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Wheeler Dealers star Marc Priestley shares update on stolen Ford Fiesta after it was pinched in just minutes
Crooks used some inventive methods to snatch the treasured motor
WHEELER Dealers host Marc Priestley has shared an agonising update on the Ford Fiesta stolen from him and Mike Brewer last year.
The former F1 mechanic and his Discovery Channel co-star spent over £11,000 restoring the classic before it was cruelly pinched in just minutes as they filmed.
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The motor was a project taken on by the pair to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Wheeler Dealers and mark a fond farewell to the model after Ford scrapped it last year.
It was a MkI Fiesta from 1979 - the version that kicked off the hatchback's record-breaking, five-decade production run.
Indeed, Mike had previously dubbed it one of the crew's "proudest every achievement", especially as there are only four of its kind left in the UK.
The car was actually due to be revealed on the show during filming the next day, and was sitting ready in the car park of the team hotel when it was snatched.
Marc, known to fans by his nickname 'Elvis', has now shared his latest update on the car in a post on X.
Asked by another social media user whether the car had been recovered, he simply replied: "No."
Mike was able to give a little more detail in his own tweet, saying: "Fiesta still stolen.
If it’s recovered, which I very much doubt now I would shout about it on social media."
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Crooks apparently only took 25 minutes to drive the car away, despite it being chained up inside a lorry and being equipped with a wheel lock.
Mike explained: "They parked a big lorry in front of the security cameras of the hotel and they spent the next 25 minutes behind the lorry with cutters, angle grinders and all kinds of things to steal it."
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The duo have appealed to fans online to keep an eye out for the Fiesta and report any sightings to police.
Mike even offered a £5,000 reward to anyone who could help them track it down.
It comes after he shared a "sad and exciting" update on the show's future on the "last filming day" for the latest run.
The upcoming series will see the team travel across international locations including France, Poland, the US and Australia reviving broken-down old bangers.
The star also teased a few additions to his own personal car collection.
Meanwhile, Marc was spotted "having a moment" as he got emotional behind the wheel of a "very special" McLaren supercar.
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