Automotive
Classic Ford
RE:CREATION
Your projects: Pushed aside in the BTCC history books by the Cosworth and RS500, the 1985 championship-winning Merkur XR4Ti started the ball rolling for the Sierra’s success, and Alan Strachen is building a tribute to remind everyone why.
4 min |
January 2020
Classic Ford
THE JUMP
It’s been 12 years in the making, but now Ashley Farazmand’s incredible Mk2 Harrier has raised the Escort show car game a level — or three.
9 min |
January 2020
Classic Ford
Pop Rocks
The 100E was a humble and sensible thing when it launched back in the 1950s. But Rich Lakey’s radically-reworked 1959 example catapults the Pop into the 21st century — its 380 bhp turbo power ensuring that it rocks on every measurable scale…
6 min |
January 2020
Classic Ford
OUT OF THIS WORLD
With outlandish wings and 460 bhp, 1.4-litre engines, the amazing Zakspeed Capris looked, sounded and drove like nothing else on earth.
7 min |
January 2020
Classic Ford
FIESTA FINESSED
Aiden Powell always knew what his first car was going to be, and now this Mk1 Finesse is just the way he wants it.
6 min |
January 2020
Classic Ford
Old Skool Ford Drag Challenge
Seeing out the race season in style, Round 6 saw some impressive Fords hit the strip. But who was crowned overall 2019 champion?
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January 2020
Classic Ford
IT TAKES TWO
Reader’s restoration: How do you make a once-rotten Cortina GXL even better? Give it to two Ford fans to restore then refine, that’s how.
5 min |
January 2020
Classic Ford
ESCORT 1300L
Original classic Fords: We all dream of finding an untouched, one-owner classic Ford, but for Allan Binns it’s a regular reality, with this Mk1 being his finest find yet— and now he’s made it even better.
4 min |
January 2020
Classic Ford
BRITISH HISTORIC RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP
The final 2019 round, the Trackrod Stages, wasn’t without its dramas.
2 min |
January 2020
Classic Ford
1945-2019 Russell Brookes
Double British Rally champion Russell Brookes, famous for driving his Andrews Heat For Hire Escorts, has passed away at the age of 74.
2 min |
January 2020
Classic Ford
Fit For Purpose
Calvin South’s Mk2 Escort is the perfect tool for fast road thrills and long-range jaunts – a spot-on spec, beautifully put together, and eager to be used.
5 min |
February 2020
Classic Ford
Made You Look
The exterior may scream ‘classic’ but there are enough details and custom touches on Paul Wood’s ST170 powered Mk1 Escort to keep you guessing for days. No wonder it took him 10 years to build.
6 min |
February 2020
Classic Ford
Join The Club Ford Classic & Capri Owners Club
Championing Ford’s unsung ’60s duo, Stephen Wickham explains the club’s continued success.
2 min |
February 2020
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THE GRAND TOUR
Old Skool Ford’s Tour Of The Moor features great roads, scenery — and classics.
2 min |
February 2020
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WINGLESS WONDER
Reader’s restoration: Andrew Palmer’s Sierra XR4i is a bit unusual — as you’ve probably already spotted it dates from 1990 and it has two too many doors…
5 min |
February 2020
Classic Ford
UPPING THE ANTE
With his Dad and Grandad both huge Capri fans, Tom Aspinall had no choice but to get one, too. And with his 2.8i Special now sorted, he would have it any other way.
5 min |
February 2020
Classic Ford
Mike's Mk1 Sierra
After sorting the cooling issues, Mike and Adam are back out having a blast in the slideways Sierra. Now Mike needs to let go of the wheel...
4 min |
February 2020
Classic Ford
GET SMART
The Cortina wasn’t meant to be a rally car, but with some lateral thinking, Boreham’s engineers turned the GT into a multiple winner. Here’s how.
7 min |
February 2020
Classic Ford
HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT
Your projects: Andrew Dyer’s bringing the South London sleeper look to South Wales with his Escort project — only with a turbo twist.
4 min |
February 2020
Classic Ford
CORTINA GT Estate
Original classic Fords: Available as a special order, the GT version of the Mk2 Cortina Estate is now a seriously rare classic Ford, and Eddie Borley is on a mission to keep his Series 2 version in tip-top shape.
4 min |
February 2020
Classic Ford
The Right Stuff
There are many ways to build a Mk2, but for Jake Swann there’s only one...
6 min |
December 2019
Classic Ford
Twice Bitten
It took two attempts, but Dave Caley finally made this year’s Unveiling with his incredible 100E — and he’s not shy about using it.
5 min |
December 2019
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Fiesta Commercials
One classic Fiesta van is a rare sight these days – but Lee Paddock rolls into the shows with three of the little-seen load carriers.
5 min |
December 2019
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All In One
This show-quality Mk1 Fiesta packs a punch like no other, thanks to an ST170 turbo engine mounted in the back that’s putting over 500 bhp to the rear wheels.
5 min |
December 2019
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XR Owners' Club
The XROC is one of the oldest Ford clubs, but it’s always looking forward reckons Allen Patch.
2 min |
December 2019
Classic Ford
5 Minutes With Troy Robinson
Starting off with traditional carbs, NMS now embrace the whole spectrum of fuelling systems, and Troy’s loving it.
4 min |
March 2018
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Generation ZED
Your projects: With his Dad, Jason addicted to Mk2 Zephyrs it wasn’t long before Jacob got the bug, too — now they’re building this period sleeper.
5 min |
May 2017
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Soul Survivor
John MacNiven’s put his heart and soul into the latest build of his XR2, with enough trick touches to keep you guessing for hours.
5 min |
May 2017
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Anglia 105E Deluxe
Classic Fords restored: Some things are not only worth waiting for, but best left alone, too. Just ask Nick Horridge who now owns one of the best sympathetically-restored Anglias in the UK.
4 min |
March 2017
Classic Ford
Up Front
Your projects: What do you do with a Mk2 Capri project that someone’s fitted an X-Pack and Mk3 front wings to? Turn it into a ’70s-style road racer, that’s what.
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