Classic Ford

Classic Ford is rammed full of expert technical features, the best feature cars from across the world, a dedicated motorsport section plus all the news, products and information you'll need from across the entire classic Ford scene.

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THIS ISSUE

Welcome

THE LONG GAME • Your projects: Buying a ropey Escort for £750 meant Andy Day was in for the long haul but 15 years on, his Mk1 is almost ready for paint — and the fast road thanks to a Duratec turbo swap.

MST UNVEILS NEW RS2000

WAITING GAME FOR DVLA REVIEW

SUPERVAN RETURNS

RUSTY CORNER

CLASSIC FORD SHOW 2025 DATE CONFIRMED

WHERE TO GO IN 2025

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NEW RESTO SHOW SCHEDULED

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PRODUCT OF THE MONTH

CAR OF THE YEAR • We’ve featured some stunning Fords in the last 12 months, now vote for your favourite!

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UNDER THE COVERS

VISION EXPRESS • This stunning home-built Mk1 packs a rapid, 2.5-litre Duratec punch and is the result of one man’s creative vision, 30 years of parts hoarding and a whole heap of skill.

UNDER THE KNIFE • This oval racing-inspired Fiesta with a mighty 230 bhp ST170 engine, trick suspension mods — and a colour inspired by a kitchen knife — really raises the bar…

THE BIG REVEAL • The countdown is on for 2025’s The Great Unveiling at the Classic Ford Show! Find out what it’s about and how to enter your own build for next year’s grand ceremony.

NATURE vs NURTURE • The quintessential 1980s luxobarge has been reinvented with the eastern promise of oodles of boost. Fresh from The Great Unveiling, we bring you the glorious 2JZ Granada.

FAIT ACCOMPLI • Tony Stacey’s Escort RS Mexico had its future mapped out with a painstaking concours restoration and pride of place at 2024’s Great Unveiling.

GOOD CAUSE • The Mustangs were centre stage at Northern Ireland’s biggest Ford event, with a celebration of six decades from the April 1964 launch but it wasn’t all muscle cars – the Escort, Fiesta, Capri and more dominated the grass banks edging the Portrush beach. Here are some of the highlights.

TURBO TECHNICS CAPRI 2.8i • Ford Heritage: Although he first lusted after this Turbo Technics-converted Capri 2.8i at a local car show in 1991, it was another 15 years before Simon Williams finally got to own the car…

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MAILBOX • YOUR LETTERS, EMAIL & SOCIAL MEDIA COMMENTS classic ford letters

YOUR CARS • THE BEST OF WHAT’S DROPPED IN OUR INBOX THIS MONTH

Next month • See all this and so much more in your December issue of the world’s biggest and best-selling Ford magazine!

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The ABC of tuning

How to BAFFLE A SUMP • Oil control is essential in a high performance engine but you don’t need a dry sump to get a race-type set-up. We investigate a baffle system for a Crossflow sump.

Ade’s Mk2 Granada • Never one to shy away from a ridiculous roadtrip, Ade drags the Mk2 out for a mammoth trek to Festival Of The Unexceptional.

EXPERT CLINIC • TROUBLE WITH YOUR FORD? SEND IN YOUR QUERY AND WE'LL SORT IT OUT

CALM BEFORE THE STORM • Without the Cortina GT’s rally development, the Escort Twin Cam and Lotus Cortina might never have evolved into formidable motorsport machines. We explain why.

TOURIST TROPHY • Welsh duo Neil Williams and Eurig Davis emerged on top of the Mk2 Escort pack in round seven of the British Historic Rally Championship on the notorious Tour Of Epynt.

BUYING & RESTORING CLASSIC FORDS • Dedicated to help...