Rescuing my abandoned first car from a military barracks | Rover 25 restoration
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- Опубліковано 29 тра 2021
- Many of you will wish you could have your first car back, and through a weird twist of fate, Mike Fernie is getting that opportunity. Having sold his first car, a Rover 25, back when he was a teenager, he has stumbled upon that very car in a very sorry state. Time to get it back to the workshop and set about making it a minter!
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I can't believe my luck finding this car to be honest! Here's some behind the scenes if you fancy it: ua-cam.com/video/Tta_DSDwJ_4/v-deo.html
Ok cool
I like it. ❤️
It weird to think I’ve driven past that so many times and not even thot about it
That is soo cool never seen anything like
It
Mike, are you getting all of your cars done up free of charge. How did you pull this scam off? 😂🤣😂
I recently bought an Opel GT to repeat my first car after 30 years. It ended up being my old car! I found stuff of mine hidden in it. I was/am shocked.
Please dont sell it unless you are really hard up
Thats even cooler than searching for your specific car and actually finding it. You just came across it by chance
@@MeneCenter69 You should have seen my face when I found the item in question after commenting to my wife that I had done a few of the things done to this car. I don't think I said a word for 5 minutes.
You should definitely make a video of it!
That's really awesome, what a story!
Oh, the piper piping her out of the car park was a wicked nice touch!
100% he was doing skids in this with some soldier buddies when he blew the clutch 😅
The tires are telling
"I'm going on tour for 6 months I'm not gonna need it"
I just ran it arround town a little that dude ragged that thing till the tyres almost burst lol
Mike : "EDINBURGH!!"
me : "GOTTA FINISH MY FORZATHON "
You too? :D
"I regret selling my old car, so I'm going to sell it again"
right? makes no sense
Because he can claim the money back through tax right off from donating it to charity.....
@@P3CKERZ He can claim it as a business expence regardless of that
@@P3CKERZ he can do that with any car (if that's an option in the UK, I'll have to check) so why do it with one that's special?
@@liamholcroft7212 you can only do it with some cars over a certain amount or a Tesla.
Get an MG ZR 105(1.4) ECU and Throttle Body and it will run at full power fine Mike!
Just about to post exactly the same, 1.4 105 48mm throttle body, 105 throttle cable and the ECU, 5as and fobs from the same car and jobs a gooden. Or just swap the tb and cable and have kmaps sort it.
This changes the throttle position relative to WOT or fully closed in some way right? That limiting spring. It just didn't make sense to me how the presenter explained it. Why would the engine not know there was more AIR available. Of course there is a map for it, the engine will compensate. Unless you are removing the ECU's ability to read the amount of air moving through its mass air flow sensor. Or am I missing something? He really threw me off explaining it like he did.
@@cmendoza1094 Yes I am fairly sure you can just swap the TB, if they just limited the throttle movement why would they need to change the ECU?
@@m4xww that's a myth done so scrappies and mg breakers can sell ecu's for a saft price... realistically change the throttle cable and throttle body and it will do fine!
Could you not use the 52mm throttle that was on the MGF/TF's e.t.c?
I’m a ex infantryman, I done my phase 1 training at glencourse , great memories from there as we were the last training platoon out of those barracks before it became home to 2 Scots. I then went to my unit 1 Scots just down the road and had a amazing 12 years in the military before I left .
Love this story and il follow it all the way until the end 👍👍👍 congrats
I also have a modified MG ZR 1.4 as my first car, had him almost 4 years, we've had some great adventures and I'm not planning on selling him. Well done on finding your 25, look forward to seeing the results
Awesome, dream first car for me
Bonet release on a rover becomes muscle memory very quick.
Just like on a ford, hehe
@@Anirossa well it aint a ford if u dont need a screwdriver to open the hood😂😂
That’s epic! Looking forward to see more of it.
Your first car is new and probably gonna last you for years before you sell it
Used to work in an MG/Rover dealership when these were sold new. Can still remember how they sounded and smelled when they came off the transporter. Many memories rekindled watching this. Great candidate for a restoration.
My eye was immediately caught by the seats. Those are real sweet.
Mike getting ANOTHER of his cars restored on the company credit card, called it 😂
More like Mike finding his car n not knowing anything about it and pretending he’s got loads of knowledge
@@DaveM_thetrucker why so sour?
@@Pepe-yi3zc its the truth though
@@DaveM_thetrucker mike has the easiest job, he seems like such an idiot
You have to spend money to waste money.
My first car was a 2007 BMW 328i. Man I remember buying her on a Thursday early on during my senior year in 2019. I pulled up to school that Friday feeling like a million bucks. The heater actually worked, I could listen to my own music be the radio, and best of all she felt amazing to drive. Later that day my friends and I went to the school football game and I was filled with pride watching their reactions as we walked towards the lot to leave. I still have her today and I’m sure I’ll ever have the strength to sell her. I plan on being her final owner and caring for her until the end of time
It’s weird driving past here and not seeing it sat there anymore 😂
You live in Edinburgh?
@@ironhorse5662 do you live in Edinburgh?
For a moment I thought that I was watching a postmodern Grand Tour/Top Gear episode. It would be amazing that the Drivetribe crew worked in a series with Amazon in the same shape as the Grand Tour with the mentoring of the trio, and spiced with specials from the trio once or twice a year. Thanks for the great video. Drivetribe channel is getting better and better.
My first car was a 1971 Triumph Toledo that my grandpa gave me when I was 16 ! I hand painted it black and loved it ! Great video mate
You can just fit a different throttle body and cable and the ECM will learn the new body on these cars and you get more power.
Exactly what I did to mine!
I was thinking that, Rovers always went the easy route. Why make 2 ECUs when you can make one
Exactly so it will go from the 85Hp to the full 105 that the 1.4K series makes
@@adambamberg9385 yes we did!
@@mattdickins2127 trust you to show up 😂
My first car was a 2003 Chevrolet Impala LS that I bought from my mom for $4500. I still remember how I felt when I came home from work with that car (mom let me use it since I worked evenings and she worked days) and I saw a black Hyundai SUV in the driveway. It wasn’t there when I left. When I asked her about it, she said that was her new car. And when I realized what that meant, I gave her a hug and then looked back out the window at what was now my car. I was ecstatic. 3.8L V6, sunroof, fog lights, headed leather seats, a short spoiler on the trunk, and the whole thing was painted a metallic dark tan somewhere in between gold and brown. I had that car for some four years before the transmission went. If I could, I’d find that car and restore it back to a factory grade look. Way to inspire me, Mike!
they really living in FH4 smh
Forza Horizon 4 barn find IRL
It's amazing what Playground did to make everything look the same girl. They did a fantastic job.
This is not just your dream vacation. This is your dream life! Welcome to Horizon Festival!
I do be living the horizon life 😎
Love this, my brother had a zr in that colour, i absolutely adored it, sadly lost track of it a few years back after a collision, would give anything to see it again. These cars are becoming rarer by the day so to see one being restored is amazing
So happy I still have my first car, built the way I want it 15 years later watching the ‘serious’ performance cars come and go from the garage :). I think I’ll take her for a spin later today!
My first car is a Rover 45, they are susprsingly pretty fun to drive! still have it now its a 1.6.
When are we getting Oliver's restoration? Can't wait..
Depends if Hammond has done anything
@@jimmyhughes5392 wasn't restored, that was how it has been for ages....
@@jimmyhughes5392 I know that the comment I was replying to is on about that vid Hammond did about restoring Oliver to 3 different choices
Honestly I think Richard has done about all he wants to do on Oliver, and he’s preoccupied with the old Jaguar he’s restoring right now anyway.
Probably be part of the new series he's got coming up
I was actually happy with selling my first car! It was dying so I used it as a trade in for a mondeo mk3 diesel (which I also traded in for a mk3 mondeo petrol). That petrol mondeo was what i considered as my actual first car! Big and slow boat and a nightmare to park close to my house but I still miss it!
Mondeo, mazda and now the rover. This is just Mike's free car restoration channel 🤣
I was extremely lucky. My grandfather drove a 2005 Mercedes Benz E500. When I turned 16 (2016), it was 11 years old and he had just had knee surgery. Getting in and out of such a low car was an issue for him, so he gave it to me. I must say, having a 5 liter V8 in my first car was pretty incredible. Literally double the size of my current Hyundai Sante Fe Sport's engine. Had to sell the Merc when I went to college. It wasn't big enough to move all of my things, and had too many problems to trust it with the regular 800 mile trip too and from school. I miss it though.
This is simply great! It's nice of the last owner to be so chill to return the car.
Very happy for you, Mike!
These rescues and restorations are such a fun process to watch :)
This is just the most perfect video. His first car found by accident, it's the new owners first car and he just happened to be able to get hold of the recently returned soldier, as well as the car. Just wow.
And now that he has it he’s going to sell it after saying how he regrets selling it. He doesn’t care about it at all he just saw a video opportunity.
My first car was a 94 Corolla. It's been used by 3 more family members since I had it and is still running today. Nothing special but absolutely indestructible.
This is exactly what this channel should be about.
Love this series of humble cars being restored, I hope there will be more!
Dude, the Edinburgh shots and that dusty Rover about to be rescued made me feel like I was watching live action Forza Horizon 4.
Now that'S epic... your first car abandoned.. WOW! Mine was a Toyota Tercel 89 hatchback! Was a gift from my stepbrother since I wanted to learn how to drive stick and I just got my learner's permit!
My first car was a 1990 Jaguar XJ6, this was almost 15 years ago. 4.0 poverty spec with beige cloth interior 😝. It was my dad's. He was always a bit of a delboy character and had bought it used instead of the other option which was a Granada v6 if I remember correctly. He was super chuffed. Sadly he passed away when I was 16 and it sat in the garage for over a year getting in a sorry state. At 17, and with a Haynes manual and a cheap halfords toolkit(which I still have), I took my first steps in learning car mechanics. Sorted some rust, fixed the leaky oil cooler and got it MOT'ed. The money I saved buying a car went towards insurance. And this was when you could pay to get 3rd party on other cars, which enabled me to drive it. Bit dubious of course. Unfortunately, after 2 years the rust got soo bad. Beyond the skill and finances of a 19 year old teenager. And with no space to keep it, ended up scraping it. Me and mum were in tears seeing it drive away on the back of a low loader. One of my biggest regrets as now, I would happily spend the money to save it. Still, that car was one of the seeds that ended with me as a mechanical design engineer - I've even made parts for JLR! Maybe a kid in 20 years time might be fixing something I designed 😅
I also had a Rover 25 1.4 with the MG seats as my first car. It has been 7 years now and it's still going strong. Even though I got another car about 4 years ago I just cannot say goodbye to the Rover. It's surprisingly fun to driver even though it very slow. Can't wait for the next episode.
Very slow? Take that 1.4 to the limit! The power is at 5k revs and beyond!!
@@Slothdeman
True! They like to rev!
Congratulations mate, you win, you've got your 1st back, looking forward to seeing it put back on the road, Rj in Oz
1 down, 11 to go...
1975 Toyota Celica GT. 7 years old when I bought it. Came in yellow. I painted it black. Started to rust & sold it after 3 years.
I remember passing this car many times on my way to visit my Mum in Peebles. Always wondered what happened to it, I'd assumed it had been scrapped. Great to see you've saved it, well done! :)
Glad it's getting a resto, hopefully everything goes well, knowing old mg's/ rovers it won't 🤣
Looking forward Mike to see how this story moves forward as you "circle" is coming back around... thanks to the team for the story. Alas my first car was the amazing (lol) 1981 Chevy Citation... that meant a sad end after I crashed into a Power Pole on the side of the road...
My first car was also a Rover 25. It was my Grandads car, then my mother's, and then mine. I loved the thing, but the clutch went on mine and a mix of no money and poor mental health caused it to sit for years on my driveway. I remember going to see some mates in the Midlands and just telling my mum to get rid of it as I didn't have the heart! I really wish I still had it.
Glad you're getting to restore your first car! Going to be great to see it get sorted out.
Loving this. Strangely I almost seem to have shadowed Mike's early car history - I had a 1.4 Rover 200 ('99 in BRG with bizarre purple carpets), then after a few months in a Peugeot 306 Dturbo I moved on to an Alfa GTV t-spark and that was followed by a green MK2 MX5. Can't wait to see this and the V10 MX5 finished
Piping the car out to the Green Hills of Tyrol. Nice touch.
Just to point out on that throttle body thing you don’t need to remap it it’s a straight swap but yeah great video as always :)
PagMan It's the Rover guy
@@svareeeFancy Seeing a Twitch Viewer here
The throttle cable needs swapping too.
@@roverboy01 didn't have to on my old one. :)
I followed a simple guide from Mgrover.org back in 2010 and Simply used a small blade to Cut a Plastic tab off the Throttle body that restricts it from opening fully 👍 .
Those bagpipes cracked me up. Another great project Mike! Loving this!
My first car was an E-reg Nova Club. Wish I could have that back, it was scrapped many years ago. Love the MG
Ahhh the extremely pretty pre face lift cars! Lovely! Have you seen what mint SRs and SRis go for now?! I couldn't afford to sit in one!
I have passed this car everyday for the last few years. Little did I know! Sad to see it gone haha
RIP Jason Dupasquier 2001-2021
Couldn’t think of anything better than finding buying and sorting my first ever car fair play mate
Giving proceeds to help soldiers is a huge 👍👍
Well, seeing as the engine is out... Might as well find a 1.8T donor 🙄😂
You can’t beat N/A K16 power
This is like a real life verison of Forza 4
I found the first race car I ever drove at age 15, a '59 Bugeye Sprite back in 2011 and was finally able to convince the owner to sell it to me this past May. I'm 56 now and I'll have it back on the road/track come next fall!
I have a 2.0 five-door MG ZR and it has been a solid minute since it has moved. I love her to bits, as she was my first love too. Seeing this red thang move again - will surely be like seeing my beaut move too
i have never driven or started my first car, its been in a Australian shed for 30 + years it is a 1974 Suzuki 4x4 with a toyota 4k engine and xb gt or gs bonnet hood scoops in it.
Id try and get it running if i were you, but I suppose life just got in the way.
@@misterbuklau4053 true mate, plus there its at the back of a full shed.
@@Ben.jack.in.off.to.you1 Oh that explains alot, Couldnt imagine there'd be much room to work with.
@@misterbuklau4053 your gta 5 video is sick as well.
@@Ben.jack.in.off.to.you1 Which one? My favorite was with the Jet/molotok
Great touch with auctioning it off for a military charity 👏
Watching this reminded me of my first car, a Mitsubishi Colt Mirage Hatch. Now I’m wishing I too can find it...someday. Thanks for the upload and hello from the Philippines.
1968 plymouth barracuda with a 318 ci engine, automatic. I loved that car, black on black, smelly, bouncy, awesome. I tried over the years to buy another but its always been out of my grasp, now med bills, sick kids etc will prolly never see that dream. Glad you found your first car dont let it go!
That is more MG than the generic Chinese cars roaming the streets with a badge.
Japanese engineering you mean?
@@tonyli2096 Chinese now I own a Chinese mg and have 0 complaints about it
@@Srevelation I meant the one Mike Fearnie has, the partnership between Honda and Rover was apparent back then. I have no problem with Chinese cars, I’m Chinese 😂
MGs of today are actually half british being mostly developed in the UK
@@tonyli2096 The 25 was a bit half an half. It was like a combo of Austin Maestro and Honda Civic parts. They were great though!
Awesome, hopefully, another resto on the way.
My first car in 2001 was a 1988 Suzuki Swift 1.0 GL, wich i wrecked 2 years later, since then I had, amongst a couple of other cars, 13 Suzuki Swift's, I own 3 at the moment, restoring one of them, a 1995 GTi .
Great to see you restoring the Rover!
My first car was a Triumph 1500 - 200 quid from a mate 40 years ago. A couple of months into the ownership the big ends went to we towed to another mates father in law's garager, too the engine out and apart, took the crankshaft to Brunt's of Silverdale (Stoke on Trent) and the skimmed it, we fitted a set of oversize bearings put the car together, sorted out the timing and first turn of the key she fired up smooth as silk. She kept me on the road until I traded her for a 1600cc straight 6, Triumph Vitesse - now there was a car I wish I still had
I’m getting FH4 vibes from that castle at 0:00
Edinburgh Castle was very well modeled into Horizon 4, so yes, if you've not been there IRL you'd definitely get the feel.
I used to love that car.. wanted it for my first car as well in 2013 but ended up buying a Nissan Almera.. which I still have in 2021 with 160k on the clock
An Almera?…you poor soul
I have Lymphoma and that’s not as bad as an Almera 🤣🤣
What year?
The MG would have cost a lot more to still have after 13 years 🤣
I have had a few mgs. Lol
@@misterbuklau4053 2004
Just turned 17 in April and I’ve currently got a little 1.4 golf and am still in the process of making those memories
Lucky you, i've just just turned 17 as well and i inherited my dad's troublesome Peugeot 5008 lol
My first car was a small truck (Chevy S10) I bought to get all of my stuff to college (280 miles away) and back home at end of term. I used it through my Masters, then sold it. I had no strong feelings for it either way, but it never let me down. The guy I sold it to sold it to a migrant ranch worker who somehow made it down to my family ranch and began working for the family, unbeknownst to me. When his family had a major emergency, he sold it to the ranch for plane ticket money, and so now my first car, 26 years later, is alive and well, in the family, and earning a living as a hay hauler for the cattle.
Great little engine those K series. Got one in my mgf
I remember on our company fleet we had a 1.6 Rover 25 in same red. Easily a match for a 8v Golf GTi.
Everyone knows fleet & rental cars are the fastest !
I had one, rather muscular feeling for a little 1.6!
Those rims man. The car Looks much better than most 2021 cars.
My grandma Mimi left me 1985 Mercury Grand Marquis Coupe. 6 seater land yacht. 5.0 carbureted V8, rear wheel drive. Two tone silver gray exterior in a gray vinyl Landau top. I love that car.
Wonderful to see these old classics be restored to there former glory 👍☀️
Not really a classic, it's not that old.
@@enchanted_blue9807 it is a lovely car .
The Rover 25 is not an "old classic" and never will be anything but old.
so you have a Mondeo, MX-5 and a Rover being restored/modded by MAD ford
i swear mike is carrying this channel making awesome content
My first car was a Rover 25 2.0 TD...watching the video brings back some great memories
6:18 I'm glad Luke's okay.
I’m quite the exception to the rule: I don’t feel particularly nostalgic about my first car, and I definitely wouldn’t want it back!
Weird.
What car was it?
Same, mk2 Astra on an e plate
@@jareknowak8712 It was an mk1 Mercedes A-Class, with the 1.4 petrol engine and automatic transmission. Never particularly liked it and never enjoyed driving it.
@@Matteo_Licata
Ha, hard to believe, but it was close to being my first car as well!
But I managed to find a quite unusual specimen, because it was original w168 brabus, giant wheels and bright orange interior. The seller claimed that only 100 of them were produced.
But I bought a Mitsubishi minivan, i have it until today, although I am not using it anymore.
Oh, BTW, SAVE LANCIA!!
Is 20 years old and a surprisingly solid shell. Agree made the right choice and will be an interesting video set for sure!
I am honestly so happy to see such an under appreciated little car get so much love. I have always loved rovers and they get so much stick. I cannot wait to see the result. I remember i wanted a 25 for my first car, however my first car was a 1991 Rover 214S 3 door, a predecessor to the 25. The same 1.4 K series but a much more basic variant! With 8 valves and an SU carb. Rover flame red and I still own it (although I am only 21) and I wouldn't trade it for the world.
1973 Triumph Toledo 1300 rwd back in 2000. Did find the car again....
On the South Downs in a real state, parts missing and every panel that was left was kicked in
My first car was a 2013, Nissan Navara Ute!
That must be a cool first car
Currently waiting to be able to book a driving test, could take up to 10 months just to get my first one. But my first car is a 2011 Chevrolet spark with 79k miles. Absolutely love it and the car is special as they are rare in the UK.
Got my first car, last year, at 25 years old and it’s a 2021 Chevy Equinox. It’s gonna be a high mileage ride with all the roadtrips I plan on doing to explore America and Canada.
I am happy to still have my first car sitting in a garage. I don't think it's ever gonna go :)
What is it?
@@lewisburt3176 A Nissan Figaro! :-)
👍
I own an MG TF with the K series engine. Awesome engines if looked after.
Had one of these little Rover 25’s a while back, not a bad looking little car but they sure weren’t going to set any lap records. Comfortable thing to drive about in.
What a great coincidence and what a great story already. Can't wait to see it being restored to former glory!
This video:
Rescuing my first car!
Me:
I'm not gonna be selling my first car and this video is a new reason why
Drivetribe: we're in Edinburgh
Me: ah yes, Forza Horizon 4 time
Great to see you get your first car back. I borrowed my mothers 1973 Mini Clubman Estate DAY304K as I rode motorbikes for years, so my first car was not until I was 24, in '84 and was a 1976 1600cc Lancia Beta HPE PHK608R , which I suspect did not make it out of the '80s!
Ah yes, the precious memories of your first car. Mine was a Mk5 Fiesta 1.4 Zetec. I went for the 1.4 as most bought the 1.25 but wanted those extra couple of poinies. Made zero difference! I remember driving around on the first night blinding on coming drivers as I'd accidentally knocked on the full beam. Still a Ford man all these years later.
Im so angry at myself for selling my first car! It was a 1st. gen Audi A3 1.8T tuned to about 280hp. They weren't worth much when I sold it and I regret it so much!
Can't ya put on a throttle body that fully opens and a remap though?
Neighbour had a 1994 Opel Vectra A (Vauxhall Cavalier) sitting in his garden for about 8 years. It was missing a few parts, including a radiator, accessory belt, dashboard cluster, headlights, etc. Had moss growing on the inside of the car. Hooked a new battery up to it, fired right up. No smoke, no weird noises. Started and drove.
This car really paints a picture of what sort of a teenager Mike was. Such a boy racer. Mind you, I can't really talk, I had a Yaris on 18s with a cone filter and blacked out tail lights sooooo...
This is turning into a fantastic channel with content like this and the Mondeo. Well done!
My first car was a KE10 Corolla. Worst car I've ever owned and I would never buy another or restore one. It was awful.
Worth a few quid now
My first car at the age of 16 was a 4.6L V8 Crown Vic Police Interceptor.. I had a shotgun rack and computer desk in the front, a spot light, and even a full gun locker in the trunk. Me and my friends would pile in and do donuts in the parking lot of our high school in the middle of the night. LOL fun times.
Mike thanks for supporting the troops. I have son in Germany in the Army Rangers. First car was 63 Ford pickup with three speed on the column.