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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.
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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.
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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…
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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.
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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.
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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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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.
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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.
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BRITISH HISTORIC RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP
The final 2019 round, the Trackrod Stages, wasn’t without its dramas.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Join The Club Ford Classic & Capri Owners Club
Championing Ford’s unsung ’60s duo, Stephen Wickham explains the club’s continued success.
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THE GRAND TOUR
Old Skool Ford’s Tour Of The Moor features great roads, scenery — and classics.
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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…
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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.
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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...
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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.
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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.
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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.
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The Right Stuff
There are many ways to build a Mk2, but for Jake Swann there’s only one...
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Z Car
Paul Mitchell reckons he’s got the perfect Anglia — with sorted 16-valve running gear and a solid but age-worn body that he doesn’t worry about leaving in a supermarket car park.
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Capri 2.0S
Classic Fords restored: What sort of person rebuilds a 10-year-old Capri, then after storing it for 20 years, undertakes a complete nutand-bolt restoration to make it perfect? A person like Andrew Harwood.
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5 Minutes With Mick Wood
Old Ford Autos’ Mick is surrounded by projects, but he can’t get enough of them.
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Old Skool Ford Drag Challenge
The action’s hotting up as the penultimate round of the 2017 season sees the Fords dodging the VWs at Santa Pod Raceway.
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Know This 2000e Gearboxes
The go-faster gearbox of choice for ’60s Fords, the close-ratio three-rail comes in many types. Here’s what you need to know.