I BOUGHT The WEIRDEST Ford Coupe Ever Made *The Ford EXP*

I BOUGHT The WEIRDEST Ford Coupe Ever Made The Ford EXP

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5 жыл бұрын

I bought the weirdest little coupe Ford ever made, the Ford EXP. Powered by an anemic four cylinder rated at 70HP, mated to a 4 speed manual transmission, the Escort based EXP is one of the slowest "sport coupes" in history. Less than 250,000 were built across the 6 year production run, and 36 years later it's incredibly rare to see one on the road. Fuel injection was added in later years so mine is one of the unlucky few. 0-60 comes in a mind numbing 12.4 seconds, but somehow the car is still fun to drive. Two doors, two seats, two-thousand pounds (and change) of old-school fun.
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@05milmachine90 5 жыл бұрын

Love it. The old "more fun to drive a slow car fast than a fast car slow" applies to these.

@WatchJRGo 5 жыл бұрын

That is very much a thing, part of the reason I love the Miata. 🏎💨

@hanskinslo326 5 жыл бұрын

yes!

@Jim-tz9lj 5 жыл бұрын

You drove 100 miles to pick up a 1982 EXP and didn't bring any tools? Testing your luck big time.

@Shutchohole 5 жыл бұрын

....and didnt check things like oil, coolant etc.

@thehinge 5 жыл бұрын

I like the chutzpah it takes to go a hundred miles to have fun with a used car you might only own once. Assuming I don't spend too much money. LOL.

@joeboxer3365 5 жыл бұрын

Jim from all the things he found when he got there you are definitely right. I had a 71 or to Dodge Dart Swinger what I got from a neighbor across the street I was only taking it about 10 or 15 miles to an auto shop class to see what was wrong with it. I got stranded halfway there and luckily my buddy bailed me out, went right to the local discount store and brought a new points and condenser and put just a condenser in. the car ran pretty decent after that and after a little tuning and cleaning the plugs it ran really great. the interior cleaned up pretty good it was fun to drive one of the best $50 or $75 Bergen's I've ever gotten wish I had kept it longer.

@Jim-tz9lj 5 жыл бұрын

Just like all Escorts? First order of business is to change the timing belt. I think the service interval was 40k. A big reason why there are none on the road.

@joeboxer3365 5 жыл бұрын

@@Jim-tz9lj Though some of the 4 cylinder engines Ford used were not non-interference, it was only a few years and who knows why. The real reason most escorts are gone is that the rear shock towers rust out.

@richalvarado6890 5 жыл бұрын

I had an '87 EXP. Believe me, that empty back cargo area was not a waste. It was quite comfortable ....

@WatchJRGo 5 жыл бұрын

You could probably rent an EXP instead of a moving truck 😂

@stevenjamesrash 5 жыл бұрын

87 EXP was my first car. Could pile an unbelievable amount of high schoolers back there

@Baticuerva 4 жыл бұрын

Roomier than the Abarth!

@uncleharlan 5 жыл бұрын

I had one of these from 1985. The interior changed a lot in 3 years, got a 5 spd manual, and had switched to the bubble top all glass hatch. That thing got crazy hot in the summer without the louvers. It was by no means a fast car, but it was fun to drive.

@nicholasyoder 5 жыл бұрын

I would have drove the passenger side wheels up onto the curb first for more clearance.

@toddrobertson1398 5 жыл бұрын

The only thing it’s missing the must have on any 80s car.. The front leather bra!!

@FlyingTigersKMT 5 жыл бұрын

Velcro dash cover

@psykoklown874 5 жыл бұрын

You are so right. Everyone put them on to protect the paint from rock chips only to find that they wore away the paint underneath from wind movement.

@luckyb3859 5 жыл бұрын

Don't forget the flat black rear glass hatch-louver.

@FlyingTigersKMT 5 жыл бұрын

@@psykoklown874 - Or the humidity from car wash or air baked the paint away.

@alanhardman2447 5 жыл бұрын

Todd Robertson - I actually preferred the rear bra - but that made it look like it was an escapee from a gay biker bar... Did I really say that?

@peteru.6382 5 жыл бұрын

I had a early 82 EXP that was my first car. I loved it! It was slow backfired between 1st and 2nd gear but it was mine. I learned bodywork on it and have many stories about it. I Love that your doing a series on it. Keep up the fun videos!

@naskarkev 5 жыл бұрын

It is a Ford Escort underneath ..... all parts are interchangable ..... Think of it as a 1982 Ford Escort with different skin!

@mcearl8073 5 жыл бұрын

I expected to see a bag full of cash somewhere inside the car. That was the only way I could figure that guy having 3 grand in it.

@steadfastcoward 5 жыл бұрын

The pot shipment was removed before the sale, dude.

@sgl7007 5 жыл бұрын

For a beater like that? 3 grand is about 36 years worth of upkeep and maintenance

@mcearl8073 5 жыл бұрын

Now JR has over 3k in it.

@ryanbaker6377 5 жыл бұрын

😂

@eatmelily 5 жыл бұрын

@Hamilton Rodgers LOL, if he bought it NEW!!

@dw10466 5 жыл бұрын

I had a 1988 EXP and it was a fun little car to drive and it got 50 mpg. Blew the head gasket around 80k miles and had to replace the motor for a whole $800. Also had a 84 T bird turbo coupe that got 40 mpg. Both were 5 speed sticks. The mileage today's hybrids get are not that impressive compared to what I got out of those cars back then.

@mrodg88 5 жыл бұрын

Note, cars are twice as heavy with more than twice the horsepower today.

@bry3741 5 жыл бұрын

@@redrider7730 I had a 1972 Datsun 210. I think it had a tiny 1.2 litre with a 4, maybe 5 speed..It achieved great gas mileage and was fun to drive actually..lol

@hoosierdaddy6985 5 жыл бұрын

I had one for one week like in 95 when I was 15 and remember something like you could use the stick shifter or a switch or something on the dash or near it to shift as well? Sound familiar?

@ucats98able 5 жыл бұрын

I had an 85 in high school I loved that car.

@TedSchoenling 5 жыл бұрын

I had an 85.. 1.9L and 5 speed.... it had air brakes.. turn the AC on and it slowed right down

@rogerwilliams2042 5 жыл бұрын

Ted Schoenling lmaooooo

@realityhurts8697 5 жыл бұрын

I had an 83 had to leave the heat on if you moved the switch anywhere it died lol

@TeeyoDoubleDee 5 жыл бұрын

Mine had viscosity boost! It would actually move a little for the first few hundred miles after a fresh oil change.

@newsofthenerd 5 жыл бұрын

I had an 82 with 19L and 5speed. Someone had taken the later engine and tranny and put it in. Was fast little car. Very cheap and fun and I think my very heavy foot still got almost 40mph in it. What I hated was the front was just this cheap rubber plastic so it didn't look right. Should have been metal or fiberglass. The exp had a nice removable sunroof that I used to take off all the time. But my LN7 had a much bigger moon roof. Had a friend with the 80s 5.0L tbird. And he couldn't keep up with me. Any road that's not straight that tbird would slide. And on straights they were about the same.

@shannnism 5 жыл бұрын

@That grey area I wonder if it had the Detroit 60 series engine with those airbrakes. Maybe a slide 5th wheel?

@dennishewitt9509 5 жыл бұрын

I was a Ford dealer in the 70's thru 90's. Very small town in Texas. I totally remember this car. We got one that Ford forced on us. Couldn't sell it period! Ended being a demo for 2 yrs and finally found a sucker to buy it for probably 1/2 price. Man, the early 80's were the worst years ever for Ford! They built crap! Vehicles would literally fall apart. The 80-81 T-Bird comes to mind. Total piece of crap. Anyway we waited a couple of years for the development of the EXP only to be completely let down when it hit the showrooms. Ford has come a long way since those pitiful days!

@jonathanmagness1231 5 жыл бұрын

This is the kind of car I would expect Hoovie to buy

@WatchJRGo 5 жыл бұрын

I better get this thing over to him!

@andrewlopson3394 5 жыл бұрын

Funny!!!...me too--at first I actually thought it was a Hoovie video...!

@MKIVGTI1.8 5 жыл бұрын

I actually clicked on this video thinking it was a Hoovie video, lol

@nomadben 5 жыл бұрын

They are both in Kansas

@bobosharkey 5 жыл бұрын

@@andrewlopson3394 Me three :)

@raymondabella2289 5 жыл бұрын

Pair that baby up with a Pontiac Fierro and you'll have the beginning of a collection of wacky cars from the 80s. I remember seeing an EXP when I was kid and thought it was a cool looking car back then. But then again, I remember people looking at the very first Ford Taurus and thinking how futuristic it looked. LOL! Congrats on your new car, may bring you lots of joy.

@WatchJRGo 5 жыл бұрын

I happen to have a 2M4 Fiero! Thanks for watching and glad you’re here 🍻 Fiero Video: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qqebhZV3nMWnpJ8.html

@rikkscoolsongs 5 жыл бұрын

I always thought the Monza Spyder was a cool little car. Never see many of those either.

@dantheman1998 5 жыл бұрын

It blows my mind how everyone thought the Ford Taurus was a great looking car?!? Must be the cocaine. The Thunderbird looked 1000 times better.

@raymondabella2289 5 жыл бұрын

@@dantheman1998 If you are talking about the very first Taurus, it was the very first of that modern streamline design that was directly was based off a futuristic concept car that influenced car shapes arround the world. This was a big departure from the 70s where either huge and boxy or that round Euro shaped left over from the 50s and 60s. Just keep in mind that without the Taurus there would be no 80s Thunderbitd the way you know it because that design was influenced by the first Taurus and it also saved Ford from bankruptcy. For that, it gets my respect even though they tend to not be a reliable car. The only thing I have against this car was that it was a symbol of the death of chrome bumpers and accentings on cars. Goodbye Chrome, Hello Plastic.

@arkhsm 5 жыл бұрын

Exept Raymond, the AUDI 100 was the first "MODERN" aero styled car iirc !!@@raymondabella2289

@highlonesomerob5053 5 жыл бұрын

As others have said, change that timing belt ASAP as a preventative measure. Those silly 1.6-liters were an interference engine, so if the belt goes, the pistons hit the valves and render your classic EXP an expensive experiment in mass dynamics and metallurgy. That's why you don't see 'em on the road anymore.

@sabrehawk-427 5 жыл бұрын

@thedog556 you do know nothing people like you are breathing good air that someone else could be breathing now go fuck yourself

@CarWizard 5 жыл бұрын

Very cool JR. My first car was an 87 escort. Just needs a John Deere tag on the front.

@WatchJRGo 5 жыл бұрын

WIZARD! That's awesome, did you have the 1.6 or 1.9?

@robglezgarage7208 5 жыл бұрын

@@WatchJRGo I was wondering about something, isn't syntethic oil bad for older engines? Did you changed the oil again? Besides that good find I had never seen one like that!

@robglezgarage7208 5 жыл бұрын

@Buzz James Mmmm alright alright I usually always stick with what what always used just in case

@robglezgarage7208 5 жыл бұрын

@Buzz James humm alright well I never had any experience with those cars but I have an 74 F250 with the Ford 360 engine but tbh I didn't want to use synthetic on it, I'm kinda new to the classic cars

@WeisCarl2000 5 жыл бұрын

I got at least 3 grand in it! HAHAHAHAHAHHA you need to make shirts that say that!

@metaljew4456 5 жыл бұрын

Great sales guy that dude was...NOT

@fluorine7575 5 жыл бұрын

@Markus Patients don't think it's one owner. The guy would've been like 7 years old when the car was new

@1nvisible1 5 жыл бұрын

That probably includes gas and brake pads.

@lawrenceblack8968 4 жыл бұрын

I had a "gold frog". One of the best little cars I've ever owned! Thanks for the memories.

@chrispearson904 4 жыл бұрын

That is such a cool looking car- digging the curves on it

@robertcarmosino6563 5 жыл бұрын

Had an 84 -85 EXP. W/ THE BUBBLE rear hatchback, all BIK. exterior, maroon inter, I put a kick ass stereo/ upgrade speakers , plexy glass headlight cover, after market 3rd brake light , Goodyear all around tricked out wheels, very clean... Fun car back in the day, sadly underpowered tho .

@BB-ti2sq 5 жыл бұрын

Robert Carmosino I built a stereo box in mine as well lol. 15” Rockford fos and punch amp lol. Memories

@russellloomis4376 5 жыл бұрын

😂 I don't think you're a true 80$ kid if you didn't run at least to 12s in the back of your ride. Mine was an 82 extended cab Nissan. With two 15s in the back of the hydraulic dump bed. Loved that truck.

@RubOneOutRosie 5 жыл бұрын

in other words u turned it into a Puerto rican car

@thejam70 5 жыл бұрын

Gotta have the rear window louvers. Totally makes the car.

@WatchJRGo 5 жыл бұрын

Those aren't coming off! They may get painted black again, starting to fade and chip. 💯

@bustinyanutz4195 5 жыл бұрын

Yep had them on mine

@EddieEcstasy 5 жыл бұрын

I was going to say the same thing. Very 80s and very cool.

@integr8er66 5 жыл бұрын

Yep had to have them, they look cool, I had a lot of fun in that car but slid on ice, hit a curb and the transmission mount, which is part of the case broke which meant it was totaled.

@bustinyanutz4195 5 жыл бұрын

@@integr8er66 that sucks but a perfect time to put an LS in it and make that little car a monster

@ipdjbt 5 жыл бұрын

I had an '88 EXP back in 1991. It was a reliable little car, often commuting back and forth between Utah and Indiana. Funny enough, my insurance company classified it as a sports car since it was a 2 seater, and I paid dearly for it with my rates.

@Me-kv8vu 5 жыл бұрын

You know you're getting old when you remember a car like this being in showrooms and on the roads....sheesh! Where'd the decades go?!? Fun vid!

@PadreDProductions 5 жыл бұрын

12:14 "try to stay out of my shot bro" LMAO

@AgtWashingtub 4 жыл бұрын

This is a highly under-liked comment.

@sparkie5150 5 жыл бұрын

Takes me back. I came close to buying 1 brand new. Gas was high back in 82 this was an answer to gas prices and everything in the 80s was slow.

@Staatus_Quo 5 жыл бұрын

I had a friend in high school obsessed with these. He had 1 first gen, and 2 second gens; I personally liked the odd look of the first gen. They were predecessor to the Ford Probe once the Probe didn't become the Mustang replacement. Those EXP's were a fun car, it just needed some more power and it could have been super cool.

@leighsutherland6222 Жыл бұрын

Mine has enough power. I loved it, and sold it when it was ten or eleven years old. Mine was a 5 speed manual transmission. It looked great and rode well.

@boldbridg 2 жыл бұрын

Love this ride bought it with 92,00 for peanuts and drove it to 136k no problems. A golden memory thanks for the video!

@CarswithNash 5 жыл бұрын

Sweet ride! I’ve never seen one in person myself but always thought they were cool, I’m a sucker for tiny cars from the 80’s. (I have an ‘88 Pulsar NX)

@WatchJRGo 5 жыл бұрын

Haha, me too man! Love the little Pulsar. I might have picked up another tiny car from the 80s yesterday 😬

@CarswithNash 5 жыл бұрын

PantherFan1971 William Powell Haha! I guess you’ve never actually driven one then... I’ve owned & driven more cars then I can count & to date the Pulsar NX is the best driving experience I’ve found, it’s not fast but it will take any corner as fast as you dare & also manages to be incredibly comfortable! It’s a “must have” car for me & thus I actually have 2 & I’m looking into a 3rd...(-:

@ducknorris233 5 жыл бұрын

We traded the wife’s EXP Turbo Coupe in on a Pulsar because we we expecting our first kid. Always makes my face flush when I think of how ridiculous I was at 25.

@ducknorris233 5 жыл бұрын

We traded the wife’s EXP Turbo Coupe in on a Pulsar because we we expecting our first kid. Always makes my face flush when I think of how ridiculous I was at 25.

@yamahonkawazuki 5 жыл бұрын

ive had both the pulsar and an exp. at the same time. ( package buy)@@WatchJRGo

@XLordLeamingtonX 5 жыл бұрын

3k into it and didn't even change the oil... LOL ok dude

@04dram04 5 жыл бұрын

$3k is totally possible.

@JakeKaufmanFilms 5 жыл бұрын

The oil was fine.

@injunmick8498 5 жыл бұрын

I drove an EXP GT in '82 when I was selling Ford's. Man that was a fun car to drive.

@cdpgbc-mw2kz 5 жыл бұрын

Canadian viewer...what a blast from the past. My brother in law bought one of these brand new in 1983. He said he bought it so he did not have to drive all his friends around. He met my sister in 1985....who had two brothers. Well the honey cost him...and he regularly had to drive us around in his car. There was no rear seat and the head room was atrocious..but hey, when you are in high school and you had to get somewhere...any ride will do. For those that might be interested he married my sister and had two sons with her....still are married. Must have been that sexy EXP that sealed the deal...

@SurferJoe71 5 жыл бұрын

Back n The Day 1989 a friend of mine had one of these I talked to him recently .His EXP was Dark Factory blue stick shift ,I installed a entire stereo setup Alpine CD head unit with 4 Kicker 15’s in that hatch with Phoenix Gold Amps upgraded the alternator upgraded the brakes back then . The best MPG was around 37 on a motor with 45,000 miles on it.Keep the louvers period correct plus you never see these cars 😎🇺🇸

@nodak81 5 жыл бұрын

My cousin had a baby blue '82 EXP. Used to ride all over Fargo, ND in that thing as a kid. Later he had an '86 Escort EXP which was sort of an Escort with EXP badges and that same big hatch with no back seat.

@DireNeeds 5 жыл бұрын

I worked at a Ford dealership when this car first came out. It was fun to drive. Basically a sporty version of the escort. Lmao, power breaks had been around for a little before this. Lol you youngsters. Good video.

@kennethmaddock253 5 жыл бұрын

William Talcott l worked at a Ford dealership for 3 or 4 years in 1981 drove the Exp a number of times my favorite was the Escort GT fun little car to drive, brings back some good memories 👍

@jabbacoola1 5 жыл бұрын

Love your content Bro!

@joebrown19811 5 жыл бұрын

Should have checked the oil before you bought it

@michaelk2334 5 жыл бұрын

I had a friend that had one. In winter pulling the e brake doing doughnuts on ice was a blast

@WatchJRGo 5 жыл бұрын

The e brake works perfectly in this one, idea noted 😁

@mikeygee4564 5 жыл бұрын

Yes! I was an e-brake master in mine! About the only thing it did well. Although, with a better setup it would've cornered on rails

@thomasarussellsr 5 жыл бұрын

Wow, haven't seen a Ford Frog in years. Thanks for the memories.

@erikjohnson2889 5 жыл бұрын

As a child of the 70's and 80's I never though I'd see the day that anyone would restore a Ford Escort with decals...but I'm stoked!

@NewBeRVer 5 жыл бұрын

Pretty cool! Now find its cousin, the Escort GT!

@WatchJRGo 5 жыл бұрын

That would be an awesome find, that or the McLaren ASC built EXP! 😮

@mattswanson8548 5 жыл бұрын

My grandpa had a 82 escort GT for years we found it in the barn when he died in 2003

@WatchJRGo 5 жыл бұрын

@Matt Swanson, did you get it running?

@chrisrinard2981 5 жыл бұрын

Ah the Escort GT one of the most unreliable car's ever. I almost bought one. It needed $700 worth of timing work.

@fredzeppelin3969 5 жыл бұрын

And the more rare Mercury Lynx XR3

@mixer621 5 жыл бұрын

10k to 13k in a week. Nice bump in subs. Keep up the awesome videos.

@scottmccartney1132 5 жыл бұрын

I had an '85 all through high school and into my college years. Seeing this video makes me nostalgic. It was a 5spd manual and the clutch pedal cable broke in the parking lot of Castle Farms in Charlevoix MI. at the Def Leppard concert in 1988. We push started it in 2nd gear and I just feathered the shifter and rolled the stop signs to get home. Great memories. Watching this video makes me think that it might be time to start a new project car. Time to see if there are any '85 EXPs sitting out there for sale.

@larryfromwisconsin9970 4 жыл бұрын

I owned an EXP in 1986 in Monterey, California. I drove it to Hibbing, Minnesota and back over the holidays. Only problem was a rear wheel bearing went out during a blizzard in nowhere Montana.

@Mr19853 5 жыл бұрын

You should've drove it on the curb for more room under.

@papamedvedya3375 5 жыл бұрын

Goman that’s a good idea, I’d have probably figured that out after oil change as I pulled into my driveway. I’m a rocket scientist AFTER THE FACT, lol.

@Mr19853 5 жыл бұрын

@@papamedvedya3375 Aren't we all? Haha!

@SkippyThorson 5 жыл бұрын

Goman That’s some Bill Nye shit right there. I’ve never thought of that before but will never forget it now. Nice!

@231gnx 5 жыл бұрын

I would have just bought it to a generic shop and just paid for a cheap $20-30 oil change.For what you paid for wrenches,synthetic oil and a pan.Without crawling on the ground and dumping oil (I assume you just bought the old oil to NAPA).Just saying-less work.

@tonyinfinity 5 жыл бұрын

Ya great idea, then it would be leaning the wrong way and all the oil wouldn't drain out

@scrappyddz 5 жыл бұрын

OMG I had a '85 Ford EXP, weird little car... my 2nd car, it was free... had a 5-speed manual. It got me to work and back for a few years, can't really complain I guess.

@nathancherolis8033 5 жыл бұрын

I can vouch for the 44mpg. I had a 1988 EXP back in 1992... I consistently got 44 to 46mpg. Loved that car.

@ChristopherCerta 5 жыл бұрын

I rented one of those in ‘82 (when it was new), in Los Angeles. Drove to San Diego, then up to San Francisco. On the way up to San Francisco there were 3 of us, so we took turns laying in the back every so often. Couldn’t quite make it up the hills on the way up to San Francisco (under powered), but we made it. I hated the car at the time, and I was sorry that I rented it. But we had a good time, despite the discomfort. Great seeing this again, so thanks for posting it. Enjoy it!

@tarstarkusz 5 жыл бұрын

Power brakes were not a big deal in the 80s. FFS, I owned a bunch of 70s cars with power brakes and power steering.

@jimhimesjr 5 жыл бұрын

Was thinking the same. I’ve seen 50’s and 60’s cars with power brakes and steering. Was a little more rare but they were options.

@tarstarkusz 5 жыл бұрын

Once you go back to the 60s, they tended to be optional, but even then by no means rare. By the time of the early 80s, most cars had both, especially power brakes. It's just a simple vacuum pump.

@halohunter5217 5 жыл бұрын

Except power brakes weren't standard on these. Nor power steering, not that you needed either. Most subcompact cars did not have power brakes standard at the time.

@tarstarkusz 5 жыл бұрын

+halo... I don't know what the options were with this particular car, but my point was that these options were not by any means rare or exotic in the early 80s.

@alwaysopen7970 5 жыл бұрын

I had a 66 Belair, 69 Camaro and a 71 Olds Delta 98 which all had power brakes.

@HighLiner15 5 жыл бұрын

You should put the drive line from a Focus ST in it or the RS if you wanna go full bonkers!! 👍

@rossdevin9799 5 жыл бұрын

Wow I'm 60 yrs old and a HUGE Ford man but I have never seen or heard of this car. Nice to see young folks bringing back some decent old cars.

@BobB-qn8wy 5 жыл бұрын

I had an 85 red hatchback automatic. It was very good in snow. Had a chrome bar that ran across the back deck inside, made it a royal pain in the ass when you took your date to the Drive in movie. Loved how you fit in the drivers seat like a glove. Loved your video

@bobl78 5 жыл бұрын

you doubled the value of the car by using synthetic oil

@hanskinslo326 5 жыл бұрын

Nice one!

@CrazyBear65 5 жыл бұрын

Shit he drained out looked like some old Royal Purple with a few miles on it. Didn't look bad from my screen.

@shawnmiller9381 5 жыл бұрын

Synthetic oil blows up older engines - soooooo..... No. Not unless you dumped zinc additive of some sort in with.

@TheWade0416 5 жыл бұрын

Don't sell the 1.6 short. My best friend had one in the mid-eighties. His dad was a doctor. He had Crane cams grind a custom bump stick, Hooker bent up a header for it, and the welding school tigged a 2 to 4 barrel carb adapter to the factory aluminum intake, which we then hogged out and mounted a 390 cfm Holley carb. It pegged the 85mph speedo in 2nd gear. Add in the Alpine stereo and the Molly Hatchet mural on the hood, a mullet and an afro,... probably should've stopped while I was ahead. Wish I could find one, though. Ah, the memories.

@WatchJRGo 5 жыл бұрын

This is all your fault... but Kent makes a cam, adjustable cam gear, all kinds of go fast parts. I’m probably going to order them all now 😂

@sminthian 4 жыл бұрын

My Dad had one of these from around 1985-1990. It even has those louvres on the back window, which you usually don't see. I wasn't allowed to sit in the front seat, and just rolled around on that back panel as we drove around. No one cared about kids and seatbelts back then...

@gregkolanowski 3 жыл бұрын

Loved watching this video! I had a 1984 when I was in college, my first new car. I wasn't much of a car guy back then, but I liked the styling! And that back hatch was great! I remember packing a ton of stuff in there going to and from college. Mine was black over silver, with a pop out sunroof. Even came with a sleeve to store it in. It had steel wheels, in a sort of knock off Fuchs style, with chrome beauty rims. They were silver originally, but I painted them black and it looked pretty great!

@gingerkittiesfour 5 жыл бұрын

That was my Ford Exp!!!! I bought it brand new. I wondered what happen to it!!

@Cr4zy8s 4 жыл бұрын

You fr

@DakotaJaegle 4 жыл бұрын

Avery Ball-Winemiller i doubt it

@RTRbygawd 2 жыл бұрын

Are u serious,fr fr?

@Shyzah 5 жыл бұрын

i have a 83 supra and i approve of this message

@WatchJRGo 5 жыл бұрын

😍 I approve all MK2 Supra messages as well!

@rafaelmeneses5066 5 жыл бұрын

I loved my 84 P Type

@OHUQTU 5 жыл бұрын

Surprisingly well done video - especially the editing

@forthwithtx5852 5 жыл бұрын

Back in the early ‘80’s, I thought this car would be a game changer. It was sooo hyped. Then a friend of mine bought one only two years old and already had a new paint job. Desert Pink metallic. I helped him change a couple motor mounts. It was a DOG! Still, recently, I wondered if any still existed on the road. Here’s my answer.

@timcole6882 5 жыл бұрын

Had a EXP, great little car, fun to drive. They’re great in the snow when you run 4 studs.

@chriscon8463 5 жыл бұрын

Tim Cole Nice! I had an ‘86 Escort “Pony” 1.9L/4-speed. I had 4 studded snows on it; it was a tank in the snow!

@robbalex1963 5 жыл бұрын

I worked at a Ford dealership in early 82, the Escort and EXP were fun cars to service with the oil filter high on the rear of the engine . yes, from the top was the only way to remove it . never saw one get 40mpg. i loved the EXP so much i bought a new one in 87. wish i still had it. LOL. (NOTE) the EXP was released as a mid 1981 model year so, they were called 81.5 or 81 1/2 .

@WatchJRGo 5 жыл бұрын

I’ve seen worse oil filter changes but this one was up there... had to stick my thumb in the threads to slide it between EGR pipes and the loom. I bet having a new one was great, especially a second gen with more power 🍻

@MIKE6770 5 жыл бұрын

Me and my brother used an EXP to haul our dirt bikes to the races for 2 yrs. Some of those trips were over 300 miles. The little EXP pulled the trailer without any mechanical breakdowns. The back of the car had enough room for all our gear. We added a set of adjustable air bags to the rear suspension to help with the load. Replaced the EXP with a GMC Jimmy. Jimmy's transmission went out on the first 300 mile trip. When my brother decided to sell the EXP it had around 300'000 miles.

@wildcatkelly1966 5 жыл бұрын

I had a 1981 Mercury Lynx in high school. I drove it from McPherson, Kansas to Albuquerque, New Mexico in 1985, only to wreck it and had to fly home. I learned how to drive a standard transmission in that car. What an awesome memory from high school, yeah!!!!

@greggv8 5 жыл бұрын

Ford's ZX2 is sort of the successor to the EXP.

@fredzeppelin3969 5 жыл бұрын

There was a rare ZX2 S/R, a somewhat "track ready" version in very limited numbers.

@motorcitymanman7711 5 жыл бұрын

@@fredzeppelin3969 I almost bought a used one here in So Cal.....the ZX2 sold pretty well here in So Cal but not the EXP.......I loved the look of the EXP, some people didnt.

@jamesnoble8205 5 жыл бұрын

I owned a 2001 ZX2 from '07 to '13 until the engine abrupty seized on me on the way home from work. I was never impressed with it, the engine had an annoying vibration and it was a dog with the automatic

@scottseely9025 5 жыл бұрын

Ugly as sin the zx2

@nunyabinis 5 жыл бұрын

I owned an exp turbo! (edit) Bought it at a car auction, my 2nd car ever. It blew up in a massive white smoke bomb, with a hole about the size of a half dollar in one cylinder. *** It was quick as heck first few gears. *** Was ahead of a 5.0 'stang going off the green light....until 3rd gear, and his v8 went around me. Handles not bad, but with some suspension and engine goodies, plus strip some weight = definitely sleeper.

@kevinrosanne 5 жыл бұрын

I had the exp turbo too. It was the only one I had ever seen. The wastegate used to stick on mine so the boost would go up to 10 to 15 pounds sometimes it would blow out one of the lines on the intake. It would go like heck though, dusted a few 350 Camaro's back in the day

@MrSharpe95 5 жыл бұрын

1st time watching your channel. Cool car 😁 subbed 😁

@WatchJRGo 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you, and welcome! 🍻

@MitchellRoboto 5 жыл бұрын

The Ford EXPs were very common in the 1980s. Most of them were killed off by rust on critical structure points and sent to a crusher. In the Detroit area I knew those as Escort EXPs. I drove my mom's 1982 Escort wagon for a few months before buying a 1979 Datsun 310gx. I know those cars feel slow by today's standards but they felt slow in 1982 as well. Thanks for the memories!

@dwphillips42 5 жыл бұрын

wow..my best friend had one these back in the 80's.i forgot all about the EXP. to me not to bad lookin car.

@Msflamingo-wl4qo 5 жыл бұрын

D & C is "Charge" & "Discharge". 😎 Enjoy ur EXP! Very cool! From a Mopar Girl 😇

@tientrinh943 3 жыл бұрын

What’s your IG? Or number?

@NRiggiKnives 5 жыл бұрын

this was great to see! I had as my first car an 87 EXP- High Output. Wasnt a Turbo but had over 100 HP. It also only had Power assist brakes and Steering!! I loved this car- wrecked it in 1 year! It was a bit sportier than your 82 model.

@pennywells9824 5 жыл бұрын

I bought a 1982 EXP back in 1982..It was brand new and I loved every minute of it...it took me to Alaska where we lived for 18 mos. It got me home safe with my baby boy back to Oregon where I drove it for another 4 years....had to let it go when my second son was born...No back seat and no where to anchor a car seat....So hard to let it go...don't care what anyone says, I loved that car and it never let me down..Nothing broke and I miss it to this day. We also took this car on our honeymoon right after I bought it...we went all over the Western United States...BTW do not go to Grand Canyon in the first week of August. My car was blue with black interior. Had a neat little map light in the roof over the dash above the mirror. I used to read by it while my husband drove...Lord I did love that car...

@klasseact6663 5 жыл бұрын

It was running when you pulled up, bad sign IMO

@MrTheHillfolk 5 жыл бұрын

Klasse Act Yup I don’t like that

@04dram04 5 жыл бұрын

Its probably been sitting for a long time. I warm up makes since

@MrTheHillfolk 5 жыл бұрын

04dram04 mine sat since April and started up like it was running yesterday. Old 95 Nissan pos 200sx. Since it started it served to be immediately sent to the rev limiter as I had to get it unstuck from the muddy backyard where I left it.

@turboflush 5 жыл бұрын

@@04dram04 I could s e starting it the day before to make sure it starts after it has been sitting. But running as you pull up to it.. is suspicious. Allot of older cars need love anyways.

@Shutchohole 5 жыл бұрын

I always show my cars cold and unstarted. And if I am looking to buy I expect the same.

@klasseact6663 5 жыл бұрын

Should've bought a Merkur XR4Ti😂

@FlyingTigersKMT 5 жыл бұрын

Nope, Sterling 827. Even more rare.

@klasseact6663 5 жыл бұрын

@@FlyingTigersKMT oh yeah, I was just in a Ford mindset. That said, I'll offer up the Saleen EXP.

@FlyingTigersKMT 5 жыл бұрын

@@klasseact6663- Dodge Omni GLH or 1985 Dodge Daytona.

@papamedvedya3375 5 жыл бұрын

Klasse Act I hate too admit it, I thought and still do think that the XR4Ti was cool as all get out.

@FlyingTigersKMT 5 жыл бұрын

I actually lusted after the Mitsubishi Starion ESi-R

@dude...are-you-sure 5 жыл бұрын

oil change in the street what time was it? no place you can goto for a quick change? btw, exp is a stable mate to that generation of escorts that were produced up until around 1988? its like the 2 seater coupe version of the escort.... your particular example is in particularly good condition for being so old... i would have expected ripped panels drooping headliner etc....

@holygoat 5 жыл бұрын

Nice! I had an 84 that I bought used in 86. The aluminum block cracking was a big problem, and even after being replaced by Ford, cracked again. I eventually donated it to a Detroit area car donation place. About 6 months later I noticed it parked by a house right next to my work, and I knew it was mine, because the windshield exact same oval crack, as well as the remnants of the Air Force base sticker on the front bumper. About two months after that, I saw the new owner with his head buried in the engine compartment, lol! It was a cool car when it ran well, and the 84 had a much nicer interior than the 82-83. I always loved the frog-eye headlamps. That hatch is the heaviest hatch I've ever seen, though.

@Chrisb8s 5 жыл бұрын

I bet that owner's manual may have told you how much oil goes in ;)

@WatchJRGo 5 жыл бұрын

Just get so used to Googling oil capacity while you’re standing in the store, it’s totally in the manual 😂

@AbandonedExplorationUrbex1979 5 жыл бұрын

This was interesting, I've always liked the Ford EXP and also the 84-89 Ford Escort gt .

@emeyer6963 5 жыл бұрын

Had both.Couple of EXP's back in the day and an 89 Escort GT.Loved them all

@leighsutherland6222 Жыл бұрын

I had a 5 speed manual EXP, and wish I still did. It was a great car. Mine was an 82 or 83. To this day, it is one of my favorite cars I have ever owned. You are crazy for thinking there is anything wrong with the EXP! It went plenty fast enough. Mine was over ten years old when I sold it.

@19chucki74 5 жыл бұрын

The EXP was a quirky coupe back then, still like it now. Can't hardly find them anywhere. I think, in 1986, the front end was changed, and renamed the Escort EXP, before it was discontinued. That car is a gem.

@bentnickel7487 5 жыл бұрын

I know you're proud of your new purchase and I'm happy for you. It's not goofy looking, Ford just liked to try odd new styles. Look at the 96 Taurus. I have a 98 Taurus SHO and most people HATE that oval style, I like it very much !!

@WatchJRGo 5 жыл бұрын

I LOVE that SHO! I’m a big fan of all of them, especially the Yamaha engine SHO

@malcolmscott4150 5 жыл бұрын

I remember these being released when reading USA Car and Driver in OZ - fascinated that USA Escort was adapted from/based on European model and we got a re-bodied Mazda 323 aka the Ford Laser and thought the USA EXP was just so futuristic - looks quaint now - great buy - enjoy :) BTW 12.4 0-60 was fast back in the day!

@WatchJRGo 5 жыл бұрын

The European Escort ended up with all the cool treatments! The EXP would look right at home in a good sci-fi movie 🎥

@unclejoe6811 5 жыл бұрын

The Aussie Ford Laser was virtually identical to our 3 door escort pony, LX, GT. The Mazda bp engine really livens up the car.

@howardkerr8174 5 жыл бұрын

@@WatchJRGo The US would also get the Mazda 323 based car as the Mercury....Bobcat? My memory is a bit fuzzy on what it was called. Anyway, unlike the Lazer (saw them when I visited Bermuda in the late 80s) that Mercury was available as a 3 or 5 door hatchback. The Lazer I saw having regular 4 door sedan bodywork. It was the first time that I saw a 4 door, notchback sedan with a rear window wiper.

@unclejoe6811 5 жыл бұрын

@@howardkerr8174 you are thinking the Mercury Tracer which started on a Mazda platform in 1988. The Lynx was the counterpart to the USDM escort. The Bobcat was the Mercury version of the Pinto.

@unclejoe6811 5 жыл бұрын

@@howardkerr8174 you are thinking the Mercury Tracer which started on a Mazda platform in 1988. The Lynx was the counterpart to the USDM escort. The Bobcat was the Mercury version of the Pinto.

@vincentroux842 4 жыл бұрын

I am so happy to watch this video which brought back amazing memories when I owned the '82 EXP between 84 and 89. I really liked the fact that it was so unique and like you, I loved the style. However, I also remember how slow it was. Worst was when the seatback just stopped staying upright. Try driving without a seatback!

@packinheavy 5 жыл бұрын

I really wanted an EXP when I was in high school back in the late 80s.

@thebullyforge7096 5 жыл бұрын

Holly crap. I just saw this for sale on Facebook not long ago.

@WatchJRGo 5 жыл бұрын

That was the one, somebody had to buy it! 😁

@OttoByOgraffey 5 жыл бұрын

*Holy

@NerdInMotion23 5 жыл бұрын

So that engine was in a lot of fords in the UK it was called a cvh enigne. They came as 1.4l 1.6l 1.8l 2.0l and they also did a 1.6 turbo. If you take the carb off and put a twin choke Webber carb it should do over 100bhp. Also they used to go tight when they got hot. They used to breathe hard and blow off the oil cap. Also cork rocker gasket that leaks. It's also worth noting it's actually has hemispherical combustion chambers so yep it's a hemi. They are really tuneable and would make more that 220bhp.

@thinkandrepent3175 5 жыл бұрын

Great info for this car thanks!

@poorminer3951 5 жыл бұрын

I don't believe it has a hemisphere head. Spark plugs are not set for a hemisphere head. Can you post a link to a head so I can see.

@NerdInMotion23 5 жыл бұрын

Poor Miner just look up cvh enigne anywhere on Google pictures are everywhere. I am a fully qualified master tech and I used to build these engines for custom vans and cars we built. My first build of one of these was 1660cc version with twin 40 Weber's on. Cam, pistons, rods, lightened balanced and flowed. They're a hemispherical head no question about it.

@NerdInMotion23 5 жыл бұрын

Poor Miner would you like me to send you my email address so you can apologize for calling me a liar ?

@poorminer3951 5 жыл бұрын

@@NerdInMotion23 no don't need your email. Wow you are right it is hemisphere. I though you were just another person calling a normal engine a hemi. So many of them out there. Didn't see the spark plugs fitting that way. Those must be some long plugs. As you know the HEMI spark plugs are through the valve cover, so they are at top. But then again the piston are not hemi. I take it that you can get aftermarket piston that are? I'm sorry I was wrong.

@williamanderson8361 5 жыл бұрын

my wife had one. it had metric rims that only pirelli made tires for at the time. It was weak but still so much fun to drive. It didn't have enough power loose control of so your confidence was always there.

@dannork1240 5 жыл бұрын

William Anderson Not to be argumentative but the tires were Michelin “TRX” The wheels had special mounting beads that only TRX tires fit on. The EXP used 365mm (between 14-15”) size. When mine wore out because the junk suspension wouldn’t hold alignment so the inside edges of the tread would be down to the cords, while the outside would have lots of tread left. The first set I needed was $1500 in 1988 (you could buy another entire Escort for that) and when those wore out, it was gonna be even more, because nobody in Wisconsin carried those tires and I would have had to mail order a set. Oh yeah, Mustangs/Capris and T-birds/Cougars used 390mm wheels. They had the same issues with availability...

@integr8er66 5 жыл бұрын

I ran into the same issue, couldn't buy tires, they cost as much as the car

@williamanderson8361 5 жыл бұрын

@@dannork1240 you are exactly right......that was the first set we had on the car. But if I remember correctly, by the next time we got tires (late '90's) Pirelli did have some that were actually cheaper.

@usmcrvn69 5 жыл бұрын

A friend of a neighbor had one of those. He used to come over, park in front of my house and rev the engine.....over and over. Finally one day he revved it until the timing belt slipped. I was grinning happy!

@WatchJRGo 5 жыл бұрын

LMAO, a common end to the CVH, I bet it never saw the road again 🤙

@peter-radiantpipes2800 5 жыл бұрын

Took my first snowboard trip without parents in one of these (my cousin’s) we were 15 and 16 and nearly killed our selves a half dozen times driving up to big bear. First time driving in snow too. . Great trip! Lol.

@WatchJRGo 5 жыл бұрын

Sounds like the perfect road trip! Nothing I love more than a sketchy trip through the snow to have fun on the mountain 🏂

@alanhardman2447 5 жыл бұрын

Had to be a memorable trip - especially if you encountered a feral burro. Man, they're everywhere up there! And they are famous for tearing up the garbage cans like wild dogs!😬

@peter-radiantpipes2800 5 жыл бұрын

Alan Hardman my cousin has a cabin there and designed the bear mountain snowboard park originally (was a really famous snowboarder in the day) I’ve actually never come across one but I was usually at the cabin or on the mountain. I wanted to spend more time up there during the summer but haven’t yet.

@michaelhintz6187 5 жыл бұрын

I had the Mercury LN7, same difference. Fun car.

@orrinagney6809 5 жыл бұрын

So did I! That thing ATE starter. After 4 in a year I got rid of it. Lol

@jeffcoleman8013 5 жыл бұрын

Orrin Agney I had one too.Installed a pop up sunroof and took the metal and made headlight covers with Velcro to hold on during the day

@JohnSmith-wd9rc 5 жыл бұрын

I had an LN-7, 1982, white with blue cloth interior. Ran great, no problems. Fun car, but under powered. Traded in for a 83 Turbo Coupe. This was about 1986. Both good cars, can't complain. Miss them both.

@erikscott5709 5 жыл бұрын

The LN7 is the car that Melissa Etheridge went to LA in to start her career - from her home in Kansas! What is it with Kansas?

@SavageHenry762 5 жыл бұрын

I could swear that I followed you when this video was recommended to me last year. The new tracker video was suggested and I checked out your other content. I saw this and realized that I had seen you before.

@46GarageUSA 5 жыл бұрын

That was cool, nothing like a going on a mission to grab a odd ball vehicle. Always cool to drive something no one collects and something rare you no longer see...

@dxc12345 5 жыл бұрын

First time viewer. Cool looking little car. Don't know why but I thought a Ford three cylinder Ecoboost would be awesome in there.

@dannork1240 5 жыл бұрын

Dennis Colon If I could find an EXP that wasn’t totally rusted out, that’s (Ecoboost swap) is exactly what I’d do too.

@Euphoria0011 5 жыл бұрын

I would build the suspension and get the handling dialed in first. 5 lug hubs, disc brakes all around. New rotors, calipers, pads.

@Euphoria0011 5 жыл бұрын

V6 Ecoboost engine if it fits

@79thump8 5 жыл бұрын

One of my favorites of all your uploads. You can't beat these oddball finds. Nice purchase.

@WatchJRGo 5 жыл бұрын

I enjoy these unique cars! Thanks for watching, I'll keep the updates coming 🍻

@thomashuteson6191 5 жыл бұрын

Good video. Cool old car and i like the style of it.

@joshedwards6548 5 жыл бұрын

How did u get the steering wheel cover to match your watch band?

@WatchJRGo 5 жыл бұрын

The steering wheel cover was on there and I have the Nike+ band on my watch. It just worked out! 😎

@ge0arc244 5 жыл бұрын

I remember my exp back in high school. I hated then because it was just slow and underpowered. It look quite fast but was a lead weight. It never quit on me but racing her was not an option.

@mtabasco 5 жыл бұрын

I got my 84 up to 80 mph once... I think I had a tailwind

@jorgejefferson8251 5 жыл бұрын

I tell you right now, if you clean that up and take it to a car show you will get a lot of eyeballs and a lot of "what the heck is that". Especially at an all Ford show. And you will have the only one.

@alecfleming373 5 жыл бұрын

kirk mullings This is exactly what you do with a cheap rare car. You polish the fuck out of it. Buff the ugly off and you will get offers. Did this in 3 years on a 1989 VW Fox GL wagon. Paid $1600, sold for $4800.

@unionrdr 5 жыл бұрын

I get that with my '94 Probe SE tuner. What the heck is that?...a what? I'd like to have an EXP in that good of shape. Some tuning and it'd be a ball to burn corners in.

@metaljew4456 5 жыл бұрын

unionrdr The only thing you’re burning with that POS is a hole thru your wallet. I guess I’m showing my age because I clearly remember when these turds were everywhere and nobody cared then!

@unionrdr 5 жыл бұрын

@@metaljew4456 I worked at ford back then. I knpw what they were. Not like rhat.couldn't be changed with used parts.

@WALTERBROADDUS 5 жыл бұрын

@@metaljew4456 Ditto. But the kid seems so happy.... And I can't think why? If he wanted a sporty 1982 car, this wouldn't be on any list.

@BaaSicStuff 5 жыл бұрын

So crazy you saw that Samurai because at the beginning of the video the road trip story first thing I thought about was the samurai I picked up two states away that I had to drive back home and the guy said the same thing ....it should make it

@digzmania 5 жыл бұрын

My younger brother, and several friends, had EXP GT's in the late 80's. By the time they got their hands on them, there were several aftermarket pieces and ground effects kits out that could make your EXP look like a mini version of a mustang 5.0; and almost every one I saw had a modified engine. The big seller, though, was the massive space under the hatchback. Perfect for installing a battery bank and lots of speakers. Some of those cars could vibrate down the street better than they could drive down it. For a bunch of kids in college, it was a perfect car to modify and make look fun.