The car went missing 2 years ago
- Published: 21:28, 6 Feb 2025
- Updated: 21:28, 6 Feb 2025
WHEELER Dealer prima Mike Brewer has fixed a heartbreaking update connected a stolen Ford Fiesta that "vanished from look of the Earth".
In a heartbreaking video shared to X earlier this week, the TV presenter answered fans' persistent demands.
The beloved Fiesta Mk1 was originally snatched by thieves extracurricular a edifice successful Wakefield, West Yorkshire, backmost successful June 2023.
It was taken conscionable hours earlier Mike and co-host Marc Priestley were acceptable to amusement disconnected their restoration occupation for an occurrence of the show.
Mike had picked up the exemplary for conscionable £4,000 and the duo had lone conscionable finished restoring it - paying astir £11,000 for repairs.
That included wholly refitting the car’s motor with caller h2o and oil pumps installed, arsenic good arsenic tweaks to its bodywork.
After it was stolen, Mike adjacent offered a £5,000 reward to anyone who could archer him wherever the Fiesta was.
Although 1 constituent helium adjacent indicated helium was blessed it was stolen.
However, Mike told fans the Fiesta was inactive missing successful January 2025.
A period connected and the Wheeler Dealer has admitted "we're ne'er going to find it".
In the video, posted connected February 2, helium said: “Thanks for each your messages, truly admit it, conscionable truthful you're wide the Fiesta hasn't been found.
“I've been asked that question for implicit a twelvemonth now. If it had you’d beryllium the archetypal to know.
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“But we’re ne'er going to find it, it's ne'er going to beryllium recovered and we are not looking for it. So nary Fiesta."
Comments from disappointed fans person flooded in.
One idiosyncratic said: "Gutted astir the wee Fiesta.
"This was my archetypal car erstwhile I passed my test… traded it successful for a MII Fiesta soon after. Loved those small cars."
Followed by a second: "Wow… though Mike, it was astir apt amended breached up for parts truthful doesn’t beryllium anymore."
And past a 3rd idiosyncratic said: "Such a shame that was a large car!"
The station has racked up implicit 25,600 views and hundreds of likes, but sadly, the hunt for the Fiesta Mk1 continues.