Classic Ford

Classic Ford is rammed full of expert technical features, the best feature cars from across the world, a dedicated motorsport section plus all the news, products and information you'll need from across the entire classic Ford scene.

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THIS ISSUE • Out and about with our band of Blue Oval-loving writers and photographers.

Welcome

PUSH TO THE FRONT • Your projects: Despite several projects on the go, Matteo Ianiello is finishing his Mk1 Estate early for one good reason…

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CELEBRATE THE FIESTA’S 50TH

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HISTORIC TAX HURDLES CONTINUE • Owners of early 1986 classics struggle with VED exemption despite supposedly being eligible

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COMMON CLASSICS

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BACK IN THE DAY • FROM THE CLASSIC FORD ARCHIVES

COMING UP • Inside your July 2026 issue

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STATE SIDE • Inspired by his love of classic American hot rods, Ryan Dougall’s V6-powered Corsair build has it all.

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NIFTY FIFTY • The Fiesta turns 50 in 2026. Over the next 64 pages we pay tribute to one of the most-important cars for Ford ever.

THE ONE • The original Fiesta of 1976 was a total gamechanger — and not just for Ford. 50 years on, we reveal why.

FIESTA BRAVO 1 • Ford Heritage: Boasting a distinctive two-tone livery and unique trim, the Fiesta Bravo is one of those special edition models many Ford fans fondly remember. Yet with only around 20 survivors in existence, Francis Goddard counts himself lucky to have found this highly original example.

MK2 FIESTA (1983 to 1989) • If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it – a motto followed faithfully by Ford, aimed perhaps more at saving the pennies than avoiding aggro, yet a perfect approach to updating the enormously-successful Fiesta.

DITCHED • Despite having a long connection with hot hatches, Dean Middleton is new to the minefield of restoring classic cars. And having spent the last 15 years buried in a ditch, this 1987 Fiesta XR2 may have been a slightly ambitious way to start, but he wasn’t about to let that put him off!

MK3 FIESTA (1988 to 1997) • With the competition hot on their heels, Ford really had to pull something out of the bag to see the Fiesta into the 1990s. Enter the Mk3, now with optional extra doors and fuel-injection.

THE STORY OF THE FIESTA RS TURBO • More than 35 years after it was launched, we look back at the highs and lows, not to mention huge smiles, associated with Ford’s first turbocharged Fiesta.

MK4 FIESTA (1995 to 1999) • Ignore the sad face, the Mk4 took the best bits of the later Mk3s and added a stronger and much-improved chassis plus a brand-new range of rev-hungry engines.

WARM HATCHES • After the insurance hikes killed off the hot hatch craze, performance models took a back seat at turn of the century. Still, the Mk4 Si and Mk5 Zetec-S gave us something to smile about.

MK5 FIESTA (1999 to 2002) • With the award-winning Focus just launched, the Fiesta had some serious catching up to do. Fortunately, Ford came up with the goods — even...