The Ford Mondeo is quite an institution in Europe, even more so in the United Kingdom, where the term “Mondeo man”, coined by former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, designates a significant part of the country’s middle class.

Launched in 1993 as a replacement for the Sierra, the Mondeo has enjoyed so far a successful career, racking up 4.5 million sales in Europe over 20 years and three generations.

This brings us to a funny official video narrated by English actor Ray Winstone that puts the Mondeo landmarks in context with all sorts of important events that took place in the world at the time. Ford even mocks itself in the video, admitting that it had launched a few “underwhelming motors” before the Mondeo.

Oh, and the reason you…clicked this is that the video shows a young Jeremy Clarkson praising the Ford Mondeo at the car’s launch in 1993.

Scroll down to see what happened in the world and especially in Europe while Ford was building Mondeo after Mondeo.

By Dan Mihalascu

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