In 1962, Ford PR chief Walter Hayes approached Colin Chapman with a simple proposition: take the new Cortina bodyshell, install a twin-cam engine, and win the British Saloon Car Championship. What followed was one of the most celebrated partnerships in British automotive history — and a car whose values and desirability show no sign of diminishing sixty years later. The […]

Ask anyone who grew up in Britain between 1962 and 1982 about the Ford Cortina and you’ll get a knowing smile. For two decades, it was the country’s best-selling car — the default choice for company car fleets, family driveways, and sales reps everywhere. What surprises many people is that the very same model range that once […]

For 33 years and six generations, the Ford Escort was the backbone of British motoring. From its 1968 launch to its replacement by the Focus in 2000, over four million were sold in the UK alone. It won the Monte Carlo Rally, dominated the World Rally Championship, produced some of the greatest fast Fords ever built, and sold in […]

In 1955, Ford unveiled a car that didn’t just compete — it created an entirely new market segment. The Ford Thunderbird was neither a sports car nor a saloon. Ford called it a “personal car of distinction”, and the American public agreed immediately. In its opening ten days on sale, 3,500 orders were placed. It outsold the Chevrolet […]

There are very few vehicles that inspire genuine obsession. The Ford Bronco is one of them. From its debut as a compact 4×4 off-roader in 1966 to its triumphant 2021 return as a Jeep Wrangler rival built for the modern adventure driver, the Bronco has never simply been a vehicle. It has been a statement of intent. Born Wild: The Original […]

In 1987 you could buy a Ford Sierra Cosworth RS500 for £19,950. In February 2023, the finest known example — a 5,192-mile black 1987 car kept with forensic attention to originality — sold at Silverstone Auctions’ Race Retro sale for £596,250. Against an estimate of £150,000 to £180,000. That is the story of the RS500: a blue-collar performance […]