Innholdsfortegnelse for November 2016 i Classic Ford

Where to go in November Footman James Classic Vehicle Restoration Show When: Saturday and Sunday, November 5-6 Where: Bath & West Showground, Shepton Mallet BA4 6QN, UK What’s going on: With its usual excellent array of club stands and displays, the Footman James Classic Vehicle Restoration Show’s 16th running looks set to be a superb weekend. Expect to feast your eyes on superbly-restored machines, a selection of fascinating projects and also head home with all manner of parts, pieces and tools as traders, autojumblers and professional restorers make the halls of the Bath & West their home for the weekend. The Sunday of the show also sees the ever-popular Charterhouse Auction with lots to suit all budgets and tastes. Tickets are £8 per day in advance (£10 on the gate)…

1926-2016 Colin Neale Best-known for styling the Consul Classic and Capri, the Ford designer had a hand in the Mk2 Consul/Zephyr range and even the Mustang, too. “COLIN WAS AN ARCHITECT OF THE ’60s BRITISH FILM LANDSCAPE. HIS CARS WERE IN THE BACKGROUND OF ALMOST EVERY EXTERIOR SHOT” Prolific Ford designer, Colin Neale passed away from natural causes in August. Quietly celebrated among marque devotees, his influence across both sides of the Atlantic paved the way for Ford’s pony car smash hit, the Mustang. Closer to home — and a decade earlier — Colin Neale would rise through Ford of Britain’s ranks to become head of Dagenham’s design studio. In 1951, still in his twenties, his automotive design career had just begun at Briggs Motor Bodies, and in 1953 the…

5 minutes with James Harris With a surname like that, there was no way he wasn’t going to be involved with old Fords... “BRIGHTON SPEED TRIALS IS A GREAT EVENT, THE ATMOSPHERE IS BRILLIANT” What was your first Ford? The Nordic Blue Mk2 Escort that I still have. My Dad, Jeff bought it for me when I was 15 — I think he wanted it for himself, maybe my Mum said no, so I ended up with it! When I started driving I used it to commute to college at Brooklands where I was studying motorsport engineering, but I ended up rear-ending someone — twice — and after the second time it became strictly a weekend car. I’m 31 now, so I’ve owned that car for more than half my…

anglia 105e PRACTICAL MAGIC Scott Jeffery may not be a wizard, but this beautifully finished Anglia proves that he’s got more than a couple of tricks up his sleeve. Words Daniel Bevis Photos Darren Woolway “THIS ANGLIA IS A BRITISH B-ROAD BLASTER IN THE TRADITIONAL STYLE WITH RACE-CAR INFLUENCES IN SPADES” If there’s one thing Anglia 105E owners are really, truly sick of hearing, it’s ‘Ooh, you’ve got a Harry Potter car’. That movie has a lot to answer for. It’s not the public’s fault — not everyone is as interested in cars as we are, and it’s not just a thing that happens with 105Es; every Reliant Robin under the sun has been referred to as ‘a Del Trotter car’ at some point or another. It’s just people harmlessly…

turbo street racer STREET SEEKING MISSILE With YB turbo power, a semi spaceframe and an awesome stance, Jamie Wright has built the complete-package Mk2 Cortina. And it’s all for the street. Words Simon Holmes “THE WHEELS AND TYRES WERE ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS I BOUGHT, SO WE COULD BUILD THE CAR AROUND THEM” Certain cars have the ability to ooze presence in a way you just know they mean business. They seem to possess a menacing attitude without even turning a wheel and, safe to say, Jamie Wright’s Mk2 Cortina absolutely nails that look in our opinion. It’s the combination of that mean and moody exterior and low, hard stance, perfected with that super-wide rear rubber to fill the arches. You can certainly tell this is no mildly-modified restoration…

SPOTTER’S GUIDE TO MK2 CORTINA Standard YEARS BUILT: 1966-1970 ENGINE CAPACITY: 1298cc BODY TYPES: two-door saloon, four-door saloon RETAIL PRICE WHEN LAUNCHED: Not publicly quoted, sold only to businesses/fleets NUMBER BUILT: 19,238 Almost unknown to private owners throughout the period, the Standard was really Ford's fleet car special, where Deluxe mechanical equipment was mated to a stripped-out interior, and very basic equipment; extras (and there were few) were always charged for. Not many were sold in four years, and precious few remain. Apparently only sold with the 1298cc engine. Deluxe YEARS BUILT: 1966-1970 ENGINE CAPACITY: 1298cc, 1498cc, 1599cc BODY TYPES: two-door saloon, four-door saloon, five-door estate RETAIL PRICE WHEN LAUNCHED: £669 NUMBER BUILT: 598,999 The Cortina of choice for most people, as sales figures confirm. 58 per cent of all…

FordFest 2016 It’s still in its infancy but FordFest is already the must-attend Summer show finale. Photos Matt Dear, Pawel Borowski It may only be in its second year, but it really feels like FordFest is a well-established event. Flagged up as the perfect Summer show season finale for Ford fans, the event welcomed Fords of all ages back to Santa Pod last month, and it’s fair to say the show was a blinder — and with a fantastic atmosphere, too. The number of club cars on show doubled over last year, taking over much of the Tarmac and grass areas on the pits side of the Pod, but where the action really was, was on the drag strip, with the classic Fords putting in some seriously-impressive times, especially in…

MAILBOX YOUR LETTERS,EMAILS & SOCIAL MEDIA COMMENTS MAGIC MEMORIES It’s always great to see a Cortina Mk3s featured in your magazine. The first I owned was a 1970 Mk3 1.6L. She was white with twin black pinstripes, Rostyles, a black vinyl interior and mid-brown furry seat covers, the 1970 grille with round lights, spotlamps and a twin air horn. It was 1985, she was 15 and I was 17. We had known each other since my sister and her husband bought her, then my brother had a fling with her and she came to me — minus keys and an MoT. Anyone who owned a ’70s Ford will know the keys wasn’t a problem, I had an old key from my dad’s FE Victor — that sorted the doors and…

QUERY OF THE MONTH Iain Baker Email ANGLIA DIFF RATIOS Q Do all 105Es diffs have the same axle ratios? My problem is either my rev counter is telling porkies or I’m sitting at 4500 rpm at 60 mph. Does this sound correct? It’s a standard car and the diff ratio is 4.1:1. To get the revs down what would be a suitable ratio? I was thinking of going up gradually starting with a 3.9, but am unsure of what other ratios there are. I know it’s an old car and that’s the way it was built, but I use mine every day and I don’t want to hurt it by letting it rev so much. A 4500 rpm at 60 mph sounds about right for a…

BRITISH HISTORIC RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP Rain, mud and more rain kept things slippery on the Red Dragon. Words Paul Lawrence Photos MarkWrittle Photographic Round 6: Red Dragon Historic Rally, August 20 Nick Elliott and Dave Price took a final stage victory on the Red Dragon Historic Rally, the sixth round of the 2016 Mintex MSA British Historic Rally Championship. On a day of heavy rain and incredibly slippery conditions in Walters Arena, Elliott fought back from a time-consuming puncture on stage three and dived ahead when leaders, Joe Price and Chris Brooks slid out of the rally on the final stage. However, it was very close for Elliott as Jason Pritchard and Phil Clarke finished only three seconds behind. The event ran over a shortened 35-stage mile route in the Walters…

Project Hunter CLASSIC FORD PROJECTS YOU SHOULD BUY — AND MODIFY. Words and Illustrations: Simon Coulson For once, Simon Coulson hasn’t gone over the top with his digital creations... or has he? Yes, look again at this Mk1 Cortina Estate and you’ll spot a distinct difference — that’s a saloon rear end it’s wearing! We’d like to think that Ford’s stylists considered this treatment when sketching out the lines of the original Estate, so Simon’s borrowed a time machine, pointed it towards Essex in the late ’50s and pinched the sketch off the desk of one of the corporate suits. Our donor car is perfect for this treatment — in need of some major TLC, while the welding torch is out we can spend a large amount of time reworking…

Welcome Its older brother usually steals the limelight, but with the second-generation Cortina launched 50 years ago this month, its time for the Mk2 to don a party hat and annoyingly blow streamers at relatives, with special features inside this jam-packed edition. And just because a model hits the half-century, it doesn’t mean that it has to start taking things easy and spend Sundays mowing the lawn instead of tearing up the drag strip, We’ve got some cracking Mk2 Cortina-shaped feature cars for you, including Jamie Wright’s Cosworth-powered saloon that’s been blowing minds and the doors off other cars at the shows this summer. Speaking of which, we helped host the last big Blue Oval event of the European outdoor season last month — FordFest — which though now only…

USE YOUR VOTE Choose your fave feature car of 2016! The end of the year is getting closer — it must be Classic Ford Of TheYear time! The nominees for 2016 have just been announced, and you can find out which 12 cars we’ve shortlisted this year on page 20 . The winner will be announced in our Classic Ford Awards special in the January 2017 issue of the magazine — in the shops on December 2, 2016. To place your vote, turn to page 20 and cast your eyes over the 12 truly stunning nominees, select your favourite, then go to www.classicfordmag.co.uk and follow the links. Simple!…

PRODUCTS THE LATEST, GREATEST BITS FOR YOUR CLASSIC FORD MODULAR TOOL SYSTEMS From £10.68 Rally Design Designed to fit within Rally Design’s Blackline seven-drawer roller cabinet, each tool tray (545x395 mm) occupies one third each roller drawer, allowing the mechanic to select those tools most useful and position those tools in his selected ideal position. The modules include 1/4, 3/4 and ½ inch drive sockets, hex keys, screwdrivers, ring and combination spanners, pliers, hammers, flexi line clamps and measuring/ cutting tools. All 20 modules would cost £340.32, but it is possible to buy individual trays from £10.68 each. Contact: 01227 792792, www.rallydesign.co.uk THE DRIVE BOOK £45 Gestalten The Drive: Custom Cars And Their Builders is a monster of a coffee table book. From hot rods and salt-flat racers,…

COMPETITION WIN! A Kent Cams kit! Here’s your chance to win a performance camshaft kit for your classic Ford courtesy of Kent Cams’ awesome Build Season competition! Winter’s on its way and that means that classics and racers alike will be heading to the garage for a winter rebuild! Kent Cams are offering one lucky reader a prize of a Kent Cams single camshaft kit to make the most of their winter rebuild. Kent Cams have long been associated with tuning Fords and can offer cams for most classic and modern models. The winner can choose their preferred profile, either for a road car or an out-and-out racer. Terms and conditions Entries close at midnight on 14/11/2016 and the winner will be drawn on 18/11/2016. The winner will be notified…

EVENT REPORT CORTINA NATIONALS What better way to celebrate the Mk2’s 50th birthday, than by getting as many examples together as possible at the annual Cortina gathering in sunny Stratford. Words Marc Stretton Photos Gerard Hughes Highlight of the show season for many ’60s Cortina owners is the National Rally held jointly by the Mk1 Cortina Owners’ Club and the Ford Cortina Mk2 Owners’ Club at Stratford-upon-Avon racecourse. With more than 150 cars attending this year, the number of Mk2s was boosted by celebrations of the model’s 50th anniversary with 65 examples counted by the end of the day. The day is a relaxed and inclusive affair, with cars in all states, styles and condition parking up together with just as much interest being shown to a rat-look four-door as…

Capri Ghia Mk2 Classic Fords restored: The ‘car you always promised yourself’ is now a rare beast and restoring one can get as expensive as real exotica. We unearth a Mk2 3-litre survivor. Words Andrew Everett Photos Chris Frosin “COSTING £4434 IN 1977 WITH THE C3 AUTOMATIC GEARBOX, THIS WAS THE MOST-EXPENSIVE CAPRI YOU COULD BUY AT THE TIME” Despite being one of the most common cars on the roads a couple of decades ago, the second-generation Capri is now one of the rarest classics anywhere with numbers probably in the low hundreds — from the hundreds of thousands which were built. The Mk2 arrived in February 1974 and with the first examples being registered on an M-plate, UK versions were built at Halewood until September 1976 when all Capri…

CAR OF THE MONTH Anthony Parratt From: UK Car: Mk1 Fiesta How nice is this? “It’s my 1980 Fiesta, which now has a 1600 Crossflow in the car which I built.The Crossflow is running on twin 40 Webers, and it’s been bored out plus-90 with 1300 pistons, has a fast road cam, and a four-speed XR2 gearbox.The car has taken just over two years to fully restore.Thankfully, there wasn’t a lot of welding to do — only the rear arches — but it’s also had new front wings.” Tom Revell From: UK Car: Escort XR3 Cabriolet “I bought this car in 2014 in quite a sorry state and slowly got it on the road, but it needed a bit of work doing to it,” recalls Tom. “Unfortunately, I crashed it…

How To Rebuild Weber DCOEs Sidedraughts in need of tlc? Let Northampton Motorsport guide you through a DIY rebuild. Words and Photos Jon Hill Weber’s DCOE has to be the most popular performance carburettor in the whole of classic Ford land — and it’s true, we’ve covered aspects of it infinitum. But previous articles have been with the aim of choosing, helping identification or improving their use, so right now, we need a guide to how you can overhaul one of these pure racing carburettors on your own, at home without vats of noxious de-greasing fluids, expensive tools and blasting equipment. Steve Wooding of Northampton Motorsport (NMS) shows what you need: an appropriate Weber service kit, a serviceable DCOE and a clean environment. We will stress here though: Steve has…

mk2 escort Good To Go If you want to hit the ground running in rallying, you could do wrong by bagging yourself a fully-sorted Mk2 Escort — just ask Alex Adams. Words Marc Stretton Photos Adrian Brannan “ONE DAY THE ESCORT WAS RALLYING IN WALES, THE NEXT IT WAS UP IN SCOTLAND WITH ME TAKING ON MY FIRST PROPER EVENT THE INGLISTON RALLY” Vicariousness — experiencing something through another person’s actions — can be a good or a bad thing. If it’s watching the TV where Davina McCall goes on a trip of a lifetime to cuddle Pandas, Eddy the Eagle scuba-dives the Titanic or Fred Dinenage goes pot-holing in Nicaragua, then that’s just annoying because we’re not there doing it. But when it means that your father decides you’re…

your projects: mk1 fiesta FULL CIRCLE Your projects: By sheer chance, Dave Carpenter’s mega Fiesta features donor parts from his very first car — but that Mk1 was never this cutting edge. Words and Photos Stephen Colbran Car: 1980 Fiesta 1.1 L Start condition: Dusty barn find Condition now: Dry build stage Time taken so far: Seven years Estimated date of completion: Classic Ford Show 2017 London Underground engineer, Dave Carpenter can finally see the light at the end of his seven-year-long Fiesta project. Around the time we go to press, this former 1.1 shopping trolley will have had a fresh coat of peppermint green paint inside and out. Or maybe red, blue or silver. Or white. With three weeks until going into the booth, we had the impression Dave…

IMAGE OF THE MONTH TAKE FLIGHT The notoriously tricky Epynt military ranges in Wales have caught out many a rally driver, not least Kevin Jones piloting his infamous Escort RS1600, JLP 77K on this year’s Mewla rally. “He’d overshot the previous corner and as he set off at full revs, you could tell the red mist had descended and he wasn’t going to back off over the jump” says photographer, Syd Wall. “He drove away with no change in speed and engine sounded fine, but we didn’t see him again.” www.epyntmc.co.uk…

2016 VOLT FOR YOUR FAVOURITE Classic Ford CAR OF THE YEAR We’ve seen some great feature cars in 2016, now it’s up to you to select your favourite! A. Capri 2.8i Owner: Gideon Mayers Featured: April 2016 Imagine you could walk into a Ford dealers today and slap a deposit down on a new 2.8i Special. That’s the level of finish Gideon was aiming for on his resto. He surpassed it. B. Cortina GT Owner: Mark Rogers Featured: April 2016 Already rare, most surviving GTs are two-doors, so when Mark came across this four-door project, he knew it had to be saved. The resulting restoration is a credit to his skills. C. Pop 100E Owner: Danny Vincent Featured: April 2016 Danny’s 100E delights everyone that sees it, thanks to the…

MK1 ESCORT LONDON’S BURNING Or is it just the tyres? The South London look is just as popular as it ever was, and Stuart Woolley’s father-and-son build gives the look a fresh new aspect. He’s getting through quite a lot of rubber, too… Words Daniel Bevis Photos Darren Woolway “I CHOSE A MK1 ESCORT TO REBUILD BECAUSE MY DAD HAS OWNED AROUND 15 OF THEM THEY’RE IN MY BLOOD” Geography is just physics slowed down, with a couple of trees stuck in it.” So said Terry Pratchett in The Last Continent, and he makes an interesting point. The location of things across the globe is secondary to the scientific constants that anchor them in reality, and there’s an inarguably scientific approach to certain modifying styles within the classic Ford scene:…

MK2 CORTINA THE MK2 CORTINA AT 50 How to improve on the best-selling Mk1? Make it the same but different! Words Graham Robson Photos Ford Photographic It was Terry Beckett, at the time Ford’s sales director, who summed up the rationale of the Mk2 Cortina. The Mk1, after all, was only on the market for four years, and was topping every sales chart, so why change it? Yet, as Terry stated: ‘We were convinced that we needed to change it every four years, but as to where that would lead us, we didn’t really have to determine’. The Mk1, in all its glory, had packed the modern Dagenham production plant for the first years, but not even Ford could afford to invest in a completely new body/chassis platform for the…

MK2 CORTINAS three-box trio All bases covered The Delgiglio family has a Mk2 Cortina for every occasion: street sleeper, show-winning drag racer and one-off parts chaser! Words Jason O’Halloran Photos Andrey Moisseyev What do you get when you take 18 cylinders, two brothers, three Cortinas and more individuality than a freestyle breakdancing competition? One happy family that’s what. Spend some time with the Delgiglio family from Adelaide, South Australia and their beloved Mk2 Cortinas and you can’t help but notice the smiles. Seems the family that build cool Cortinas together, stays together. Three very different approaches to one make and model of classic Ford in one family is a very rare combination indeed. Quality and consistency is paramount across these three amazing cars, and the diversity on offer is matched…

readers’ rides YOUR PROJECTS Classic Fords being built in garages, workshops and on driveways! Bradley Portelli From: UK Car: Anglia 105E Bradley introduced to his Anglia project a few issues back, but he and has Dad have really been cracking on with it. So much so, that it’s time for an update: “It’s just arrived from the spray shop and we’ve started putting it back together” says Bradley.“Spraying it Spruce Green was an easy decision along with an Ermine White roof.All the rubbers have been bought new and we’ve even found some chrome parts like rear light castings, front signal light castings and more.The original 997 engine is currently being rebuilt. Once finished, stripes and wide original wheels will be added — we got the idea from Simon Coulson’s illustrations…

Your tech questions answered EXPERT CLINIC TROUBLE WITH YOUR FORD?SEND IN YOUR QUERY AND WE'LL SORT IT OUT X-pack fitment Q My 2.8i Capri is about ready for some new wings and a rear arch. I’ve been considering fitting an X-pack kit and figured that now would be the time to do it if the wings are coming off and rear arch is to be repaired. I’m not really sure how much work is involved in getting the kit fitted though and getting it to look perfect. Is it a job that can only be left to professionals or can it be done DIY? If I want to keep my Brooklands alloys, do I just fit wheel spacers to fill the X-pack arches? Graeme Coulson Email A Fitting an X-pack…

Old Skool Ford Drag Challenge With only a few rounds to go this year, the action is really hotting up between the racers in the Old School Ford Drag Challenge. hotos Kieran Jenkins Round 5: Saturday Night Special, Santa Pod, August 21 Following a seven-week summer break, the OSFDC racers were back at Santa Pod for a Saturday Night Special and RWYB weekend. Current leader, Glenn Jefferson ended the last round with a narrow 14-point lead over fellow Mk1 Escort owner, Iain Hogg. Unfortunately a spirited drive on the road the night before had caused a gearbox failure for Iain which meant that although he was at Santa Pod he was unable to compete and could only stand on the sidelines and watch his overall second place disappear into the…

BUYER’S GUIDE CORTINA MK2 All the buying advice you need to know if you’re on the hunt for a second-generation Cortina. Words ChristianTilbury Photos Gerard Hughes “IT WAS THE EVERYDAY MODELS THAT MADE THE BIGGEST CONTRIBUTION TO THE MK BEING BRITAIN’S MOST POPULAR CAR IN 1967 2 ” With the Mk1 Cortina earning the accolade of Britain’s fastest-selling car, developing a new version of the mid-sized model without compromising its winning formula was never going to be an easy task. Ford could be forgiven then for taking a cautious approach, unveiling the new Mk2 on October 18, 1966, and although literally dressing the new car in fresh sheet metal, carrying over a great deal of the Mk1’s underpinnings. Beneath its sharper, wider exterior, the Mk2 shared the same wheelbase as…