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FRONTEND YOUR EYE ON THE WORLDWIDE CLASSIC FORD SCENE 2022 CLASSIC FORD TOUR IS GO Details of the 2022 Classic Ford Tour have now been confirmed, and we’re off to Bruges in Belgium! The four-day, three-night 2022 Classic Ford Tour will take place over the long weekend of May 6-9, and will be to the Medieval city of Bruges. Known as th eVenice of the north, Bruges, is a well-preserved city where the entire historic centre has been recognised as a UNESCO world heritage site. The attractions of this magical place include a wide range of museums, churches, historical buildings and canals and streets that can be explored by boat, foot or horse. This looks to be a great tour including a day at leisure in Bruges to sample the…

WHERE TO GO THIS MONTH Sunday Scramble When: Sunday, October 10 Where: Bicester Heritage, UK What’s going on: Founded in 2014, the hugely-popular Sunday Scramble returns to Bicester Heritage for the final time in 2021. Expect this one to be well attended, with a vast spread of vintage and modern classic cars nestled amongst the historic buildings and workshops of the former RAF airfield. Having been off limits to the public for the best part of 100 years in the hands of the RAF and MOD, historic vehicle owners and enthusiasts can now drive through the gates to this once hidden location and spend a Sunday exploring the Technical Site, specialists businesses based here and bring their own classics to add to the diverse machinery that makes this event. Find…

Robson’s Choice Classic Ford’s longest-serving contributor, Graham Robson passed away in August. Here are just some of the highlights from an incredible career that revolved around Fords, which he revealed in an interview with the magazine in 2014. Words Simon Woolley Photos Bryn Musselwhite, Robson archive To Ford fans he was an institution. As Classic Ford’s longest-serving and most-prolific contributor, when it comes to the Blue Oval, Graham Robson had been there, done that and then sat down at a typewriter and written about it. Scan the Ford books on your shelves, and the chances are high that Graham wrote the majority of them. Graham’s connection with Ford goes back over 50 years, and as with many motoring writers of the period, came about through rallying — or co-driving to…

TANGERINE DREAM Having owned XR2s in his youth, Doug Scheller had long fantasised about owning another. And then one day, at the age of 45, a fruity citrus hit turned the dream into reality. Words Daniel Bevis Photos Adrian Brannan “I wasn’t really looking for an orange car,” says Doug Scheller, “but something about this one really caught my eye.” Yes, that’d probably be the outrageous jaffa-tinged juiciness of it. It’s impressive what a difference the addition of a disco-retro paintjob can make to such a recognisable classic form, isn’t it? It’s a silhouette that’s always been close to Doug’s heart too, having been a die-hard Ford fan from the get-go. “My family always had Fords,” he recalls. “I remember being taken to school in my mum’s white XR3i in…

EVENT REPORT SUMMIT RUN REACHING NEW HEIGHTS Northern Ireland’s weekend-long Summit Run is an event worthy of more recognition than just a meet up and run out. This was a classic Ford enthusiast’s dream. Words and Photos William Neill CONTACT The Summit Show and Run www.facebook.com/thesummitrun Over 80 cars started from the Knockninny Country House and Marina close to Enniskillen and crisscrossed the Fermanagh and Cavan border with the trip to the summit of Slieve Rusheen, via a privately-owned quarry road — used for a stage rally in 2000 — the highlight. Back then the Stig (the real one) Blomqvist and Hannu Mikkola were among the entries, but on this run the cars and owners putting the effort in to attend were the stars. Open to pre-1985 Fords and retro rally cars…

MAILBOX YOUR LETTERS, EMAILS & SOCIAL MEDIA COMMENTS LETTER OF THE MONTH Our favourite letter, email or social media comment each issue wins a 768 ml bottle of Meguiar’s superb new Hybrid Ceramic Wax worth £20 —ceramic protection that’s so easy to use, you can actually wax your paint as you rinse off your car! For details of the complete Meguiar’s UK range, give them a call on 0870 2416696 or visit www.meguiars.co.uk. PLENTY OF LOVE FOR THE XR4i You don’t see many Sierra XR4is around nowadays, and to be fair you didn’t see to many around in the mid 1980s. The Sierra was a hard sell back in 1983, so the extrovert XR4i with plastic body cladding and outrageous bi plane rear spoiler was possibly a step too far…

OUR CARS Ade’s Mk1 Sierra Showtime! But first Ade tries to sort a mysterious misfire before dusting off some classic 1980s body styling. The plan for just simply getting my Sierra up and running and usable has been easier said than done recently. The initial problem of a broken distributor was simply replaced and got the Pinto running again, but problems continued. The car would be fine locally, but as soon as about an hour’s driving time had been reached it would splutter, pop and bang. Not ideal as I don’t want to impersonate a remapped modern hot hatch, and also the lack of momentum that ensued was also quite inconvenient! Bypassing the weird old ignition ECU was completed, then a used Weber was fitted replacing the typically problematic Pierburg…

CFBuying & Restoring how to: rebuild a pinto How to Pinto engine rebuild In the first of a two-part series, we follow the stripdown of a rusty-looking 2-litre Pinto engine with experienced engine builders, W Drake of Bradford. Words and Photos Rob Hawkins Info Contacts: W Drake of Bradford 01274 733541 www.wdrake.co.uk When the fastback-shaped Ford Pinto was launched in the United States in 1971, powered by a cast-iron single-overhead-cam four-cylinder engine with flat-top pistons and a five main bearing crank underneath its bonnet, little did anyone expect to find this engine became more popular than the car — or that it would adopt its name. Of course, this engine had already appeared under the bonnet of the 1970 Mk3 Cortina. With a displacement of 1592cc, the 1600 version produced…

CFBUYINGRESTORING GOOD READS There’s a wealth of books about Fords out there, but these are the eight we reckon are some of the best available. FORD IN BRITAIN Martin Rawbone Undoubtedly one of our all-time favourite Ford titles, Martin Rawbone’s obviously as passionate about the big blue oval as we are. Looking at Ford’s UK operations from the very beginning up to the mid-90s, Ford in Britain is a cracking read, charting models made down the decades. Rawbone doesn’t pull any punches, and quotes numerous examples where the press laid into Ford’s occasionally casual approach to car design and engineering. Despite some glitches during the ’80s and ’90s though, Ford turned out far more decent cars than it did duffers. From Model Ts made in Manchester to the exquisite 1933…

PARTING SHOT LOOKING TO THE PAST ONE CLASSIC IMAGE AT A TIME IN THE MARKET The year is 1981, the place Mill Lane in Cardiff. Back then the area still served as an open-air market, which explains the abundance of Ford’s commercial line-up in shot. Closest to the camera is the D-Series delivering frozen foods from Hippo Campo — still trading today, though now known as Holdsworth Foods. Behind the D-Series we can see a Mk1Transit, identified as a diesel model from its extended nose, trailed by a Mk4 Cortina taxi and behind that aV4-engined Mk1Transit. Today, Mill Lane looks radically different, courtesy of a redevelopment programme in the 1990s which saw the area transformed into a thriving cafe and nightlife quarter. And the Mk1Transits? They’ve now been replaced by…

NEXT ISSUE ON SALE FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31! welcome CLASSIC FORD THE PERFECT FESTIVE GIFT! SEE PAGE 114 Although life is far from back to pre-pandemic times, it’s been great to see so many show and runs taking place over the summer months. Because while working on your classic Ford is a hugely satisfying experience (except maybe when things goes wrong), getting out and about in your car along with fellow enthusiasts just can’t be beat — even if it’s a relatively lowkey affair like the Summit Run (above and page 74). With winter now ahead of us in the northern hemisphere we’ve got our sight set firmly on the 2022 show season and we’ve already announced details of the Classic Ford Tour (see pages 12 and 78), which, fingers’ crossed’…

PRODUCTS THE LATEST, GREATEST BITS FOR YOUR CLASSIC FORD RS TURBO SLOT CAR KIT From £40 Pendle Slot Racing How cool is this? Pendle Slot Racing can now supply this 1/32-scale Series One RS Turbo, ready to assemble and suitable for Scalextric-style tracks. The standard kit features the unpainted shell, interior, driver and decal sheet, while the complete kit (£70) also includes the chassis, wheels and tyres, gear and pinion, motor and axles. Contact: www.pendleslotracing.co.uk GOT A PRODUCT YOU’D LIKE US TO FEATURE IN CF EMAIL THE DETAILS TO: CLASSICFORD.ED@KELSEY.CO.UK CLARKE 18V IMPACT WRENCH £107.98 Machine Mart Clarke’s CCIW160 cordless impact wrench is an essential lightweight, compact, yet powerful tool. Protected with a rubber design and a soft grip ergonomic handle, this impact wrench will ensure maximum control. The impact…

HERITAGE GRANADA GHIA X Ford heritage: The Mk2 2.3 Ghia X is extraordinarily rare these days, but that wasn’t Jaz Duley’s sole reason for restoring one. No, this is a tale of love and respect across the generations. Words Daniel Bevis Photos Adrian Brannan The parental influence is almost certainly the strongest factor when it comes to inspiring passion for all things automotive in people like us. Sure, there will be folks who get interested in cars off their own bat, but more often than not we find with feature car owners that it was their mum or dad who influenced them most greatly. Or perhaps a beloved uncle or grandparent. And it follows that the cars we aspire to own when we grow up are so often akin to…

EVENT REPORT SUMMIT RUN OUR THREE STAND-OUT MOMENTS One. Rally cars on the road again Irish rallying largely happens on closed public roads and, with the pandemic ongoing, the sport hasn’t been able to continue like it was from early 2020 so a road run was all the excuse needed to stretch the legs of the garaged machines once more with the Campbell team of cars among the most spectacular. Two. Antiques house stop-off Come lunch, feed people and they will be happy. Give them a themed setting and all the better. McNean Antiques and Salvage, rammed with motoring memorabilia and more, provided a rest stop in Blacklion before the return loop. This could have been an expensive lunch. Three. Fine detail organisation Between marshals on motorbikes at each junction,…

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CFTECH IMPROVING YOUR CLASSIC FORD JUST GOT EASIER Know this PINTO MANIFOLD TEST We’ve tested a variety of carbs on our 2-litre Pinto, now it’s the turn of exhaust manifolds — with surprising results. Words and Photos Graham Bahr Most are well aware that too big a carburettor has downsides, it gives a weaker signal to the carb jets so low speed power disappears, but generally we only view an exhaust as a restriction so bigger is better right? In my youth I had a Hillman Imp Sport with a mere 875cc and 55 bhp. Looking for more power I fabricated an enormous (by Imp standards) manifold and system, it looked good and sounded great (OK, very noisy) but it made it slower. Eventually I got it going OK but ended…

CFTECH IMPROVING YOUR CLASSIC FORD JUST GOT EASIER UPGRADE GUIDE MK2 CORTINA Classic, boxy lines, plenty of choice and very easy to improve — the Mk2 Cortina has loads of tuning potential. The Mk2 Cortina had big shoes to fill as a worthy replacement for the Mk1. The previous car had sold well, very well in fact, shifting almost a million examples and had proven its popularity in the showrooms and on the race track. The new model delivered though, outselling its older sibling and its smoother, squarer style is still seen as an iconic shape today. Available in both two and four-door variants, they offer good value for money. As with most old Fords, standard equipment is decent enough and can be easily upgraded as they share a lot with…

OUR CARS THE LATEST NEWS ON THE CF PROJECT VEHICLES Simon’s Mk1 Cortina Hellbent on getting the Cortina to at least one show in 2021, Simon calls on racing history Getting a car ready for a show — especially one as big as Ford Fair — is fraught for anyone. This year the magazine staff and contributors had added pressure to be there as we’d planned to pull together as many of our various and varied projects on the Our Cars fleet together as we could, to go on show. We tried it a coupe of years back at the Classic Ford Show, but only Mike’s Fiesta and Gavin’s Cortina Estate made it, so this year we were determined to do more than one better. That meant of course, that…

MOTORSPORT CLASSIC FORDS FLAT-OUT ON THE STAGE, STRIP AND TRACK mk2 escort TOMMI’S TIME CAPSULE Multiple WRC winner, Tommi Mäkinen cut his rallying teeth in this Mk2, and now it’s being preserved exactly as it was found. Words and Photos Robb Pritchard There are barn finds and there are barn finds. Imagine pulling open the doors of a rural barn outside a hamlet near the Finnish-Russian border. Cobwebs brushed away, and with the soft Nordic light spilling in like a Neolithic tomb on a solstice dawn, you see the rust-mottled shell of an Escort half-buried beneath straw and farmer’s tools. Somehow it’s survived the murky depths of many Finnish winters, long months when the sun hardly rises above the horizon and temperatures linger so far below zero that if you…

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CFBUYINGRESTORING classic fords restored: escort 1300e PURPLE REIGN Reader’s restoration: Nick Heer found this one-owner, low-mileage Escort 1300E and wanted to replicate the car he had as a teenager, only trouble being the car was completely stripped… Words Mike Renaut Photos Adrian Brannan When Nick Heer saw this Escort 1300E for sale in 2019 he immediately thought it was an opportunity to recreate the Purple Velvet 1300E that was his first car back in the 1980s. “I already owned a silver 1300E I was driving most days, but always wanted another purple one,” says Nick. “The kids had moved out, I’d paid off my mortgage — it was time to replicate my old Mk1. I took along my son, Aaron, who agreed this was the most solid Mk1 Escort we’d…

Grafters FACE OFF Your projects: When is a Mk2 Escort not quite a Mk2? When it’s got a Mk1 front end, of course. Danny Jones goes for a reverse facelift on his superb Estate track car build. Words and Photos Jon Cass Name: Danny Jones From: South Yorkshire Age: 39 Job: Mechanic Car: 1975 Mk2 Escort 1.3 estate Start condition: Bare rolling shell with rust and a pan full of nuts and bolts  Condition now: Welding and paintwork complete, engine and most of running gear in place Expected time of completion: No completion date as yet A Mk2 Escort estate wouldn’t normally come top of the list when choosing a track car, but 39-year-old mechanic, Danny Jones likes to be different. Bought unseen for a bargain price as a rolling shell,…

SUPER MART NEW MACHINE MART CATALOGUE OUT NOW The new Machine Mart catalogue is packed full of all the tools and equipment you need whether it is for a hobbyist, DIY enthusiast or professional. Featuring over 400 price cuts and new products, the new 500-page Autumn/Winter catalogue is a must have for anyone seeking a huge choice of tools and equipment. With over 21,000 items of tools and machinery in stores across the country and online, you’ll be sure to find the tools you need. To order your free catalogue simply go online to www.machinemart.co.uk, visit your local store or call 0844 8801265.…

COMING UP INSIDE YOUR DECEMBER 2021 ISSUE We all love a fresh project, but actually seeing one through to completion can be incredibly difficult. In the December issue, out October 31, the pros and amateur experts reveal their essential tips on how to get yours finished on time and in budget while still retaining your sanity. Plus Mk4 Cortina buyer’s guide, Corsair tuning tips, and this unique Consul Estate. The December 2021 issue hits the newsstands on Friday, October 31 — why not subscribe to make sure you don’t miss it? See page 114 for money-saving offers. Suscribe and save ££s! Turn to page 114 for the latest offers…

2021 VOTE CAR OF THE YEAR We’ve featured some stunning Fords in the last 12 months, now vote for your favourite! A. Mk1 Escort Owner: Chris Spooner Featured: January 2021 With his dad an ex-Boreham engineer, Chris had no choice but to build this works RS1600 recreation. Perfect in every way. B. Mk1 Capri Owner: Dean Goodman Featured: October 2021 Not ‘just’ a Mk1 Capri, but a genuine Superspeed conversion at that. Dean tracked this car for years and was finally able to give it the rebuild it deserves. C. Mk1 Transit Owner: Nigel Preston Featured: August 2021 Largely completed by the late previous owner. Nigel’s dropside is a treat for the eyes and perfect for his milk-round, too. D. Mk2 Escort Builder: Escort Tec Featured: September 2021 Escort Tec’s…

ROKSTOCK CAPRI ROKSTOCK AND TWO SMOKING BARRELS In the early 1970s, ROKSTOCK made its name tuning Capris in the tricky North American market when nobody else would. And today, at the age of 76, the company’s founder is back for a semi-centennial redux. Words Daniel Bevis Photos Trevor Ryan With the enduring popularity of the Capri in Europe, it’s easy to forget just what an obscure curio it is in the USA. It was the closest that Halewood or Cologne got to a production muscle car. Of course America had a very different perspective; with a veritable feast of Mustangs, Falcons, Galaxies and other brutal V8-powered fare to choose from, the Euro-flavoured Capris arriving in the Lincoln-Mercury dealerships were entering a different kind of market — one that often viewed…

EVENT REPORT RETRO RIDES GATHERING GATHERING ROUND After 2020’s enforced absence, the Retro Rides Gathering was back with a vengeance at Shelsley Walsh with an eclectic mix of road and competition cars making the most of the world-famous hillclimb. Words and Photos Adrian Brannan CONTACT Retro Rides Gathering www.retroridesgathering.com We’ve missed The Gathering in its absence last year, but it all soon became very familiar very quickly. Convoys to the campsite. Bidding on nonsense at the tat auction, sheltering from the monsoons amid thunder and lightning inside flimsy shelters. Then waking up in a puddle-filled tent questioning one’s life decisions all before the car bit of the weekend has even started. Probably for the best that a camera wasn’t even switched on, and we just waited until the main show-day…

JOIN US ON THE 2022 CLASSIC FORD TOUR MAY 6-9 2022 We are pleased to announce that details of the 2022 Classic Ford Tour have been confirmed, and we’re off to Bruges in Belgium! Our four-day, three-night 2022 Classic Ford Tour will take place over the long weekend of May 6-9, 2022, and will be to the Medieval city of Bruges. Known as the Venice of the north, Bruges, is a well-preserved city where the entire historic centre has been recognised as a UNESCO world heritage site. The attractions of this magical place include a wide range of museums, churches, historical buildings and canals and streets that can be explored by boat, foot or horse! This is a great tour and includes a day at leisure in Bruges to sample the…

CFBUYINGRESTORING TOP 10 INSURANCE TIPS There are lots of ways you can keep insurance premiums down. Here are 10 tips on how you can do it effectively and still come away with the right policy for you and your classic Ford. 1. Don’t just renew It’s all too easy to let the direct debit continue and sign up for another year with your existing insurer. Before you do though, have a look at quotes from other insurers. If they come in cheaper and you don’t want to switch, call your existing insurer, quote the cheaper prices and quite often they will be able to bring your renewal quote down to a similar level. 2. Look at classic insurance They’re often tied into Agreed Value, limited-mileage polices but classic insurance specialists…

BUYER’S GUIDE buyer’s guide: mk5 escort ESCORT MK5 Maligned when new, the Mk5 has aged into a bona fide classic. Words Christian Tilbury Photos Matt Richardson Creating the next generation of Escort was never going to be easy, but it’s hard to imagine how Ford could have got it so wrong when it unveiled the Mk5 version in September 1990. At first glance the new Escort did look to be a significant step forward compared to the outgoing Mk4. However, despite it being bigger, more spacious and having a contemporary new style, the reality was that it quite simply wasn’t. At best, the motoring press described it as average, at worst, one magazine went so far as to say that the manufacturer had set out to design the ‘anti-driver car’.…