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.

Please note: This digital version of the magazine does not currently include the covermount items or content you would find on printed newsstand copies

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THIS ISSUE • Out and about with our band of Blue Oval-loving writers and photographers.

LET IT SLIDE • Your projects: The mad scientists that make up motorsport team, ’Avin The Crack, don’t seem to think the same as the rest of us, so when Josh Payton decided to build his dream drift Sierra, it was always going to be on the unconventional side.

FAKE FIRMS OUT TO CON RESTORERS • Leading UK panel supplier urges vigilance as fake online vendors prey on restorers with fraudulent deals

WHERE TO FIND CLASSIC FORD

BUT IS IT ART?

RUSTY CORNER • Terminally-rotten old Fords

GREAT BRITISH CAR JOURNEY REVEALS 2025 EVENTS

WHERE TO GO IN MARCH

JOHN HAYNES TRIBUTE SHOW SET FOR 2025 LAUNCH

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COMING UP • Inside your April issue

PRODUCTS • THE LATEST, GREATEST BITS FOR YOUR CLASSIC FORD

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TWICE AS NICE • These two 16-valve classic Fords have been created by James Stoddart to do very different things, but they both share incredible build quality and a supreme level of detail…

COME JOIN THE PARTY! • SUNDAY, MAY 11, 2025: SOUTH OF ENGLAND EVENT CENTRE, WEST SUSSEX, UK

BUILT NOT BOUGHT • There’s nothing like getting stuck into a new project or revamping an existing one. We look at seven good reasons for doing it yourself, plus when to hold your hands up and get the experts involved.

SECOND CHANCES • When the opportunity arose for Andrew Armiger to buy back the Fiesta RS Turbo he sold almost two decades ago, it was just too good to miss. But rather than simply revel in his past, he’s built it into the machine of his dreams.

THE BUILD • With Andrew’s son having found the long-lost Fiesta, all Andrew had to do was buy it back…

TOP 10 PROJECT CAR TOOLS • What gear do you need to tackle a project build? Find out with our top 10 recommendations.

CUT AND RUN • Last on the road 37 years ago, Richard Wood certainly had his work cut out with this roof-chopped, Broadspeed-engined Cortina 1600E that also happens to be a former race car.

THE BUILD • Having previously owned a Cortina GT Richard set out to find another before fate intervened…

GET REFERENCED • Even in these digital-connected times, printed catalogues are essential if you’re building a project. Here are six of the best.

CORTINA Mk4 1300 • Ford Heritage: Spotted by chance, Gary Perry was just as surprised as anyone when he discovered this was an über-rare two-door 1300cc Mk4 Cortina base model. All it needed was a few subtle improvement.

GET OUT THERE • There’s whole classic-fuelled season of shows and events ahead — here are 10 great things you can do in (and out) of a Ford in 2025.

LETTER OF THE MONTH

YOUR PHOTOS • Cars, roadtrips, shows, tattoos… share your images right here.

YOUR CARS • THE BEST OF WHATS DROPPED IN OUR INBOX THIS MONTH

Next month • See all this and much more in your April 2025 issue of the world’s biggest and best-selling Ford magazine!

Familie Journal • March 2025/issue 351

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Know this GEARBOXES • If your only experience of a gearbox is shifting the gearknob then you’re likely to have no idea what lies beneath. Here are the basics of...