My first experience of motorsport was with the Classic Touring Car Racing Club. At the time it was a fairly small club but with a good racing programme and interesting grids. In the intervening years (many, many of them) the club has grown from strength to strength and now provides a route to some topContinue reading “Event Review: CTCRC Croft.”
Tag Archives: Ford
Remembering the Focus ‘Convertible’
By Classic Yorkshire contributor Tony Lofthouse Mike’s great piece on the Hagerty Festival of the Unexceptional (27 July) brought to mind a short- lived Ford coupe from the early noughties. The Ford Focus Coupe-Cabriolet was one of those cars that went under the radar as an affordable convertible – part of the Focus Mk2 range.Continue reading “Remembering the Focus ‘Convertible’”
The brilliant Yorkshire Elegance
I have to congratulate Stephen Owens and Simon Smith of the FastLane Club for organising one of the best concours events, not just in Yorkshire but in the country. In my view it is now on par with the London Concours in both the quality and rarity of the cars on display. The success ofContinue reading “The brilliant Yorkshire Elegance”
Ford RS200 by Boreham Motorworks
Boreham Motorworks has announced a worldwide, brand licence agreement with the Ford Motor Company to produce and remaster a series of some of Ford’s most historically significant road, race and rally icons. The first vehicle in the series will see the return of the legendary Ford RS200 on its fortieth anniversary with an entirely new,Continue reading “Ford RS200 by Boreham Motorworks”
Retro Ford magazine offer
It seems that physical magazines are becoming as retro as our cars. But in my view, nothing beats the anticipation of waiting for a magazine to drop through the letterbox, scanning the articles and then sitting down for a proper read with a cup of tea and a biscuit. Fortunately, quality publications serving niche marketsContinue reading “Retro Ford magazine offer”
Ford confirm its ‘goodbye’ to the Focus
By Classic Yorkshire contributor Tony Lofthouse Ford has reaffirmed its plans to end production of its top selling Focus model next year. This is a car that has notched up over 16 million sales worldwide since its launch in 1998, including 1.5 million motors in the UK. Despite widespread reports of a decline in driversContinue reading “Ford confirm its ‘goodbye’ to the Focus”
Donington Historic Festival: Event review.
The Donington Historic Festival is a regular event for Classic Yorkshire (CY) and this year it was even better value as CY was able to offer subscribers a 50% discount on ticket prices and infield parking. Last years event was still hungover from Co-Vid and the displays were not as well populated as in previousContinue reading “Donington Historic Festival: Event review.”
Ford Escort XR3 Restomod.
Following the recent reveal of restomods including Lotus Sunbeams and Peugeot 205 GTIs, Tolman has now completed its latest restoration project, a 1981 Ford Escort XR3 in better than new condition. Despite being younger and produced in higher numbers, restoring a modern classic poses new challenges requiring new skills and knowledge. Tolman is developing theseContinue reading “Ford Escort XR3 Restomod.”
Rare Granada up for sale
By Classic Yorkshire contributor Tony Lofthouse When did you last see a once fashionable Ford Granada on the road? Chances are a while ago! How about a Granada Ghia V6 4×4? Pistonheads are advertising what is believed to be the only Mark 3 4×4 manual transmission model left on the road and at a reasonableContinue reading “Rare Granada up for sale”
‘Sleeping beauty’ Sierra Cosworth heads to auction
By Classic Yorkshire correspondent Tony Lofthouse Two low mileage Ford Cosworths head up a big car sale from Iconic Auctioneers this weekend (11th November). A rare 1987 Sierra Cosworth RS500 with just 12,530 miles on the clock is expected to fetch between £100,000 and £140,000. The limited edition three-door car was specially converted by auto engineeringContinue reading “‘Sleeping beauty’ Sierra Cosworth heads to auction”