For something a bit different Ju spend the day at the Curborough Sprint Course on one on the test days organised by the Potteries and Newcastle Motor Club Landing on the hottest day of the year so far we were not sure which would fail first, the car or the …

the Weather was kind to us last Wednesday in Rudyard for the first Oval Owners meet of the year so there was a great turnout. A few new cars made the trip out like this Mk2 Fiesta XR2 Base Model MK2 RS200 Modified Mk1’s, Capri 3.0S press cars and lots …

So own up, who’s the lucky owner with a new Focus in the collection!! Y4 FMC Sold recently through Silverstone Auction for £423,300. Never one to consider championship caution, Colin drove Y4 FMC flat out and heading Richard and leading the rally outright as they went in to SS4 (Rhonda …

So finally found all of the new seals needed and the rebuild is complete! looks nice and clean now. Bolts and clips zinked, casings aqua blasted and painted ready for the rebuild Before and after shot, now just need a car to bolt it too!

Just before Christmas I managed to pop down to see the recent work on my Mk2 Mexico and to drop off some more bits to be fitted. Engine and box now in, all the ancillaries in progress and front loom next up!

Making some space, don’t need these early Mk5 seats

This caught my eye with a build date of August 1976, only built 2 months before mine and in the same colour! for auction at Mathewson’s in December if you fancy a project! Current V5 present, paperwork includes photographs of the restoration work that has been carried out on the vehicle, …

Jack £30.00 Add to basket Sunroof, Door Moulding Fixings Washer 4.8x11mm – 1520205 £2.99 Add to basket Steering Column £40.00 Add to basket

So you have just missed out on this one, sold for £70,940 on Bonham’s Auctions, Bargain! Along with three other Mk1 Escort Twin Cams, BEV 782G was prepared in the Ford Performance Centre at Boreham Airfield in 1968 for entry on the 1969 Monte Carlo Rally in which factory team …

As part of the the running gear refurb for the Mk5 4×4 RS000 I needed to re-zink some of the bolts so thought I would add an article on some of the different methods I have tried over the years to clean parts before dropping them off for zinking. Electrolysis …