1978 US Fiesta Brochure.

[fordpoplier]

Now knowing Fiestas came Stateside of course the ebay searches start and I pick up this for 99c! Then again, can’t imagine too many other bidders here. It’s a tiny bit big for my scanner but you see most of it. Hopefully of some interest.

[outlaw118]

I always thought the Mark one fester to be quite a pretty little thing; those US spec bumpers are horrible, and totally ruin it. Gotta love the whitewalls on the ghia rims tho'

[andrew e]

Kia pride hommage!Note the fuel flap, quite a major pressing change, the dash aircon is mental too! Cheers for posting

[retrogeezer]

Yeh, as a Mk1 owner I will be looking out for one of those myself.Cheers for posting the scans.

[Richard]

Kia pride hommage!

In a way the Kia Pride is a distant relation of the Mk1 Fiesta because the Mazda 121 and Fiesta both evolved into the same car.

[andrew e]

Dont foget the us Ford Festiva as well

[fiatdaft]

66 bhp from that 1600, still be fun on those extra wide 4.5 inch steelies!

[Albert Ross]

Xr2 headlamps and bumpers that make it look like a Rabbit!!Very Euro spec!

[Volksy]

special fiesta options for special needs

pre political correctness days..

[VWPowered]

nice scan, thanks for sharing,

[mk2_craig]

The "Controlled Action Car" !! Or CAC for short.

[gtd2000]

Kia pride hommage!

In a way the Kia Pride is a distant relation of the Mk1 Fiesta because the Mazda 121 and Fiesta both evolved into the same car.

But the Ford Festiva and the Kia Pride ARE the same car so completely related but certainly not a Fiesta.

[andrew e]

I know, but the 3rd gen 121 was a mark 4 Fiesta

[gtd2000]

I know, but the 3rd gen 121 was a mark 4 Fiesta

I'm just yanking yer chain really - but in a similar vein the 3rd Gen 121 was actually the Mazda "Demio"

 

Of course to make matter even more complex the original Mazda 121 was a big old barge from the mid 70's related to the Cosmo/RX models but I digress.

 

Anybody need a petrol tank for a Mk IV Fester?

 

I've got one that was sent in error when I needed one for my Mums 121 DB "Bubble" - Free to good home if collected

[Tayne]

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[trigger]

Wow!, Thread revival!, I do like the XR2 style fronts on them but those bumpers just look gash!

[Station]

LOL @ 'same brand carburettor used in Ferrari' and 'Fiesta's German heritage'.

God, those bumpers look absolutely RANK. Is this for pedestrian safety? The theory that MORE METAL means safety! Or is it for 5mph crash thing?

[warren t claim]

I'll take one with the Heavy Duty Package and Aircon please!

[Jack_Harpers_Teeth]

Watching Starsky & Hutch a few months back and thought I saw a yellow Fiesta go past, then I just dismissed it as I often see things which aren't really there. But here is the evidence.

 

Thanks for restoring a little bit of my sanity.

[MrRegieRitmo]

It has the look of an early Starlet!

[barrett]

I'd like to see a US-spec grille/lights set-up fitted to a UK car with nice bumpers, could look good...

[Minimad5]

Barrett - there is a nice one like that on the Mk1 forum

I think it's reg was - A438 VCV

 

It had a US spec grill, with the round headlights and thin black bumpers.

It also had the US spec rear lights

[hennabm]

I like the way the brochure describes the engine as "transerve(that's sideways)"!!!

Only in America.

 

Did you know that within 2 weeks of captivity a dolphin can train an American to throw it fish

[Negative Creep]

145 SR12? Ultra sproty!

[Richard]

It's hard to believe it was once possible to get a shopping car without 225/35ZR17 tyres.

[Milford Cubicle]

It's hard to believe it was once possible to get a shopping car without 225/35ZR17 tyres.

GR0.5 for road feel.

[Negative Creep]

Well you can, but anything less than a 17 looks comically undersized