Any love for a Fiesta
Discussion
matchmaker said:
I had a 1.1 Fiesta back in the mid 1980s. I think it was a special edition - Fiesta One Million comes to mind?
Bet you wish you still had it! 
https://www.kgfclassiccars.co.uk/vehicles/22397/
woodnut67 said:
KGF white background tax is strong... low miles though, it probably hasn’t even popped a driveshaft yet.
chopperver1 said:
I Have a soft spot for them.
Bought in 1989, with 21K miles (previous owner took 18months to do the initial 1500 miles free warranty check !!)
Pictures below on the day I sold it in 1992 @ 170K miles. It was immaculate
Some great times and journeys in that car.
Saw it in a car park about 3yrs later. Banger money by then and it was trashed. Wish I hadn't seen it.....
Now likely a washing machine or fridge somewhere in Asia
OP. Your car looks lovely
Those pics take me back!!Bought in 1989, with 21K miles (previous owner took 18months to do the initial 1500 miles free warranty check !!)
Pictures below on the day I sold it in 1992 @ 170K miles. It was immaculate
Some great times and journeys in that car.
Saw it in a car park about 3yrs later. Banger money by then and it was trashed. Wish I hadn't seen it.....
Now likely a washing machine or fridge somewhere in Asia
OP. Your car looks lovely
1991. I’d just been kicked out, along with my brother, by our mental mother and I was looking through the adverts in the local paper for somewhere to live. I bloody loved that car.
woodnut67 said:
matchmaker said:
I had a 1.1 Fiesta back in the mid 1980s. I think it was a special edition - Fiesta One Million comes to mind?
Bet you wish you still had it! https://www.kgfclassiccars.co.uk/vehicles/22397/
- PHrs of a certain vintage will recognise the reference!
Edited by matchmaker on Saturday 31st October 14:04
Those pics take me back!!
1991. I’d just been kicked out, along with my brother, by our mental mother and I was looking through the adverts in the local paper for somewhere to live. I bloody loved that car.
Never mind the bloody car....lovely as it is.........how did you and your brother get on!?
Hope things worked out fella.
1991. I’d just been kicked out, along with my brother, by our mental mother and I was looking through the adverts in the local paper for somewhere to live. I bloody loved that car.
Never mind the bloody car....lovely as it is.........how did you and your brother get on!?
Hope things worked out fella.
woodnut67 said:
Those pics take me back!!
1991. I’d just been kicked out, along with my brother, by our mental mother and I was looking through the adverts in the local paper for somewhere to live. I bloody loved that car.
Never mind the bloody car....lovely as it is.........how did you and your brother get on!?
Hope things worked out fella.
Kind of you to ask. Worked out okay, we found a flat about an hour before I was due in work. Actually got us out of a hideous and rapidly deteriorating situation at home. Was still a shock to be roused by the duvet being ripped from the bed and out of the room at 5.45am and told to get out. 1991. I’d just been kicked out, along with my brother, by our mental mother and I was looking through the adverts in the local paper for somewhere to live. I bloody loved that car.
Never mind the bloody car....lovely as it is.........how did you and your brother get on!?
Hope things worked out fella.
You won’t be entirely surprised when I tell you it’s been 22 years since I last spoke to my parents.
AL5026 said:
woodnut67 said:
Those pics take me back!!
1991. I’d just been kicked out, along with my brother, by our mental mother and I was looking through the adverts in the local paper for somewhere to live. I bloody loved that car.
Never mind the bloody car....lovely as it is.........how did you and your brother get on!?
Hope things worked out fella.
Kind of you to ask. Worked out okay, we found a flat about an hour before I was due in work. Actually got us out of a hideous and rapidly deteriorating situation at home. Was still a shock to be roused by the duvet being ripped from the bed and out of the room at 5.45am and told to get out. 1991. I’d just been kicked out, along with my brother, by our mental mother and I was looking through the adverts in the local paper for somewhere to live. I bloody loved that car.
Never mind the bloody car....lovely as it is.........how did you and your brother get on!?
Hope things worked out fella.
You won’t be entirely surprised when I tell you it’s been 22 years since I last spoke to my parents.
woodnut67 said:
AL5026 said:
woodnut67 said:
Those pics take me back!!
1991. I’d just been kicked out, along with my brother, by our mental mother and I was looking through the adverts in the local paper for somewhere to live. I bloody loved that car.
Never mind the bloody car....lovely as it is.........how did you and your brother get on!?
Hope things worked out fella.
Kind of you to ask. Worked out okay, we found a flat about an hour before I was due in work. Actually got us out of a hideous and rapidly deteriorating situation at home. Was still a shock to be roused by the duvet being ripped from the bed and out of the room at 5.45am and told to get out. 1991. I’d just been kicked out, along with my brother, by our mental mother and I was looking through the adverts in the local paper for somewhere to live. I bloody loved that car.
Never mind the bloody car....lovely as it is.........how did you and your brother get on!?
Hope things worked out fella.
You won’t be entirely surprised when I tell you it’s been 22 years since I last spoke to my parents.
cheers!1962 said:
The GL was a very short production run from early 80 ~ 81.
The base cost was £3,874 (seems rather expensive for the time)
My walk home from School every day used to take me past Haynes of Maidstone to drool over the RS1800 display and I would often pick up that months sales mag.The base cost was £3,874 (seems rather expensive for the time)
One thing I do remember is that the 1300 Ghia and XR2 were the exact same price, which was around £5200 at the time.
1962 said:
The GL was a very short production run from early 80 ~ 81.
The base cost was £3,874 (seems rather expensive for the time)
Fiestas were always fairly expensive.The base cost was £3,874 (seems rather expensive for the time)
We had to sell my Mum's flat earlier this year and I found the invoice for her 1.1S from Phoenix Motor Co in Sutton. By the time it had number plates, delivery, fuel and Road Tax it cost £3,082.76 on I January 1979!
Yours looks like a real stunner.
Edited by Mr Tidy on Sunday 1st November 20:59
And it’s still got the boot floor liner!
My first car was a white Supersport RFJ90W. Absolutely loved it.
The biggest flaw with these (other than rust), was the brakes. The servo is on the opposite side if the engine bay to the pedal box, connected by a rod across the bulkhead. The problem was that when you pushed the pedal, the bulkhead flexed, pulling the servo across.
Ford actually produced a small brace that bolted the servo to the engine mount and stopped the movement, they just didn’t bother to tell anyone about it. It improved my brakes more than all the other things I did and was the cheapest.
Anyway, Op keep going with this, it’s a gem.
My first car was a white Supersport RFJ90W. Absolutely loved it.
The biggest flaw with these (other than rust), was the brakes. The servo is on the opposite side if the engine bay to the pedal box, connected by a rod across the bulkhead. The problem was that when you pushed the pedal, the bulkhead flexed, pulling the servo across.
Ford actually produced a small brace that bolted the servo to the engine mount and stopped the movement, they just didn’t bother to tell anyone about it. It improved my brakes more than all the other things I did and was the cheapest.
Anyway, Op keep going with this, it’s a gem.
LanceRS said:
The biggest flaw with these (other than rust), was the brakes. The servo is on the opposite side if the engine bay to the pedal box, connected by a rod across the bulkhead. The problem was that when you pushed the pedal, the bulkhead flexed, pulling the servo across.
Ford actually produced a small brace that bolted the servo to the engine mount and stopped the movement, they just didn’t bother to tell anyone about it. It improved my brakes more than all the other things I did and was the cheapest.
It wasn't a braking problem unique to Ford - my MK1 Golf GTi had the same issue, but with the added bonus of a bulkhead that could get ripped apart by the clutch cable! Ford actually produced a small brace that bolted the servo to the engine mount and stopped the movement, they just didn’t bother to tell anyone about it. It improved my brakes more than all the other things I did and was the cheapest.
But braking was more of an issue with a 110bhp Golf than a 53bhp Fiesta.
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