John MacNiven’s put his heart and soul into the latest build of his Mk1 Fiesta XR2, with enough trick touches to keep you guessing for hours. Sometimes it’s hard to look at a car as a mere machine — as…
Old Ford Autos Mick is surrounded by classic Ford projects of all shapes and sizes— but he just can’t get enough of them. How did you get into cars? When I was still at school, my uncle and cousin used…
It may be his first full Escort project, but Paul Ashton has done himself proud with this superb bubble arched Mk1 Escort built for the B-road! The popularity of early Escorts seems to be ever increasing and most willing buyers…
Michael Wood’s hit new heights bringing this Thames / Anglia 307E van back from the dead, and now complete with rare Piper twin-cam conversion, it goes and sounds as good as it looks. I was born a petrolhead. From the…
He’s never owned a car and has 25,000 items in his loft dedicated to Ford’s long-running load-lugger. We guess Peter Lee has the Transit bug bad. What was your first Ford? A Transit, believe it or not. A 1968 1700…
Built for fast-road and track hijinks, and very much at home at Goodwood, Sam Austin’s hot 1700 Fiesta Mk2 is a lightweight tearaway for a new generation. Sam Austin’s Mk2 Fiesta is a very clear embodiment of how the scene…
Almost 40 years after buying rallying legend, Bill Gwynne’s Escort RS2000, then campaigning it for over three decades himself, Ian Caddy has now restored the infamous Mk2. Ian Caddy vividly recalls the crash he had in his red Millington-powered Mk2…
After a hobby turned to a full-time profession, Mike of Yesterford is now recognised as a foremost authority on all things small Ford Down Under. How did you get into cars? Back in the day, my Father ran a service…
Start the week as you mean to go on with some Transit crewcab and Escort four-door inspiration courtesy of Simon Coulson. Let’s do this! Let’s face it, Mk1 Transit crewcabs are pretty damn rare. And let’s also face it, that’s…
You might think everything’s been done to a 100E Pop until you’ve seen Jake Holmyard’s – even then it’ll take ages for you to clock the massive amount of subtlety. Just sit, stare and take it all in. There’s a…