Indholdsfortegnelse for December 2019 i Classic Ford

FRONTEND YOUR EYE ON THE WORLDWIDE CLASSIC FORD SCENE 2020 DATE CONFIRMED! Start getting ready for the ultimate gathering of Europe’s finest classic Fords next June. The Classic Ford Show — Europe’s largest classic Ford event — will take place on Sunday, June 7, 2018, once again at its new home of the UK’s historic Mallory Park Circuit. Situated in the heart of the Leicestershire countryside between Leicester and Hinckley, Mallory Park has a rich motorsport heritage, and the circuit provides a stunning location for Europe’s biggest classic Ford event, surrounded by rolling hills and with the infamous lakes situated in the infield. If you love your classic Fords you will love what this show has to offer. There will be all-day track action, demos from the best in the…

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2019 VOTE Classic Ford CAR OF THE YEAR We’ve featured some stunning Fords in the last 12 months, now vote for your favourite! A. Sierra Estate Owner: Callum Hynd Featured: April 2019 The ultimate sleeper? Callum’s imbeccably-built Estate features 24-valve power and a whole host of extras — yet only the RS200 wheels give the game away. B. Anglia 105E Owner: Connor McNally Featured: August 2019 With Kejja Motorsport helping build up one of the nicest-modified 105Es we’ve seen from a perfect base, Connor’s Anglia is a firm show favourite. C. Escort Mexico Owner: Chris Moss Featured: February 2019 As the earliest surviving Mexico, and a former Ford press car too, Chris went beyond the call of duty to make sure this Mk1 got the rebuild it deserved. D. Mk1…

Tech Spec Body 1958 Anglia 100E, extensively restored, debumpered front. Paint: Fiat beige with pinstriping Engine Chassis-mounted 2-litre Silver Top Zetec, rebuilt, ARP rod bolts, Retro Ford alloy sump, Jenvey 45mm throttle bodies, Demand Engineering 4-2-1 manifold and system, Emerald ECU, uprated alloy radiator, Sytec fuel pump and filter. Power: 186 bhp Transmission Type-9 five-speed gearbox, lightened flywheel, Retro Ford hydraulic clutch kit, custom prop, Anglia 105E axle, 3.7:1 final drive ratio, gear-type LSD Suspension Front: Escort struts converted to coil-overs, GAZ inserts, adjustable track control arms, Escort anti-roll bar, Escort rack Rear: GAZ dampers, retempered leaf springs, 2 inch lowering blocks, A-frame Brakes Front: Wilwood four-pot callipers, 247 mm solid discs. Rear: 105E Super drums. Reverse-mount pedal box, Wilwood master cylinder, line lock, Goodridge lines Wheels and tyres Original…

THE BIG REVEAL JAKE’S GREAT UNVEILING “We watched The Great Unveiling at the 2018 Classic Ford Show, and I thought, ‘I’d love to have a go at that’” recalls Jake.“I’d already started the build at that point, but really pushed on with it the following November when I found out the car had been accepted. I was on it most nights and every weekend, and after it came back from paint at the end of March I was flat-out. Because I’d already done the dry build, the next two months went pretty smoothly and I was able to MoT the car two weeks before the Classic Ford Show.” “It was hard work keeping the build to myself, and as much as I was nervous, couldn’t wait for the cover to…

FEELING THE PRESSURE BEN’S GREAT UNVEILING Ben’s car appeared at the 2019 Classic Ford Show as part of the annual Great Unveiling. But getting it ready wasn’t exactly easy. “It was very stressful not knowing if it would be done in time,” Ben confirms. “I was saying everything was fine, when really I was under pressure waiting for parts and hoping the Missus wouldn’t chuck me out for being in the garage all night!” he says with a chuckle. “I’m sure we all know what that’s like, but what an achievement it was having a car that I built on display at the Classic Ford Show. It was an awesome day with awesome people.”…

50 YEARS OF THE CAPRI AT BROOKLANDS BROOKLANDS 50th Anniversary Capri Meeting Britain’s answer to the Mustang is 50 years old and to mark the event, Surrey Capri Club held a special event at Brooklands to celebrate. Words and Photos Jon Hill To some of us that were still at school at the time, it hardly seems possible that the Capri is 50 years old! Even now, it really is lust-after material, and while many will have their own favourites, to us all of them are highly desirable. And so it seems with the 295 examples that packed out Brooklands for Surrey Capri Club’s once-every-five-years bash at the infamous former race track. What better place to pack out than this spacious site and ram it full of Capris? Obviously, there’s…

HERITAGE FIESTA Commercials One classic Fiesta van is a rare sight these days – but Lee Paddock rolls into the shows with three of the little-seen load carriers. Words Emma Woodcock Photos Matt Woods Hard work never hurt anyone — but a tradesman’s wheels live a hard life. Laden with tools, covered in grime and asked to go anywhere at any time, commercial vehicles face an uphill struggle to keep rolling. Those that do remain won’t find recognition: few classic car fans dream of loadbays or windows welded shut. Lee Paddock is a striking exception. His collection contains first, second and third-generation Fiesta vans that, thanks to careful restoration, haven’t just survived. They’ve thrived. “It wasn’t intentional at first,” Lee says, “I started off with a Sierra-based P100 pick-up truck,…

YOUR CARS THE BEST OF WHAT'S DROPPED IN OUR INBOX THIS MONTH Danian Staffen From: South Africa Car: Mk1 Capri “Here’s my Capri race car that I built over the course of eight years,” says Danian. “It started out as a 1600GT and was in a rather poor state, but now after I built a custom suspension set-up and a lot of chassis stiffening, it’s in much better shape. The car is powered by a 550 hp 347ci small-block Ford Windsor V8 and a Jerico four-speed ’box which runs through an 8 inch diff. The body is totally original apart from the massive arches housing 10.5x23.5x16 front and 13x26x16 rear slicks...” “It’s my take on the original South African Capri Perana.” Tim Cox From: UK Car: Mk3 Capri Tim had…

QUERY OF THE MONTH EXPERT CLINIC TROUBLE WITH YOUR FORD? SEND IN YOUR QUERY AND WE'LL SORT IT OUT GROUNDING OUT Q I have recently bought a 2.8i Capri, but after driving it over the last few months have encountered problems grinding out the exhaust when driving over speed bumps and ramps. Is there a way to check that the rear suspension is at the right height or could there be another reason for my difficulties. The car has not been lowered, as far as I can tell. Mark King UK A The first thing to check is that the exhaust is fitted correctly. Some aftermarket systems don’t fit too well and hang down slightly where they shouldn’t. Check all the mountings and rubbers for signs of wear and tear.…

How to Overhaul brake drums Brake fluid stains on the inside wall of a tyre requires urgent investigation. Here’s how to give your rear drums some tlc. Most classic Fords are fitted with drum rear brakes and over time the rubber seals in the cylinders that activate the shoes will deteriorate and allow brake fluid to escape. Even a small dribble can look like a flood after it’s been swirled around the brake drum by centrifugal force and if the fluid levels aren’t checked regularly, the first sign of any trouble will be an ominous oil stain radiating around the inside of a rear tyre. As the front brakes provide most of a car’s stopping power, rear brake shoes seem to last forever and self-adjusting set-ups are often ignored between…

Welcome To get all of the cars that appeared in this year’s Great Unveiling featured in the same issue was almost as much of a Herculean task as it was getting them to the Classic Ford Show in the first place. Begging, negotiating, begging and more begging… we employed these tactics to get the three cars ready to be photographed in time for this issue. Why? Because along with Lee Paddock’s incredible collection of vans (above), and John Anderson’s rather lovely, early Mk1 Escort van, we wanted all of the cars together in order to showcase the very best that the classic Ford scene gave us this summer. Whether it’s the stunning levels of finish, outlandish engines or clever body mods, each car is a shining example of what’s so…

WHERE TO GO IN NOVEMBER Roger Albert Clark Rally When: November 21-26 Where: Leominster to Carlisle, UK What’s going on:The name says it all, and with over 150 entries so far, the 2019 rally is looking to be one of the best yet. Starting in Leominster and covering 34 special stages and 300 stage miles over five days, the event finally finishes in Carlisle. Pack your best outdoor kit and get yourself into the woods to hear the soundtrack of BDGs, Pintos and all the other glorious engines of the classic era of rallying. The 2017 event was just brilliant with the battles going down to the last couple of Stages with Martin McCormack coming out as the overall winner after a massive battle with Jason Pritchard and both are…

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LIFTING THE COVERS DAVE’S GREAT UNVEILING Dave’s 100E was originally pencilled in for the 2018 Great Unveiling, but fate had other plans — just six weeks before the show. “I fired it up for the first time and had it ticking over, but it just didn’t sound right — I had no option but to take the engine out and strip it down again.When I did, I found there was material all down the oilways.The oil pump was wrecked and I had to replace the shells, but the pistons and rings were fine — the bores just needed a hone.” This set Dave back though, and he had no option but to pull out of the 2018 Unveiling.“I shut the garage door and decided to save the car for 2019…

MK2 ESCORT The Right Stuff There are many ways to build a Mk2, but for Jake Swann there’s only one... Words Simon Woolley Photos Matt Woods With so many well-modified Mk2 Escorts having been built in recent years, it’s hard to create something stand-out that isn’t just different for the sake of it. Yet Jake Swann has managed it in bucketloads with his latest project — this incredible BDG-powered two-door that caused more than a few open mouths at this year’s Great Unveiling — simply by building a car to suit his own particular set of requirements rather than ticking off a wishlist of parts. You may be familiar with Jake. We featured his Machine Silver Mk5 Cortina in the April 2017 issue — a proper sleeper that just happens…

Know this PERFORMANCE HOSES AND FITTINGS A surefire way to improve the reliability of your classic Ford is to upgrade the hoses and fittings. Here’s why. In any vehicle ranging from a road-sweeper to a Formula One car, vital fluids such as oil, water, fuel and brake fluid need to be transferred from one component to another. But the hoses used to pass these fluids and the fittings which keep the hoses in place can have limiting effects on the vehicle’s performance. When we start asking the engine to pump more oil at a higher pressure, shift more fuel more quickly, and generally withstand all the strains and stresses which are much greater than those experienced in a standard car, the limits of the original rubber hoses and clamps can…

MOTORSPORT CLASSIC FORDS FLAT-OUT ON THE STAGE, STRIP AND TRACK Round 6: Ulster Rally, August 17 BRITISH HISTORIC RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP With 94 miles of closed-road rallying, the Ulster was Escort heaven. Words Paul Lawrence Photos Mike Hoyer/JEP Stanley Orr and Graham Henderson were the dominant force in round six of the Fuchs Lubricants Motorsport UK British Historic Rally Championship, the Ulster Rally. The local crew took control of the BHRC pack right from the start of the nine special stages and were fastest on five of the nine tests in their Mk1 Escort. By the finish, they had half a minute in hand over fellow local crew Adrian Hetherington/Ronan O’Neill (Mk2 Escort) while an excellent third place and good championship points went to event newcomers Simon Webster and Jez Rogers.…

CF BUYING RESTORING IMPROVING ON PERFECTION Reader’s restoration: When John Anderson and his dad saw this restored 1969 Escort van it was love at first sight — but that didn’t stop them embarking on a rebuild to make it even better. Words Mike Renaut Photos Oliver Brookwell “WHEN WE STARTED THE VAN I WAS 16 YEARS OLD AND PLANNED TO TAKE IT TO SHOWS ONCE I’D PASSED MY TEST. I HADN’T IMAGINED I’D BE 23 BEFORE WE’D FINISHED…” When you spend all day selling vans like John Anderson and his Dad (also named John), it’s easy to become a bit blasé about them. It takes something special to get them excited — something like this mint-condition, 1969 Escort van. “We’re part of Orbitkey Vans in Oxfordshire selling commercial vehicles,” explains…

BUYER’S GUIDE RACING PUMA The limited-edition, pumped-up Puma was never a cheap option, but it’s arguably more affordable than ever. Here’s what you need to know. Words ChristianTilbury Photos Matt Richardson “CODENAMED THE ST160, FORD’S EXECUTIVES GREENLIGHTED A PRODUCTION RUN OF 1000 CARS” Launched in early 2000, the Ford Racing Puma owed its existence more to a pile of parts than the original model it was based on. With time on their hands after the relocation of the Word Rally Car programme to M-Sport, Boreham’s engineers had developed performance kits for the Puma. To showcase their work, the engineers stitched together a complete car that boasted more power, Sparco seats, rally-type wheels and extended rear quarters and front wings. Christened the ST160, the pumped-up Puma captured the imagination of Ford’s…

your projects: mk2 escort NEVER ENOUGH Your projects: He’s got more projects on the go than most, but with an Escort-shaped hole in his life, Ali McMillan is on a mission to get this Millington Mk2 on the road sharpish. Words Simon Woolley Photos Ade Brannan Name: Ali McMillan Age: 53 Job: Boss of McMillan Jaguar Location: Motherwell, UK Car: 1979 Mk2 Escort Start condition: rolling shell Condition now: 85 per cent done Estimate date of completion: Summer 2020 At what point would you open the door to your garage, or peer out of the front window, and think to yourself, ‘I have too many projects on the go’? Two? Three? Four or five? For Ali McMillan, that’s a thought that probably never enters his head. Ali runs McMillan Jaguar,…

RUSTY CORNER Terminally-rotten old Fords It still beggars belief what is out there, seemingly having been put out to grass — literally in the case of this Series One Escort RS Turbo race car, which Pete Norris stumbled across. “It’s still in its full race gear and has been sat for 10 years on an MoD site,” reckons Pete, somewhat ruefully. Spotted an unloved Ford on your travels? Email photos and details of your find to classicford.ed@kelsey. co.uk or you can write to us at the address over on page 5. “IT’S BEEN SAT FOR ALMOST A DECADE ON AN MOD SITE”…

FRONTEND Join the club XR Owners’ Club The XROC is one of the oldest Ford clubs, but it’s always looking forward reckons Allen Patch. When was the club founded, and why? The club started back in 1983, originally as a way of getting a growing group of Escort XR3 owners together. Back then, the means of communication consisted of a photocopied A4 newsletter, but the club rapidly grew into to one of the biggest Ford clubs in the UK with 4500 members at its peak. How many members does the club currently have? Just over 500 from as far north as Thurso, the Isle of Man, to the far reaches of Cornwall — all paid-up and enthusiastic! What does the club offer to new members? Access to a huge amount…

ANGLIA 100E Twice Bitten It took two attempts, but Dave Caley finally made this year’s Unveiling with his incredible 100E — and he’s not shy about using it. Words Simon Woolley Photos Matt Woods So many projects fall by the wayside. Whether it’s running out of money, time, patience or even storage, we dread to think what the success rate of completed homebuilt projects is. This 1958 100E, affectionately named Dolly, almost suffered that fate on several occasions, but six years after starting it, Dave Caley finally finished this outstanding Anglia, and in time for The Great Unveiling, too — even if it was his second attempt at doing so! Dave’s first car was a Mk1 Escort when he was 17, and that car sowed the seeds for a love…

MK1 FIESTA ALL IN ONE This show-quality Mk1 Fiesta packs a punch like no other, thanks to an ST170 turbo engine mounted in the back that’s putting over 500 bhp to the rear wheels Words Simon Holmes Photos Adrian Brannan Achieving huge performance yet keeping a professional finish is a hard trick to pull off if you’re building a project. Usually, one will suffer long before the other is accomplished. But this ultra-tidy Mk1 Fiesta happens to manage both and with no halfhearted measures either. The show car look of the perfectly-fitted arches and immaculate paint is backed up with a colossal 526 bhp, thanks a neat ST170 turbo engine mounted in the rear. As the whole car weighs in at a featherweight 820 kg, that equates to a monstrous…

classic ford letters MAILBOX AUSSIE MEMORIES I picked up the August 2019 edition of the magazine at the local newsagent. It was the last copy they had, by a stroke of luck. Back in 1973 when serving in Singapore with a joint ANZUK (Australian, NZ and UK force) unit I was deciding what car to buy to take home to Australia. Up to that time I had owned a 1964 Futura, 1967 Falcon 500 and a 1970 Cortina 240. I thought about a Granada but it wasn’t sold in Australia so parts would be a problem. The Escort Twin Cam was sold there and I would have owned one except for the posting. I got some info on the RS2000 but never got to own one, as the decision came…

OUR CARS THE LATEST NEWS ON THE CF PROJECT VEHICLES Mike’s Mk1 Fiesta Many hands — and more room — make light work of those tricky jobs. Like making up a custom exhaust system on the Fiesta. Sometimes you need to know what your limits are in a tight single garage... When I was eyeing up what was involved in making the exhaust under the Fiesta and engineering the custom driveshafts needed for the six-speed gearbox, I felt I could really do with a ramp and access to some decent tools. My friends once again stepped in and Zak at Power Engineering offered his time on a Saturday and access to a ramp, if I could get the car over to him. A quick call to Gary at GB Motors…

CLASSIC FORDS FLAT-OUT ON THE STAGE, STRIP AND TRACK Super Fly Some of the most-expensive BTCC cars ever built, the 1999-2000 Super Touring Mondeos were out of this world — and this rebuilt survivor reveals why. When Ford sets out to win, winning big is the only option. The original GT40 was Uncle Henry’s revenge against Ferrari. The Sierra Cosworth came about because Capris were being trounced by Rovers. And as for the Mondeo Super Touring, it was the Blue Oval’s budget-busting way to blow away every rival in the BTCC (British Touring Car Championship) – a task it managed so easily that the 2000 crown was won by halfway through the season. But success for the Mondeo didn’t come without heaps of failures. Indeed, it wasn’t until late in…

VANTASTIC STORY CHARTING THE ESCORT VAN’S LIFE Ford has a history of offering van models as far back as the Model T, so there was little surprise that when the Escort saloon replaced the Anglia in 1968 there was an equivalent Escort to supersede the Anglia van.The van shared virtually all the Escort saloon and estate model’s underpinnings (and the Anglia van’s rear doors) although came with a higher roofline and was fractionally longer than the saloon model. When the Mk2 Escort debuted in 1975 its facelifted front end was grafted onto a virtually unchanged rear van body.The Escort van would survive through six different generations until 2000 — two years after the other Escort models had been replaced by the Focus.…

PARTING SHOT LOOKING TO THE PAST ONE CLASSIC IMAGE AT A TIME VITA SIGNS Probably best-known for their hugely-successful exploits running Mini Cooper Ss in the European Saloon Car Championship, by the late 1960s the Littleworth, Greater Manchester-based British Vita Racing Team run by Jeff Goodliff and Harry Ratcliffe had moved onto preparing Fords, as this workshop image from 1972 reveals, with a V8-engined Mk1 Capri, and three BD-engined Mk1 Escort builds in progress — alongside a single-seater and the company’s V6 speedboat project! Photo Getty Images…