Real Barn Find Ford Sierra 4x4 rescue required crane and digger! 4k
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- Real Barn Find Ford Sierra 4x4 rescue required crane and digger! When a guy called Richard Cheeseman from Kent contacted The Late Brake Show to say he wasn't sure if his 1989 Ford Sierra GLS 2.9i 4x4 was of sufficient barn find status, naturally we wanted to know more.
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Firstly, the scenario. Richard hadn't seen the car since parking it at the back of his brother in-law's old chicken shed and throwing a thick truck side-curtain over it. That was 20 years ago. The shed was used by the family as a dumping ground for horticultural machinery, farming bric-a-brac and random car parts. But here's the thing; the barn roof partially collapsed two years ago, and it was right in the area where the Sierra lurked. Was it ruined? Was it an incredible time capsule? He didn't know.
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CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro
1:21 Meet Richard
5:25 Digger time
5:36 Nissan Vanette!
6:08 Hedge find Ford Iveco truck
7:20 The clearing begins
8:47 Sierra GLS 4x4 history
10:07 Sierra FOUND!
12:22 NOS fog lights
13:03 First sighting of Sierra
13:38 NOS Viva HA wing
15:32 Collapsed roof SOOOO CLOSE
16:00 Front end uncovered
17:04 Bring out the digger...
17:28 Inside the Sierra
19:18 Preparing to lift the roof
19:45 CRANE ROOF LIFT!
20:00 Digger pulls out the Sierra
21:18 Sierra out in the sun
22:47 2.9i V6 engine
24:45 Will it run?
30:13 Verdict
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So to put a slight better picture on this for you guys! The Sierra was tucked away in that chicken shed for about 20 years as your aware and had no intention to get it out! But the barn had different ideas and because it’s totally made of timber the uprights to to roof joists was rotting which caused the roof to start to fall in and seeing this I new the car had to come out which is why I contacted Jonny to document this and also to see if the car had survived which it did without a dent.But the hard work to get this out was immense and had taken us nearly all day to clear a runway and to after some strapping lifting the roof enough to clear the sierras roof we could pull it out and now lives in the other barn where it’s safe but not buried.I read a lot of people would like to see what happens next! Well my intentions are to get this going and roadworthy again this year! I will document what happens and hopefully Jonny maybe able to put something together as a follow up to this.But I do appreciate the feedback and tips from you guys that I shall be following up on for the car! But a big shout out to Jonny and his team for coming along! As you can see Jonny had me chuckling and laughing all day such good sport! 👍
Im so so so jealous .......
Please keep us posted .....
What a machine
Im a ford bloke mate!!!
We need a follow up video now
This is inspiring me to get my 1988 2.0 Ghia back on the road after 5 years.
The way that car came out so unscathed was magic. Hope it gives you many smiles over many miles
Got to do a follow up
I just watched the video and really delighted that my song was used in the video, "The Sierra Song" it fits really well with the story of rescuing this poor Sierra which I am so glad came out fully intact. Jonny, you and your team have a brilliant show and I really look forward to every episode, especially this one as my song is in it. It was a pleasure to work with you, best of luck Jonny. Thanks.
Oliver.
Absolute pleasure chap. Thanks for permitting its use.
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Epic song and you sound awfully Norn Irish!, ye boy ye!
@@TheLateBrakeShow it was a pleasure! 🏁😊
@@FullgasNoTraction Thanks so much! 👏👏
I think everyone in the comments would love to be there helping you both. This is like catnip for proper petrol heads - like therapy watching it! Thanks for some more great content!
Gloves on already! where and when!
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"This is like catnip for proper petrol heads - like therapy watching it!" Absolutely, well said :D
Well done for getting the Sierra undamaged out of that collapsing storage unit .. it would be nice to see the Sierra up and running eventually and cleaned up to its former glory. I hope there’s a Part 2 to this barn find
Absolutely - we've got to know the end of this story.
No updates.? Woulda been nice if they’re was follow up videos nether the less good content 🎉
There has to be a 'Part 2' to this.
Need to see it cleaned up, and running!!
This is a hoax. No part two. You were fooled once that is all this hoax is made to do
Another one u could not get started
I worked for a company that as a Turbo Technics agent. We turbo'd one of these, and i took it to the Police driver training school in Hendon for them to asses it.
It was before the Cosworth 4x4 and not long after two officers had tragically lost their lives in a 2 wheel drive Cosworth in Essex, so it was to see if the 4x4 was a better prospect and safer in use.
The result was a memorable day while i rode in the back during assessment, with some of the most highly skilled drivers in the business. Those guys persuaded me to take an advanced driver course, one of my better decisions.
Great find and great video.
I had a Red Turbo Technics Estate Sierra 4x4 about 25 years ago, my god that thing was quick.
My father wanted a Cosworth but he couldn't make it up his road in the icy snowy weather so settled on a 2.9 4x4 estate. I drove it once, that was such a easy car to drive, almost didn't matter what gear you were in. He would do some contracting at a place in Leeds where one of the guys had the turbo technics sierra 4x4.
In the end he had to ditch the Sierra 4x4 as speed bumps started appearing everywhere and he kept hitting the exhaust manifold and breaking the bolts.
Police driver's crap,look how they sit on motocross bike with all body weight rear part seat when should sit close to the tank,only catch twocers in numbers but not good driver's
Police driver's crap,look how they sit on motocross bike with all body weight rear part seat when should sit close to the tank,only catch twocers in numbers but not good driver's
That Sierra 4x4 has to be the definitive survivor car. Another great video.
Only centimeters away from getting crushed, thanks for saving such a rare and not looked over Sierra
"is that a chicken bath, no you don't bath chickens" had me in stitches. I love the stuff you do, better than anything on TV at the moment , brilliant keep it coming
You can’t leave us hanging…. We need a follow up video with the engine running!
Johnny i have a wry smile: You see those involved with a new building site wandering around a field with hard hats on just in case there's a low Flying Bird, and there's you in that collapsed barn! LOVE IT!
Nothing lifts the heart of an old petrol head quite so much as a Cologne engined Sierra. It's nectar. Pure nectar.
I had one of these many years ago. There is a tiny little fuel cut-off switch underneath the spare wheel trunk. I think it`s a safety feature if the car got rear ended.
Was thinking the same! Just press the button back in. The are under spring tension and if you "bang" the car, they pop out and cut the fuel pump. Maybe if they were a bit to rough pulling it out. I had mine pop by hitting a speed bump to hard back in the day.
Yep exactly this
It’s called the fuel inertia switch it cuts off the fuel when you have a shunt in the rear end. Dragging it round with that digger will of almost certainly activated it. Such a shame bet it will run when that button is pressed.
Yep. Thought the same thing when I saw them struggling with getting fuel up. Tyre services back in the day used to chuck your spare back in the boot, and then find they could not start your car 🤦♂️. When I was a mechanic at the Local Ford Dealer (many moons ago) - we used to get called regular by the Tyre Services until they all became familiar with the fuel inertia cut off switch in the boot. 😁👍. Bet she will run once that is reset. Press the button 👍.
Yeah I think it's when spare wheel is removed.
Ask Richard back for other episodes,seems like the perfect barn find partner to me.
All the kit and a problem solver to boot.
Owner doesn't care a whit & Johnny is overflowing joy. Perfect...!
Richard is a real Richard. Everyone knows a Richard like this Richard.
My dad bought a Sierra 2.9 GLS 4x4 in met light blue off a guy who used to use it to tow his boat from Kent to swanage! The gearbox suddenly started to crunch in 3rd gear so my dad paid £250 for this Sierra all thinking the gearbox had given up😖 but it was just a plastic collar on the selector which he swapped for a brass one..........he had that car for 7 years for £250+90p for collar😊
Really enjoyed this, thank you!
My dad had several XR4’s back in the day, and my mum ran a black GLS 4x4 just like this for a few weeks; I remember having her chase a 964 so we could see if the spoiler went down!
Grandad had an F plate Ghia 4x4 estate too, but a late 2.8i, so lots of nostalgia here.
Being driven at 120mph down the M180 with 2 adults & 4 kids onboard somehow seemed much more acceptable in the early ‘90’s!
I bought a J plate XR4x4 from an auction in around 2000, felt waaay quicker than my RS2000 4x4, and much more rear driven. Much more thirsty too!
The grill issue with this car is down to having a Sapphire bonnet, which was shorter, and isn’t compatible with the Sierra trim from beneath the headlights. Swap the bonnet, OR swap the under headlamp trim & add a sapphire grill.
My dad had a Sierra 4x4 G592 UNB thirsty but rapid. We did well over 125mph on the A50 at night in the days when it was a quiet road
Yes I spotted the short bonnet too and I think pin strip missing on the n/s front wing?
We still have a mk1 86 xr4x4....2.8
Underrated cars....much more drivable then the 4i, you can get the power down without it wanting to end up sideways....
@@hkmonaro8153 have u seen the Lancia Thema 8.32 with a ferrari V8. Interesting car with the 1sr factory retractable spoiler I believe.
Another quality film I can't get enough of these barn finds
Love that you're not using anything to hold roof up or remove roof and removing the stuff holding the roof up lol 🤣👏👍
Would love to see a revisit on this one when it's washed and running!
100% needs to happen
As long as some legend doesn't do an electric swap 🤦♂️. Please just restore this properly and don't let it turn into a Frankenstein build
I came home from the hospital when I was born in a Sierra so the love and affection I have for these cars is strong. Never owned one but it’s on my bucket list.
funny you say that , I brought my son home from hospital when he was born in a Sierra ( Sapphire ) . So much room in those cars , and SO comfortable too . I didn't even think twice about the "peculiar shaped key" they mentioned and "the little hole" you stick it in , because I did it thousands upon thousands of times . Happy memories .
Yes just reset the red button .
My dad used to have a white 1989 G Sierra GLS 2.0i seeing those radio buttons brought back some lovely memories. I used to practice reversing it into our drive with the caravan hooked up.
Beautiful car that hasn't lost its futuristic looks even by today's standards.
I had a Gold 4x4 GLS 2.9 from 94 to 99, great tow car and still appearing on the system, G134ESB. Brings back memories!!
The ‘banter’ as you two chaps pull that car out is superb!! 😆❤️
Ahh, the memories!.., I cut my teeth on Fords from this era & before as done my apprenticeship in a Ford dealer not far from Maidstone!.., used to drive 7.5t Ford Cargo’s for recoveries too, so that brought memories back as well!.., hats off for using the heavy tarp as it seems to of preserved the Sierra surprisingly well (shame the XR4 in a previous video wasn’t covered with one), great video, really enjoyed it, great work all round👍
This takes me back to 90.Mum had a Moonstone Sapphire 2.0 GLS auto, it was dad's ex company car he had for only 8/9 months then bought it for mum to replace her Fiesta Ghia auto. We can't remember why he had it, he'd had several Cortina then Sierra Ghias, the GLS then another Ghia and finally a Mondeo Ghia before he retired early. Thanks for bringing those memories back.
In the days this Sierra was made, I used to love riding around to the nearest Quicks Ford garage (in Ashton-u-Lyne) to collect all the brochures. I used to wrap all my school exercise books in the best pages. I love the smell of those brochures.
You’ve totally come to the right place, Dave 👊🏻
@@TheLateBrakeShow I ‘think’ that red stripe across the bumpers and along the doors meant something ‘special’.
My dad had a Sierra once: a poo brown 1.3 L (yes a 1.3) and it had those weird door mirrors with a hinge at the top like Deidre Barlow’s glasses.
I used to date a wild girl from Ashton 😆 I have fond memories of that place.
@@jamesrobert4106 all Ashton girls are wild mate, this I know from vast experience ;)
I must get into my Dad's attic, he was a Ford dealer just over the hills in Holmfirth and im pretty sure hes got a few boxes of brochures, dealer posters and the like up there.
Top video, great work. The stills of the Ford catalogue made me smile because I remember reading it over and over!
Might have to keep Richard on speed dial for future barn finds, well done getting it out.
Wonderful. My Dad have a 1987 Sierra Sapphire 2.0 LX. Was a fantastic car and a huge leap from his previous car which was a Marina. Loved the Sierra. Great childhood memories and holiday’s in it.
Looks great that Sierra - I hope it can be fully resurrected!
To think if the tyres hadn’t of deflated over time the car would have been ruined. As it is, it looks pretty amazing condition for just standing there. Great video hopefully a follow up video when it’s all cleaned and repaired.
Given that, the collapse only knocking a door mirror, the complete avoidance of sitting in moisture and of course that shelf up front somehow not coming down, I think it's fair to say this car was destined to survive and is luckier than any rabbit foot or heather sprig.
That could be an idea House clearances
By Johny Smith. The Sierra is a real gem.
To good to go. Hope there Will be a part 2.🔝🍻❤️
Wow surprised to see this Sierra not damaged coming out the derelict chicken farm Richard is the king on his plant every one needs Richard in their hope he puts the Sierra back on road would love to see you revisit these barn finds Johnny to see how many make it back on road 👍🏽👍🏽
Jonny, if I remember correctly these had a fuel pump cut off incase of collision, if you towed it , that would also trigger it.
As you've lifted the front it may have cut if off !
Great video once again 👏
Yes, cut out fitted in spare wheel well.
On that year they were under where the spare wheel would be bolted go the boot floor, white reset button ontop
Agree and also the pink fuel pump relays used to fail for fun.
Before I knew about this fuel cut off switch, I had a puncture which I fixed but inadvertently triggered this cut off when I chucked the changed wheel in the boot…. Car wouldn’t start, I was baffled… luckily the AA man was on the ball and knew straight away
Was coming to say just this, my Xr4x4 back in the day triggered it driving slowly over a very angry sleeping policeman, two tow trucks later( no one said it was a 4x4 mate i can't tow that) cue one old mechanic who opened the boot and said try that lol
I remember in 1993 I saw a Ford Sierra Sapphire in bright red, I was 10 years old and it was one of the nicest cars I'd seen, I showed it to my dad as it was in front of a dealership in front of my uncles house, we went over the road to look at it and my dad actually brought the car, I'm 2 month away from 40 and still remember the day like yesterday F944 SJH. Turned out it was a 1.8 LX but the red and black trim around the doors just looked awesome to the 10 year old me, my uncle had a 1.6 glx in burgandy, but for me the bright red LX just looked so much cooler.
Spotting a Sierra was always a highlight for me and my mates on new registration day every August in the 80s.
Cranking a car thats been sat for 20 years without first making sure it wasn't stuck and maybe putting some fogging oil down the plug tubes made my arse do a dance. 😂
These videos are far and above what Discovery and Brewer manage to make far more real life well done Jonny and crew. 👏👏👍👍
I can still remember the first time i saw a Sierra in the flesh. It looked so different to anything else that was around at the time, so rounded against the squared off cars on offer. The next time i was surprised by seeing one was last year when a moss covered, mouldy one appeared on my road. It was a K reg L and disappeared as quickly as it appeared. We definitely need follow up videos on the barn finds!
I remember it vividly too, there was a Ford dealer next to where I lived .
It was a shock to the system after the cortina 😵
@@Carrera-gp9od same here. We lived directly next to a Ford Dealer and they were Friends of out family so I got a good look round the first Sierra. I remember it had the manual door mirrors that had the mount at the top. They looked like those universal ones you could get to retrofit to older cars. I used to also get the left over dealer literature like the Car magazine with all the models and all the posters. You know when you throw things out as they are worthless ? Did that many moons ago. They would be worth a fortune now.
My mother called them jelly mold cars lol
Was hoping to see it have a wash and air in the tyres,! I first remember seeing them in the Birmingham motorshow 1982, was stunning to see at the time. Dad was close to buying a 2.0 ghia but went for another 2.3 Granada, in the lowly LX spec. Don't think it even had electric front windows. I must still have some brochures kicking around, used to come back from those shows with carrier bags full of them.
I stil remember the advert for the sierra i loved that advert
I was a boy when the Sierra came out and replaced the cortina. My dad had always had cortinas , I grew up with them. When my dad suddenly bought a sierra from auction I was absolutely offended how could he! I remember it was a ‘83A 2.0Gl, it had the idiot lights as my uncle called them that played up until it all settled down/warmed up. We had the Sierra through good and bad times it served us well. When you look at them now they were very ahead of their time in terms of how they looked very different from a cortina visually.
We then graduated to the wedge Granada 2.0 Ghia lovely super comfy and quiet.
Great video thank you for the memories.
Great song too
Get Richard on the payroll, perfect barn-find partner. Hope to see this old girl up and running again 👍
Brought back some memories. My Dad bought two GLS 4x4’s for his business. G886AWK and G888AWK. One blue, one red. Great cars. Understated, but went well and sounded great. That MT75 gearbox was a peach.
Great video. The grille is not missing. The hatch never had a grille, the sapphire did have a grille. For whatever reason that hatch has a saloon bonnet. Also the wheels are ghia items. It should have wheel trims.
My Dad had 4 Sierras back in the day, 2.0 Ghia then a 1.6 GL followed by a 1.8 GL Sapphire and finally a G reg 2.0 GLS. Great memories came flooding back watching this.
And that song! Wow, absolutely brilliant!
Keep up the great work Jonny, highlight of the week OTSOT
Had a H reg GLX. The sounds of the motor turning over and even the bonnet catch brought back so many memories.
That noise of her turning over brought back memories of my Granada V6 starting up.... lovely to see you rescue it from the jaws of fate with demolition coming 👌.... great find.
My dad had a sapphire 2000E in blue and grey also on a G plate, remember getting it 1/1/1990 as had been delivered the previous week to his company car park. Was a runout model if I remember correctly and was a really nice car. It had a certain nice interior smell. As you opened the sierras door I could almost remember that smell again. Took me back to my childhood and days out with my dad on the road 😁
Nice barn find and video.
Trying to start an engine that hasn't run in decades in a hurry without checking anything is exactly the way NOT to do it though...
What's the point in ruining something great that could be restored just because you're in a rush?
Would love to see more of this stuff, but only if done properly.
I enjoyed the video too, but have to agree with you. Blow the crud off, get the spark plugs out and put some fogging oil (or similar) down the cylinders and attempt turning the engine over by hand first. A borescope inspection of the cylinders wouldn't be a bad idea either
Completely agree. Pumping oil sludge throughout the engine. Should never turn the key on an engine thats been sitting that long without replacing the oil. It makes me wince.
In reality it's not a problem. None of you actually know of an engine that's been ruined by this in the same way none of you know anyone who's been electrocuted by sticking a fork in a plug socket or had their eye taken out by running with scissors.
@@mrwitteridge3949 It's a fair point. I can't categorically say I've seen an engine that's been ruined by doing this, but I have seen engines with scored bores etc. which could have been caused by doing this. My counter-argument would be, what does one gain by not taking their time and some extra precautions?
I can remember my dad used to own a Serria stasion wagon and a Cortina and i loved both those cars. I just started driving i think i only had my learners licence at the time. Brings back awesome memories
You always find the strangest but most fitting background music
Barn finds is going from strength to strength. An actual barn and a ‘Fawwd’. Loved it. 👍
Had loads of 4x4 Sierras over the years, they were pretty useful motors when they were cheap. Thought I might get back into one a few weeks back and was bloody amazed at current prices.
Happy memories. I owned three Sierras, the latest being a K plate 2.0i GLS in black. Loved it!
Well done Oliver Conlon for having your Sierra song accompanying this video.😉☺😊👍👍
Thanks a lot Jimmy! I am delighted that it was chosen for this Sierra Barn find video! 😊👏👏
Yet again Johnny smashing it out the park,these barn finds are just the best
Love these barn find videos. Would be brilliant to do some "where are they now" revisits on the earlier cars you've helped pull out
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Please please make a part 2 and revisit this Sierra. Agree with other people posting perhaps the fuel cut off switch in the spare wheel well has been knocked! A great 30 mins well spent.
Please Gents can we have part 2, there is definitely life left in that old Sierra👍👍
Another great video Johnny. It’s hard to believe Sierras are so old now, I remember my Dads 2.3 diesel when it was brand new. Keep up the good work 👌👍
Lad i knew had an xr4i around 1997 time ........
My dad also owned Sierra 2.3D five door. Mercury gray. Only problem was to start up an engine at winter, we had proper winters back then...
Peugeot engine in those I think??
@@grahamhaynes7658 Yes that’s right! 👍
Brilliant video Johnny 👍 my grandad just got his G reg sierra 1.8L estate back on the road, luckily it had been garaged all its life so no rust or major problems. Great car and not many around now so I’m glad he’s finally driving it again.
I have a Ford Sierra in my garage, a sedan with an OHC 2.0 fuel injector 1991. It does not compare in comfort with modern cars, but it surprises with its endurance and easy to repair. Nice car, only positive emotions, never failed.
Cars are becoming impossible to work on and the EVs are the worst, they've used the excuse of "safety" to shut out 3rd party repair. I think I'll hold onto my 11 year old Toyota for a while longer.
I'm so glad it isn't a Cosworth or XR, I much prefer these forgotten 'normal' spec cars. One of my favourite videos this one Jonny 👌🥰
I remember fawning over a white G-reg 2.9i GLS 4x4 on sale at a Toyota dealer in Dover in summer 1993. I really liked the fact the the car was a 'secret' XR4x4 and could quite easily be mistaken for an LX at first glance, especially as it had steel wheels and Halfords wheel covers :)
Absolutely brilliant. My dad used to hire a sierra every year from Swan National, and we would all travel down to Cornwall for two weeks.
It was luxury and we felt great. Good
times. Thanks for another great barn
find 👍
Thanks Jonny for a great service to the Community
👊🏽
Brilliant video…engrossed from start to finish. More please.
I just love this. Recently got our barn find Caterham 7 running and it was such an exciting experience. Like the Sierra it was in a partially collapsed barn.
Love your work, Jonny. Your enthusiasm, good humour, your passion for all cars, no matter what the pedigree, and interest in all the little treasures of the past you encounter during your barn adventures brings me great joy. Thank you for all your contributions to carchaeology!
back in the day my mums best friends used to drive an XR4i and i loved it. black with a red stripe and the ridiculous rear spoiler like the cossies. 8 year old me was very impressed and i still very much have a soft spot for them. there used to be an old 1.6 sierra round the corner from me, uncovered and rotting away in a drive. it moved not long ago and the house looks vacant so i can only assume it moved on with its owner. its so rare to see a Sierra out on in the wild considering they were just everywhere in the early 90s, so good to see this one preserved. another cracking episode Jonny and team.
Never come across an old Ford without a dodgy fuel pump! I'm a Puma nut (the actual Puma, not the hideous SUV) and even them that may have only sat a year or two will seize. All the good times with this video, really enjoyed it!
So strange to me that someone can be interested enough in cars to know who Johnny Smith is yet not dig out the classic cars on their own property. Wild.
I don't understand how this man can just park vehicles to rot...🤦🏼♂️
@@samholdsworth420 I don't get it either but it's easy to do if you have space. I have a mk1 cupra r that's getting like this, hell is paved with good intentions etc.
Life gets in the way hey
I like cars but there definitely more important stuff in life. Also, until few years ago, sierras were utter scrap, so not even worth digging out.
@@samholdsworth420
If I still had the 1.6L I suffered some years ago, I'd say rotting was too good for it.
Excellent, a 4x4 Sierra was always my maybe one day car back in the mid eighties. Glad to see this one being rescued, would be good for you to follow the recommissioning. Thanks Jonny.
"its not Miami vice..." too funny (even if its a Dad joke). I grew up in Maidstone area and am sure i knew Richard back in the 80s. Great episode again ...it really is the best petrol head program going. thanks Jonny.
As a boy I was always more impressed seeing these - it spoke to the owner wanting stealth performance and they loved driving it.
And they were all this colour. All of them.
What a wonderful way to spend an day digging out an old Sierra.
Love all TLBS episodes especially the barn finds. I know of a Morris Traveller in my village which I've always wanted to dig out and restore. Drive by it daily and always look to see it there surrounded by bales of hay and straw.
Thank you Jonny and the team for all your hard work!
Jonny I absolutely live for these barn finds (as well as Smith & Sniff!). Reminds me of being wee and digging through our local scrap heap for cool finds! Keep up the great work! 👍🏻
Fantastic episode who doesn’t love a barn find and an 80s Ford too wonderful fun
These are the absolute highlight of this wonderful channel
Lovely stuff! 👌🏽
A borescope might save you from a world of hurt for future barn finds!
I recall how weird looking Sierra was when it was launched, the polar opposite of the oh-so familiar Cortina. And yet now it looks fabulous! I do hope this car gets restored... Great work by Richard and Jonny!
my mate at school 'his dad bought one when I was 15 'I was seriously impressed with the test drive!
Great video, only this CZcams channel produces such Great content. A big thank you to the owner for sharing this with us.
Superb video - love the digger skills, amazed that the barn roof wasn’t sat on the car (what are the odds..?!), and reminds me of my mums car she bought new in 1990 - a graphite (I think) grey ghia 4x4 hatch G670 WPU - loved that car! Always wanted one (possibly with a 24v Scorpio cosworth engine..)…now fear I have left it too late to afford one!!
Thanks for bringing us this. Loved Ford when they made sleepers like this, yes you could buy one with the go faster bits advertised but you could still buy the seriously rapid stealth version.
Digging the car out of the barn looked like as, or more fun than getting in it and trying to get it started! Just watching the light and knowing when the car emerged you had been there pretty much all day doing it. That's the kind of day I like!
My dad got a Sierra in 1983 and I thought it was so futuristic. Can't believe the battery on this one could still get it to crank! Fun one to watch
Love these vids Jonny, just brilliant.
There must be loads out there for you to dig out.
There are! (Rubbing hands together)
Great episode,Jonny . It brought back lots of memories from the '83 2.0 Pinto 5 door hatchback and '90 2.0 DOHC saloon my parents drove for over 20 years. Specially the '83 was an über reliable car that transported our family for 11 years.
Fabulous little vid and story…like you said, you just don’t see these anymore….I have plenty of Sierra sideways stories from back in the day. I hope it finds a new home or it is getting sympathetically restored back to life. Thank for sharing.
Had a 1990 Ford Sierra Sapphire 2.0 dohc 15 years ago. Bought a Cosworth Recaro interior and some upgraded parts for the chassis that was a huge upgrade. Had a lot of fun with it on snowy winter roads. Would love to have one today.
Doesn't look too had at all for an G plate Sierra. It's had a biff on the front end at some point though - it's got a Sapphire bonnet fitted.
I didn't notice that - well observed.
This was fantastic, I can't believe you both managed to get it out perfect! Parents had loads of Sierras when I was a kid as they had a Ford dealer- we had a champagne gold Sapphire GLS 😊 would love to see an update somewhere down the line
Like everyone else I too really enjoyed this, thanks! My Dad had an XR4i, XR4x4 2.8 and 2.9 plus a GLS 2.0, so very nostalgic viewing.
Currently trending on CZcams tonight at number 19! Totally epic!💕
Great find buddy! Awesome video as always 🙂
the fuelpump inertia switch is in the boot under the spare wheel, easy knocked, but the fuelpump underneath the back will be seized, also the injectors gum up. it fired on easystart, so call it a win!
fun fact, you had to wrap an elastic band around the inertia switch before you went ram-raiding....
Lol 🤣
Jesus so many memories came flooding back I had the 2.3 ghia many many moons ago loved it beautiful car I remember the little computer kind of thing on the dash showed if a door was open or lights were on very futuristic gadget 😂 loved that car
Great vid Jonny n Richard. What a find! Sierra like gold dust now. Lets see part 2 with it running and some air in those tyres!