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    ABANDONED FORD DEALERSHIP PART 1: NEW 80’s FORDS STILL INSIDE – SIERRA, ESCORT, FIESTA, ORION



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    Join us as we travelled 1000 miles from the UK to go to an disused Ford Dealership in Germany.. inside are Sierras, an Escort, A MK2 Fiesta, and an Orion.. all brand new and locked in a time warp since around 1986.

    In the video we see: Green Ford Sierra base model 5 door hatchback, Red Ford Sierra 1.6L 5 door hatchback, Blue Ford Sierra estate, Ford Fiesta S MK2, A Ford Escort 1.1 Laser MK3, and a Ford Orion 1.6 D CL.

    Update: So we have been overwhelmed by the comments, in the most part very positive.

    The same questions keep popping up, and now after the video has been published we have now found more information:

    The Ford dealer closed in the mid 80s. It was a very large dealer, as it had a stock of over 300 cars. The owner continued to be an independent car dealer until his death in 1994. He had 300 cars on site, including 150 new Ford cars left over stock from his dealership days. In 1995, the family who owned all the buildings sold off the majority of his cars including most of the new ones. These unsold cars you see here were moved into the showroom, which was then left as a memorial to the owner. The widow kept the building maintained, clean and tidy, and presumably the cars cleaned etc. She would from time to time allow people to come in and view the cars. At some point someone stole some parts from the cars (guessing the wheel trims and one spotlight) and this put an end to welcoming visitors. The widow kept the place maintained but ended up in a care home. Now the family have not kept up the upkeep of the cars / building and this is how they stand today. I didn’t know all this when I made the video otherwise I would have included this information. Thanks for all the positive comments, I can assure you this is not “staged” or “fake”, I would have much preferred getting inside the building legitimately to have a proper look at these cars. Hope this clears up any confusion.

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    1. Auto Retro on

      So we have been overwhelmed by the comments, in the most part very positive.

      The same questions keep popping up, and now after the video has been published we have now found more information..

      The Ford dealer closed in the mid 80s. It was a very large dealer, as it had a stock of over 300 cars. The owner continued to be an independent car dealer until his death in 1994. He had 300 cars on site, including 150 new Ford cars left over stock from his dealership days. In 1995, the family who owned all the buildings sold off the majority of his cars including most of the new ones. These unsold cars you see here were moved into the showroom, which was then left as a memorial to the owner. The widow kept the building maintained, clean and tidy, and presumably the cars cleaned etc. She would from time to time allow people to come in and view the cars. At some point someone stole some parts from the cars (guessing the wheel trims and one spotlight) and this put an end to welcoming visitors. The widow kept the place maintained but ended up in a care home. Now the family have not kept up the upkeep of the cars / building and this is how they stand today. I didn’t know all this when I made the video otherwise I would have included this information. Thanks for all the positive comments, I can assure you this is not “staged” or “fake”, I would have much preferred getting inside the building legitimately to have a proper look at these cars. Hope this clears up any confusion. Darren

    16. Un Vacation Agency on

      Sie arbeiten 40 Jahre lang, um im Ruhestand eine Million euro zu verdienen, während einige Leute nur ein paar Monate lang 10.000 euro in den Kryptowährungsmarkt investiert haben und jetzt Millionäre sind, alles dank Frau Linda Raschke. Gott segne Sie, gnädige Frau…

    25. toxic23toxic on

      As beautiful as it is to see these cars untouched and not vandalized including the building.
      It's heartbreaking to see them sit there unwanted.
      People would go mad to have these.
      They are museum pieces.
      But serious money in the UK.
      Got to be 30 grand a piece minimum.
      Got to be£180,000 – 250,000 sat perfect but unloved by potentual owners that would love to own them.

    28. Skooter623 on

      The keys are probably hanging in the office back there. I think someone is maintaining them because at the very least, those tires would be flat.

    32. VJ on

      Definitely the property owner made sure to preserve the property. In the U.S. these cars would've been stolen well before water damage that would've finished the building off.

    40. Aare R. on

      As I see comments- I'm kinda confused- who would destroy old "new" cars?! Those cars are waaaay more valuable than new electric cars and shit like that!

    43. Didley on

      My dad had a gold ford escort Ghia exactly like that gold one in the show room. Amazing to see them in as new condition with no rust 🧐🤯. These should be in a motorist museum, you would never see anything like this in the UK the windows would probably get smashed and the cars would be gone.

    45. Steve Lim Sze Lian on

      Sie arbeiten 40 Jahre lang, um im Ruhestand eine Million euro zu verdienen, während einige Leute nur ein paar Monate lang 10.000 euro in den Kryptowährungsmarkt investiert haben und jetzt Millionäre sind, alles dank Frau Linda Raschke. Gott segne Sie, gnädige Frau…

    47. Rein Hard on

      Hello Auto Retro.
      I know the abandoned Ford dealership because it's in my hometown. I became aware of this because it was in the press 4 weeks ago.
      It's really crazy that the new factory cars that only have 4 km on the clock have never been released in 30 years and are now classic cars. Even the seats are still with the protective covers and the exhaust is still so clean and no rust

    48. Andrew Klahn on

      I wouldn't say the building looks abandoned it looks like the building is being maintained on the outside and the cars are price of my personal collection😊

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