry potential.
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I remember the Fiesta being sold in the United States in the late 1970s and early 1980s. "The US Mark I Fiesta was built in Cologne, West Germany, but to slightly different specifications; US models were Base, Decor, Sport, and Ghia, the Ghia having the highest level of trim. These trim levels changed very little in the Fiesta's three-year run in the US, from 1978 to 1980."
oh its ... saturday?
Dude, so much space in that little engine bay! That thing must be a dream to work on... you don't even need an engine hoist to change the clutch, you'd just prop the block up with a piece of wood and slide the tranny out. So much room all the way around the engine, a basic toolkit could do almost all maintenance.
doesn't the viper hood tilt forward as well?
Jesse Lee Came here from Doug DeMuro's channel just to say that!
And some Lincolns too.
So does my Hummer H2
And the DeLorean, although that might not count since it was a frunk lid.
On my old beater 1990 Buick LeSabre too.
I love all your random Pete And Pete references. This channel gets me. What kind of old station wagon did the dad drive? I would like to see that review.
UUUUUUUUUGGGGGGGGGGGGH ITS NOT A MONDAY
Late 70's German built mark 1 Fiestas were imported stateside. I remember seeing a hand full of them running around Southern California when I was a kid.
Budd Dwyer death doesn't have anything to do with this 87 lol
Predator XR he just brought it up so people like me would have to visit live leak.
never expected you to make a night in the woods reference, i love it
Dude go to sleep
Not Golf, The Fiesta where on par with the VW Polo. The old hooligan Sergent's that used to have stand off with the Golf was Opel Kadett and Ford Escort. Fiesta and Polo was their younger brothers. RCR should make an episode about the true spirit of European car culture with all tree cars.
I stopped watching porn for this
Jerry Gonzales Why, because it was better fap material? If so, then yes, yes it is...
Super sick original comment.
No like RCR literally uploaded this at 3am so we have a likely situation here
Same, I only had 6% battery life.
These wheels are porn
Man I wish any car I had looked that good underneath. I've kept my 1993 Impreza alive and running for the 8 years I've owned it now and it has definitely given back more than I could ask.
The Mk1 Fiesta definitely made it to the US, I used to collect old car adverts and one of them from the mid-70's is for imported European Fords in the US which included the Fiesta as well as the original Mercury Capri.