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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Welcome

MEMORY MACHINE • Your projects: When James Fern’s car-mad dad passed, he looked to remember the good times the pair spent together by rebuilding the four-door Escort Linnet they both enjoyed. Only this time it’ll have a potent Duratec twist…

TOLMAN REIMAGINES XR3i WITH ONE-OFF RESTOMOD

MAKING A RACKET

LE MANS LEGENDS STEAL THE SHOW AT FOS

TOOL GOALS • New Machine Mart catalogue is packed with must-haves

RUSTY CORNER SPECIAL • This Swedish graveyard is a celebration of decay, and it’s packed with 1960s Fords.

TG JONES

BACK IN THE DAY • FROM THE CLASSIC FORD ARCHIVES

COMING UP • Inside your November issue

WHERE TO GO THIS MONTH

WHERE TO GO IN SEPTEMBER

TAKING STOCK • Mk1 Escort stock car spotted

SETTING THE STANDARD • Mundane motors celebrated at Hagerty’s biggest ever Festival of the Unexceptional

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MODERN TIMES • Having owned and modified this Escort for over 15 years, Rik Powell’s latest reincarnation for his Mk1 brings it bang up do date…

TOP 10 RETRO TWEAKS • The 10 ways to update your Ford without ruining its classic appeal.

BLIND FAITH • Buying a car without seeing it in person is a risky business. Luckily, for Ford fan Chris Taylor, he was in the safe hands of SM Classic Cars, who turned his unseen rusty shell into a Venetian Red showstopper.

FACTORY FLOORED • Ford has built over 100 factories and assembly plants all over the world in its 123-year history. Here are some of the classic Ford-relevant ones.

SILVER SURFER • Jordan Lowe has been brought up on a diet of old Fords, and his personal favourite is the Mk1 Fiesta. Boasting 1.8 Zetec power and an array of well-chosen mods, this unassuming Stratos Silver 1100L is the latest project to surface from his manic garage!

COAST TO COAST • When it comes to factory-fresh classic Fords, the Irish arguably show them off best — especially at the long-running Causeway Coast Ford Fair.

SAPPHIRE CLASSIC • Ford Heritage: Bought for just £500 as a daily hack, Alan Richardson never expected his immaculate 1991 Sierra Sapphire Classic to become a true showstopper almost two decades later.

REALLY MOTORING • Automotive-themed venue, The Motorist held its first Ford Icons day earlier this summer. We were there to catch the classics.

ClassicFord • Escort Rally Special, Belgium, September 11-13

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

MAILBOX • YOUR LETTERS, EMAILS & SOCIAL MEDIA COMMENTS

Know this 1800cc CROSSFLOW • It’s well known that a big capacity Crossflow usually means 1700cc, but we follow along as an 1800cc engine gets built, based around the AX block.

Ade’s Mk2 Granada and Mk2 Orion • It’s a double-whammy this issue as Ade updates us on two of his project cars — with some good, and not so good, news…

EXPERTCLINIC • TROUBLE WITH YOUR FORD? SEND IN YOUR QUERY AND WELL SORT IT OUT

FEELING THE HEAT • Rob Latham and Dan Thomas really did take the heat to give their Escort a first victory in the West Wales...