Like the Geo Metro the Ford Festiva is a vehicle that is largely ignored by the after market automotive community. Yes some people occasionally put Mazda’s 1.8L turbo motor under the hood, and a select few own the coveted Shogun, but by in large they are ignored and I am sure none of you can remember the last time you saw one at a show or track.
That said if you happen to see this one at your local track or meet you might want to take a second look because the standard NA four has been pulled and replaced with a fuel cell.
Why a fuel cell? Well because the original fuel tank got in the way of the mid mounted Hyabusa motor.
Currently for sale on Ebay ($19,500.00 reserve) there’s no mention of whether or not the car was built by a shop or just a talented DIYer, but despite not figuring out (or bothering with) a solution for going in reverse the work looks solid enough to send around a track more than once.
Hopefully someone meets the reserve and this car doesn’t get parted out because I’m fairly curious to see some video of this car running.
this car has the same setup .
http://youtu.be/JITqoURJua0