Readly RF Feb 20

ISSUE
167
WELCOME
Welcome to 2020 and another month of your
favourite Ford magazine! We’ve had a busy
month at Retro Towers tieing up all the
loose ends ready for the big man coming
to see us. Last month’s magazine can be
ordered by merely going to the RetroFord website (www.
retrofordmagazine.co.uk).
When this lands through your door, everyone will be
back at work and the new year would have come and
gone. I hope everyone had an excellent start to 2020 and
you are all planning what shows to attend over the coming
months. Before you know it, it will be April and the
show season will have started. I will be
attending the yearly Autosport show so if you
see a guy in a RetroFord hoodie, do come
and say “hello”.
On to this month’s magazine, we
have some really lovely cars which
have been ‘home-built’ over the last
few years. We start with the Corsair
of Perry Murch. As you read this
feature, you will see that Perry
actually built this car from a near
rusty shell and not a lot else
with his own hands and some
borrowed ones too. We are hoping
to bring you more genuinely home-built cars
in our magazines, and cars I feel that everyone can relate to. If you have the right
skills, you can build these cars. David attended this shoot with Dom to get a real
picture of Perry and the Corsair. We try and bring you the background story to
every car we feature.
Next up is the yellow Capri that Jordan built on a very tight budget in his
grandparents chicken shed. I can genuinely relate to this as I knocked my
parents’ cow shed and greenhouse down to build my own workshop. Jordan had
a few problems with this car but in the end, is a project car ever finished?!
Niall is up next with his XR2. This is another true home-built classic car. He has
owned the car for nearly four years and it now looks a bit different to the one he
originally bought. Niall is turning himself into a bit of a pro in restoring terms as he
also restored a Mk3 XR3i. Like others, Niall always checked the forums for advice
and to see what others had done to their cars and what problems people had. It is
the coming together of people and the support that we have for one another that
makes the Ford scene a truly special one.
We have one more home-built car for you, and that comes in the shape of
Swann’s Mk2 Escort. I first saw this car over a year and a half ago when Nathan
brought it to my attention and I’ve kept my eye on it ever since. We sent David to
catch up with Kevin.
John rounds up our main car features with another Capri but I think you’ll
agree, there is something a little bit special about this one.
Finally, we have all the action and report from the recent Classic Car Show at
NEC. Mike returned from Las Vegas with his report on the recent SEMA show. A
feast of Retro goodness! We have the regular slots from the two Robs who bring
you the Tech feature, Famous Five (which I love, as I get to see another five retro
cars!) and Your Project, which this month is a Mk5 Cortina.
All the best and enjoy the issue!
DAN
EDITOR
Get in touch via email at: dan@retrofordmagazine.co.uk
DAVID MIKE JOHN ANDY
If you like your Capris, then check
out the outstanding 2.9 turbo on p26.
Fancy your small pocket rockets?
There’s a Fiesta XR2 on p42. More
into your rare Fords? Then Perry’s
modified Corsair on p14 is for you.
Until next time, enjoy the mag.
I hope you enjoy my SEMA Show ’19
story from Las Vegas where current
and classic, modern and retro sit
comfortably side-by-side. Inspired by
this trip, on my return I went in search
of America’s top-selling vehicles…
next month you can see more.
With 2019 now completed we are
busy filling the 2020 diary with
upcoming shows and events. We are
always on the lookout for new and
different feature cars and looking
forward to meeting all our readers
this year.
I had a busy time covering the
Classic Car Show at the NEC. I’ve
been busy working behind the
scenes on some great cars we are
going to feature in upcoming editions
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