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FRONTEND YOUR EYE ON THE WORLDWIDE CLASSIC FORD SCENE 2017 TICKETS ON SALE NOW Roll up, roll up, get booked in for Europe’s best old Ford event! Good news! Advance public entry tickets are available now from the official Classic Ford Show website at www.classicfordshow.co.uk — £18 per person in advance (£23 on the gate) or £25 to include camping on the Saturday night. The Classic Ford Show — Europe’s largest classic Ford event — will take place on Sunday, June 4, 2017, once again at the world-famous Santa Pod Raceway. If you love your classic Fords you will love what this show has to offer. There will be all-day strip action, Ford-only run-what-yer-brung, breathtaking stunts from the best in the business, thousands of club cars on display, The Great…

NIFTY AT FIFTY Race Retro celebrates 50 years of the Cosworth DFV engine with co-creator, Mike Costin Photo Maureen Magee February’s international historic motorsport show will bring together an incredible collection of Cosworth DFV-powered race cars, to celebrate 50 years since one of the world’s most iconic engines made its debut. The collection, which includes the Williams FW08 driven by Keke Rosberg to win the 1982 World Drivers’ Championship, has been curated by Cosworth co-founder and ace engineer, Mike Costin, who will be interviewed on the Motor Sport Live Stage. “I am delighted to be involved in this display to mark the anniversary of the Cosworth DFV story,” says Mike. “I look forward to being reunited with some of the star cars of the past.” Race Retro is held from…

FRONTEND Classic Motor Show If you could fight your way through the crowds, there was a treasure trove of classic Fords to see at the NEC’s huge indoor retro fest. Photos Martin Dunning Enthusiasts flocked to the NEC, Birmingham in November for the UK’s biggest indoor classic motoring celebration, setting a new record as 71,000 people attended this year’s Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show. With 2500 cars and bikes spanning one million square feet, the line-up of vehicles was the most diverse ever as the 273 exhibiting clubs celebrated the show’s Heroes and Heroines theme. The Meguiar’s Club Showcase gathered 16 stunning cars from club events held across the UK for its grand finale, while on the Wheeler Dealers Live Stage with Discovery Channel, host Mike Brewer was joined by…

TOP TEN Top10 Facts you didn’t know about turbocharged Fords The Blue Oval’s fascination with forced-induction started long before the Cosworth YB era. “FORD’S FIRST TURBOCHARGED ENGINE PROJECT WAS THE ESSEX V6, WITH BROADSPEED INVOLVED AS CONSULTANTS” 1 Ford’s first turbocharged engine project concerned the Essex V6 engine, and was engineered by the new AVO organisation at South Ockendon. Broadspeed was also involved as consultants, the plan being that such engines could be used in the then-new Granada models. This was killed off by the Energy Crisis (and the leap in oil/petrol prices) of 1973/1974, and was never revived. 2 The first turbocharged Ford to take to the race track was in Germany, and was the Zakspeed Capri of 1977. It had a multi-tube chassis frame, and the original 1.4-litre…

MK1 FIESTA The F-BOMB The most controversial Mk1 Fiesta in the UK is back again, only this time it’s madder, badder and even lower than before. Words Jamie Arkle Photos Adrian Brannan There’s a very good chance that you’ve seen this Mk1 Fiesta before, and there really is no way around this — it’s very much a Marmite car, and it’s all the better for it. It’s easily the lowest Fiesta out there, that much is abundantly clear from the pictures alone, yet it’s also one of the best thought through and most cohesively engineered — you simply can’t run a car this close to the deck without doing the maths. The man in charge of making sure that this Fiesta can still function as a car is James Ellerker…

heritage: cosworth 4x4 Sapphire Cosworth 4x4 Classic Fords restored: Already deep into a three-door Cossie rebuild, Gideon Mayers didn’t need another project, but when the final Sapphire Cosworth built came up for auction, he couldn’t say no! Words and Photos Jon Cass “IT WAS SNUCK IN THE CORNER OF THE AUCTION, BUT I RECOGNISED THE CAR IMMEDIATELY” Back in January 1990 the third incarnation of the Sierra Cosworth was launched and this time it had four-wheel-drive. Three years earlier, Mike Moreton and Ford Motorsport had been discussing the prospect of entering a number of 4x4 Sierras in the WRC, yet the use of the three-door shell was not met with approval by Ford. The more discreet four-door Sapphire version was perceived to contain a better marketing potential, and so the…

YOUR PROJECTS Classic Fords being built in garages, workshops and on driveways! Leon Taylor “I got this about 15 years ago for £350 — bargain!” says Leon. “I was driving a Manta GTE at the time, which was about to run out of MoT, so the XR2 became my new runaround for the next five years until it got put in the garage and left — two kids saw to that!” “Finally, I got to start on the rebuild, and to be honest it wasn’t in bad nick. It needed two new front wings, and two back wheelarches, and I got the car all ready for paint myself before my friend sprayed it. “It used to be Caspian Blue, but I never really liked that colour, so I chose an…

How To Rack Your Cortina We get the gen on one of the most widely-awaited kits for the Mk1 Cortina — a rack-and-pinion steering conversion kit that needs no welding. Words and Photos Jon Hill Info Contact: Retro Ford 01536 747978 www.retro-ford.co.uk Everyone knows what a benchmark the Escort set — prior to this model virtually everything Ford was still in the land of the old car. And there’s nothing that says that more than a steering box — drive one and it can feel very vague. There’s much you can do to improve the feel, but there’s no denying, rack and pinion is superior. There have been lots of ways to do the switch, but the ultimate quest has been a kit that bolts straight on and…

CF BUYER BUYER’S GUIDE ZEPHYR ZODIAC MK4 The largest of all the Z-cars, Ford’s final incarnation of the Zephyr-Zodiac represents the biggest value, too. Words ChristianTilbury Photos Chris Frosin “WHEN FORD ANNOUNCED THE MK4 ZEPHYR IN 1966, THERE WAS NO DOUBT THAT IT HAD DECIDED TO GO LARGE” “ONE OF THE LARGEST CARS THAT FORD UK HAD EVER PRODUCED, THE LATEST Z-CAR MADE A BIG IMPRESSION IN EVERY SENSE” When Ford announced the Mk4 Zephyr and Zodiac on April 20, 1966, there was no doubt that it had decided to go large when ordering its replacement for the finned Mk3. One of the longest cars that Ford UK had ever produced and with its American-influenced styling, the latest Z-car made a big impression in every sense. The Mk4 complemented…

Welcome Never meet your heroes’ is an often quoted adage, and whether you agree with it or not, it certainly wasn’t the case for Paul Owens. When his Dad took him to see an International rally in the mid ’70s and got a snap of him with the late, great Roger Clark (see page 102), little did Paul know that that moment would ignite a spark that is still glowing 40 years on. The story behind Paul’s stunning tribute to Clark’s 1976 RAC-winning RS1800 is as good as the car itself, and through the ups and downs of the long build process, it was the passion for these cars and what they represent that kept Paul plugging on. It’s that passion that we look for with every build we decide…

IN IT TO WIN IT OSFDC champ revealed Seven rounds over seven months, 38 entrants and only two points between first and second place saw the Old Skool Ford Drag Challenge (OSFDC) for 2016 draw to an exciting close after the busiest year since its inception way back in 2006. Throughout the year the battle for top spot has changed more times than the England football team manager but by Round 6 it was a straight fight between the Escorts of Glenn Jefferson and Steve Jennerway. Hastings man, Glenn with his Zetec-powered Mk1 Mexico had wins at Rounds 1 and 3 (where he ran his best quarter mile time of 13.48) and was hoping to repeat his championship success from 2012. Kitchen designer, Steve made a strong start to the…

Where to go in February Olympia Historic Automobile Fair & Auction When: February 17-19 Where: Olympia London, Kensington, What’s going on: A brand-new indoor event for 2017 in partnership with auction house COYS, the organisers have confirmed the show will feature a Classic Car Rally Talk Theatre, Restoration Showcase as well as specialist workshops. With concours restorations, classic racing and rallying, plus the COYS auction on the Saturday afternoon. Find out more: 0871, 2970066, http://olympiahistoric.com Looking for show listings? For January and February events see page 66. For full 2017 shows go to our website: www.classicfordmag.co.uk.…

FRONTEND 5 minutes with Duncan Neale Bike carbs, Zetecs, bodykits and boats... Duncan’s got stuck into all this and more. “I WENT STRAIGHT THROUGH THE HEDGE AND INTO A FARMER’S FIELD” How did you get into cars? It was the thing to do as a teenage lad back then! I rebuilt a Morris Minor for my sister and quite enjoyed it. This would have been around 1992. What was your first Ford? A Mk3 Capri 1.6LS. A lad I worked with was into them and persuaded me to get one. I saw the LS for sale locally, it was red and I loved it. I had it for three years and of all the cars I’ve owned, that’s the one I would like back. Why did you sell it? I…

MK3 CAPRI turbo laser The Wild Ones Arch Revival Found under a bush, Sam Utley’s Laser has been reborn with radical running gear and even more radical styling thanks to those bolt-on arches and Rota rims. Words and Photos Jon Cass “THERE WASN’T A PARTICULAR CAR THAT INFLUENCED ME, BUT I’VE ALWAYS BEEN INSPIRED BY THE CARS THAT COMPETE ON THE DRIFT SCENE IN AMERICA AND JAPAN” Many great things have come from Japan, and that long list includes drifting. The idea of sliding a car around a track sideways in front of a bank of judges and enthusiastic spectators has caught on spectacularly throughout the world, especially in Europe. With the aid of some suitable modifications, pretty much any rear-wheel-drive car can be adapted to slide sideways under…

CF TECH Know this 1-Litre EcoBoost When it comes to modern Ford engines, there are some great alternatives for your classic Ford coming through — like this turbocharged three-cylinder engineering marvel with frankly-ridiculous horsepower potential. Words and Photos Jon Hill “THE ECOBOOST HAS MORE POWER AND TORQUE THAN A WELL-TUNED PINTO AND 350 BHP POTENTIAL” If we told you that a 1-litre engine had more power and torque than a well-tuned Pinto and that a car with an engine sporting just 995cc had lapped the Nürburgring in 7 minutes 22 seconds, and had the potential to reach 350 bhp, you may well think we’re talking out of the proverbial. Question it you may, but it’s true — the 1-litre EcoBoost is a completely new breed of Ford engine that’ll blow…

MAILBOX Dressed to impress Back in August, my Husband and I got married at The Tudor Barn in Burnham. Most brides dream of arriving at their wedding in a flashy vintage car, but that’s just not me. My family have a love for classic fords, my brother has a Mk2 Escort and my Dad races a Mk1 Escort as a classic hot rod, so my dream was to turn up to my wedding in a classic Ford. The next thing I know my husband made my dream come true. He contacted his friend Gary, who owns the white Mk2, to see if it would be possible and before we knew it Gary had gone above and beyond to get me my dream wedding convoy. The best way I could think…

your tech questions answered EXPERT CLINIC TROUBLE WITH YOUR FORD? SEND IN YOUR QUERY AND WE’LL SORT IT OUT Weber set-up Q I’ve put a 1300 Kent into an 1100 Mk1 Escort. The engine’s fitted with a big-valve, lead-free head, a balanced bottom end, a Burton A2 camshaft, a 1600 sports exhaust manifold plus a lightened flywheel. I’ve taken a 32/36 Weber from a Pinto, but when I put it on the Crossflow it won’t start. What would be the correct jetting of the carb for the 1300? Can you recommend a book on tuning the Weber DGAS/DGV carb? Gerry Landers Birmingham, UK A It’s impossible to provide the exact carb set-up for a modified engine but we’d suggest that you need a carb which has been set up for…

CF TECH How To Fix window winders Winders sticking or stopped working? Follow our guide to fixing many of the typical problems. Info Time taken: 2 hours Tools required: Hammer, light grease, multimeter, screwdrivers, silicone spray, sockets and spanners Windows that struggle to move up or down can be very frustrating, and those that refuse to move at all can either leave you drenched in a rain shower or looking embarrassed at a car parking ticket barrier or toll booth. The reasons for stubborn wind down windows, whether they are mechanical or electrical, is often down to a lack of routine maintenance mixed with wear and tear over years of use. Fortunately, there are a number of solutions, which we’ve outlined over the following pages, including general advice on how…

POO 505R: ROGER CLARK’S 1976 RAC RALLY WINNER THE STORY BEHIND THE MOST-FAMOUS RS1800 WIN OF THEM ALL Boreham’s 1976 RAC rally entry totalled eight works Escorts RS1800s - two of them becoming legendary. POO 504R and POO 505R were both new for the occasion. In previous years, Ford had won a sequence of four consecutive RACs, and was hoping to make it five-on-the-trot. POO 505R, allocated to Roger Clark, was the fourth in his famous sequence of red-painted Cossack cars, and for the RAC his co-driver was the South African, Stuart Pegg. Starting from number six, POO 505R’s great competition came from team-mates Makinen, Waldegard and Vatanen, while facing up to Stig Blomqvist (Saab 99 EMS), Markku Alen (Fiat 131 Abarth), Sandro Munari (Lancia Stratos) and Hannu Mikkola (Toyota…

Project Hunter CLASSIC FORD PROJECTS YOU SHOULD BUY — AND MODIFY. Illustrations: Simon Coulson Say the words, ‘Mk3 Escort wearing tiger stripes and RS alloys’, and we guarantee a Series One RS Turbo with black and blue stripes on RS seven-spokes will immediately come to mind to 99 per cent of the Ford world. But, in this case (and taking this issue’s Wild Ones theme well and truly to heart) we have quite literally added tiger stripes to this five-door, plus some Fiesta RS Turbo alloys — makes perfect sense, when you look at it, doesn’t it? The bodywork on this Mk3 looks pretty clean, leaving us to crack on with the sunburst-style respray in orange leading into safari yellow (what else?), followed by £100-worth of sticky vinyl to put…

your projects: mk4 escort REBORN SLIPPY Your projects: First converted to rear-drive back in the ’80s, Garry Norrington’s giving this infamous Mk4 Escort a new lease of life with a fresh powerplant and a fresh front end, too. Words Marc Stretton Photos Adrian Brannan “ONLY SIX WEEKS INTO THE PROJECT, GARRY HAS ALREADY GOT ALL THE SHELL MODIFICATIONS FINISHED” Name: Garry Norrington Age: 42 Job: Heating engineer Location: Glasgow Car: Rear-wheel-drive Mk4 Escort Start condition: Solid rear drive-converted shell with wide arches, built for motorsport Condition now: Major mechanical components built or bought and test fitted, cage improved Time taken so far: Six weeks Estimated date of completion: Summer 2017 Back in the mid-to-late ’70s, when Ford announced it was following the pack and going for a front-wheel-drive range with…

MK1 CORTINA deluxe sleeper The Wild Ones CARMAGEDDON Subtle Dave Colledge’s latest Mk1 Cortina may look, but don’t try and race it — it’ll blow your doors off. Words and Photos Jon Hill “I DON’T WANT TO REPAINT THIS CORTINA BECAUSE IT’S MEANT TO BE A FUN CAR NOT AN ORNAMENT WHICH I’D BE SCARED OF DRIVING” If you produce anything, you need to show people what you can do — there’s no point building beautiful furniture if no-one ever sees it, you’ll never sell a thing. It’s the same with Dave Colledge — his Retro Ford company is infamous; everyone knows he makes parts to turn Zetec and Duratec engines round to drive the rear wheels. But he needs cars out there that shout about what he does…

TUNING GUIDE THE BLOCK The complete engine is light – weighing just 96 kg — although for its size that is actually a fair amount. Most of that’s due to the block’s cast-iron construction. This is one of DTM’s development blocks that’s been stripped of components, and it shows off its major features well – on this side you can see the oil redirection channels cast into the block, while below it is the cast-in knock sensor. Dimensions of the block are a 71.9 mm bore with a stroke of 82 mm, which is nice and long and can only accentuate the torque figures the engine produces. The bottom end is well supported – the crank runs in four main bearings, which are braced into the bottom end of the…

CLUB MEET NORTH WALES FORD MEET Held in a great location, North Wales Ford fans have got it sorted with their biannual meet-up. Words and Photos Jon Hill North Wales quite possibly isn’t the most obvious place to find a great following for the classic Ford movement, but after visiting this meet I’ve changed my mind as it’s actually very strong. You’ve got the choice of three groups you could be a part of — North Wales Fords, North Wales Classic Fords and the North Wales Retro and Classic Group. Quite frankly if I lived there, I’d be partaking in all three, just like the organisers of this meet — Glyn Stocking and Alex Craig. They tried a show this time last year, it was so successful, they did it…

readers’ rides CAR OF THE MONTH Tom Jenkins From: UK Car: Mk2 Granada 2.3 GL “This car has been in the family for approximately 17 years, though it was parked in my Uncle Edward’s garage for 15 of those without turning a wheel,” says Tom.“He restores tractors, and while the Granada was sat in his garage, it had a big workbench built around it and a lathe in front of it — you couldn’t tell the colour the Granada was from the dust and overspray! We towed it to our garage and set to work on it, gave it a service and overhauled the brakes, and then spe nt days and days cleaning and polishing.We also found corrosion on the both rear outer sills, so we cut them out and…

QUERY OF THE MONTH PINTO INTO CLASSIC Q I own a 1963 Consul Classic and if possible would like some information on how to fit the car with a 2-litre Pinto engine and suitable gearbox. Could you tell me the basics, such as what is involved in terms of preparing the engine bay to accept it, what the possible problems will be with the electrics and which box and prop would be best to use? And what would be involved in making them fit? Dave Hughes Email A The Pinto should fit into the Classic’s engine bay — a quick check with a tape measure is all that’s needed — but we suspect you may have to make a little more room to allow for the greater length of the…

MOTORSPORT EIFEL RALLYE FESTIVAL The Rhineland region of Germany’s rocked to the sound of BDAs, BDGs and BDTs as Escorts, and RS200s headed to the special stages. Words and Photos Jeannot Boesen Rally veteran, Walter Röhrl, together with his former co-driver, Christian Geisdörfer, patrons of the sixth edition of the rally festival in the town of Daun, Germany, was astonished to see the biggest ever field of Group B and Group S (see boxout) cars in one single event. Alongside the Audis, Peugeots and Lancias, we saw half a dozen of Ford’s Group B RS200s at the event, and Stig Blomqvist and Darrell Taylor drove two Group A Sierra Cosworths around the special stages near Daun. In the Parc Fermé we could see the original Escort Cosworth of Carlos…

MOTORSPORT cossack tribute RIGHT ON TRACK There have been a few tributes to Roger Clark’s RAC-winning Cossack Escort RS1800 over the years, but none come as close as Paul Owens’ incredible and painstakingly-detailed build. Prepare to be impressed. Words Marc Stretton Photos Chris Frosin “LEARNING WELDING AND FABRICATION SKILLS WAS ONE OF THE MOST ENJOYABLE PARTS OF THIS PROJECT“ There are many reasons why we build the cars we do in the classic Ford scene, but the origins of this replica of Roger Clark’s 1976 RAC-winning Cossack RS1800 are plain to see when we consider the history of its owner and builder, Paul Owens from Preston. First off, he’s been a rally follower from tiny, as his Dad Trevor, who was a keen rally driver himself in his day, had…

MOTORSPORT heroes: roger clark BRITAIN’S BEST Well over 35 years on from driving his last works Ford, Roger Clark is still fondly remembered by rally fans and the public alike as an outstanding talent, always at home behind the wheel of a (very) sideways Escort. Words Graham Robson Photos Ford Photographic “NO OTHER BRITISH DRIVER ATTACKED A RALLY STAGE LIKE ROGER CLARK. YOU DIDN’T NEED TO IDENTIFY A CAR TO KNOW HE WAS DRIVING IT” For at least 15 years, Roger was Britain’s best rally driver. Victories proved it, his rivals admitted it, and his fans never had any doubts. Roger could hold his cars at impossible drift angles against all the laws of physics, and always be faster than anyone else. Roger started rallying in BMC Minis, moved on…