First registered in 1982, this early Mk1 Fiesta XR2 was supplied new by Hanger Ford in Birmingham and some 13 years later in 1995 was parked in a farm barn in Droitwich awaiting something doing which presumably never got done.

Rediscovered around 2010 by its previous keeper, it was purchased by our vendor in 2023 as an unfinished project and subsequently underwent an exhaustive nut and bolt rebuild to an exceptional OEM-plus standard over the course of some 15 years, resulting in what our vendor describes as 'a wolf in sheep’s clothing'.

Retaining its original bodyshell – still showing its factory floor number – only minor repairs were required before the shell was refinished in lustrous Sunburst Red, presenting with the correct period stance and factory look.

Importantly, the car still retains its original rear arches and remarkably, many of its interior components are original and unrestored, providing rare evidence of how well preserved and solid the car was when first found.

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