The History of the Ford Fiesta

Ford's successful supermini is now in it's seventh generation, having sold in excess of ten million cars worldwide. Originally released in 1976, the Mk1 version of the car continued production until 1983 when it was replaced by the facelifted Mk2 model which was produced up until 1989. The articles below focus on different aspects of the cars history including a look at some of the factories where it was produced, and the design prototypes that shaped the car we now know.

Fiesta Mk1

• The History of the Mk1 Fiesta
• Mk1 Fiesta Series X Rallye Sport parts

Fiesta Mk2

• The History of the Mk2 Fiesta by Ollie Andrews
• The Mk2 as a working vehicle
• The Mk2 XR2 by Stuart Twite
• The last Mk2 Fiestas to be manufactured

Fiesta Convertibles & Related Conversions

• The Fiesta Cabriolet - Who Made It?
• Crayford - The Partnership behind the Fiesta Fly
• F.English Coachbuilders & The Fiesta Fly
• The Crayford Fiesta Cabriot
• The AGM Ford Fiesta Fly / Flirt Cabriolet
• The Mako Sonnie Cabriolet
• The Crayford built Cabriot Fiesta Coupe

Fiesta Concepts

From sketches through to fully built, functional prototypes, the design process for the Fiesta was a huge investment for Ford, some of the concepts that helped to finalise the Fiesta's design are listed below.

• 1981 Ford Ghia Shuttler
• 1972 Ghia Wolf
• 1978 Ford Fiesta Tuareg
• 1980 Ford Ghia Pockar

Ford Factories

The Fiesta was assembled at several plants across Europe with the American Mk1 version being built to a slightly different specification at one of Fords two German plants, located in Cologne.

• Almussafes, Spain - Ford Valencia
• Cologne, Germany
• Saarlouis, Germany
• Dagenham, United Kindom - Ford Dagenham