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

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

Welcome

VAN WITH A PLAN • Your projects: When Stuart Dando’s ideas for his next project fell apart, he knew just what to do — take on the RS-inspired Escort van he always wanted to build.

FOCUS AXED AFTER 27 YEARS • Say hello, wave goodbye… the last Focus has rolled off Ford’s Saarlouis production line ending early three decades of the best-selling Blue Oval.

WHERE TO FIND CLASSIC FORD

ALAN MANN 68 EDITION SCOOPS TOP AWARD

RUSTY CORNER

BROMLEY GEARS UP

2026 FESTIVAL OF SPEED THEME ANNOUNCED

COMING UP

BACK IN THE DAY • FROM THE CLASSIC FORD ARCHIVES

YOUNGTIMERS LOOK TO THE FUTURE

WHERE TO GO IN JANUARY

PRODUCTS • THE LATEST, GREATEST BITS FOR YOUR CLASSIC FORD

NEW YEAR SALE

LANES IN THE VEINS • Chris Palmer returns to the Classic Ford fold with another Escort, this time with his dream Mk1 — a Cibie-shod road-rally car built from a project dry-stored for 30 years!

RESTORATION SPECIAL • Over the next 34 pages we share advice and inspiration to stand you in good stead before starting a restoration project.

ARE YOU READY TO RESTORE? • If you’re keen to embark upon a restoration, then answer the following 10 questions to see if you’re ready for the challenge.

GET REAL • Richard Nicol’s quest to restore and build the perfect Puma progressed from replica to real deal – but the battle took 12 years of trauma. This is the incredible result.

THE RESTORATION • Think restoring a modern classic Ford is comparatively easy? Richard’s experience suggests think again…

TOP 10 RESTORATION TOOLS • Repairing rotten bodywork? These are the best tools to make the job easier.

How to MiG WELD • If the thought of learning to weld so that you can repair your Ford’s bodyowrk is daunting, it needn’t be. We sought some expert guidance.

HE AIN’T HEAVY • By day, Chris Wakefield is a heavy plant operator, but when it comes to his 100E, he favours a more lightweight approach. And thanks to the hot Pinto and a host of trick performance bits, it punches way above its weight category.

CHECK THE HALLS • We report back from the packed halls of NEC in as the Lancaster Insurance Classic Motor Show returned for its 41st — and biggest — year.

CAPRI 3-LITRE GHIA • Ford Heritage: Gordon Millington is every inch a Mk2 Capri fan but, as he discovered, buying a perfectly restored example of a 3-litre Ghia doesn’t necessarily mean it won’t need work in the future…

WHAT’S ON • Bremen Classic Motorshow, January 30-February 1

MAILBOX • YOUR LETTERS, EMAILS & SOCIAL MEDIA COMMENTS

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

Next month • See all this and much more in your March 2026 issue of the world’s biggest and best-selling Ford magazine!

Classic Ford • February 2026/issue 363

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CFTECH

LOTUS TWIN-CAM • Still going strong after 64 years, we get technical with the legendary twink.

Ade’s Mk2 Orion • Shock! Horror! Ade’s used his Orion for something other than work!

Jason’s Anglia 105E • The ugly, butchered bulkhead on Jason’s budget 105E build had to...