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-[laughing]
-[Mike] This time...
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And there it goes.
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...we're taking a gamble
on what we reckon
is a Fast Ford future classic.
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It is exactly
what I was hoping for
in an ST.
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[Mike] With a hot hatch
that makes the pulse race.
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-Just give it another
little... Whoa!
-[engine revs]
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It's a fast car!
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-But under the bonnet,
it's fail not fast.
-[horn honks]
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-What's the problem?
-It's got an
engine management light on.
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[groans softly]
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[Mike] And there's no
quick fix.
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It may well be that
we're looking at something
a little bit more serious
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than just a head gasket.
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Oh, yes!
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I'm Mike Brewer
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and I've been
buying and selling cars
for nearly 40 years.
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It's rattly,
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smelly, and it's
blooming brilliant.
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Now I've set up shop
in Britain's motoring
heritage heartland.
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I can see
the back of the Volvo,
and there it is.
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It's very nice.
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Along with
ex-Formula 1 mechanic
Mark "Elvis" Priestley.
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You can't paint a Rolls-Royce
with rattle-can.
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[Mike] Together
we're going to buy...
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Do I wanna go to five grand?
That's definitely a no.
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...and fix up...
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-Are you actually pushing?
-[Elvis] Course I'm pushing!
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[Mike] The most iconic
and exciting cars
on the market.
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This is gonna be epic.
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Bolt a supercharger to it,
and you end up with a car
that does this!
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With Elvis'
engineering skill...
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Like trying to wake
Sleeping Beauty, isn't it?
Apart from the beauty bit.
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...and my car dealing
clout...
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[man] It's a fair
price, yeah.
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[Mike] You've got
yourself a deal!
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...we should
be able to make ourselves
a tidy profit.
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'Cause this is my job
and I blooming love it.
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[engine revs]
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[theme music playing]
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Thank you.
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No, I'd love to.
Listen, let me just have
a quick word
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with my buddy
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and I'll come back to you.
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Yeah, thanks, Mohamed.
Cheers, mate.
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Bye-bye.
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-I'm gonna get excited
about this one. You ready?
-Yeah.
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It's a Focus ST.
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Ah, okay.
Good cars yeah.
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I mean, not quite
the glamour and glitz
of an RS Turbo,
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but still rapid and reliable.
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Yeah, you think of the
Fast Fords that have
gone before it.
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You've had the Mexico,
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you've had the
Escort Cosworth,
Sierra Cosworths.
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This car is gonna sit
in that lineup in the future.
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That's a very good point,
you know.
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It's got all the makings
of a proper modern classic,
hasn't it?
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-It has.
-Well, how much does
he want for it?
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Under three grand.
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Because it's got
a major issue.
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-Oh, what's the problem?
-It's got an
engine management light on.
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[groans softly] I mean,
that's always that big
unknown, isn't it?
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I've got a
mobile diagnostics tool
in there.
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Why don't you take it
with you, plug it in,
see if it gives you any clues.
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-Yeah, I'll do that.
-Nice.
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[Mike] The Ford Focus
burst onto the scene
in 1998
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and quickly became
the world's top selling car.
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The ST version,
which stands for
sports technology by the way,
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is, in my opinion,
in pole position
to become the next future
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Fast Ford classic.
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And here's why.
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It's a pocket rocket.
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It has 225 horsepower,
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a turbo-charged engine capable
of naught to 60 in six
and a half seconds
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and a top speed
of over 150 miles an hour.
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And today the thirst
for Fast Fords is still
just as strong as ever,
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so I'm always
on the look out
for the next thing
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set to rocket in value
in the second-hand market.
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And I've got a contact
in Bedfordshire
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that might just have exactly
what I'm looking for.
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For me, a wheeler dealer,
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it's my job
to spot the next trend.
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And I reckon
it's the Ford Focus,
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or namely, the ST.
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And the reason I say that
is because the prices
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have just come all the way
down to as low as they are
possibly gonna get.
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You can pick up an ST for
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pub car park money.
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Prices are now gonna start
to bounce up.
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That's because there
is no more
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Escort RS Turbos.
They've gone.
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People have got them
nestled away in their garages.
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So what's the next car
in that line?
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Well, it has to be
the Focus,
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and the ST is a safe bet
to put your money.
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Where it's got all the stuff
that you need, 225 horsepower,
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5.0-cylinder engine,
turbo-charged, naught to
60, six and a half seconds.
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Top speed over
150 miles an hour.
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These are still
headline grabbing figures.
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And it was
as quick in the day,
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as a MK1 RS Turbo,
but without that
hefty price tag.
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So that's where
the smart money is.
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This is the house.
Ooh, there's the car.
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Right, here we go.
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-Are you Mohamed?
-How you doing, Mike?
You good?
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I'm all right, yeah.
Not bad at all, mate.
Nice to meet you.
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So tell us about this.
Have you looked into the
engine management light?
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Um, to be honest,
I haven't,
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'cause I didn't really wanna
spend too much money
on the vehicle,
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just sort of
put it in to trade.
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-Hopefully, someone
like yourself can...
-Yeah.
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...give it a new
lease of life.
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[Mike] Well, I can see already
it's got aftermarket
bits on it. Exhaust.
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[Mohamed] Yeah, yeah, yeah.
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But it is exactly
what I was hoping
for in an ST.
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You got that boot spoiler,
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you've got the nice bit
of detail and these little
bits of aero...
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-Yeah, they're lovely cars.
-...on the body.
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-All right to look inside?
-Yeah, no problem, man.
Go ahead.
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[Mike] There you go.
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Blue and gray interior,
just as it should be.
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The seat bolster's
a little bit worn.
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Yes, there's been
a lot of wear over the years.
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[Mike] It means
it's been used,
which is good.
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Door cards are good,
headliners good,
just that repair on the seat.
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-Is it okay to fire it up?
-Yeah, no problem, man.
Go ahead
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-It's in neutral,
I can see that.
-Yeah, yeah. No problem.
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-[engine starts]
-Ooh, yeah.
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[engine revs loudly]
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Actually sounds
really good, doesn't it?
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Something to wake
your neighbors up with
in the morning.
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-[both chuckle]
-It certainly is.
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All right, well, let's get
under the bonnet
and let's...
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-Let's have a look
at this engine.
-[car turns off]
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There we have it.
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That's a 2.5-liter
turbo-charged engine.
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Being that it's got
an engine management light,
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you might expect to see
something that is obvious
like a leak.
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Coming from the turbo
or from the block somewhere.
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But actually, there's nothing
evident there at all,
is there?
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-Yeah, there's no
obvious leaks.
-Okay, well...
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Back in the day,
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if you had
a problem like this,
what we'd have to do is
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go and find a
local garage that's got
a heart and lung machine.
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Now you just carry a little
plug in OBD port sensor.
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-So can I have a look?
-Yeah, no problem.
Plug it in, yeah.
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Right then, that's the port
in, plugged up, ignition on.
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And there's an error
that's come up.
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And that is a
heated oxygen sensor.
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-So that's gonna--
-That's just a singular fault.
It's not too bad.
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You're relieved it didn't
list up a whole
host of them, aren't you?
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Just one, just the sensor.
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-All right, good. Well, can I
take it for a test drive?
-Yeah, no problem, man.
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All right, lovely. As you
pass by, would you mind just
shutting the bonnet for me?
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-[Mohamed] Yeah,
no problem, man.
-[engine starts]
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[Mike] Taking the car out
for a spin
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is the only way I'll find out
if the O2 sensor alert
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is likely to cause us
an expensive headache.
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And it will also let me see
what this ST MK2
can really do.
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[laughs]
And there it goes.
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That's why... that's why
I love a Fast Ford.
That is fantas...
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Whoa, that's fast.
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[engine revs]
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I reckon this is
a really solid,
classic car investment
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and the fact that
they're getting
fewer and fewer by number,
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because more and more of them
are being taken off the road,
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are getting rarer and rarer
and that means the value
just keeps going up and up.
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The engine does feel strong,
it feels powerful.
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Now I've got
an open bit of road I'll just
give it another little...
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-[engine revs]
-Whoa, it's a fast car.
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There is smoke behind me.
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[accelerates]
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Oh, yeah, there's
a cloud of smoke
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that comes out
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after I put my foot down.
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Argh... I just hope if I
was to buy this car
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and that smoke
coming out the back,
I don't bite off more
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than we can chew.
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[car turns off]
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Whew.
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So how did she
go then, Mike?
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Actually good.
It's a strong car,
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you can feel it's got
some power there,
but I had to back off.
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-Mmm.
-Because smoke
come out the back.
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And I got a little bit
worried about it,
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especially with
the engine management
light coming on.
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Other than that, the interior
needs a little bit of work and
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the wheels need refurbishing,
but I kind of like the car.
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-[Mohamed] Yeah,
it's a good car, man.
-It's a good car, isn't it?
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You want £2,795 for it.
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You do realize, if you fix
this car up, it could be worth
five, maybe six grand.
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We did contemplate
getting through doing
the jobs ourselves.
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-But I do believe it should
be done properly.
-Right.
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I think you're
the right man for it.
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I don't know if I'm the right
man for the job,
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I might have a man
in my workshop
who's the right man.
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-[chuckles]
-Um...
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okay, so if you're still
willing to take that £2,795,
yeah, you've got a deal.
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Top man. Just bought myself
a Focus ST.
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-Nice one.
-Thank you very much.
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[engine roars]
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I absolutely love my job.
I really do.
Holding out my hand
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and doing the right deal
at the right price
with the right person
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is what I get up
in the morning for.
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I am a little bit worried
about the engine warning light
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and that sensor
and what that means.
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But Elvis will quickly
diagnose it and then we'll
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face whatever
is in front of us.
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And do you know what?
I think this car needs us.
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It needs to be
on our workshop ramp.
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It's at the stage where it can
go one of two ways.
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It can end up
in the scrap heap
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or it can end up coming
back to life
with me and Elvis.
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[horn honks]
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[Elvis laughs]
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[Elvis] Mate, you bought it.
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-Yes, welcome to the next
great Fast Ford.
-Yeah.
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So that engine management
light never put you off then?
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No, it didn't actually.
I took our little diagnostic
machine with us
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and it turns out it's just
an O2 sensor.
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-Okay, well,
that could be easy fix.
-However...
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O2 sensors don't just give up
on their own,
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they give up for a reason.
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And I gather the reason is,
is because when I drove
this car,
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when you accelerate hard
then lift off you do get blue
smoke coming out the exhaust.
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Oh, yeah, okay.
Well, they do have
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a sort of notorious issue
with head gaskets these
things, don't they?
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It's a little bit of oil
seeping passed that, getting
into the combustion chamber
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and as it comes out the back,
that's the blue smoke you see.
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But until I get in there
and have a proper look,
I don't know.
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The wheels, they either need
changing or refurbishing,
one or the other.
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-Yeah, they're definitely
not standard, are they?
-No, and inside actually,
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-the car is really good.
It's got that Recaro interior.
-[Elvis] Look at that, nice.
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The only thing that I
would say let's it down,
is the seat,
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it's got a bit of a tear
in the bolster, so need
to fix that.
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Yeah, okay, but it's a great
car though, mate. I mean,
what did you pay for it?
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2,795 quid.
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Yeah, that's good.
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[Mike] I reckon
if we get it right,
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we could sell this
for somewhere like
£5,000 or £6,000.
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Price always goes upwards.
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So it's still a bargain
for somebody.
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Mate, I absolutely love this.
I can't wait to
get my hands on it.
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-Excellent, well,
let's start work!
-Nice.
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You know
there's absolutely no doubt
that Ford hit the sweet spot
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with these MK2 Focus ST's.
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They followed on of course
from the earlier MK1 RS Turbo
which was a more brutal car,
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but with this one, you got
a similar level of
driving performance.
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But if you did choose to use
one of these every single day,
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well, my goodness it would
wake you up in the morning.
Because the addition of that,
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2.5-liter 5-cylinder engine
by Ford was a bold move.
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The problem
I've got is this one's
now 15 years old
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and I have no idea what's
been done to it or how it's
been maintained in that time.
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So before I can do
anything else,
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I need get a feeling
for what's going on
under the bonnet.
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There are one or two
little details here
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that give me slight
cause for concern, you know.
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There's a couple of hoses
down there that look like
they'd be more at home
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on a garden hose pipe than on
a high performance engine.
259
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There are some hose clips
down here that are way longer
than they should've been.
260
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And when I took that
plastic cover off
the top of the engine,
261
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it only had three bolts in
when it should have had eight!
262
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These are just little signs
that the care and attention
that needs to be given
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to an engine like this
may have been overlooked.
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But I won't know that until
I start looking around and
conducting a few tests
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and dig a little bit deeper.
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[Elvis] We've bought
ourselves a Focus ST MK2
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because we reckon
it'll be the next classic
in the Fast Ford world.
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But right now, this car's
more smoke machine,
than fast and furious.
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I know it's going to be oil
that's being burnt inside
the combustion chamber,
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but how's it getting in there?
So I'm performing a
cylinder leakage test.
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I've already been through
cylinders one, two and three.
And they seem fine so far.
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I'm now onto number four,
so I've rotated the engine
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and got the piston in
cylinder number four up
to top dead center,
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the highest point
in its travel.
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That also means the valves
are now closed,
so in theory,
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there's no way of anything
getting in or out of that
combustion chamber
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now that it's sealed,
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other than through this little
pipe that I've screwed in
through the spark plug hole.
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What I'm going to do is now
connect our little device
up here
280
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which puts two bar of air
pressure from my compressor
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00:13:07,900 --> 00:13:10,667
straight into the cylinder
and if it leaks out,
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00:13:10,667 --> 00:13:12,333
well, I know that's where
my problem is.
283
00:13:13,667 --> 00:13:14,800
Here we go.
284
00:13:15,567 --> 00:13:16,734
[air hissing]
285
00:13:17,000 --> 00:13:18,166
Huh.
286
00:13:18,166 --> 00:13:19,333
There's definitely a leak.
287
00:13:20,667 --> 00:13:21,800
I can hear it.
288
00:13:23,500 --> 00:13:25,467
What's really difficult
to know at this point
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00:13:25,467 --> 00:13:29,667
is exactly where it's coming
from because it's just from
this sort of general area.
290
00:13:29,667 --> 00:13:30,734
[air continues hissing]
291
00:13:31,367 --> 00:13:33,266
Yeah, definitely a leak.
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00:13:33,266 --> 00:13:35,834
I've got a little trick
though, which will help me
pinpoint exactly
293
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where that leak is.
294
00:13:40,266 --> 00:13:42,767
Now this trick is
nothing particularly
high tech.
295
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It's actually just a standard
bit of rubber hose,
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00:13:44,867 --> 00:13:49,166
but I can use it a little bit
like in the way that a doctor
uses a stethoscope.
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Put one end to my ear
298
00:13:50,734 --> 00:13:52,667
and I can listen from
the other end
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at various points
around the engine
and the sound
300
00:13:55,367 --> 00:13:58,333
will travel up the
hollow section of the tube.
301
00:14:00,066 --> 00:14:03,166
It's not coming from...
302
00:14:03,166 --> 00:14:07,767
from our little hose inside
the spark plug hole, so
that's perfectly well sealed.
303
00:14:07,767 --> 00:14:11,467
Now one of the other places
it could go is through
the water system,
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00:14:11,467 --> 00:14:13,000
and if that were to happen,
305
00:14:13,000 --> 00:14:17,166
then we'd likely get a sort of
bubbling up of...
306
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air leaking through
the water itself.
307
00:14:21,000 --> 00:14:23,066
And I would hear that
in there, but I can't.
308
00:14:24,266 --> 00:14:26,333
So I'm fairly certain it's not
coming from there.
309
00:14:27,600 --> 00:14:29,367
But the other place
it could go, of course,
310
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if it's not going
through the water system,
311
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if it's not coming out
the top of the cylinder,
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00:14:32,867 --> 00:14:34,867
is it could go through
the oil system.
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00:14:34,867 --> 00:14:38,166
And the easiest place to
check that would be down here
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at the dipstick.
315
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[hissing loudly]
316
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And there it is.
317
00:14:43,367 --> 00:14:47,266
I can very clearly
hear air leaking
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00:14:47,266 --> 00:14:48,800
through that dipstick tube.
319
00:14:50,667 --> 00:14:54,367
And that kind of makes total
sense, doesn't it, because
we know we're burning oil
320
00:14:54,367 --> 00:14:55,867
and that's why we're getting
the blue smoke
321
00:14:55,867 --> 00:14:58,667
and there's two real ways
you're going to get oil into
the combustion chamber.
322
00:14:58,667 --> 00:15:02,166
One is typically through
a faulty head gasket,
but the other
323
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could be that oil is finding
it's way up and
past the piston,
324
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past the piston rings
and into that chamber
and being burnt.
325
00:15:08,000 --> 00:15:09,533
But the fact that I
can hear it
326
00:15:09,734 --> 00:15:11,000
down here
327
00:15:11,000 --> 00:15:12,767
at the dipstick tube.
328
00:15:12,767 --> 00:15:15,000
Well, that points towards it
being the latter of those two
329
00:15:15,000 --> 00:15:18,567
because that dipstick tube
goes all the way into the
bottom of the crank case.
330
00:15:18,567 --> 00:15:21,100
So it may well be that we're
looking at something a little
bit more serious
331
00:15:21,100 --> 00:15:23,367
than just a head gasket.
332
00:15:23,367 --> 00:15:26,834
Right, that means I
need to get everything
disconnected from the engine
333
00:15:26,834 --> 00:15:30,433
and take the head off
to get a better look at what's
going on inside the cylinders.
334
00:15:32,166 --> 00:15:35,100
Right, this is where
we hopefully get
one step closer
335
00:15:35,100 --> 00:15:38,066
to uncovering the mystery
of what's going on
in this engine.
336
00:15:38,667 --> 00:15:39,900
The head's coming off.
337
00:15:49,467 --> 00:15:50,834
[sighs heavily]
338
00:15:50,834 --> 00:15:52,367
Okay, that's interesting.
339
00:15:52,367 --> 00:15:55,266
There's a couple things
that leap out at me
here straight away.
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This engine,
which was designed
by Volvo back in the day,
341
00:15:58,600 --> 00:16:01,900
had some issues in its
early stages of development.
342
00:16:01,900 --> 00:16:06,166
The cylinders used to chatter
or move ever so slightly
against each other
343
00:16:06,166 --> 00:16:07,667
and the very simple fix was
344
00:16:07,667 --> 00:16:11,667
to press in a slither of metal
between each of those
five cylinders
345
00:16:11,667 --> 00:16:14,734
literally to support them
and stop them moving.
346
00:16:14,734 --> 00:16:16,066
Now I did have a
347
00:16:16,066 --> 00:16:18,900
slight concern that this
engine may not have had
that fix applied to it
348
00:16:18,900 --> 00:16:21,567
and that might have been
the answer to our problems,
349
00:16:21,567 --> 00:16:23,834
but it has, I can see
that they're in there.
350
00:16:23,834 --> 00:16:25,233
So that means we've
gotta look further
351
00:16:25,233 --> 00:16:28,667
and the next thing that leaps
out at me here is in
cylinder number four,
352
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I can very clearly see
there's some fairly heavy
scoring and marks there.
353
00:16:33,867 --> 00:16:36,100
Almost like at some point,
it's had a
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00:16:36,100 --> 00:16:39,567
cylinder head gasket failure
maybe, the engine's overheated
355
00:16:39,567 --> 00:16:41,266
and the piston has swollen
356
00:16:41,266 --> 00:16:43,734
and bound up against
the edge of the cylinder.
357
00:16:43,734 --> 00:16:45,900
And it's got some really
quite deep,
358
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yeah, quite severe marks
there which are
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00:16:48,266 --> 00:16:53,166
almost certainly one of the
causes of oil passing its way
into the combustion chamber
360
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and being burnt and coming
out the exhaust.
361
00:16:55,567 --> 00:16:59,600
Cylinder number five also has
some quite heavy scoring
as well.
362
00:16:59,600 --> 00:17:03,100
It's not too deep, but it's
definitely there and will
need some attention.
363
00:17:03,100 --> 00:17:05,734
What I need to now decide is
how far I go with this.
364
00:17:05,734 --> 00:17:08,266
Do I completely remove
the engine from the car,
365
00:17:08,266 --> 00:17:12,567
maybe send it somewhere or
take it somewhere and have it
machined and fixed that way,
366
00:17:12,567 --> 00:17:14,400
or can I fix it in situ?
367
00:17:14,400 --> 00:17:19,166
But either way, I think we can
safely say it's not simply
just a head gasket problem
368
00:17:19,166 --> 00:17:22,567
and the cost could
quite easily
spiral out of control here.
369
00:17:24,834 --> 00:17:27,467
[Mike] Whilst Elvis gets
to the bottom of our
engine problems,
370
00:17:27,467 --> 00:17:32,367
I'm going on a visit to the
fantastic Ford Heritage Centre
in Daventry
371
00:17:32,367 --> 00:17:35,333
to see some of the original
Fast Fords.
372
00:17:35,333 --> 00:17:38,967
And I'd also like to check
what the real Fast Ford
experts think
373
00:17:38,967 --> 00:17:40,734
of me buying this ST.
374
00:17:41,266 --> 00:17:43,033
Wow, look at this.
375
00:17:43,033 --> 00:17:45,567
And this is just
part of the collection.
[gasps]
376
00:17:45,567 --> 00:17:47,567
1968...
377
00:17:47,567 --> 00:17:50,100
Mustang Fastback in
Hunter Green.
378
00:17:50,100 --> 00:17:53,367
Very much like the one
that we did in
the Wheeler Dealer workshop.
379
00:17:53,367 --> 00:17:56,767
Honestly, I'm like a kid
in a sweetshop
in this place,
380
00:17:56,767 --> 00:17:58,367
which makes my mate Len
381
00:17:58,367 --> 00:18:00,467
fore dancer to Willy Wonka.
382
00:18:00,467 --> 00:18:01,567
Hello!
383
00:18:01,567 --> 00:18:05,567
-Hello.
-[chuckles] Len,
it is huge in here.
384
00:18:05,567 --> 00:18:07,367
I can't believe
how good it is.
385
00:18:07,367 --> 00:18:09,233
It's really good, really good.
We're really pleased
with the place.
386
00:18:09,233 --> 00:18:12,033
-How you doing?
-I'm all right, yeah.
Really good to see you again.
387
00:18:12,033 --> 00:18:16,266
[Mike] This place is
packed with the most important
Fords from every decade.
388
00:18:16,266 --> 00:18:18,667
But there's a few cars in
this lineup that are
389
00:18:18,667 --> 00:18:21,033
just a bit more special
than the rest.
390
00:18:21,033 --> 00:18:23,567
-This is the Holy Grail,
isn't it?
-It is indeed, yes.
391
00:18:23,567 --> 00:18:26,233
So this is the car that
Hannu Mikkola took down
392
00:18:26,233 --> 00:18:29,133
from London
to Mexico in 1970
393
00:18:29,133 --> 00:18:31,967
and won that rally
and therefore penned
394
00:18:31,967 --> 00:18:33,467
the Escort Mexico
395
00:18:33,467 --> 00:18:36,133
and then that spurned a whole
generation of
Fast Ford's after.
396
00:18:36,133 --> 00:18:40,567
This is the genesis of
the whole performance
Ford market, this vehicle.
397
00:18:40,567 --> 00:18:42,467
[Mike] Inspired by their
rally success
398
00:18:42,467 --> 00:18:45,767
the Escort Mexico
was a gamechanger
for Ford.
399
00:18:45,767 --> 00:18:51,266
And it struck a chord with
the British public, who bought
it in their thousands.
400
00:18:51,266 --> 00:18:53,734
[Mike] And then we move on
to the Escort which is
front-wheel drive.
401
00:18:53,734 --> 00:18:55,133
Front-wheel drive
one that one, yes.
402
00:18:55,133 --> 00:18:56,367
Four-wheel drive?
403
00:18:56,367 --> 00:18:59,934
Yep, that moved into
four-wheel drive on
the Escort Cosworths.
404
00:18:59,934 --> 00:19:02,567
-I love a Cossy.
I do love a Cossy.
-Yeah, very nice.
405
00:19:02,567 --> 00:19:03,967
[Mike] But I have to know,
406
00:19:03,967 --> 00:19:07,734
does the ultimate Ford expert
think I've made
a canny purchase?
407
00:19:07,734 --> 00:19:09,734
Len, you're the man
in the know...
408
00:19:09,734 --> 00:19:13,834
I paid, ready? For a MK2
version of this car,
the next one up.
409
00:19:13,834 --> 00:19:17,133
Sub three grand for it,
it was like 2,795
I paid for it.
410
00:19:17,133 --> 00:19:18,467
I think that's a bargain.
411
00:19:18,467 --> 00:19:21,100
A bargain, I think you
probably hit it
just at the right time,
412
00:19:21,100 --> 00:19:23,233
I can only see the price of
those going up.
413
00:19:23,233 --> 00:19:26,767
I'm convinced that somewhere
in sort of
10, 15 years' time
414
00:19:26,767 --> 00:19:29,767
people are gonna be standing
down at car auctions putting
their hand up in the air
415
00:19:29,767 --> 00:19:31,767
-bidding 15, 20 grand for one.
-Indeed.
416
00:19:31,767 --> 00:19:34,100
I think the main thing
is originality.
417
00:19:34,100 --> 00:19:35,967
That's where
I would point to.
418
00:19:35,967 --> 00:19:38,166
Try and keep the vehicle
as original as possible
419
00:19:38,166 --> 00:19:39,567
and that's what people
will want.
420
00:19:39,567 --> 00:19:42,967
In a few years' time,
they want traditional,
original vehicles.
421
00:19:42,967 --> 00:19:44,333
That's where the money
will be held.
422
00:19:44,333 --> 00:19:48,233
In fact, if you wanna bring
your car along, I know
of a great car meet
423
00:19:48,233 --> 00:19:51,367
where you could show
your car off, get a good
valuation on that.
424
00:19:51,367 --> 00:19:53,233
But I think you know,
it will do really well.
425
00:19:53,233 --> 00:19:54,667
Not only that,
if I show it off
426
00:19:54,667 --> 00:19:56,634
-there might be somebody there
who's interested in buying it.
-Exactly.
427
00:19:58,467 --> 00:20:02,166
[Elvis] Whilst Mike's been
sightseeing, I've been
tackling the damaged engine.
428
00:20:02,166 --> 00:20:05,033
But the cylinders are just
too wrecked to fix by hand.
429
00:20:05,033 --> 00:20:08,767
So I've had to call in a favor
from an old mate of mine at
Knight's Engine Services
430
00:20:08,767 --> 00:20:10,033
in Northampton
431
00:20:10,033 --> 00:20:12,433
as they have some
specialist kit that will be
up to the job.
432
00:20:13,867 --> 00:20:16,667
It's this scoring here
that you can see
433
00:20:16,667 --> 00:20:19,867
that's due to the engine being
overheated at some point
in its life.
434
00:20:19,867 --> 00:20:21,834
There are a couple
solutions to that.
We could
435
00:20:21,834 --> 00:20:24,367
machine away
each of the five cylinders
436
00:20:24,367 --> 00:20:27,567
and replace them
with new liners,
but it's expensive.
437
00:20:27,567 --> 00:20:29,934
Over £2,000 and quite frankly,
438
00:20:29,934 --> 00:20:32,734
not far off what we paid
for the car in
the first place, is it?
439
00:20:32,734 --> 00:20:34,233
However, there is
another solution.
440
00:20:34,233 --> 00:20:37,467
We could just machine away
the affected surface area
441
00:20:37,467 --> 00:20:40,266
of the existing liners,
around about
half a millimeter.
442
00:20:40,266 --> 00:20:43,467
But if I do that and end up
with a larger diameter bore,
443
00:20:43,467 --> 00:20:45,100
I'm gonna need some
bigger pistons too.
444
00:20:46,767 --> 00:20:49,734
And so I've got myself
a set of these.
445
00:20:49,734 --> 00:20:53,166
These are oversized piston,
half a mil bigger
than standard
446
00:20:53,166 --> 00:20:55,133
made of aluminum,
they're lightweight.
447
00:20:55,133 --> 00:20:57,667
They cost me £700,
which isn't cheap
448
00:20:57,667 --> 00:21:00,767
but it's definitely better
than the alternative.
449
00:21:00,767 --> 00:21:03,867
I wanna keep as
much as this Ford as
original as possible.
450
00:21:03,867 --> 00:21:05,467
So I'm going to
rebore the engine.
451
00:21:05,467 --> 00:21:07,934
And with me doing it,
I'll save us a few quid.
452
00:21:11,367 --> 00:21:13,266
First, I'm using a cylinder
bore gauge
453
00:21:13,266 --> 00:21:17,033
to work out precisely how much
material I need to remove
from each cylinder.
454
00:21:17,967 --> 00:21:19,834
You can very clearly see...
455
00:21:20,567 --> 00:21:22,367
that that cylinder
is no longer round.
456
00:21:22,367 --> 00:21:23,934
And that's actually
quite common,
457
00:21:23,934 --> 00:21:26,967
particularly on an open deck
design like this one
458
00:21:26,967 --> 00:21:28,567
when an engine's overheated.
459
00:21:28,567 --> 00:21:29,867
You can quite
clearly see why,
460
00:21:29,867 --> 00:21:32,667
because at the top and bottom
the cylinder's unsupported,
461
00:21:32,667 --> 00:21:34,233
whereas side by side,
462
00:21:34,233 --> 00:21:36,467
it's supported by that
aftermarket shim
463
00:21:36,467 --> 00:21:38,934
that Ford sanctioned
as a repair for these things
464
00:21:38,934 --> 00:21:40,033
all that time ago.
465
00:21:40,033 --> 00:21:42,333
And that's why we ended up
with this ovality
466
00:21:42,333 --> 00:21:45,266
that this machine here
is gonna help us get rid of.
467
00:21:45,266 --> 00:21:47,567
I'm using this CNC borer
468
00:21:47,567 --> 00:21:49,367
because it's one of
the best tools
469
00:21:49,367 --> 00:21:52,567
for removing a substantial
amount of stock or material
470
00:21:52,567 --> 00:21:54,233
in the least amount of time.
471
00:21:54,233 --> 00:21:55,734
I've already set the tool
472
00:21:55,734 --> 00:21:57,033
and programmed
into the machine
473
00:21:57,033 --> 00:21:59,734
the diameter
and the bore depth,
474
00:21:59,734 --> 00:22:01,367
and if I then...
[turns on machine]
475
00:22:01,367 --> 00:22:03,333
...just move
this over manually,
476
00:22:03,333 --> 00:22:06,867
over the top of cylinder one
to roughly in the center,
477
00:22:06,867 --> 00:22:08,266
clamp into position...
478
00:22:08,266 --> 00:22:10,567
I can then press start
and the machine will then
479
00:22:10,567 --> 00:22:12,967
automatically go through
the process itself.
480
00:22:12,967 --> 00:22:14,934
[music playing]
481
00:22:18,100 --> 00:22:20,867
I need to remove
just half a millimeter
of material here,
482
00:22:20,867 --> 00:22:22,166
which sounds tiny,
483
00:22:22,166 --> 00:22:23,367
but when you think
that this machine
484
00:22:23,367 --> 00:22:26,667
has an accuracy tolerance
of just 100th of a mil...
485
00:22:26,667 --> 00:22:28,767
it suddenly feels
like quite a lot.
486
00:22:28,767 --> 00:22:30,767
[music continues]
487
00:22:30,767 --> 00:22:32,100
[borer whirring]
488
00:22:50,367 --> 00:22:51,567
There we go. That's it.
489
00:22:51,567 --> 00:22:53,667
All five cylinders
now bored out
490
00:22:53,667 --> 00:22:57,367
and almost ready to accept
our new oversized pistons.
491
00:22:57,367 --> 00:22:59,166
The last remaining
job to do here
492
00:22:59,166 --> 00:23:00,567
is to stick it
on the honing machine
493
00:23:00,567 --> 00:23:02,867
which will finally take it
to its finished size
494
00:23:02,867 --> 00:23:04,467
and give it the correct
surface finish.
495
00:23:04,467 --> 00:23:06,367
And after that,
I've got the mammoth task
496
00:23:06,367 --> 00:23:07,967
of rebuilding this engine,
497
00:23:07,967 --> 00:23:09,567
because if Mike
and I want to prove
498
00:23:09,567 --> 00:23:10,867
that our Focus ST
499
00:23:10,867 --> 00:23:13,567
could be a future
classic Fast Ford,
500
00:23:13,567 --> 00:23:15,233
well, then this engine
needs to be firing
501
00:23:15,233 --> 00:23:16,533
on all five cylinders.
502
00:23:20,767 --> 00:23:23,033
[Elvis] The rebored engine
for our Fast Ford
503
00:23:23,033 --> 00:23:25,500
is almost ready
to go back into our Focus.
504
00:23:27,433 --> 00:23:29,934
But it's still a long way
off being ready to turn over.
505
00:23:32,567 --> 00:23:33,667
Hey, up, fella.
506
00:23:33,667 --> 00:23:34,567
-Hey, mate.
-How are you?
507
00:23:34,567 --> 00:23:35,967
-Yeah, all good.
-Looking good.
508
00:23:35,967 --> 00:23:37,767
Oh, the engine's
still in bits, is it?
509
00:23:37,767 --> 00:23:38,767
What's going on with this?
510
00:23:38,767 --> 00:23:40,166
Oh, well, yeah,
we are getting there
511
00:23:40,166 --> 00:23:42,166
but it's putting up
a proper fight,
I can tell you.
512
00:23:42,166 --> 00:23:43,967
I've had to take this
to a machine shop
513
00:23:43,967 --> 00:23:45,867
and actually
completely rebore it,
514
00:23:45,867 --> 00:23:46,867
skim the head.
515
00:23:46,867 --> 00:23:48,433
I mean, I did most
of the work myself
516
00:23:48,433 --> 00:23:49,333
so that's kept the cost down.
517
00:23:49,333 --> 00:23:50,433
How about you?
What have you been up to?
518
00:23:50,433 --> 00:23:52,567
Oh, well, I haven't had
these kind of problems.
519
00:23:52,567 --> 00:23:54,333
-I've actually had
a nice time.
-Mmm-hmm.
520
00:23:54,333 --> 00:23:56,967
I went to the Ford
Heritage Centre...
521
00:23:56,967 --> 00:23:59,233
-Nice.
-...got to see some
of the cars, they're amazing.
522
00:23:59,233 --> 00:24:02,133
The guy who curates it
and puts it together, Len,
523
00:24:02,133 --> 00:24:03,533
he told me...
524
00:24:03,533 --> 00:24:06,133
uh, about a little event
that's coming up,
525
00:24:06,133 --> 00:24:08,567
where a lot of Fast Fords
are gathering together...
526
00:24:08,567 --> 00:24:09,767
-Oh, yeah.
-...and I'm...
527
00:24:09,767 --> 00:24:11,033
hate putting you
under pressure
528
00:24:11,033 --> 00:24:12,333
'cause it's not
what I like to do...
529
00:24:12,333 --> 00:24:13,433
But you're going to anyway.
530
00:24:13,433 --> 00:24:16,266
...but it would be nice
if we took our car along.
531
00:24:16,266 --> 00:24:17,533
Yeah. It would be.
532
00:24:17,533 --> 00:24:19,567
I mean, yeah, there's still
a bit to do but, yeah.
533
00:24:19,567 --> 00:24:21,767
All right. Well, listen,
I can get this back together
534
00:24:21,767 --> 00:24:23,266
but I mean,
I might need a hand.
535
00:24:23,266 --> 00:24:24,333
One of the things
I could do,
536
00:24:24,333 --> 00:24:26,333
maybe, is take the seat away
and get that trimmed.
537
00:24:26,333 --> 00:24:27,834
[Elvis] That would be amazing.
538
00:24:29,066 --> 00:24:32,233
Right. With this Fast Ford
meet happening in just
a few weeks,
539
00:24:32,233 --> 00:24:34,967
I better get a wriggle on
with putting this car
back together,
540
00:24:34,967 --> 00:24:37,567
otherwise we'll miss out
on the perfect opportunity
541
00:24:37,567 --> 00:24:39,467
to show off
our renovated Focus
542
00:24:39,467 --> 00:24:41,667
and seal a sale.
543
00:24:41,667 --> 00:24:44,166
Now although
most of the problems
we found with the engine
544
00:24:44,166 --> 00:24:45,667
were specifically
with the block,
545
00:24:45,667 --> 00:24:46,767
because I've had
the head off,
546
00:24:46,767 --> 00:24:49,066
I've also given that
a thorough inspection.
547
00:24:49,066 --> 00:24:51,367
I've checked the valves
to make sure they're okay,
548
00:24:51,367 --> 00:24:53,266
I've replaced the valve stem
old seals,
549
00:24:53,266 --> 00:24:55,567
made sure the head itself
is perfectly flat,
550
00:24:55,567 --> 00:24:56,567
which it is.
551
00:24:56,567 --> 00:24:59,467
The next job is to check
the valve clearances,
552
00:24:59,467 --> 00:25:01,867
specifically the clearance
between the heel
553
00:25:01,867 --> 00:25:03,266
of the cam here,
554
00:25:03,266 --> 00:25:05,400
and the follower
that sits underneath it.
555
00:25:06,433 --> 00:25:08,867
The followers are like
small metal pistons.
556
00:25:08,867 --> 00:25:11,567
They're designed to be pushed
by the rotating camshaft
557
00:25:11,567 --> 00:25:13,533
opening and closing
the valves.
558
00:25:15,667 --> 00:25:17,433
But for the engine
to run smoothly,
559
00:25:17,433 --> 00:25:19,567
we need to make sure
we have just the right amount
560
00:25:19,567 --> 00:25:21,567
of clearance between the two.
561
00:25:21,567 --> 00:25:23,567
But before I get into
checking the clearances,
562
00:25:23,567 --> 00:25:26,333
I always like to check
the followers themselves
563
00:25:26,333 --> 00:25:27,867
and measure them
very accurately
564
00:25:27,867 --> 00:25:30,834
to make sure I know exactly
which sizes they all are.
565
00:25:32,433 --> 00:25:34,333
The reason I'm having
to do this job is because
566
00:25:34,333 --> 00:25:35,967
having taken
the engine apart,
567
00:25:35,967 --> 00:25:38,867
everything inside will have
fractionally shifted around,
568
00:25:38,867 --> 00:25:42,467
and because each follower
is minutely different in size,
569
00:25:42,467 --> 00:25:45,467
I can't just put them
back into the positions
they came out of
570
00:25:45,467 --> 00:25:48,033
before checking the clearances
will still be correct.
571
00:25:48,033 --> 00:25:49,333
It's a lengthy task,
572
00:25:49,333 --> 00:25:50,767
but it's worth it
to get this car
573
00:25:50,767 --> 00:25:52,500
back to its
original condition.
574
00:25:54,567 --> 00:25:57,266
So having measured
all of the existing followers
575
00:25:57,266 --> 00:25:59,867
and written the numbers down,
I've also written down
576
00:25:59,867 --> 00:26:02,033
the manufacturer's
clearances here.
577
00:26:02,033 --> 00:26:04,967
So 0.17 millimeters
as a minimum
578
00:26:04,967 --> 00:26:07,867
to 0.23 millimeters
as a maximum
579
00:26:07,867 --> 00:26:09,133
on the inlet side...
580
00:26:09,133 --> 00:26:10,266
and the same on the exhaust
581
00:26:10,266 --> 00:26:12,867
which is 0.37 millimeters
582
00:26:12,867 --> 00:26:14,667
to 0.43 millimeters.
583
00:26:14,667 --> 00:26:19,233
That means we got a tolerance
of just 0.06 of a millimeter.
584
00:26:19,233 --> 00:26:20,233
It's nothing,
585
00:26:20,233 --> 00:26:22,367
but it's super important
to get them right.
586
00:26:22,367 --> 00:26:23,967
If those clearances
are too loose,
587
00:26:23,967 --> 00:26:25,667
the engine
will begin to chatter,
588
00:26:25,667 --> 00:26:29,066
and over time,
it will gradually destroy
valves and followers,
589
00:26:29,066 --> 00:26:30,333
and if it's too tight,
590
00:26:30,333 --> 00:26:33,066
we're gonna get
a less than effective
compression stroke.
591
00:26:33,066 --> 00:26:34,667
The valves
won't seat properly
592
00:26:34,667 --> 00:26:36,867
and that puts them at risk
of overheating.
593
00:26:36,867 --> 00:26:38,867
Now I can change
those clearances
594
00:26:38,867 --> 00:26:40,433
by changing
the follower itself
595
00:26:40,433 --> 00:26:42,066
because they come
in different sizes,
596
00:26:42,066 --> 00:26:44,233
but you can only do
one cylinder at a time.
597
00:26:44,233 --> 00:26:45,333
So I'm gonna start here
598
00:26:45,333 --> 00:26:47,634
with cylinder number one
on the exhaust side.
599
00:26:48,967 --> 00:26:50,066
Before I do anything,
600
00:26:50,066 --> 00:26:52,033
I'm attaching
this cam locking tool
601
00:26:52,033 --> 00:26:53,533
so everything stays put.
602
00:26:53,533 --> 00:26:56,533
I've got 20 followers
to work with.
603
00:26:56,533 --> 00:26:59,166
I can move them around
and place them in any position
604
00:26:59,166 --> 00:27:01,934
if they measure
the correct size
for the valve.
605
00:27:04,433 --> 00:27:06,266
So I'm gonna use a set
of feeler gauges
606
00:27:06,266 --> 00:27:07,867
to check the gap
or the clearance
607
00:27:07,867 --> 00:27:10,033
between the heel
of the camshaft
608
00:27:10,033 --> 00:27:12,433
and the follower
that sits beneath it.
609
00:27:12,433 --> 00:27:16,467
And I'm looking for a nice,
snug fit with the gauge,
610
00:27:16,467 --> 00:27:17,967
but not too loose, of course.
611
00:27:17,967 --> 00:27:19,767
That's... That is too loose.
612
00:27:19,767 --> 00:27:22,266
So if I step it up a level,
613
00:27:22,266 --> 00:27:24,667
I just keep going
until I get a nice
614
00:27:24,667 --> 00:27:26,467
amount of resistance,
615
00:27:26,467 --> 00:27:29,567
but that the gauge will still
fit between the gap.
616
00:27:29,567 --> 00:27:31,934
Actually,
that feels very good.
617
00:27:32,867 --> 00:27:35,266
What I'm gonna do
is go up one more stage
618
00:27:35,266 --> 00:27:37,433
on the feeler gauges
just to see...
619
00:27:37,433 --> 00:27:39,567
what the next one
feels like...
620
00:27:39,567 --> 00:27:41,066
and I'm looking
for that point where
621
00:27:41,066 --> 00:27:43,533
we're between one
that doesn't go in...
622
00:27:43,533 --> 00:27:44,367
There you go.
623
00:27:44,367 --> 00:27:46,767
So that's that.
That's too tight.
624
00:27:46,767 --> 00:27:50,133
So if I back it off one step
on the feeler gauges...
625
00:27:52,166 --> 00:27:54,767
Yeah, that feels
just about perfect.
626
00:27:54,767 --> 00:27:56,967
A really nice amount
of resistance going in,
627
00:27:56,967 --> 00:27:58,867
and now it's not too loose.
628
00:27:58,867 --> 00:28:00,400
Let's see what we got.
629
00:28:00,867 --> 00:28:03,467
So 0.48 of a millimeter.
630
00:28:03,467 --> 00:28:06,433
Now that is slightly above
what the manufacturer
recommends,
631
00:28:06,433 --> 00:28:09,133
so I am going to end up
having to change
this follower.
632
00:28:09,133 --> 00:28:10,967
If I write down
the number that I've got,
633
00:28:10,967 --> 00:28:13,433
I can then compare that
to the number that I need
634
00:28:13,433 --> 00:28:15,133
and figure out the difference
between the two,
635
00:28:15,133 --> 00:28:17,767
and that will then tell me
exactly what size follower
636
00:28:17,767 --> 00:28:19,867
I need to put in
as a replacement.
637
00:28:19,867 --> 00:28:21,767
If I don't have
the correct size follower,
638
00:28:21,767 --> 00:28:24,266
I'm going to have to order one
from the manufacturer.
639
00:28:24,266 --> 00:28:26,834
But sometimes,
you just get lucky.
640
00:28:28,066 --> 00:28:30,667
I've noticed that the follower
I need for number two
641
00:28:30,667 --> 00:28:33,166
is exactly the same size
as the follower
642
00:28:33,166 --> 00:28:35,367
that's currently sat
in valve number eight
643
00:28:35,367 --> 00:28:36,667
down the inlet side.
644
00:28:36,667 --> 00:28:38,667
Now I can just
swap those two over,
645
00:28:38,667 --> 00:28:40,667
and I can recheck it
by putting the camshaft
646
00:28:40,667 --> 00:28:42,433
and my locking tools
back in place,
647
00:28:42,433 --> 00:28:44,867
and if that clearance
is exactly what we need,
648
00:28:44,867 --> 00:28:46,467
well, that can then
stay in there.
649
00:28:46,467 --> 00:28:48,667
And of course, I've still
gotta work through them all.
650
00:28:48,667 --> 00:28:51,767
That's a time consuming,
slow, meticulous process,
651
00:28:51,767 --> 00:28:54,667
but by reusing as many
of the existing followers
652
00:28:54,667 --> 00:28:56,667
that I've currently got
in my possession as I can,
653
00:28:56,667 --> 00:28:58,066
it means there are less
that I have to go out
654
00:28:58,066 --> 00:28:59,634
into the world and source.
655
00:29:01,667 --> 00:29:03,467
[Mike] Whist Elvis
cracks on with the engine,
656
00:29:03,467 --> 00:29:05,867
I've got a mission of my own.
657
00:29:05,867 --> 00:29:08,233
I've brought the ripped
driver seat to my mate, Dave,
658
00:29:08,233 --> 00:29:10,000
to have a go at repairing it.
659
00:29:10,000 --> 00:29:12,133
[music playing]
660
00:29:17,433 --> 00:29:18,667
So, Dave, this is our seat,
661
00:29:18,667 --> 00:29:20,467
yeah, with the offending hole,
662
00:29:20,467 --> 00:29:22,667
which is a bit nasty.
663
00:29:22,667 --> 00:29:23,634
What can we do about that?
664
00:29:23,634 --> 00:29:26,634
Do we just replace
the whole panel or...
665
00:29:26,634 --> 00:29:29,066
[Dave] We source
a passenger seat cover,
666
00:29:29,066 --> 00:29:30,333
um, which is here,
667
00:29:30,333 --> 00:29:32,533
and we will put in
the new blue
668
00:29:32,533 --> 00:29:33,467
and the gray,
669
00:29:33,467 --> 00:29:35,066
and being an older cover,
670
00:29:35,066 --> 00:29:38,867
it will blend in really nicely
and be the ultimate repair.
671
00:29:38,867 --> 00:29:40,634
[Mike] First step
is to get the cover off
672
00:29:40,634 --> 00:29:43,734
to see how badly
the seat is damaged.
673
00:29:43,734 --> 00:29:46,100
Ah, we have got
a bit of a problem here.
674
00:29:46,100 --> 00:29:48,233
I don't know if you've seen.
Look at this, round here.
675
00:29:48,233 --> 00:29:49,667
The foam is broken down.
676
00:29:49,667 --> 00:29:51,333
Yeah, so we can repair that.
677
00:29:52,433 --> 00:29:53,734
That's it.
678
00:29:54,767 --> 00:29:56,467
Dave starts this bit of repair
679
00:29:56,467 --> 00:29:58,734
by roughly marking out
the area of foam
680
00:29:58,734 --> 00:30:01,367
we need to cut away,
before sawing it off
681
00:30:01,367 --> 00:30:04,166
like a hot knife
through butter.
682
00:30:04,166 --> 00:30:06,567
Then it's a few squirts
with the glue gun,
683
00:30:06,567 --> 00:30:08,333
and it could be
stuck in place.
684
00:30:08,333 --> 00:30:09,734
Eh. What a great repair.
685
00:30:09,734 --> 00:30:11,166
Fantastic.
686
00:30:12,467 --> 00:30:14,867
Next, Dave's given
the new section a quick shave
687
00:30:14,867 --> 00:30:16,467
to blend it into the old.
688
00:30:16,467 --> 00:30:17,734
He's not bad at that.
689
00:30:17,734 --> 00:30:20,000
I might get him to do me.
690
00:30:20,000 --> 00:30:23,266
Finally, he wraps the repair
with a thin layer of material
691
00:30:23,266 --> 00:30:25,233
to protect it in the future.
692
00:30:26,467 --> 00:30:29,233
Now, to adjust the old
passenger side cover
693
00:30:29,233 --> 00:30:31,433
to fit the driver's side seat.
694
00:30:31,433 --> 00:30:33,967
We're gonna put some
reference points on this,
695
00:30:33,967 --> 00:30:36,266
just so that when we
putting it back together,
696
00:30:36,266 --> 00:30:38,667
we know exactly
where we need to put it back,
697
00:30:38,667 --> 00:30:40,367
and we can
transfer these points
698
00:30:40,367 --> 00:30:42,233
onto this panel later.
699
00:30:42,867 --> 00:30:44,734
[music playing]
700
00:30:44,734 --> 00:30:47,767
[Mike] We need to swap
the two seat panels over,
701
00:30:47,767 --> 00:30:49,867
so whilst Dave
removes the right side,
702
00:30:49,867 --> 00:30:51,266
I'm on the left.
703
00:30:51,266 --> 00:30:53,233
Now this is your field
of expertise.
704
00:30:53,233 --> 00:30:54,467
I mean, if it was me,
705
00:30:54,467 --> 00:30:56,467
you'd say, "How would you
tackle this, Mike?"
706
00:30:56,467 --> 00:31:00,634
I would overcut that
around there, probably.
707
00:31:00,634 --> 00:31:01,867
-And that wouldn't work.
-[Mike] No.
708
00:31:01,867 --> 00:31:03,367
Now comes the tricky bit,
709
00:31:03,367 --> 00:31:06,467
Dave is removing the section
we need from the new seat
710
00:31:06,467 --> 00:31:08,467
whilst I'm working
and cutting out
711
00:31:08,467 --> 00:31:10,467
the ripped section
on the old one.
712
00:31:10,467 --> 00:31:11,734
[Dave] Absolutely.
It's to our...
713
00:31:11,734 --> 00:31:12,767
It's to our specific...
714
00:31:12,767 --> 00:31:15,066
[Mike] The Singer,
the DSL lightweight...
715
00:31:15,967 --> 00:31:16,967
Nice one, mate.
716
00:31:16,967 --> 00:31:17,834
Yeah. Looking good.
717
00:31:17,834 --> 00:31:19,433
Yeah, it's ready to go.
718
00:31:19,433 --> 00:31:21,433
So, next we can take
these bits over
719
00:31:21,433 --> 00:31:22,834
to the sewing machine
with the cover
720
00:31:22,834 --> 00:31:25,266
and we'll start machining
those bits back in.
721
00:31:25,266 --> 00:31:27,166
[Mike] Then it's a matter
of sewing it together
722
00:31:27,166 --> 00:31:29,700
and putting the cover
back on the seat.
723
00:31:31,467 --> 00:31:33,266
So, is there
an art to this?
724
00:31:33,266 --> 00:31:34,266
We'll start from the top,
725
00:31:34,266 --> 00:31:36,333
we'll locate it
on the headrest posts
726
00:31:36,333 --> 00:31:37,667
and, yeah, roll it down.
727
00:31:37,667 --> 00:31:39,567
Well, okay, shall I, uh...
728
00:31:39,567 --> 00:31:41,800
get around this side
and, um...
729
00:31:42,667 --> 00:31:44,433
-That way up?
-Yeah, that's it.
730
00:31:46,734 --> 00:31:48,433
Pull it. You're in. That's it.
731
00:31:50,166 --> 00:31:51,100
[Mike groans]
732
00:31:51,100 --> 00:31:52,533
[Dave] Gosh, stiff, isn't it?
733
00:31:52,533 --> 00:31:54,233
It is proper tough.
734
00:31:54,233 --> 00:31:55,233
There we go.
735
00:31:55,233 --> 00:31:57,166
It's now slipped over.
736
00:31:57,166 --> 00:32:00,467
-God, Dave, that looks
absolutely fantastic.
-Doesn't it?
737
00:32:00,467 --> 00:32:01,333
And you were right,
738
00:32:01,333 --> 00:32:02,834
getting a second
antique cover.
739
00:32:02,834 --> 00:32:04,667
It just blended in
perfectly, isn't it?
740
00:32:04,667 --> 00:32:05,834
Yes. Perfect. Yes.
741
00:32:05,834 --> 00:32:07,567
How much does all this
come to then, Dave?
742
00:32:07,567 --> 00:32:08,834
I mean, remember,
you had to get me
743
00:32:08,834 --> 00:32:10,433
a second-hand seat
as well.
744
00:32:10,433 --> 00:32:12,667
So labor
would be about 150,
745
00:32:12,667 --> 00:32:15,000
plus the 50 quiddish
for the cover.
746
00:32:15,000 --> 00:32:16,166
-[Mike] Two hundred quid
all in?
-Yeah.
747
00:32:16,166 --> 00:32:18,634
I'll tell you what,
that is absolutely fantastic.
748
00:32:18,634 --> 00:32:20,000
All right, Dave,
see you later, mate.
749
00:32:20,000 --> 00:32:20,934
[Dave] Take care.
750
00:32:22,367 --> 00:32:23,467
[Elvis] I've got
the engine back
751
00:32:23,467 --> 00:32:24,867
and we're nearly there
with the car,
752
00:32:24,867 --> 00:32:28,100
but I've got something
that will complete
its classic look...
753
00:32:28,100 --> 00:32:30,367
some vinyl stripes.
754
00:32:30,367 --> 00:32:33,367
I've bought myself a full set
which is 30 pounds,
755
00:32:33,367 --> 00:32:34,467
and they're gonna look great
756
00:32:34,467 --> 00:32:36,333
against that Ford
performance blue.
757
00:32:36,333 --> 00:32:38,433
However,
they are tricky to get on,
758
00:32:38,433 --> 00:32:41,433
particularly big and long
stretched ones like these.
759
00:32:41,433 --> 00:32:43,300
[music playing]
760
00:32:46,333 --> 00:32:48,834
Once I've taped the transfer
in the correct position
761
00:32:48,834 --> 00:32:50,533
and cut the gaps
for the doors,
762
00:32:50,533 --> 00:32:53,533
I need to push all the air out
very gently with the squeegee
763
00:32:53,533 --> 00:32:55,066
for a smooth finish.
764
00:32:55,367 --> 00:32:56,367
Et voila.
765
00:32:56,367 --> 00:32:57,900
[music playing]
766
00:32:59,867 --> 00:33:02,100
[sighs] Look at that.
It looks amazing.
767
00:33:02,100 --> 00:33:04,000
I mean, I cannot wait
for Mike to get back
768
00:33:04,000 --> 00:33:07,166
with the newly painted wheels
and that repaired seat.
769
00:33:07,166 --> 00:33:09,100
I mean, this car's come
such a long way
770
00:33:09,100 --> 00:33:12,166
since we found those issues
with the cylinders
in the engine.
771
00:33:12,166 --> 00:33:14,066
I just hope that everything
we've done to it
772
00:33:14,066 --> 00:33:17,467
means that this Ford Focus ST
will finally be welcomed
773
00:33:17,467 --> 00:33:19,233
into the Fast Ford
hall of fame.
774
00:33:21,634 --> 00:33:25,100
Our future Fast Ford classic
is almost complete.
775
00:33:25,100 --> 00:33:26,867
I've already got
the wheels back on,
776
00:33:26,867 --> 00:33:29,734
so now I just need
the final piece of the jigsaw.
777
00:33:29,734 --> 00:33:31,266
[Mike laughs]
778
00:33:31,266 --> 00:33:33,433
Oh, mate,
look at that!
779
00:33:33,433 --> 00:33:35,834
-Does it look good?
-That looks absolutely epic.
780
00:33:35,834 --> 00:33:37,533
-It does, doesn't it?
-[Mike] That ST stripe,
781
00:33:37,533 --> 00:33:39,100
that's just finished
the car off.
782
00:33:39,100 --> 00:33:40,734
The wheels you've had done,
look at that!
783
00:33:40,734 --> 00:33:42,634
They were black before,
they look brilliant,
don't they?
784
00:33:42,634 --> 00:33:43,967
I think
the whole lot together,
785
00:33:43,967 --> 00:33:45,967
it just looks fantastic.
It really does.
786
00:33:45,967 --> 00:33:48,667
This car is gonna be
exceptional when it's done
787
00:33:48,667 --> 00:33:50,533
because we've now got
a plush seat
788
00:33:50,533 --> 00:33:51,567
-to sit in as well.
-[Elvis] Look at that.
789
00:33:51,567 --> 00:33:52,467
It looks amazing,
mate. Yeah.
790
00:33:52,467 --> 00:33:54,467
The engine, last time
I seen this car,
791
00:33:54,467 --> 00:33:56,066
-engine was out on the bench.
-Yeah, that's true.
792
00:33:56,066 --> 00:33:58,333
Well, it's now back in here
and running sweetly.
793
00:33:58,333 --> 00:34:00,166
I've also replaced
the O2 sensor,
794
00:34:00,166 --> 00:34:01,867
you remember you had a problem
with that earlier on?
795
00:34:01,867 --> 00:34:02,867
So that's now fixed.
796
00:34:02,867 --> 00:34:03,867
So actually,
797
00:34:03,867 --> 00:34:05,834
I guess when that's in,
we're kinda ready to go.
798
00:34:05,834 --> 00:34:07,100
Well, you're gonna
wanna get that fitted
799
00:34:07,100 --> 00:34:09,166
as quickly as possible
and get your bum in it,
800
00:34:09,166 --> 00:34:10,367
because remember Len,
801
00:34:10,367 --> 00:34:12,867
he told us about that
classic Fast Ford meet.
802
00:34:12,867 --> 00:34:14,834
I wanna put this car
amongst them.
803
00:34:14,834 --> 00:34:15,967
I reckon
they're gonna love it.
804
00:34:15,967 --> 00:34:17,166
Right, let's get it
bolted in.
805
00:34:17,166 --> 00:34:18,700
-Let's get it finished off.
-Nice one.
806
00:34:20,367 --> 00:34:21,734
[laughs]
807
00:34:21,734 --> 00:34:24,467
[Mike] When I bought this
blue Ford Focus ST,
808
00:34:24,467 --> 00:34:27,700
it came with matching
blue smoke from the engine.
809
00:34:28,066 --> 00:34:29,433
Argh.
810
00:34:29,433 --> 00:34:32,667
And the solution bored a hole
in our budget.
811
00:34:32,667 --> 00:34:34,867
Yeah, we are getting there
but it's putting up
a proper fight,
812
00:34:34,867 --> 00:34:35,767
I can tell you.
813
00:34:35,767 --> 00:34:37,533
[Mike] But we got it
to look as smart
814
00:34:37,533 --> 00:34:39,367
as the day it rolled out
the factory.
815
00:34:39,367 --> 00:34:42,100
That looks absolutely
fantastic, doesn't it?
816
00:34:42,100 --> 00:34:44,266
It now looks
like a Fast Ford,
817
00:34:44,266 --> 00:34:47,166
and dare I say it,
a future classic.
818
00:34:49,634 --> 00:34:53,734
But how much
did this impressive
renovation set us back?
819
00:34:54,734 --> 00:34:56,834
I originally bought the car
from Mohamed
820
00:34:56,834 --> 00:35:00,867
for £2,795.
821
00:35:00,867 --> 00:35:04,400
The parts to repair the engine
came in at 420.
822
00:35:05,533 --> 00:35:07,700
Pistons cost us 700.
823
00:35:08,734 --> 00:35:11,900
The vinyl stripes
were a bargain at 25.
824
00:35:12,734 --> 00:35:16,333
Refurbishing the wheels
only cost 240.
825
00:35:17,166 --> 00:35:19,066
The seat repair was 200.
826
00:35:19,834 --> 00:35:22,834
And a new O2 sensor
just 55 quid,
827
00:35:22,834 --> 00:35:28,233
giving us a grand total
of £4,435.
828
00:35:28,867 --> 00:35:30,333
Has that gamble paid off,
829
00:35:30,333 --> 00:35:32,867
and can our Focus
now sit side by side
830
00:35:32,867 --> 00:35:35,367
with the rest
of the Fast Fords?
831
00:35:35,367 --> 00:35:37,600
There's only one way
to find out.
832
00:35:41,000 --> 00:35:42,567
[Elvis] Whoa!
833
00:35:42,567 --> 00:35:43,634
[laughs]
834
00:35:43,634 --> 00:35:44,533
You can really feel
835
00:35:44,533 --> 00:35:45,834
-that torque, can't you?
-Oh, wow!
836
00:35:45,834 --> 00:35:46,900
[music playing]
837
00:35:51,033 --> 00:35:52,400
[Mike] Got to think
about it, mate,
838
00:35:52,400 --> 00:35:53,934
we've come a long way
with our journey.
839
00:35:53,934 --> 00:35:55,567
You know, when I bought
the car off Mohamed
840
00:35:55,567 --> 00:35:56,567
at the beginning,
841
00:35:56,567 --> 00:35:58,000
-he couldn't sell this car...
-Yeah.
842
00:35:58,000 --> 00:35:59,567
...because people
would run for the hills.
843
00:35:59,567 --> 00:36:01,867
If you turn up to go
and see a car like this,
844
00:36:01,867 --> 00:36:03,100
no matter how much it was,
845
00:36:03,100 --> 00:36:04,367
as soon as you looked
at the dashboard
846
00:36:04,367 --> 00:36:06,400
-and you have that engine
warning light...
-Yeah.
847
00:36:06,400 --> 00:36:08,400
...it's enough to send you
scurrying off.
848
00:36:08,400 --> 00:36:09,934
And it's only really
when I started
849
00:36:09,934 --> 00:36:12,667
getting my hands dirty
and really taking bits of it,
850
00:36:12,667 --> 00:36:14,033
only then did you
really find out
851
00:36:14,033 --> 00:36:15,767
the extent of some
of the troubles and...
852
00:36:15,767 --> 00:36:17,834
although it was a bit
of a shame in the beginning,
853
00:36:17,834 --> 00:36:21,033
you know, my heart sank
when I found those
two cylinders
854
00:36:21,033 --> 00:36:23,467
of all those scoring
and pitting and...
855
00:36:23,467 --> 00:36:25,200
and the problems
that they had,
856
00:36:25,200 --> 00:36:27,834
in the end we ended up
with an engine that's...
857
00:36:27,834 --> 00:36:29,367
now pretty much bulletproof.
858
00:36:29,367 --> 00:36:30,867
It's got
a long life ahead.
859
00:36:30,867 --> 00:36:33,033
And the way it feels now
under my right foot,
860
00:36:33,033 --> 00:36:35,033
it's just brilliant.
It makes it all worth it.
861
00:36:35,033 --> 00:36:36,634
[music playing]
862
00:36:39,300 --> 00:36:41,400
[Mike] We've literally
put different pistons in it.
863
00:36:41,400 --> 00:36:43,867
We've rebored the engine
slightly bigger.
864
00:36:43,867 --> 00:36:46,200
I mean, it's 2.5-liter,
5-cylinder,
865
00:36:46,200 --> 00:36:49,567
we might be
2.5 half liter now,
866
00:36:49,567 --> 00:36:52,367
but, yeah, I mean,
it's got 236 foot pound
867
00:36:52,367 --> 00:36:53,634
of torque, this car.
868
00:36:53,634 --> 00:36:55,200
[Elvis] Oh, mate,
listen to that.
869
00:36:55,200 --> 00:36:56,934
[Mike] It pushes you
in the back of your chair.
870
00:36:56,934 --> 00:36:58,367
-Yeah.
-The word "Fast Ford"
871
00:36:58,367 --> 00:37:00,667
is there for a reason.
This car will top out
872
00:37:00,667 --> 00:37:02,600
at 150 miles an hour.
873
00:37:03,834 --> 00:37:06,767
It feels exactly like this car
should feel, you know?
874
00:37:06,767 --> 00:37:09,400
And everything so kind of
tight and precise,
875
00:37:09,400 --> 00:37:11,467
I mean,
almost race-car-esque,
876
00:37:11,467 --> 00:37:13,166
dare I say it,
for the road.
877
00:37:13,166 --> 00:37:15,000
[music playing]
878
00:37:18,467 --> 00:37:19,834
And this is an ST.
879
00:37:19,834 --> 00:37:21,033
It's brilliant, isn't it?
880
00:37:21,033 --> 00:37:23,767
This is a genuine
Fast Ford classic
881
00:37:23,767 --> 00:37:25,400
of the future,
in my opinion.
882
00:37:25,400 --> 00:37:26,934
Oh, it's amazing,
mate. Honestly.
883
00:37:26,934 --> 00:37:29,300
It really does feel
like it suits the name now.
884
00:37:29,300 --> 00:37:30,667
And what we've done
with this car
885
00:37:30,667 --> 00:37:32,767
is we've gone
for the original look,
886
00:37:32,767 --> 00:37:37,100
restated those lovely
ST stripes down the side,
887
00:37:37,100 --> 00:37:39,400
and I know the market
wants cars like this.
888
00:37:39,400 --> 00:37:40,533
[Elvis] Yeah.
889
00:37:40,533 --> 00:37:42,000
[music playing]
890
00:37:44,100 --> 00:37:46,767
Well, listen, I advertised
the car out there and I
891
00:37:46,767 --> 00:37:49,133
had this young lady
on the phone called Maria.
892
00:37:49,133 --> 00:37:51,033
She was so excited
893
00:37:51,033 --> 00:37:53,400
about what I was
telling her about this car.
894
00:37:53,400 --> 00:37:55,467
Honestly, she was saying to me
on the phone, "I want it,
895
00:37:55,467 --> 00:37:57,200
I want it." I said, "Well,
you got to drive it first."
896
00:37:57,200 --> 00:37:58,533
And she said,
"I don't need to.
897
00:37:58,533 --> 00:38:00,400
I've driven loads
of them in the past,
898
00:38:00,400 --> 00:38:01,567
I know what they feel like,
899
00:38:01,567 --> 00:38:03,567
and if your car
feels the same
900
00:38:03,567 --> 00:38:05,300
-I have to have this car."
-[Elvis laughs]
901
00:38:05,300 --> 00:38:06,934
[Mike] So I said to her,
"Look, calm down,
902
00:38:06,934 --> 00:38:08,400
-come and meet us today...
-[Elvis] Yeah.
903
00:38:08,400 --> 00:38:10,033
...uh, at this Fast
Ford gathering
904
00:38:10,033 --> 00:38:11,200
that's gonna be
at this colliery."
905
00:38:11,200 --> 00:38:12,834
Well, it would be
a great place to show it off.
906
00:38:12,834 --> 00:38:14,000
And I got
to be honest, mate,
907
00:38:14,000 --> 00:38:15,133
if she knows
what she's talking about
908
00:38:15,133 --> 00:38:17,033
when it comes to ST's,
909
00:38:17,033 --> 00:38:18,300
she ain't gonna be
disappointed with this one,
910
00:38:18,300 --> 00:38:19,567
-is she?
-Definitely not.
911
00:38:19,567 --> 00:38:21,734
[music playing]
912
00:38:29,100 --> 00:38:32,033
[Mike] We're heading to meet
a bunch of Fast Ford fanatics
913
00:38:32,033 --> 00:38:34,367
at the derelict
Clipstone Colliery.
914
00:38:35,934 --> 00:38:39,934
This cathedral of coal
was once an integral
supplier of fuel
915
00:38:39,934 --> 00:38:42,166
for Britain's
manufacturing giants
916
00:38:42,166 --> 00:38:44,000
at a time when the Ford
Motor Company
917
00:38:44,000 --> 00:38:48,533
was just starting
to take the European
car market by storm.
918
00:38:48,533 --> 00:38:49,734
Hello, everyone.
919
00:38:50,634 --> 00:38:52,667
All right, let's have a look
at some cars.
920
00:38:52,667 --> 00:38:54,467
[music playing]
921
00:38:59,667 --> 00:39:00,567
Nice car.
922
00:39:00,567 --> 00:39:02,367
Sapphire, Cossy,
four by four.
923
00:39:02,367 --> 00:39:03,367
Did you buy it like this
924
00:39:03,367 --> 00:39:04,300
-or have you done
the work yourself?
-[man 1] No.
925
00:39:04,300 --> 00:39:06,033
True '90s car, big wheels,
926
00:39:06,033 --> 00:39:07,667
-stickers, stereo...
-[Mike laughs]
927
00:39:07,667 --> 00:39:09,200
-They all seem to match.
-[Mike] Yeah.
928
00:39:09,200 --> 00:39:12,200
Do you get the 1990s
on that period-correct
telephone
929
00:39:12,200 --> 00:39:14,100
-on there as well?
-[man 1] Unfortunately
not. No.
930
00:39:14,467 --> 00:39:16,266
[music playing]
931
00:39:18,266 --> 00:39:19,667
[Elvis] What about this one?
Whose is this?
932
00:39:19,667 --> 00:39:21,533
-That's mine.
-[Elvis] This
looks incredible.
933
00:39:21,533 --> 00:39:23,033
[Mike] What kind of work
have you done underneath?
934
00:39:23,033 --> 00:39:24,266
All the engine rebuilt...
935
00:39:24,266 --> 00:39:25,634
-Nice.
-...rebored.
936
00:39:25,634 --> 00:39:27,033
-[Elvis] Oh, wow.
-[Mike] Get in.
937
00:39:27,033 --> 00:39:28,300
-[Elvis] Look at that.
-[Mike] Eh.
938
00:39:28,300 --> 00:39:29,934
I bet you that looks better
939
00:39:29,934 --> 00:39:31,834
then the day that sat
on the showroom floor.
940
00:39:31,834 --> 00:39:33,400
-[man 2] It will do. Yeah.
-It will do, doesn't it?
941
00:39:33,400 --> 00:39:34,867
-[Elvis] That is amazing.
-It will last a lot longer.
942
00:39:34,867 --> 00:39:36,000
-That is incredible.
-[man 2] Yeah.
943
00:39:36,000 --> 00:39:38,133
-[Elvis] Nice job.
-What an amazing
looking thing.
944
00:39:38,133 --> 00:39:40,166
[music playing]
945
00:39:46,400 --> 00:39:48,467
-[Elvis] Wow. Look at these.
-[Mike] Hello, fellows.
How are you all?
946
00:39:48,467 --> 00:39:50,667
This is a proper brace
of Fast Fords.
947
00:39:50,667 --> 00:39:52,834
That's MK1 XR2,
who owns that?
948
00:39:52,834 --> 00:39:53,767
-It's mine.
-That's yours?
949
00:39:53,767 --> 00:39:54,667
-That is lovely.
-Nice.
950
00:39:54,667 --> 00:39:55,667
-Yeah, lovely.
-Very nice.
951
00:39:55,667 --> 00:39:57,767
[Mike] That's the car
I wanted when I was 17.
952
00:39:57,767 --> 00:40:00,033
I mean, I absolutely love it
but my wife doesn't.
953
00:40:00,033 --> 00:40:01,400
[all laugh]
954
00:40:01,400 --> 00:40:03,000
[man 3] But really,
it all but--
955
00:40:03,000 --> 00:40:04,300
-it puts a massive smile
on your face...
-[Elvis] Yeah.
956
00:40:04,300 --> 00:40:05,634
-...when you drive it.
-[Mike] It certainly does.
957
00:40:05,634 --> 00:40:06,867
-Yeah, amazing.
-I mean, you're driving around
958
00:40:06,867 --> 00:40:08,200
appreciating classics.
959
00:40:08,200 --> 00:40:10,367
Hopefully, your wife
will appreciate that
960
00:40:10,367 --> 00:40:12,400
when you tell her
it's going up in value.
961
00:40:12,400 --> 00:40:14,300
-Who owns the RS Turbo?
-[man 4] It's mine, mate.
962
00:40:14,300 --> 00:40:15,834
[Mike] Congratulations.
963
00:40:15,834 --> 00:40:18,300
Now you got a little
lottery winner, haven't you?
964
00:40:18,300 --> 00:40:19,834
-[man 4 laughs]
-That's the ticket
at the moment.
965
00:40:19,834 --> 00:40:21,000
What about this one?
Who owns this?
966
00:40:21,000 --> 00:40:22,667
-[Tom] That's me, Tom.
-That looks immaculate...
967
00:40:22,667 --> 00:40:23,767
-Hello, Tom.
-[Tom] All right.
968
00:40:23,767 --> 00:40:24,767
-...Tom.
-Thank you.
969
00:40:24,767 --> 00:40:26,634
It's only done 20,000 miles
from around then.
970
00:40:26,634 --> 00:40:27,533
-[Elvis] Has it, really?
-[Tom] Yeah.
971
00:40:27,533 --> 00:40:28,400
[Elvis] Wow!
972
00:40:28,400 --> 00:40:30,300
-[Mike] So 1990, isn't it?
-[Tom] 1990.
973
00:40:30,300 --> 00:40:32,033
-[Mike] So what's that,
30 years old?
-Yeah, 30 years old.
974
00:40:32,033 --> 00:40:33,300
So it's done... nothing.
975
00:40:33,300 --> 00:40:35,567
It's done like
less than 1,000 miles a year.
976
00:40:35,567 --> 00:40:36,834
-[Tom] Yeah.
-[Elvis] That's incredible,
isn't it?
977
00:40:36,834 --> 00:40:38,567
[Mike] That is.
How long you had it?
978
00:40:38,567 --> 00:40:39,467
Ten years.
979
00:40:39,467 --> 00:40:40,400
[Mike] And how much
did you pay for it?
980
00:40:40,400 --> 00:40:42,200
-Five hundred quid.
-What?
981
00:40:42,200 --> 00:40:43,934
[all laugh]
982
00:40:43,934 --> 00:40:45,033
So how much of this
983
00:40:45,033 --> 00:40:46,934
-sort of restoration
have you done...
-Done nothing.
984
00:40:46,934 --> 00:40:48,834
-So you bought it like this?
-All I've done is cleaned it.
985
00:40:48,834 --> 00:40:49,934
-[Elvis] £500...
-Yeah.
986
00:40:49,934 --> 00:40:51,367
-...for that car
in that condition?
-[Tom] Yes. Yes.
987
00:40:51,367 --> 00:40:52,567
Yeah, cleaned it.
Just cleaned it.
988
00:40:52,567 --> 00:40:54,166
-[Elvis] Unbelievable.
-[Mike] Today,
989
00:40:54,166 --> 00:40:56,567
that car is worth, well,
tens of thousands of pounds.
990
00:40:56,567 --> 00:40:57,767
I've seen one of these sell,
991
00:40:57,767 --> 00:40:59,300
a MK1, recently,
992
00:40:59,300 --> 00:41:01,834
-sell for about £17,000, so...
-Right.
993
00:41:01,834 --> 00:41:03,834
-I think you're in good stead
with this one.
-[Tom] Yes.
994
00:41:03,834 --> 00:41:05,166
I think you're gonna make
quite a bit of money
995
00:41:05,166 --> 00:41:06,133
-out of it...
-[Tom] Yeah.
996
00:41:06,133 --> 00:41:07,033
...if you are looking
to sell it...
997
00:41:07,033 --> 00:41:07,934
Yeah, I am looking. Yeah.
998
00:41:07,934 --> 00:41:09,200
[Mike] Well,
congratulations to you
999
00:41:09,200 --> 00:41:11,467
'cause you got a lovely,
lovely looking car.
1000
00:41:11,467 --> 00:41:12,934
[Elvis] Yeah.
1001
00:41:12,934 --> 00:41:15,367
[Mike] We've had a good look
at their beauties,
1002
00:41:15,367 --> 00:41:18,400
but now I wanna know
if they think our Ford Focus
1003
00:41:18,400 --> 00:41:21,734
is a future classic
Elvis and I believe it to be.
1004
00:41:21,734 --> 00:41:22,934
Yeah, nice to see one
1005
00:41:22,934 --> 00:41:25,467
in original,
standard condition.
1006
00:41:26,367 --> 00:41:27,467
-I love it.
-[man 5] Yeah.
1007
00:41:27,467 --> 00:41:29,300
I think the color's actually
spot on for a Fast Ford.
1008
00:41:29,300 --> 00:41:30,166
[Tom] It's very nice.
1009
00:41:30,166 --> 00:41:31,867
I've got
the RS MK2 version.
1010
00:41:31,867 --> 00:41:34,667
And I think this is
a future classic.
1011
00:41:34,667 --> 00:41:37,400
[Mike] Our Fast Ford friends
has given our Focus
1012
00:41:37,400 --> 00:41:39,000
their seal of approval,
1013
00:41:39,000 --> 00:41:41,567
but what we care about
most right now
1014
00:41:41,567 --> 00:41:44,100
is if our potential
buyer agrees.
1015
00:41:44,100 --> 00:41:46,100
-You must be Maria.
-I am. Hello.
1016
00:41:46,100 --> 00:41:47,467
Maria, very nice
to meet you, I'm Mike.
1017
00:41:47,467 --> 00:41:48,467
-You too. Hello.
-This is Elvis.
1018
00:41:48,467 --> 00:41:49,467
-I'm Elvis. How are you?
-Hello.
1019
00:41:49,467 --> 00:41:51,166
[Mike] Well, Maria,
so pleased to meet you
1020
00:41:51,166 --> 00:41:52,300
because when we
spoke on the phone
1021
00:41:52,300 --> 00:41:53,767
you seemed so excited
1022
00:41:53,767 --> 00:41:56,667
about the fact that we've got
a MK2 Focus ST...
1023
00:41:56,667 --> 00:41:57,934
-Yes.
-Why?
1024
00:41:57,934 --> 00:41:59,300
I drove one years ago.
1025
00:41:59,300 --> 00:42:00,767
I absolutely
fell in love with it.
1026
00:42:00,767 --> 00:42:01,767
I saw this one,
1027
00:42:01,767 --> 00:42:02,934
I saw everything
you've done to it
1028
00:42:02,934 --> 00:42:04,667
-and I just needed it.
-[all laughing]
1029
00:42:04,667 --> 00:42:08,266
We put this car in amongst
an eclectic mix of Fast Fords
1030
00:42:08,266 --> 00:42:09,867
from different generations,
1031
00:42:09,867 --> 00:42:13,133
and we've been asking them
what they think of this car,
1032
00:42:13,133 --> 00:42:14,533
whether it is
a future classic,
1033
00:42:14,533 --> 00:42:16,867
and universally,
they've all said yes.
1034
00:42:16,867 --> 00:42:17,834
And it's good for you,
1035
00:42:17,834 --> 00:42:20,367
because it means
it comes at a price today,
1036
00:42:20,367 --> 00:42:21,934
and in a year's time,
I gather this car's
1037
00:42:21,934 --> 00:42:23,834
-gonna be worth
more money.
-Yeah.
1038
00:42:23,834 --> 00:42:25,367
But what we need for it today
1039
00:42:25,367 --> 00:42:27,200
is 6,250.
1040
00:42:28,200 --> 00:42:30,033
Would you do
five and a half?
1041
00:42:30,033 --> 00:42:32,400
So you just
want 750 quid off?
1042
00:42:32,400 --> 00:42:33,767
[all laughing]
1043
00:42:33,767 --> 00:42:35,834
Uh, look, me and Elvis
have a price in mind
1044
00:42:35,834 --> 00:42:37,634
that we'd be happy
to take for the car,
1045
00:42:37,634 --> 00:42:39,033
uh, just so you can enjoy it,
1046
00:42:39,033 --> 00:42:41,400
and that figure
will be £6,000.
1047
00:42:41,400 --> 00:42:42,400
What do you say?
1048
00:42:42,400 --> 00:42:44,166
-Yeah. I can do that.
-[Mike] Lovely.
1049
00:42:44,166 --> 00:42:45,834
-You just bought yourself
a Fast Ford.
-Thank you.
1050
00:42:45,834 --> 00:42:47,734
-[Elvis] Congratulations.
Welcome to the club.
-Thank you very much.
1051
00:42:47,734 --> 00:42:49,700
[music playing]
1052
00:42:56,166 --> 00:42:57,734
Well, when I found
and bought this car,
1053
00:42:57,734 --> 00:42:59,567
it did come with
a massive gamble,
1054
00:42:59,567 --> 00:43:02,033
and that was that
engine warning light.
1055
00:43:02,033 --> 00:43:02,867
However,
1056
00:43:02,867 --> 00:43:05,400
Elvis not only
diagnosed the problem,
1057
00:43:05,400 --> 00:43:06,567
but he also fixed it.
1058
00:43:06,567 --> 00:43:09,200
Then he went on
to rebuild the engine,
1059
00:43:09,200 --> 00:43:11,400
and we've ended up
with a proper
1060
00:43:11,400 --> 00:43:13,567
Focus MK2 ST.
1061
00:43:13,567 --> 00:43:15,934
And it sits here
amongst its peers
1062
00:43:15,934 --> 00:43:18,400
as a future Fast Ford classic.
1063
00:43:18,400 --> 00:43:21,467
If you wanna see
more iconic cars like this
1064
00:43:21,467 --> 00:43:23,533
being turned around
by me and Elvis,
1065
00:43:23,533 --> 00:43:26,567
then join us again soon
on Wheeler Dealers.
Ta-ta!