Hagerty giving my beloved Ford #Festiva the love and respect it deserves...

The Ford Festiva Is an Icon of Performance and Perseverance
https://www.hagerty.com/media/automotive-history/the-ford-festiva-is-an-icon-of-performance-and-perseverance/

Those Festivas I saw for months at the Ford store couldn’t possibly imagine a future where they turned heads like their Fox Body Mustang relatives. But that’s precisely what happened, as the 1,700 lb Festiva went from an impressive fuel sipper with a small group of loyal fans, to an affordable pocket rocket with suspension and steering subsystems sporting Mazda-worthy dynamics.

So the Festiva with its muscular little fenders and a heart of engineering gold occupies a unique spot in automotive history. It’s no “small wonder” (sorry) that the platform survived in markets around the world well after the American Festiva disappeared in 1993. Perhaps the Tunisian derivative that’s still for sale today is also a hoot to drive at full tilt, as it’s always more fun to drive a slow car fast than a fast car slow. It has gotta be a giddly little thrill, because the legacy of ‘stiva life cannot be wrong.

Missing 4 little bolts that hold the transmission backing plate on. They’re not absolutely critical, but waiting for the #Festiva experts to weigh in on the thread and pitch size so I can just get new ones, cause they’re a lot easier to attach with the engine out.

Just losing 4 little bolts is pretty good for a 3 month long job with the engine pulled multiple times without a proper garage space to keep things organized. I’m sure they’re in my giant bucket of miscellaneous bolts, screws, and parts but I can’t find that right now either.

Yay! I found someone who has the rare accessory pulley I need for my daily driver now that it has the 120k engine with the large nose crank. I'll be able to get my power steering back!!

It's rare because hardly anyone bothered to pay extra for power steering on these 1800lb cars. And the large nose cranks were only in the 92/93 models. And the car needed to be PS and AC to have the serpentine belt. otherwise it's a V-pulley. That's a lot of ANDs. lol.

#Festiva