AMAZING New Fast Ford Collection! | Secret Stash
A fan of fast Fords? Or slow ones, for that matter? Either way, if you’re big into the Blue Oval, then you’ll be interested in Ford’s new Heritage and Innovation Centre in the UK.
Just finished, it houses more than 100 vehicles, from a Model T, through multiple GT40s and a million-pound Escort, to all the best Cossies and RS Fords. Recently relocated from Dagenham to Daventry, it also provides access to a library containing brochures, owners’ manuals and advertising materials from Ford’s UK history.
So, before it opens to the public, join Top Gear Magazine’s Tom Ford for a tour of 100-plus years of Ford history in Britain.
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:46 Ford Model T
01:52 Ford Police Cars
03:47 Ford SuperVan 3
05:25 Mk1 Lotus Cortina
06:12 Chat With Ford Heritage's Len Keen
08:47 Ford Sierra RS Cosworth
10:09 Ford Escort RS Cosworth
11:15 Mk1 Ford Escort Mexico
12:01 Three Generations Of Ford GT40
13:38 Ford Transit
14:57 RS-powered Ford Transit Connect Express
15:16 Electric Ford Transit Ecostar
15:46 Many A Ford Focus RS
16:17 Ford Fiestas
16:55 Ford Mondeos
17:07 Ford Mustang
17:33 Ford Capri
18:37 F1 Boss Eddie Jordan’s Ford Galaxy
18:51 £1m Ford Escort Rally Car
19:11 Conclusion
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Which of these Fords would you take home?
Mustang has it's legacy but I'll take the GT !!
All of them 😅
Gt beautiful car
Cossie hands down
The RS200
Loving these tours and all of the interesting content that is coming out of KZhead TG. Great stuff and hats off.
Ok Top Gear office boy, stick to making the tea, we can do without the obvious fanboying of your bosses!!
@@John-yf8qh I will paraphrase Mike Tyson's quote: Social media has shit heads, sitting in their mom's basement, way too comfortable with disrespecting people and not getting their heads kicked in for it.
I visited the collection at Dagenham several times, but it was asked and everything was pushed into every corner, so looking at the cars was a real problem, so nice to see the collection having a proper home. The only downside was that we used to borrow cars for events and trackdays at Dunton. We just phoned them up and negotiated what we wanted. One year we had an Escort Mk1 and an RS200, quite a contrast to what we were making at the time.
Thanks, Tom and Top Gear! I've become much more of a Ford fan as I've grown older. As a U.S. native, many of these are familiar to me largely from British car TV (I'm sure you can imagine at least one show).
As an American i find it a struggle to fall in love with any of the big 3. You got the C8 and that new crazy fast mustang and Dodge makes shit cars. Not trying to argue but ,may i ask how?
Loving the TG KZhead content lately. Great job lads. That place needs a Ken Block car. That guy did so much good to the Ford brand in the last decade. RIP43
One of the very best videos made by Top Gear. A truly fascinating place.
I am really digging these car collection videos.
Does anyone remember the Ford Racing games on PS2?
It's so nice of Tom to show us his collection. 😁😁✌✌
Funny how 'Tom Ford' is also a brand of it's own...😅
😂
Interesting, I still miss the OG GT
Who doesn’t?
I took me a while to remember that it was on Gran Turismo 2.
I miss the OG TG
@@86davy If you are talking about OG TG, you're talking about the likes of Tiff Needell, Vicki Butler-Henderson, and Quentin Willson. CHM isn't it.
Very cool. I've always loved all (well most) of the UK and European fords. Those cosworth sierras and escorts are amazing. Hillarious to see the escort because in the US that was just a cheap commuter car. Wish we got the cosworth stuff here.
Wow! Looks amazing, so glad they've got everything displayed properly now, a lot of new additions since i saw the collection in its old home back in 2015.
RS200 not the original police car. That was C829 FHK.
And wasn't left hand drive either.
My heart melts everytime there is a cossie popping up. It’s not fair
Supervan 2 and 3 are the same vehicle. It's a ford c100 chassis underneath originally with a Cosworth DFL then a Cosworth HB when it was updated to supervan 3. Now it runs that rather naff V6.
Iv had afew fords and had a fiesta featured in Performance Ford July 2001 . Absolutely love the Escort Rs Cosworth- such an iconic car . I’d love one …..one day
11:16 is that the last Fezzy next to the Mk1 Escort with a load of Signatures? I've had a Mk4 Ford Escort Eclipse driven 2 Transits, a Transit Connect for work and now own a Mk6 Fiesta Zetec (S Rep) now. Got to love a blue oval. ♥ Wonder if they can grab those Fords that are stored in that old dealership in Germany. Would be cool to have them along with their siblings in that Centre.
I thought the last fiesta from cologne was grey with all the signatures? Maybe a couple different ones were sent out?
I asked, and you answered. Thanks for another awesome warehouse walk around. ❤
Lovely video! Some rare Ford's I've never known about before, but they sure look marvelous and have aged gracefully! Wonderful heritage collection :)
The only car that I didn’t see because it’s insanely rare is the Ford GT90 which can go 253mph apparently…
ford P68🤔
@@stelamo no it’s was called the GT90 because it was built during the 90s very rare and very futuristic.
@@dazzaMusic 🙂and im saying the car i didn't see is the P68 kzhead.info/sun/n6ihdJ1xZ3yPjZs/bejne.htmlsi=2St03M17KvPQmXIF
@@stelamo that’s because it was a prototype the car never raced or went on the road.
It is only one of it, and Ford sold it to a private collector in Arizona(?) because of the economic recess of 07-08.
The ford RS200 needs to come back, it is a thing of beauty
This is absolutely phenomenal cause one day when the internal combustion engine is history. This is going to be an incredible link to Ford’s past.
Man what a collection. Great video. Hopefully one day, i can check it out
Where the mk one supervan transit ? That was fun 😁 I'd have 3 litre Capri. Mk one Granada 🎉
I really like the content Top Gear KZhead is putting out! Keep it up Top Gear KZhead!
What an awesome video Tom, Ford really knows its stuff and their history is just amazing so many iconic cars for me is the Ford Escort Mk.1 Mexico :)
I got to ride in a Sierra Cosworth 4x4, we got to 125mph, it was amazing 😊
2019 usa fiesta st owner as of recently! Love it
Great cars in a nice collection, thanks for showing them❤
Always watching from Georgetown Guyana south America 🇬🇾🇬🇾🇬🇾
He's the type of guy who can recite a brochure but can't change oil.
been to heritage centre twice when they were at dagenham.ford heaven
This is an awesome mini series!
Ford fiesta pop plus with pepper pots! 957cc!! And headrests. That was a first car.
What an amazing place! Would love to see more in the future :)
The Capri is begging for a modern day re make
Top tier content. Great interview with Len too.
Amei essa relíquia incrível ❤❤
Love those fast ford vans 👌
I was thinking of a totally different Jordan. A silicone enhanced one.
i love how humankind's evolution of technology can bee seen in the evolution of these cars, both in tech and in looks!
Ford is the under pinning of British motoring.... beautiful collection 😎🙏👊👍✌
Growing up in a Ford family, all the vehicles we’ve owned (besides me I’m the black sheep) have been Fords. I still own a Ford truck but I work for Toyota so I also own a Corolla. But, I’ll always be a Ford fanboy. 🤙🏼 I love this collection.
That Yellow Escort RS Cosworth, I'm taking.
Wonder whether you could buy tickets for this place? They'd make a fortune!
I need more British people documenting automobile history pls
06:53 - Alright
Please visit Mercedes/BMW/Audi next. Loving these videos!
Wow
Dream day out as long as there's a pub nearby on the way out
Imagine adding an aftermarket android auto head unit to that model T
restarting on a new platform excellent idea
Thanks
I hope they've got a Sierra 2.9 XR4x4 in there 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰 And hopefully a Cortina Mk5 Crusader 1.6 like my dad used to have 🥰🥰🥰🥰
Xr4i was more fun to drive.
Superb👍
This brought up a fantastic memory from the last year when I acted in a play called 'Made In Dagenham' based on then-Ford production, the political issue of gender pay disparity during those times & a plot of launching Cortina (the then-new car) in the British market. An interesting fusion of being a theatre person & an automotive enthusiast!!
Huh, i did not know the gt40 had the overhead down extensions like the 2005/6 gt
I think I may have spotted a Colin Mcrea Ford Focus in one of the shots. I’d love to see a video about that if you had a chance :)
Cool!
Big yes 🙌🙌
The BBC said that they had shelved top gear until further notice!
I think this is related to the magazine rather than the TV show
It'll never be the same as the old place, had a proper old school feel to it, my mates dad worked there and I was lucky enough to go down there a few times and have a wander round freely
You know where in Dagenham is this at
I miss my Capri.
the model t was well known for throwing ppl trow the windowscreen in a crash or impailing you if you didnt make it all the way out
200 were needed for homologation of the RS200 and 20 of them were Evo versions.
Where is Ford P100? I'm dissapointed ;). Great collection!
I’m sure the red top Cossie is 204bhp the 4x4’s including escort was 224
Strange how ford dont have the mk5 zetec s in the collection 🤔 have a bog standard mk4 then a st150 but no mk5
No way he was that small in that lotus 😂
No doubt the Lotus Cortina is my choice and then convert the car to lhd😊
This store room looks the exact same as the Porsche room, with different cars
any Ford Probe gts?
Double deck spoiler? Thats not a rs 500.
Did I just see the Supervan 3 tacho showing an 11,700 redline!? 🤯🤯
It ran an F1 engine in the past.
Good series this "collection series".
I think I saw the roof of a Ford Corsair, why not show that one? Really good looking Ford but not often shown....
i Noticed they are missing Jurrasic park ford explorer :D
What about the 1988 Ford cargo electric
65plate mk7 transit? Didn’t they stop making them in 2014?
Disappointed they didn’t have my first car, a mk1 fiesta supersport
The 3rd Cossie hasn't really gone up in value since new. £15.5K in 86 is £60K now which is about what a standard one goes for.
🔥🔥🔥🔥
14:20 this vans stills run in Pakistan as a public transport
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They forgot the Mk5 Fiesta in the line up ☹️
Yeah just had a 5.5, they forgot the Mk6 as well, just a Mk6.5 ST, which does look very nice all the same.
My gt has the full carbonium body panels n weigh just 900kgs....
7:18 3D-Printing, anyone?
Imagine if Nintendo, Ubisoft etc would do this.
And look at Ford now.
Henry would have a lot to say about the ecoboom disaster of a designed engine. Terrible
It Tom he’s back
Wooo❤
What next Chevrolet or Alfa Romeo
Ford Cortina XR 6 Interceptor.
18:38 WHY WOULD YOU NOT EVEN SHOW THE CAR???
Is this video presentation for pre-schoolers?
Press like if you have owned or own a ford❤
Good video but just it saying top gear agrivates me
Daventry is just up the road from me! Absolute 💩 hole of a town, but if we get to see Fast Ford's I will suffer through it
The amount of wookie of this channel lately... highly approve!!