Readly RF Feb 20

CORSAIR
(and feel) to keep the weight down while making
it functional. Taking pride of place are the retrolooking
Recaro seats taken from a Vauxhall Astra
GTE, which is a nice change to the more common
Escort RS attire. Once you’re seated, reach over
each shoulder and strap yourself firmly in place
courtesy of the blue TRS 3-point harnesses.
If you ask Perry nicely enough and are handed
the keys to take this bad boy for a B-road blast,
then jump in quickly! Grab hold of the deep-dished
suede steering wheel and select first gear (with the
alloy gearstick) before gently releasing the clutch
and planting your right foot on the power pedal!
While you are in the hot seat, glance to the right
and you’ll see the neat fabricated bracket holding
the three reservoir bottles, housing the front and
rear brake and clutch fluids.
Mounted centrally and in good eyesight of
whoever is piloting this weapon of a car, there’s
an alloy panel housing a bank of RMD gauges
comprising of a speedo, oil pressure, fuel level
and water temp with rev counter mounted on the
dash top. So, here we have it, a rare Corsair (with
added grin factor) saved from ending its days stuck
in a cold, dark barn and built in a garage at home
by one extremely talented man. “I love to modify
Fords,” Perry says with a smile. “Especially the
two-door variety, they just look more sporty to me!”
When you take in how breathtaking this retro Ford
is, it’s hard to believe it took just eight months to
put together. “The car was built entirely by me with
help from my sons and brother,” Perry added.
Living proof that with a well thought and planned
out vision, you can turn any car into something
rather special! Special is something we love to see
at RetroFord towers. n
TECH SPEC
ENGINE & TRANSMISSION:
Fully rebuilt Rover 3900cc V8, 390 Holly
carb, fast road cams, lightened flywheel,
twin four branch tubular manifolds, 2.5”
stainless system, LT77 5-speed Rover SDI
gearbox, single-piece prop, full-width Atlas
axle with ZX slipper
CHASSIS:
15” Sierra RS Cosworth wheels, 195/55/15
Sunny tyres, Coilover front struts, Coilover
rear with leaf springs, Wilwood front discs
& calipers, rear disc conversion, adjustable
TCAs, front strut brace
INTERIOR:
Full-weld in roll cage, Astra GTE Recaro
seats, TRS 3 point harnesses, chequer
plate floors, passenger footrest, race-style
door panels, dash-mounted brake bias &
clutch fluid pots, RMD gauges, rev counter,
hydraulic handbrake, alloy gearstick, race
pedals, deep-dish steering wheel
EXTERIOR:
Grey paintwork, home fabricated front & rear
spoilers, de-bumpered, blacklight surrounds,
slatted grill.
THANKS:
“I would like to thank my brother for his
help with the steering, my sons for the initial
stripping down, my wife for me spending
so much time in the garage and Dean at
Pipecraft for the stainless exhaust.”
Q&A
MOST TALKING POINT OF THE CAR:
“About my choice of rims & how well they
fill the arches.”
ANY FUTURE PLANS:
“I hope to build another retro, maybe a
Cortina or a Pop.”
IF YOU COULD HAVE ANY FORD WHAT
WOULD IT BE:
“A 1950s pick up truck.”
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