Ian you're a tonic. My wife and I have watched your channel since the beginning and loved it. She's sadly passed now. I watch your wonderful videos and she's with me. Keep up the great work mate.
Well done for being quick and showing us everything. This is not boring or frustrating. You done a fabulous job filming and talking. The best on RU-vid so far. 10/10,
Fun fact, Australian Transits got the diesel grill so that the six cylinder fitted in. A mate of mine had one with 200ci six and the 4 speed manual with the sliding doors. Managed to drive all the way from Brisbane to Canberra with the drivers door open.
My old car!!! That White Tickford Capri was mine, owned for 13 years and sold it 5 years ago. I'd like another one but now silly money ☹️ Great vid Ian, as always.
Excellent video. Always been a Ford family, Grandad has a sit up and beg pop, Dad had Thames van, early mk1 consul Cortina 1200 with bench seat and column change, Mk 3 Zephyr 4, Mk 3 Cortina 2000GT, Mk 2 Granada 2.0L (poverty spec), Mk 3 Granada 2.0GL, Mk 3 Granada Scorpio ( rare 2.0 litre manual ) and ended up with a late '56 plate Mk3 Mondeo Edge which my son now drives. Me, I started with Mk1 Escort 1100 estate, Mk 1 Escort 1.3XL, Mk 2 Escort 1.3 GL, Mk 5 Cortina 1.6LS, 2 Sierras, 2.0GL & 1.9 turbo diesel, 2 Fiestas, both diesels, Mk 3 Mondeo 2.0 LX and now drive a Mk 4 Mondeo 2.0 Zetec estate. Son started with a Mk 5 Escort 1.3 hatch, Mk 2 Focus 1.6, now drives the Mondeo and last year bought himself a Mk 3 2.9i Granada Ghia as a classic keeper. Should have kept them all, but thats how it goes.
Love the Mk3 escorts, had one as my first car back in the day back in 1998 , 1.1L in sunburst red on an A reg, it looked brand new, always washing it and t cutting it, sadly got wrote off in 1999 due to somebody going through a red light, remember coming home in the recovery van with the escort on tow, actually cried myself to sleep that night, always will love the mk3 escort, always a pleasure to see one now and again
Brilliant walk around Ian. I can't remember the last time I saw a Sierra on the road,which is surprising considering how many were sold. Time for a Sierra review surely!😁
Agreed. I remember back the 80s and 90s they were everywhere. The only ones we see now are the Cosworths, which is lovely, but it would be a nice change too see a more standard Sierra still on the road.
I saw a 2l estate only today... Then again I live in Essex and thats sort of cheating since Fauwd's are pretty much the only classic cars around here, save from the man in my home town with a cherry red '65 GTO.
When I was in London a year or two ago I saw a 1950s Bentley Continental coming along, and then I noticed a A reg basic spec Sierra parked by the kerb, and I was like "Wow! A Sierra!"
A flashback to my childhood’s dreams. 😊👍🏻 Born in 1967 in Norway I experienced the change from English made Fords to German made. Cortina, Taunus, Consul, Escort, mark this and that - for a while it was a bit confusing. But a lovely throwback on memory lane. Thank you! 😊
Great video and so good to see a variety of fords in the UK plus the Aussie Falcon AU from this viewer here in Australia… and fantastic to see the British Airways Fiesta saved and kept in the BA livery of the era
Hallo from Hamburg, viele schöne Autos und super Wetter, besser geht es nicht. Ich hatte auch einen Ford Escort RS2000 mit 2 Liter Hubraum und 100 PS in weiss mit blauen Streifen, das war 1981/1982. Liebe Grüße an dich und deine Fans.
I hope you were dropping a few business cards off to some of these owners! A lot of cool metal that needs some further HubNut attention! That Sierra XR8 is a unicorn!!! - Mitch 🇦🇺
Both my brothers had mk4/5 Ford Cortina's and my father had mk2 Ford Cortina back in the day, I had the bigger bumpered mk1 Ford Fiesta. Great show Mr HubNut, must of been tiring in the sunshine
Every video like this you never fail to impress me with your knowledge It's obviously not scripted but you pull facts and specifications out just while talking to camera. Awesome as always
Excellent video lots and lots of old Skool fords especially Mark 5 and Mark 6 escorts, cars of my youth growing up. My favourite car in this video has to be the first Jelly Mold Sierra and the the Police Sierra which was either a good replica of the bills Sierra or the original car.
My dad had a Ford Consul Classic 315 in 1964-5. It was quite an interesting design, and he liked the car very much. Even as a little kid I thought it was very cool and stylish . We took it to Brittany for a holiday via the Newhaven/Dieppe ferry in June 1964. There were not many Classics in France, so there was a lot of interest in the car there. It behaved very well on the trip, despite losing a fanbelt near Rouen on the return leg, but that was easily fixed with a helpful passing French driver who drove to the local Ford dealer to get us a new one. Years later I found a service book for the car, interesting to see it had (I think) lubrication intervals of 1000 miles and services at 3000 and 6000 miles.
Fun fact, the jelly mould shape Ford Sierra was also sold in North America, branded as a Merkur, in a spec similar to the European XR4i. I prefer the South African XR8, simply because of its 5.0 V8, which surely would have been more popular in the USA, than a four-pot engine.
Yep they also sold the Merkur Scorpio , both through mercury dealers , the Merkur XR4TI has the Lima turbo four cylinder as used in a few Fox body derivatives .
Great show report even if you did veer away from that nice-looking Cortina Mk1 'woody' estate at the last minute. But this show should really have been described as a 'Modified ex-Ford' show. Virtually every car seemed to have ugly modern wheels or other mutilations. To me it's like putting Ikea handles on an antique piece of Chippendale furniture. Where were all the proper classic and rare Fords? Is it possible that all classic cars are eventually going to be so grotesquely modified that nobody will have a clue what they originally looked like? There'll just be field after field of hideously slammed metal-flake-painted crates with giant chromed alloys and superchargers poking out of their bonnets. Somewhere on the VIN will be the sole reminder of what they once were. I would have been very angry if I'd gone to this show thinking it was the ultimate place to see every Ford ever made. I went to a VW event a few years ago and instead of rarities it was just 500 badly modded Golfs vying to be uglier than each other and mostly managing it.
Brilliant video, and brought back memories of the 70's and early 80's Ford's that I owned and loved, including Escorts (MkI Van and Mk2 Estate), Cortina's ( 3 MkIII) one of which, a MKIII 2000GT was my favorite Ford, Sierra MkI, and a Transit (MkII) Plus my Father had a Granada MkI Ghia Coupe 3.0l in bronze with a vinyl roof
Wow! Thank you Ian. This has brought back so many childhood memories. My mum had an A reg Escort Ghia automatic in that same gold colour. That Italian spec Fiesta is not too dissimilar to a Hire car we had in Malta back in 86. My Dad had a period of buying Ford in the eighties before switching to Volvo. 82 Mk5 Cortina Crusader, two Capri Laser, a 1.6 and a 2.0 and a Mk1 P100. I took driving lessons in a Mk4 Escort, with the stubby stalks and a tendency to have issues selecting reverse gear. 😁👍
Well Ian what a great video and looked like a beautiful day with so many beautiful cars Being a ford person at heart if I were not 17000 kms away I would have loved to be there to see all those Amazing vehicles 😍😍👍👍
Loving the Zodiac at the end of your report, reminds me of my late wife's 1959 MkII Consul 375 that she left to her sister. Its still on the road 20 years after it was restored. And her brother in law loves it as he's into his 50's & 60's music/look. I also had a MkI 3000E manual Capri and also spent 4 years covering 295000 miles in a P100 Pickup truck, the Cortina fronted one built in South Africa.
Couldn't agree more, I had a Mk.6 Escort 5 dr hatch, 1.8 zetec. Absolutely loved that car, it took what was then my young family on many holidays and did everything I could ever ask of it. A great car to drive too. Thanks for an excellent video as always 👍
Brilliant show report, some real nice cars there, Mk1 Granadas, Capris, Mk2s, and an Orion on period mod of the 90s, TSW Blades...all the legends..Top stuff, best wishes.
Nice collection - thanks for the tour. One of my earliest cars here in Australia was a TD Cortina with a 250 cu in 6, about 4L, I guess. Exciting ride for a kid who'd just got his licence. Petrol was cheap and cops were few :)
Older relos always told me those Cortinas with the Falcons six couldn't stop and couldn't steer for shit but with the lighter body they were certainly peppy.
@@MitchZero9 Even as a immortal 18 year old I thought the 4L Cortina was a bit dangerous. The front wheels used to get extremely light at high speed, just like the XD and XE falcons.
Ian, your knowledge is second to none. Glad to hear your support for the mk6 Escorts, I used to own a 4x4 RS one and it was one of the best handling cars I've driven. Agree about the looks too, it's aged really well, partly for being conservative in its time no doubt. Put an Escort Cosworth and a recent Focus RS next to one another to see how little they've really changed!
I did a tour of Nam when I worked for Ford Witnessed the suffering, the misery Saw the horror and destruction Fortunately I found the A13 and made it out quite quickly
Remember my dad brought the updated version of the1.6 I Orion Ghia, with the two tone. His was the black and white and we all loved it, because not only was it a injection, it had electric front windows, roll back sunroof, rear head rests, 5 speed gear box and valour trim. Coming from Beige a mk 2 Escort 1.3 Popular plus, it was like driving a Rolls Royce.🙂
Regarding Escort Mk 2 types, remember the budget Popular and Popular Plus models from the mid 70s? We had two Popular Plus ones, the first purchased nearly new and replaced with a brand new one.
Ford was such an international brand and manufacturer, USA of course, for Europeans British and German (we were lucky in Greece back in the day and we got both German and British ones from two different importers) and also Australia, even South Africa or Japan (if you count the badge engineered Mazdas)
Heaven🥰 Along with a Talbot Horizon, My first car was a MK1 Fiesta 950 'Popular Plus', then a love hate relationship with MK 4 Escort that literally rusted away before my eyes and leaked like a sieve. Swore I'd never touch another Ford, but have been driving a Focus for the last 10 years.
What a great Video from Ian & Master Hubnut. What a great selection of Ford Motors. It reminded me of my 1st car which was a MK4 Ford Escort L 5 Door in Marine Blue. (Great Car).
Awesome show! My favourites: the German Feuerwehr Gerätewagen Transit, the British Airways Fiesta time capsule and all the Mk 1 Escorts and Mk 2 Cortinas (that I own as a Matchbox model). See ya, cheers ••• Martin
Very cool, thank you HubNut. Excellent machines, much appreciation for all the dedicated owners, be it the recent Japanese car enthusiasts or today, the big Ford crew👍
Would have expected to see an Escort mk3 XR3 (Carb version) in the video, but couldn't see one in the video. I was surprised how few mk3 escorts there were in the video in general. To be fair when attending car meets in Belgium (both Ford and classis car meets), I tend to be the only one showing up in an Escort XR3
Great video as usual Ian! Going around a typical Ford show these days you'd could easily mistaken that Ford were only a company that made performance/sporty cars! There is so little representation from the everyday Fords that time seems to have forgotten!
@@cme2cau I'm afraid so. I'm quite passionate with everyday Ford's. I've had a Mk1 2002 Focus 1.6 for 10 years, it's reached the stage where I've tackled every job A to Z to keep her in top condition. Just needs paint. I'm a member of the club and Focus mk1 numbers are plummeting and continuing. The only ones that survive quite well are the RS and ST170s!
My love of cars definitely started with a red MK3 fiesta that used to get booted up and down our street. It had a green "turbo" badge and a dump valve. I must have been 4 or 5 at the time but I used to stand at the gate looking out for it.
Spent my youth in fords either my own, learning to drive in mk2 fiesta friends dads Granada friends rs turbo, delivery duties in a fiesta, sierra and an escort van, yet since about 1997 I’ve never been in a Ford not even a taxi - seems incredible but true, apart from the yobbish element lovely to see nice ‘my gen’ fords again.
Some lovely Ford's Ian. First car I drove was an Anglia. Learned to drive in a mark1 Escort passed my test in a mark 2. Driven a mark 1,3 4 & 5 Fiesta owned a mark 4 Escort ( total pig) now own a KA+
@3.41 that estate shape is wicked ... .makes a proper shape I went to spain n back twice as a child in a mk3 1.3 pop plus and then again in a mk4 !!!!!
MK3 Granadas/Scorpios and Sierras have become something of a rarity here in Norway. The Sierra, at least, used to be absolutely everywhere. Weren't all MK3 Granadas called Scorpio in the UK from '95 to '98, btw? Thanks for the trip down memory lane, Ian!👍
They replaced the MK3 Granada in late 1994 with the Scorpio II (the "frogeye" one) which lost the Granada name in the UK to match all other markets. They didn't sell many as people didn't respond well to the modern rounded styling, which is a shame as they are excellent cars! My Dad has owned 3 over the last 15 years, and still owns 2 of those.
Nice one Ian!! If you want to see more of the older classic fords 40s, 50s, 60s then pencil in old ford rally held at Gaydon (British motor museum) for next year.
Great video. Amazing collection of cars. We had mark 3 Granada Ghia H reg and the back seat is probably the most comfortable one I've ever sat on. Loved the plush velour seats. It also rode nicely but wasn't a B road car. Not unless you like feeling nauseous! It was replaced by a BMW E34 535i which drove better in the bends yet rode as well but the Granadas 2.9 was not that far behind in performance and it was also a lot more roomy inside.
I remember fitting twin SU carburettors, with slightly fatter needles from a Marina TC, to a 1600 Kent crossflow, better performance, much better mpg. Ford carbs at the time were stone age!
The only Ford I ever owned was a very early Mk1 Fiesta from 1976, which had been my Mum's when new. Day glo green (like the Escort @ 29.57) and absolute poverty spec base trim with the low compression 957cc engine. I used to thrash it from London to Geneva where my family lived on a regular basis, foot on the floor on the French Autoroute.
I live in New Zealand and we have Australian cars here. Interesting that you start with a Ford Fairmont from Australia. Escorts, Cortinas were popular on the roads here back in the 1970s. We didn't get the Ford Granada models though. FROM Carl.
Had to comment, apparently I am more prone to stress than I thought. As you walked toward the ford orion the muscles between my shoulders began to cramp in memory of rebuilding the engine of an orion over three days around my 49th birthday, easy enough you may say, I was in a car park in cornwall in january and It snowed most of all three days but my stepson needed his car for work, OHHH GOD how I hated those cars, still not bitter much !!!
I love the selection you get over there. Far less Americana but more continental Fords than what we get here in New Zealand. If you show up in a Granada, you would be the only one for sure.
The Consul Classic was four door, the Capri two door, if I remember correctly. My Dad had the classic chopped it in for a Corsair 2000. My first car a 1500 Super MkI Cortina (airflow)
25:08 That Ford Escort was not a *station wagon,* it was a *panel van!* The panel van body configuration was big in the 1970s and 1980s with Ford building versions of their Falcon range as panel vans, and Holden building their famous Kingswood model as such. Today though, you'd be hard pressed to see a panel van of any make on our Aussie roads.
That sky-blue Anglia with its bonnet removed, you could almost envisage Ron Weasley(Rupert Grint) at the wheel and Harry Potter(Daniel Radcliffe) in the passenger seat, heading to Hogwarts!
7:36 we also got the Scorpio in the US. It was sold in Lincoln/Mercury dealerships as a Merkur (the German word for Mercury), along with the XR4ti (the Ford Sierra Cosworth RS, but with the American 2.3 turbo Lima engine, from the Ford Thunderbird Turbo Coupe and the Mustang SVO).
I have to sympathise with your need to reclaim Betty. I had an earlier Fairmont, an EBii which I replaced after 500,000 Km with an AUii Fairlane. Since Ford stopped making cars here, I can't get another new one, so I still have the Fairlane after 507,000 Km and it does everything beautifully. Other than normal servicing and a few "wear and tear" items, (fuel pump, alternator etc), the only thing replaced has been the headliner which began to sag a little. I visited Britain during the time I had the Fairmont, and wondered just how suitable, or otherwise, it would have been over there other than on motorways or A roads. I wouldn't fancy running it , or the Fairlane, as a daily driver there, as I think maybe you're finding. Anyway, enjoy Betty!
One of the few Fords I remember my dad having (not a Ford family) was the Consul Corsair. It was an automatic and it was beautiful but I remember it for its gremlins, it would eat through starter motors and as an automatic this was a big problem. In the end he had to repair the flywheel, as they were impossible to get we got a gear ring and then shrank it onto the de-geared flywheel!
Funny how it's rare to even see a Sierra on the road today.An acquaintance used to have a chocolate brown 3 door 1.3 Sierra-it was funny how it sounded like an Escort Rally car(N/A Cosworth engine on 48s)Complete "poverty spec)sleeper in early to mid 90s.
i had both the mk4 and mk5 Cortina and one of the bigger changes they made was raising the roof height giving better head height inside and more glass for visibility
The mk2 Escort Estate Ghia with the vinyl roof has a stick on interior mirror. If its original then its one of a batch of 100 made as a trial for the Fiesta. It was built in Halewood during a Liverpool v Everton evening derby! Long story.
