Elvis Restores A RARE Ford P100 Pickup Truck From South Africa | Wheeler Dealers 

One litre brandy, Two litre coke, Three litre Ford, as the saying goes in SA, these bakkies are iconic here. Nice one okes.

The coldest it has ever seen? Wow!.....It does get really cold 🥶 in ZA 🇿🇦, Brits don't even know it does snow in ZA.

Makes a person from South Africa very proud. Great show juys.

Joy of seeing GP plates on !!! 🇿🇦

Thank you! Now this brings back memories: grew up in Johannesburg with one of these bakkies as the family ‘car’ and when I got my license, it became mine and was my wheels all the way through med school at university. That V6 sounded a bit like a Porsche six cylinder boxster….and was a great thing for a young lad! Incidentally, my dad also paid 8000 for it, brand new in 1982. But that was in Rand. And we eventually sold it in 1997….for R22000.

'Bakkie' is a colloquial Afrikaans word that described the smaller pick ups from Japan that came into the South African Market in the 1960s. The word 'bakkie' means small bowl or dish. Having only really had the big Fords and Chevys etc before the more compact pick ups came on the market, the word. Those who drove the big trucks back in the day referred to the 'little' ones as 'bakkies' but little did they know that this market would take off beyond the wildest expectations of companies like Toyota and Datsun. Awesome show, pity we don't see it in South Africa anymore. Edit: I had a Volkswagen Bay window Double Cab with an Essex transplanted into it. The thing would not start in the winter without the choke, we do see occasional days of sub zero in the mornings in winter here in South Africa...

Legendary car, we don’t see many of them even back here in South Africa 🇿🇦

Hello from Johannesburg, South Africa. I grew up loving Ford Cortina❤🇿🇦

Much love from South Africa ❤🇿🇦

I am from South Africa, Gauteng, Johannesburg🇿🇦...specifically. And my uncle had a Cortina like this. As a child it was the best ever to have grown up in an era where bakkies were still bakkies. Pitty FORD opted not to continue to make bakkies like this anymore with a payload like this. 3.0L was the best of them all and dont forget the XR6. When my uncle used to come pick us up we knew ( all the cousins) we are in for a good ride wherever that trip might have been to

Please make the full episodes available online for those country's viewers who don't have WD on the telly!

When I worked in Lesotho, my company owned two S.African Ford Bakker’s, both V6 models. The newer one was called a One Tonner whilst the earlier on was a Cortina soon to be P100. There were plenty of them in S.Africa and they were common in Maseru,Lesotho, usually owned by S.Africans or contractors. Our Cortina was used as a site greaser,carrying oil, grease and a compressor. It was reliable. The One Tonner was my company vehicle that often played multiple roles. I drove it often between Lesotho and Jo’burg to called air freighted parts in from the UK. I never needed a heater in S. Africa but sometimes, I needed one it Lesotho. Never had an issue with it. Good vehicles and yours is a doozy.

I feel bad for elvis. He really puts his all into the show while the producers keep stripping all the mechanic time to make it a reality show, something it was never meant to be

Oh what a great buy. I grew up with those everywhere here in RSA. Many are still running.

South Africa in June/July, it goes deep into the minus temperatures… trust me, no heating will be an issue there!

3:23 . Guy probably thinks that South Africa is some desert. 😂😂

Smiles,smiles we all love this old school bakkie.Its to see our own classic that side.You will.never go wrong with a 3L Ford.

I`m so glad to see that classic cars from SA are getting some love...we need a few more wealthy collectors to get out there and save some of the cars that were only ever released to that market before the country falls and they are all lost forever...Opel Kadett Superboss and Kadett & Astra 200TS, Alfa GTV 3L V6, BMW 333I and 325is, Ford Sierra XR8..so many motoring gems...

I remember when I was growing up in the 1980s I’d see Ford P100 Pick up trucks on U.K. roads. Now a rare sight indeed. Elvis gave us a science lesson about car engines, in particular, the workings of a manual choke. Great stuff compared to most car shows nowadays that skip all that because, either, they don’t have the knowledge like Elvis or they can’t present it in an interesting way which encourages you to learn.

These were a common sight in the 1980's and are especially rare nowadays. In 1984/5 they cost R 10 000.00 new which was a value proposition. Petrol was well under one Rand / litre.

A great show again Elvis is the best presenter since the series began totally watchable again

That Bakkie is in excellent condition, you will only get that quality up country like Gauteng (GP number plate ) or Freestate, all the East Coast vehicles that age is wrotten with rust. My dad had a Ford Cortina 3,0 lt Leasure Special. There was not too many of them, as they came out with the Cortina XR6 engine ( upgraded camshaft ) and XR6 Gearbox, and it had a slighty softer ride. But it performed nicely, and it sounded nice.

As a teenager back then, these 3l bakkies were much loved in 80s SA. They came in various two fone trims, red upper and white lower was my favourite. If memory serves me right, they introduced the idea that a bakkie can be a leisure and recreation vehicle as well as utilitarian. I think you're on to a good, as usual 😉

Phew! That price translates to R189 558 in South Africa! It's a pretty bakkie with a lovely engine but it's a collectors price that is. Keep it off the road on snow days because the salt on the roads will rot the bottom quick time even if you attempt to protect it with coatings and what not.

My father use to own one in the late 80's, it was a good reliable performance bakkie. We took road trips with it and they were enjoyable memories.

You wont believe how cold it can get in South Africa

hi i'm mark and i live in south africa. right now i'm busy repairing a bakkie exactly like that. i am replacing a damaged cylinder head .i am almost finished

Remember, I owned one, only bakkie where you only needed a length of bloudraad and pair of pliers to repair any problem with it.😂

My dad had a couple of these throughout my childhood. His favorite bakkie.

warms my heart hearing them say "Bakkie" and not pickup🥰

I've got one my dad bought new in 83 thanks to me spoting it in the show room and I've stil got it

Ford cortina 3litre street eater. Also. The amount of brandy and coke that's been drunk in that bakkie is probably similar to the amount of fuel put in that tank.

Blimmey what a wonderful looking ute 👍👍 cheers Stephen 🍀🍀✌️✌️

Hey man, bring back our 3L Ford, that is our national treasure that is lol

These old Cortinas remind me of caravanning in my childhood all over South Africa. Such great memories.

Nostalgia, watching this video. I grew up in the Eastern Cape. All the farmers used to have one of these.

First time I've ever seen a choke operated by water. You learn something new everyday!

I used to PDI and service these. I saw one towing and Caravan, a boat and a Venter trailer in tandem , and still going like crazy. Really great vehicles.

Had one of these for a couple of years, great machine with the Essex 3.0 engine. Mine was a Long Wheelbase version. Rated as a one-tonner, I frequently loaded two tons on it, and it managed okay!

Wow I grew up as kid my Uncle driving us around with those bakkies here in SA. Iconic indeed.

Hahah the way you guys say bakkie is really entertaining. Cant believe i saw GP plates on Wheeler Dealers.

"The heater isn't the best" - lol - fine for ZA weather!

Awesome video!! Wow my dad had a red one like that. Loved the sound of the Essex engine..... well those where the days.

As a South African I used to see Cortinas all the time. But these days its extremely rare to see them on the road

Built in my home town Port Elizabeth

I'm a South African who owned 3 of those and worked on MANY.. Elvis is 100% correct. We disconnect the chokes because it's not needed and it messes around. They are from the days with crap Antifreeze and we didn't use Distilled Water like we do today. Great buy. My father had a blue one like that. The Ford Badge on it made me fall in love with Ford. Also, the term "bakkie" (pronounced bucky) means small bowl. Any one tone and smaller pick up, as long as it has a load bin, is called a bakkie here. 😅

A car of my youth !

Great video such an iconic motor glad to see you have protected it not sure what product you used was going to suggest trying the Lanoguard thats always advertised ❤

Awesome to see our vehicles go overseas but not ideal that our cars stay there and no trade down here due to stupid government. We can sell but can't buy or its skylines and jdm stuff for utterly ridiculous pricing. Great video and to see GP plate on wheeler dealers is something special 🙏😎✅🇿🇦

Mike got the car from Car Cave, definitely going to visit there if i win the lottery with my shopping list.

GP plates.... I can confirm that thus vehicle has felt cold temperatures in the Gauteng Province in winter....I live there 🇿🇦

Beautiful....I drive them still daily ...fantastic bakkies

Second time I've seen 'The Car Cave' supplying a car to the world of motoring TV... Drew Pritchard (Salvage Hunters) bought a Cortina off him too. Always got some realy interesting stock.

I drive one of those beauties. They are so tough! Many people brought them to just pull their caravan once a year.

My grandfather had a two tone yellow & white Ford Cortina bakkie, but his was a 1600

I had a 1982 Ford Cortina 3L with a 5 speed borg Warner gearbox. I drove the hell out of this truck. Was caught by the chief traffic officer in our district doing 200kmh on a midnight speed run. Mine was dark blue metallic with lower white accent. Loved it. My first car.

Nice trick with your cuppa tea keep going mate

I had exactly the same truck years ago,here in the UK.someone has taken the strangling factory air box and ducting off of that one. Strangely mine had two working hazard switches.

Had one back in the day with a Sierra XR8 V8 conversion. Wish I could get one over here in the UK now.

Probably the best design for a heater matrix ever. So easy to replace. Modern designers take note.

Have you guys ever bot a uno turbo its also awesome but keep up your vidoes its graet to whatc them 😊

Good idea putting that insulating tape around the heater core.

S/o from South Africa!

This car was built under local content regulations where the local content was measured by weight. The mat was heavy and was a cheap and easy way to offset the higher tech parts that needed to be imported.

wow , thats very clean.

This would have been known as the TE series Cortina in Australia. Available in sedan and station wagon only. The Falcon utility was available instead of this bakkie. The Cortina could be optioned with the Falcon's 4.1 litre straight six.

The seller in South Africa is smileing all the way to the bank. 8000 pounds in Rands is a lot for this bakkie. But i have to say it still looks amazing for its years. My dad had the 3l granada and the 2l granada also. And also the cobi with the 3l ford JT convertion. Big memories

Ford Cortina as we know it here. My favourite bakkie 😊

That car came from the high feldt, wich means the night and early mornog temps in winter gets as cold or colder than anything I ever experienced in the uk

Just bring good memories back as a jonk platte land knaap was dit die bakies😂😂 net om ini straate af oop te maak just sad not see alot of them

It was still called a Cortina 3l bakkie (small bowl). We used one of these to travel the university and back in Pretoria.

hey guys that pickup os actually called a cortina here in South Afroca.my father had one when i was a young boy he had the mach 4 3.0 litre V6..was a great pickup

Anyone know what under body sealant was used leaving that black finish? It was a spray can

My Dad had a 1.6 and a 3L V6, I learnt to drive in a 1600 with a granada 3L engine and no handbrake lol He could repair them anywhere with the basic tools, folks used to say all you needed was a no. 13 spanner, legend

The 3.0l "Leisure" bakkie came with the bucket seats and centre console - same interior as the XR-6.

It's also known as a Ford Cortina bakkie here in SA. Direct translation for bakkie is small bowl 😂

I liked the sound of that v6😊😊

Wow. My grandpa had the exact same bakkie. Well done Mike and Elvis. South african relic.

Ford Cortina 3000L 😮 all the way from south Africa

They used the same motor in the high hip hilux you could buy them straight from toyota with a 3.0 essex motor in , it had torque for days in the hilux but thirsty as hell ! This is an icon !

We had one we used to tow horse boxes and farm work, and on the day I went to my end of school dance, my Mini wouldn’t start, so I hosed out the back,out on the canopy and my mate and his date went in the back!

Had 2 of these vehicles back in the day proper rust buckets

Nice truck

We never take that choke apart because it breaks off inside ...just set it ....and the heater is normally unhooked on the cable in the dash , or the valve is broken

😂8000 rand is £336! Having bought a South African car myself, you might find lots of ‘bush mechanics’ like metal cigar box in the brakes. A day long IVA test didn’t spot them! I heard, it had 1 owner in the Kalahari Desert for 32 years. I thought that was a bit unlikely but no, my rust free Alfasud Ti had 1 owner. Avoid Durban cars. Very high rainfall, by the sea!

Chaps, why not do a Ford Bantam 'bakkie' next? In the 80's these where based on the Mark 3 Escort and also available in Leisure trim.

I feel the same, I miss the full episodes like the one's with the tall guy and the American one's

The mark 4 was the shorty which with a decent 3ltr was lethal

Wow, im from South Africa. Those were very common as I grew up. We had a sedan 1983 sedan Ford Cortina 2.0 GL it was rust free. The myth is not all cars from SA are in this good condition. The inland cars will be in this condition, however avoid those from the coastal areas like western Cape, Durban and Eastern Cape. Those are likely to have rust damage.

one of my old time fav but expensive today over R65000 in that condition

A Ford Taunus Pick up truck ? I never knew that thing existed.=0 I will watch this episode at monday when it drops to the Discovery+

I would love that bakkie , had two of them

Samcor manufacturing versus Dagenham… Tells you all you need to know, boys. No lemons in our lot. Good quality bakkies that last…

I saw the tag on the side and thought it looked suspiciously familiar. The good old days.

It gets very cold in SA, just not damp.

I know where a Sierra version sits needing refurbished...girl i used to run around with, Dad owns it!

Anyone else noticed the XR8 just looming in the background

i had one here in UK that someone had fitted a 2.3 v6.

Hola Elvis y Mike porque su show no esta en motortrend

My dad use to have a few Ford bakkies although he doesn’t seem to like Ford bakkies now when I ask him but he said it was his favourite years ago