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. Please note: This digital version of the magazine does not currently include the covermount items or content you would find on printed newsstand copies
THIS ISSUE • Out and about with our band of Blue Oval-loving writers and photographers.
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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.
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!
VOTE FOR YOUR CLASSIC FORD OF THE YEAR • The end of the year is getting closer – it must be Classic Ford Of The Year time!
SUPER MART
PIER REVIEW
BACK IN THE DAY • From the Classic Ford archives
What’s On • All the must-attend classic Ford shows and events around the world for October, November and beyond.
COMING UP • INSIDE YOUR DECEMBER 2021 ISSUE
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WHERE TO GO THIS MONTH
PRODUCTS • THE LATEST, GREATEST BITS FOR YOUR CLASSIC FORD
CAR OF THE YEAR • We’ve featured some stunning Fords in the last 12 months, now vote for your favourite!
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.
THE COMPANY CAR
Product of the environment
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.
THE XR2’S COLOURFUL LIFE
Tech Spec
30 RESTO MODS FOR UNDER £500 • Essential Resto Mod-style upgrades you can do to your classic Ford — this weekend!
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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.
SUPERCAR SLAYERS
Tech Spec
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.
Christmas crackers • Stuck for fresh ideas of what to buy for your loved ones this year? Worry no more, we have it covered!
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.
SPOT THE DIFFERENCE
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.
OUR THREE STAND-OUT MOMENTS
JOIN US ON THE 2022 CLASSIC FORD TOUR
MAILBOX • YOUR LETTERS, EMAILS & SOCIAL MEDIA COMMENTS
YOUR PHOTOS • Cars, roadtrips, shows, tattoos… share your images right here. Email hi-res images to classicford.ed@kelsey.co.uk or post them up on our Facebook page.
YOUR CARS • THE BEST OF WHAT’S DROPPED IN OUR INBOX THIS MONTH
Next month • See these and so much more in the December issue of the world’s biggest and best-selling Ford magazine!
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