Near mint MK1 Fiesta - $2700

http://utica.craigslist.org/cto/4907589235.html

Saw this on BAT. I have a bad want now.

I lived in Rome for a couple years in the late eighties and my neighbor had a car just like that. Good memories.

I was once told, "Never buy a car in the rain, or at night". They always look good when wet.

I really like that car, but the seat covers and repaint (plus 130K miles) would keep me from calling it "near mint".

I guess the motor swap would too, but I LIKE that motor, so I'm prepared to give him a pass!

Thanks for sharing!

Unf, I want...no...NEED that in my life.

I have no place to keep the spares though. :begins researching storage unit costs and classic Fiesta message boards:

Nice looking car. New York Tags. 130,000 miles. 1979 Fiesta. Zero rust.

And what kind of tires are on the front?

noddaz wrote: Nice looking car. New York Tags. 130,000 miles. 1979 Fiesta. Zero rust. And what kind of tires are on the front?

+1. Look at the sills, sorry rocker panels near the trailing edge of the door and the rear Q panel.

Still, if it's as advertised it could be fun. It's 15 going on 16 years since I raced a Fiesta so the nightmares, nervous twitches and involuntary tremors have started to fade to the point I'd almost consider thinking about not saying 'no way, not never' to another one!

It’s got bad enough I’ve been pursuing UK ad’s for MkII XR2’s with the 5 speed and 1.6L CVH Engine, I always loved these back in the 80’s

You can import cars using drive on drive off for around $2K and at least in Michigan it's easy to legaly register them as long as they are 25 years old.

I always loved these back in the 80’s

I loved them then, and I still do. That Ford of Europe look still resonates with me. If I ever hit a big lottery jackpot, I'm going to have dozens and dozens of obscure Euro and JDM cars parked in my heated, underground parking structure.

jimbob_racing wrote: If I ever hit a big lottery jackpot, I'm going to have dozens and dozens of obscure cars parked in my fulled furnished workshop/showroom/museum with a private track up 100 acres up North that can be rented out for autocross/time trials/rallycross to local clubs

Fixed for you

Now back to Uncle Festers.

zero rust in utica new york would = scrap value in PHX... perspective people.

In reply to Fueled by Caffeine:

Good point.

I frequently see northern cars referred to as "rust free", and what they mean is "only a little bit of rust on the visible panels, but I've certainly never crawled under the car or used a magnet on it to see if it is full of bondo".

It's all in the perspective.

Or like saying a rust free original 356 or early 911. Some cars were born with rust.

Thread jack!

Any details on this one?

Makes me happy just looking at the picture...

noddaz wrote: Thread jack! Any details on this one? Makes me happy just looking at the picture...

Check out zetecinside.com

It was in the magazine a few years ago even though it a UK build.

I should think a Zetec could fairly easily go wherever a CVH previously lived. I think a Zetec is basically a CVH with a better head.

The last two Fiestas on BAT were the best I've seen in years. This is half the price of the other.