Ford Orion Upgrade - Flipping Bangers - S03 EP10 - Car Show

this time on Flipping bangers we play it  smart that's quite exciting isn't it so   simple so basic well done us well done this  was a cracking idea wasn't it we use all our   skill and cunning he's genius isn't it but  sometimes the best laid plans oh it's going   to be a beautiful work of art if it's not  hard work it's not worth having or just a   hill of pain let's just rip it apart what oh  no well we bought it so we better get it out   haven't we I don't think this is going to be  out to be done we've said goodbye to our day   jobs and invested our own hard-earned cash  as we try and make it in the Cutthroat world   of second-hand cars you've got to buy well but  you've got to sell well we have a goal we need   to double our money if we put 500 quid in we  need to see a thousand pounds back but we're   forced to the very bottom of the market we buy  cars that nobody else wants who else that car can we keep our business afloat flipping  bangers there's so many things to do to this car returned our backs on our regular jobs so to  carve out a new living by buying and selling   cheap cars evicted from our previous Workshop  by Angry neighbors will has sorted us out with   a new base and apart from having no working  toilet it feels like home we've raided our   bank accounts and this time we have enough to  invest around 500 to 1500 pounds on each car you know what we need don't you um we need a  product of the Ford Motor Company oh Ford right   okay I'm resisted saying that because I know  exactly what you're going to say yeah exactly   I know exactly what I'm going to say the prices  of those things are totally crazy I mean yeah   okay a few years ago you could go out and get a  mark one two-door escort for a couple of grand   and that was great I mean look two-door two liter  Pinto 20 grand that's why I never bothered saying   it because but we're not going to be looking for  a Mark 1 Esco are we because I'm asking on escorts   are stratospheric and I agree with you we're  not going to afford that but what we're going   to do is we're going to play a brilliant game  what we do is we go through all the old faults   until we find the right level for likability and  profit what do you think let's give it a bash okay   um mark one Ford Granada now you're talking  that is a great camera I love those cars   they're brilliant I love the shape of them big fat  three liter v6 yeah what could be better than that   but I'm just not entirely certain that's going  to work well for us okay Orion what about that   we can but they're a bit like an escort but not  very pretty in the pack styling is subjective and   you have to be careful don't you because you can  offend people people like you people who look and   act exactly like me so motion carried the Orion is  a good idea they're cheaper than escorts and have   a good following right so I'm giving myself some  homework okay my homework was to find an Orion the   right spec for us and I thought we'd get a gear  because obviously if you're going to buy an old   coma they'll buy the best spec car you can good  plan and a good gear will cost you five or six   thousand pounds okay so then I set about finding  one for under three very sensible how's that going   oh a blue one yes that's right for 1 895 English  Pounds uh well that's about half the price of what   you've been saying so you now have my attention  well that's fantastic so now is the time for me   to say that it does have a couple of little bits  of Badness about it that sounds about standard   for us and what are they well firstly it's not  been UK registered which strangely puts a lot of   people off well isn't that amazing but we know  that that is quite a simple paper trail really   but it's simple isn't it it is yeah the other  thing is that it's left-hand drive and that's   okay isn't it so we should just enjoy the journey  well that does make things a little bit different   and it does put a massive ceiling on our ultimate  value well it's Preston so we've got a good long   time to think about it roughly four hours so  let's just buckle up and enjoy the journey many gallons of fuel later we  eventually arrive in Preston   to meet Rick who sells Ford spares for a  living he picked up the Iran from Europe oh see that does look smart doesn't it yeah  hello Rick hey chaps don't get up I'm not   upstairs that's all right yeah hello mate are  you okay oh I gotta say that is a pretty tidy   looking car isn't it yeah it's not a button it  looks like to me that it's come from the sunny   part Portugal rather than the Rainy Pub south  Portugal that spot on um do you know anything   about it I've had the right good loot around it  there's a little bit of rotten boot only something   minor perfect that's good well that's fantastic  yeah can we have a look around it of course you   can you're more than welcome for your boots I  think keys are in it won't go inside because   I'm cooking all right see you shortly fantastic it  looks strangely disproportionate doesn't it that   boot on there it does yeah now remember at the  time that Ford's saying that they made it made   booted escort because Continentals didn't like  the hatchback but it just it just looks weird   doesn't look right with a line and it's absolutely  cavernous isn't it that is literally the size of a   van in there oh it's difficult isn't it because I  mean it's so remarkably clean but it's got clearly   got a lump off the boot there and there's a couple  of lines in the paintwork and it's got RS wheels   on it hasn't it wouldn't have had those would  have had probably would have had pepper pots   would it I would have think yeah definitely and  bizarrely but because it's a continental spec it   hasn't got a sunroof and and hasn't got side  repeaters which that's going to be a problem   for us because it probably won't get through  an mot without side repeaters I wouldn't think oh it really sort of takes me back look at it so  simple so basic so you know utilitarian almost   but Ford produced a good car here didn't they  they offered all the little things that people   wanted to see on their new car look at that front  speakers back speakers left right that was cool   in this day I used to love driving these things  they were pretty good interior is great but the   door cards are the thing that really really let  it down so a little listen to the engine eagle hey wow oh that's amazing actually that is  really clean and tidy we're not going to   make much difficulty selling something that's as  tidy as that no it's funny isn't it without engine   because it was so maligned wasn't it everyone  used to say oh the cvh's are so harsh and so   rarely but actually they were really tough and  eminently tunable and this xr3i spec is I don't   know 108 106 horsepower that's all I remember  is yeah yeah I mean they should go pretty damn   rapid shouldn't it yeah shall I have a chat with  Rick and see if we can go out in it yeah yeah do Rick can we take it for a drive of course you  can you're more than welcome we will bring it   back better ad all right thanks the Ford isn't  legal on a UK highway but a private industrial   estate around the corner allows us to drive around  as long as we don't break the speed limit sadly   Will's behind the wheel but we know it looks half  decent on the outside don't we but we really need   to ascertain whether it holds together while  you're driving the clunks that the rails the   cracks and actually we haven't got a lot of Roads  we're gonna have to be quick aren't we uh yeah but   I mean I can tell you already it does feel quite  nice and the mileage which is wait for this 78   000 804 C1 kilometers Imperial kilometers Imperial  metric kilometers so that would be about 50 000   miles and that feels quite genuine I mean the car  feels tight could you give me a little bit more   solid data on which to base my purchasing opinions  on well or in older cars and nowhere near as heavy   as modern cars so they're lighter and easier to  drive yeah apart from the fact that it doesn't   have power steering I mean it does feel quite  Nimble it does feel kind of nice do we do want   it or do we don't want it I can't say an obvious  way that we can actually make any money out of   this car it's a great example of Orion I know it's  an Orion but it's a great example is yeah oh it is   this is a Spanky little car yeah so surely you  buy the car you make the plan afterwards yeah so given it's a tight little motor we decide  to buy it but for how much it's on for 18.95.   well I don't know I was thinking about 15. what   was it up for uh it's more than  that let's try and push it a bit all right champs yeah did it behave it is very  well good I mean what are you thinking deal wise   on this um there's not a lot of wiggle room in  it what are you what are your thoughts this is   a good one it is a good one yeah it is a good I  mean I was thinking about 1500 quid I don't know   I was hoping we could try a little bit less than  that to be honest but a bit late for that now it   is a bit low for that yeah what do you reckon I'd  like 1800 quid for it and I'm not going to move   much more than that really well I'm not going  to move at all 1800 quid it's got to be it's   not worth me trying to push for a deal 1700 no no  it's cheaper well I think it's cheap enough yeah   you know if you can put it against anything over  here it's yeah I mean personally I don't think 18   1800 is bad for it seems fair doesn't it it's got  to be really I really am I I do 1800 as well yeah   yeah up it is we'll keep it on the trailer take  it away get out my way brilliant excellent goodbye don't you worry about that cheers Rick's right this is a cheap car we don't  really know how much money we can add to it   but we've been in worse spots so we happy yeah I'm  definitely happy yeah you yeah I am I mean we've   got a wonderful car sat on the trailer looking all  perky and great it's all about making some Dosh   isn't it that's the bottom line yeah and we we  compare ourselves on the back we've done what we   set out to achieve we've bought a second-hand Ford  that wasn't overpriced well done yes well done   the next day the Orion sits ready for a right reel  going over hello world hello Ryan good morning   guys hello will don't forget me a bit of a dream  last night about this car and in the dream I had   a plan wow is it a dream that we're both going to  agree on I think we'll agree do you want to hear   it yeah I do come on shoot so the Crux of this car  is its left-hand Drive yeah yeah left hand drive   scared everyone off that's why we got the car so  cheaply so we change it to right hand drive but we   do that for under 500 pounds if we don't change  it and we do everything get it Road registered   we'll be scratching at three four thousand pounds  if you don't need to right hand drive we'll be   getting five thousand pounds wow okay uh I don't  know if it can be done well I think it's probably   time consuming I mean it's interesting isn't it  especially from a mechanical point of view yeah   no I agree if we don't do that this car becomes  fairly linear doesn't it that we do the dent we   do the paint we find some pepper pot Wheels to put  on it and get it Road registered I mean I'm still   going to do that haven't we yeah well I mean maybe  the thing to do would be to do all the things   that we know need to be done to it and then see  what time we've got left shall we yeah okay well   let's call that emotion that's been tabled and  carriage excellent okay should we crack on yeah it's on this side so I'm on snapping Duty and for  most angles the Orion looks decent I'm voicing the advert for our Orion and it's not  easy because there are some parts of the car that   I can't really show yet like the dents in the  back might have different wheels on it it could   be right hand drive by the time it's done and all  of these things really really affect the value   of the car so I think I'm going to put in some  close-up pictures of the car and be relatively   abstract with the description of the whole  thing as well it means there is almost nothing   to say hi Ford Orion low mileage was absolutely  rust free isn't it nearing completion for sure   and more pictures to follow well that makes it sound quite nice but what price  do you put on something that does sound that nice   we have been thinking along the lines of 5000  pounds that's going to be on a fixed price auction   as well it's important market for these cars I can  also raise the price if I need to it later day so   cleaning driving and now writing adverts another  job on the list that will will no longer be   allowed to do so the Orion is in and we are locked  and loaded shall we have a go at the exterior of   the car first uh yeah I think that's a great idea  the fierce Continental sun has faded the paint on   the Bonnet I might give this a teacup see if it  comes out but yeah I think it's it's a nice I'm   not entirely certain that will no it depends  how deep the paint is doesn't it I'll give it   a go anyway um this is our main problem isn't it  yeah we can't get away from that that's definitely   going to need a tin of paint putting somewhere  near it and that what do you think well we need to   have a little go at it I think it's a risk but I'd  like to have a little tippity tap tap at that and   just see if I can bring it up a little bit better  yeah the trouble is with all these isn't it you   see it and it actually it goes a long way doesn't  it it does yeah I just need to bring this corner   out a bit if you if you're happy doing that you  do that I'll try take out in there if that doesn't   work I'll take the paint off of this cool okay  then and we can see how we get on with it all yeah   cutting off the top surface often brings back  the shine but the paint has to be thick enough times better but is it right   the trouble is with Tikka it's never not going to  be cracked and it's crazed and cracked all over   it and I think we're going to have to go so far  through the paint to get past the cracks that will   be into the primer or maybe to the metal I'll give  it a go with a little bit of light wet and dry   so 1200 grade and see if I can get down  to something that polishes up beautifully It's Quickly clear that the paint has faded too  much to be savable so I've taken that back as   far as I think I can with wet and dry if I go any  further I'm going to go through the painting in   actual fact where this is polished back up so I've  re-polished it it's a lighter color and I suspect   it's going through to the primer actually we'll  need to paint on there there's no two ways about   it we mask up aside from the Bonnet we want to  cover all the areas where the lacquer has peeled right so the car's all masked up  just got to rub the paint off it now rubbing down is time-consuming tiring and not all   that much fun and if it's not done right  you pay for it with a poor paint finish foreign at last a chance to knock things about the dent my managing to get it up by hitting it  along the ridge a bit ding ding ding ding ding   and it's coming up slowly it's quite worrying  because I can only just sort of see it and the   bootle is all flopping around I'm working  upside down but using a rubber Hammer gives   me because it actually gives me a much better  impact than a metal Hammer it's like it kind of   softens the blow but there's a bit here where the  crease is still quite deep right on this corner is to get the dense 95 right it's usually a bit of sandpaper on a block  I can see where all my high spots are started to take shape I'm quite surprised because  it's such a nasty crease in such a difficult get   through area you know I think I'm actually going  to be able to get this to the stage pretty soon   now where it's only going to take a very thin  skimmer filler just to finish it off quite amazing after a bit of sanding and a bit of  primer we can see how we're getting on we're nearly ready for paint and so  the Badgers need to be priced away and I guess into the paint oh look at that which  we've had mixed locally using a forward color code thank you foreign Ty like this is much easier to work  with and comes up really nicely it   needs to dry overnight so that is  a fantastic place to be stopping a local trip and also time for a confession  I had this idea about a right hand drive   conversion and I really felt someone had  to see it through that's someone being me   I found a car that has all the parts we would need that's what we're going to go and pick up yeah  that's the good news that's good news how much   but that is the bad news it was a thousand quiz  what a clam I know I can believe it it's not that   many years ago that I was taking these things to  the scrap yard I know it's weird isn't it that   is crazy I guess it's just the fact that to the  right people the sum of those parts of a of a dead   Orion is worth a thousand quid yeah that makes  sense and we do need all those parts don't we   so yeah I mean theoretically we could possibly  sell off to bits we don't need the engine you   know yeah we're gonna have to because a thousand  quid for the past we need that's on the Steep end   it is actually in a field as well so it might  be a little bit of a path getting it out you   are kidding me no oh well at least it should be  quite exciting I do like a challenge here good   so although the price of the spare parts is  High We Stand a great chance of seriously   improving the Orion and getting  our money back on the other end there it is well we bought it so we better get  it out haven't we yeah we've got my bushwhacker   it's that well back yeah well that is  some tickle bro and stingers out oh oh get out now do you want me to go now I've got  my shirt it's actually attached to a rose bush I'll go and get the current trailer ow you bleeding much yeah yeah right it's right over  the other side oh well it would be wouldn't it we're using the tried and tested cooling method   to get the Orion out of the  field it's ugly but it works foreign there is some sort of proverb about if it's  not hard work it's not worth having isn't it respect and that's it we're now the  owners of two classic Fords we have five days to turn around our cars and  this is a number three the idea is that we   make one good right hand driver Ryan from  a pair of them on paper it's very simple big day yeah yeah this is a big day a big  day of slightly unknowns as well what the   weather hey the weather but B the unknowns  about swapping this car over to right hand   drive yeah I am filled with enormous amounts  of dread at the moment can't wait to get stuck   into it because it's going to be worse proper  job isn't it yeah me too there's a lot to do   though and yeah the only way to know if it's  all going to work fine is just do it but I   do think you're right I think it's going to  rain I think we should put that in here yeah   should we move this back yeah come  on oh no there's no steering wheel the old Orion has been off the road  a while and doesn't move easily here is this we strip the old  Orion of its steering rack and   Dash as they're the main items  we need to convert the car over thank you hey that's some pretty good Nick isn't it first  part of our left right hand conversion yes   that's quite exciting isn't it it's a very  small part in a very large jigsaw puzzle yeah if you washed your hands of course I've washed  my hands look at that they are almost click   well they're a lot cleaner on the side that I'm  going to be using I was just thinking something   that in my mind this is our donor car yeah and  I'm like okay let's just rip it apart but this   is actually the dashboard we need isn't it yeah  so if any bits get me slightly vexed or annoyed   I've still got to be really careful with them  yeah yeah we've got to count to ten right okay but we've said this so many times over  the years cars of this vintage can   be dismantled far faster than  a modern car but we've got to   be careful and systematic as so many  of these items will be carried over that was close it broke it  you almost [ __ ] it thank you that's brilliant isn't it so we can actually  see what's going on in there now can't we all   the wires come up from the back join up with the  harness come up round the driver's side because   obviously that's the shortest route into the  fuse box there so to change it over fuse box   has got to go that side which is slightly tricky  because on this side there's the battery yep and   the bracket the battery bolts down to which is  welded to the body of the car yep so that lot   would have to come out and go over to that side  and it can't go this side because the wiper motor   bracketry is then have to go this side and then  that makes that even more difficult because the   wiper motor brackets are connected to the wipers  which are in the Scuttle and the holes are in that   side of this Castle meaning that we would then  have to change the entire skull panel yeah and   that scandal's had it it's completely watered  through yeah so massive problem yeah well it's   sort of it sort of leaves us only really with  one option doesn't it at the moment yeah yeah   to cut the loom yes extend it move it over to the  right side of the car where we need it yeah yeah   do a nice neat tidy job on it though carefully  cut soldered joints everywhere no crimp up   connections uh heat shrunk conduit oh it's  going to be a beautiful work of art I think   it is going to be a workout do you think this  is a good time to take that one apart now and   do a sort of compare and contrast yeah before  we get too deep into this and find ourselves   backed into a corner that we just can't get out  of yeah shall we I think that's the way forward   messing around with the wiring loom the only  way to make our conversion work isn't for the   faint-hearted we have to tread very carefully from  now on you know Gus I'll come up with a good idea   what's that well I think these wheels because  they look really really nice but they could do   with a tidy up I think could get them refurbed all  right I leave gas to the meticulous unpacking of   the wiring loom and take the forward wheels from  the donor car for a refurb they're the desirable   pepper pot design and this will be another way  for our donor car to give us some more value higher hello sir oh hi there hi how can I help I'm  will I called earlier yes but nice to finally meet   you yeah I heard you've got a little project  going on with this yeah we have these These   are the very sad sorry Wheels I told you all about  what I'm thinking is um a lovely white on the face   of the wheel okay that makes it pop that makes  it stand out what color is the car it's a nice   sort of midnight blue sort of color perfect so  the white works with that yeah I'm thinking also   if you look behind you here we've got a diamond  cut wheel here right so this is done by a very   skilled lathe operator it will just skim away  the face of the wheel I think that we can't do   that to that I wouldn't say on the whole face  maybe the outside lip of the wheel we can get   that in a diamond cut finish with that mirror  machine like finish and then on the face of the   wheel we can do that lovely gloss white to make  it pop how does that sound that sounds brilliant   the guys chemically strip the wheels well I'm not  allowed to see that as it's their Trade Secrets the wheel is then sandblasted primed and baked the wheel then receives a glorious  coat of Ford glacier white foreign ly the CNC machine diamond cuts our  top lip away leaving a polished surface   this gives it that extra level of  detail that we were looking for wow happy I am really happy it looks fantastic and  it's now been through every single one of the 139   processors that it needs to be done the only thing  left now is the one little bit missing I think   that finishes off absolutely beautifully and you  know what it's been a real pleasure seeing exactly   how this is all done as well cheers mate you're a  star thank you since gas blue a grand on the donor   car was it so rash for me to Chuck another 300  quid at the Iran no back at the ranch I've got   to the bottom of the wiring and very soon we'll  be able to make our left hooker a right-hander   if I can do this you probably  can too I'm protecting myself   every step of the way with meticulous labeling thank you you know those moments when you're  your world Falls away from under   you and you feel your stomach coming up  this is one of those moments because um it feels so stupid uh I've just taken a picture of  our bracket on our donor Orion which is supposed   to go here and what's Dawning on me actually as  I'm speaking now is that a whole premise for this   car to change it from left to right hand drive  the whole idea of purchasing another car a donor   car for bits and pieces which was a genius  idea even if I say so myself at this point   seems to be one of the stupidest things we've  done because this bracket will not fit on that   firewall there because we assume that the body  shell was symmetrical there would be one body   shell for left hand and right hand drive  and we would literally just move stuff over   but it's not the case which means that uh  I don't think this is going to be able to   be done I think that this has all been  for nothing so we now have a very good   donor car completely in pieces we have a very  good left hand drive car completely in pieces   and we just don't have the time or the money to  do this this is a big engineering job to do this which um genius isn't it absolute genius well uh  I'm Gonna Leave This I'm gonna have a   chat with Will in the morning  when he gets back but uh yeah   clever really clever oops so day three  ends with a little sting in the tail four we have 5 days to turn our cars around and  never has so much needed to be done by so few in   just two days can we'll find a way to make our  right hand drive conversion work well the basis   of the whole project was that we assumed that this  was one shell for left-hand drive and right hand   drive that it was a symmetrical car but it's not  you can clearly see yeah so what we're trying to   do is get that bracket out of that car to fit  onto this firewall here right okay well the   plate as well the Plate's got to come off isn't  it okay well let's see if that makes any sense have a little look and see well I know it's  completely different isn't it yeah I can see   that straight away it's not the fact that I  think we we couldn't do it because I think we   can do it obviously given the time but it's the  question as to whether we should do it or not   I think that's the point isn't it because to  get that one to fits onto there that's going   to be a whole engineering epic and even if we  do all of that work we're still not going to   meet manufacturers standards are we no exactly  exactly that so I think we should we should put   that back together because it's in a thousand  pieces isn't it yeah that's a thousand pieces   this has cost us a thousand quid we need to get  everything we can out of this car it's time for   this car to donate well let's get it out shall we  yeah daffo since will has removed the wheels of   the donor car it no longer moves and so we use our  specially designed occasional trolley for the job good is that looking good that is  looking good that's looking really good   it's all like this all over the jack on it comes there it goes now we've got to work like mad to get  the left hand drive car back together I'm so glad I labeled everything otherwise  this would have been a complete nightmare we are trying to make the best of a bad situation  at the moment so it comes down to the minute I the   bumper on this one is better than one on ours  so I'm going to get this off change them over   actually the more you look at it the more  stuff the donor has bumpers trims door cards   mounts screws vessels Gus was right all along  this car is a little gold mine spotted another   opportunity the header tank on our car is  slightly UV damaged this one is much better thank you that looks better yeah ah looks like Gus's Hawkeyes  has spotted something he wants seats are fine to swap our donor car has gracefully given all it can aim perfect but they're a lot  better than what was in here   before the last ones are all split and horrible well we've got a very tidy  left-hand drive car again   we have and it has progressed a little bit we  mustn't be too hard on ourselves so we look   at the bumpers the door cards the seats as  well yeah yeah should we go yeah I think so day five the last day to make  our left hand Orion the best   left-hander out there maybe even grab  the five grand we put it up for money wow they look fantastic yeah very great  hello it looks so deep doesn't it the   pain I know look at that oh yeah nice  and silver no it's not yeah really nice   I'm gonna stick them straight back on the car  great if I stop my trolley from Rolling away we've taken a risk with these  Ford fans are notoriously fussy   about period details time and offers will tell and now to the donor car what  are we going to do about it this was a cracking idea wasn't it when we wanted  to convert our car to right-hand drive this was a   brilliant idea wasn't it yeah but it was only a  brilliant idea for a very short amount of time   but it's got work and somebody is going to want to  buy an xr3i engine with an injection system aren't   they yeah and we know that that is a good running  engine because we were told yeah the previous   owners of the car yes exactly that is Gospel yeah  it drove when when they parked it up and this   other bit it's got indicators it's starting to  sound like we're going to park this car out no way   no way I don't want to spend any more time on this  it's been it's been a depop set I think I think I   think we just need to write an advert get it sold  ASAP yeah this is going up for 599 or near offer just reading through this leaflet about how to  register your car for UK roads it looks a bit   daunting but it's laid out brilliantly and it  shows you step by step what you have to do you   have to fill in your v55 form you have to pay your  55 pounds and if you want an age-related number   plate which I assume you would because otherwise  you'll be getting a cube plate and it's very   difficult to sell custom Accu plate so if you want  to rate age-related plate you have to prove the   age of your vehicle and we've got the Portuguese  logbook so we can prove the age of our vehicle so   that's okay A little bit of fiddling about and in  an undisclosed period of time the Orion will be UK   registered but for now we're done the Orion looks  amazing we spent 1800 pounds on the car a thousand   on its little brother 300 on Wheels and another  200 on other bits and pieces the total is 3 300.   but we'll sell the RS wheels and the donor car for  at least 600 so let's call it two and a half well   we did start off with a good car yeah but now  we look at it we have a poster car that's not a   poster car it's a poster paint color the poster  car is like a dino 308 GT4 or a 914 Porsche or   something like that isn't it Fords of this nature  are hot property we've been saying that all along   I mean people of a certain age are a bit like us  are prepared to spend pretty good money on cars   such as this I mean look at it it's in a lovely  color and the wheels are highly desirable yeah   the wheels look fantastic I mean the car looks  fantastic and I actually think you're right   because if you wanted an old Ford then at mark one  Mark II escort it's going to cost you a fortune   isn't it and Sierra Cosworth now will cost you 60  Grand plus so maybe this is the hot ticket maybe   maybe this is now the right car at this moment  for the right price the local gliding Club allows   us to drive the Orion as the paperwork hasn't  arrived so it's not road legal I think this car in   particular is a good lesson in what old cars can  give you oh maybe I should say oh cause don't give   you it's very basic isn't it 1600 engine 5-speed  gearbox yeah just about boxed out of the bar it's   a lightweight car it's got a torque engine so  it's fine isn't it well it is quite interesting   isn't it because all of that is enough to do what  it's supposed to do you kind of got a classic car   but you've also got a pretty modern car as well  it's a fun car it's a capable car yeah you're   not going to be going 100 miles an hour and I  think so but that's what the Ford Fanatics know   don't they do you think the fact that it was um  designed as a left-hand drive car and we decided   in our ultimate wisdom is changing to a right  hand drive car and then realize how incredibly   difficult that was going to be so left it or put  it back as a left-hand drive car do you think   that any of that is going to affect the price of  the car yeah I do I do yeah I do I really do we   keep the price at five grand because the car is so  good and three weeks pass before we get a call I   have got news oh yeah really what's that then well  you know this was a left hand drive then we want   to change it to right-hand drive but we couldn't  so we changed it back to leftover Drive which it   was originally left hand drive yes but that's old  news I want new news that's not the news the news   is I've just had a phone call from someone who  wants to re-import this back to Europe does that   work for us well I mean that could work because  we don't have the UK registration document yet   yeah I think the only fly in the ointment was he  was saying he wanted the price to include taking   it down to a port but I don't see that that's a  problem is it I would think if he's prepared to   pay I'll ask him price yeah name your Port yeah I  think so providing it's not too far away exactly   that yeah exactly that cool the deal actually  takes a bit of doing and a couple of hundred   pounds goes west but we will end up almost 100  in profit when all the money we're due lands yes thank you

Channel: Banijay Engine

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Keywords: automotive, car collectors, car enthusiasts, car flip, car restoration, car show, cars, classic car conversion, classic cars, ford orion, gus gregory, lefthand drive conversion, renovation, restoration challenges, vehicle transformation, will trickett

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Length: 48min 4sec (2884 seconds)

Published: Tue Dec 19 2023