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.

Please note: This digital version of the magazine does not currently include the covermount items or content you would find on printed newsstand copies

NEXT ISSUE ON SALE: FRIDAY, APRIL 11 • Out and about with our band of Blue Oval-loving writers and photographers.

Welcome

PEER PRESSURE • Your projects: When Matt Berry stumbled across a Mk4 Escort shell complete with a Genesis rear-drive conversion, his mates knew it would make the perfect project car and wouldn’t take no for an answer…

DVLA POISED FOR POSITIVE RULE CHANGES • Reasons to be optimistic as the DVLA proposes changes that should help restorers and reduce the chance of Q-plates.

HAMPSON MARKETPLACE LAUNCHES

IN GHIA

RUSTY CORNER • Terminally-rotten old Fords

SIMON ALDRIDGE

WHERE TO GO NEXT MONTH

GOODWOOD UNVEILS ACTION-PACKED CALENDAR • Goodwood has announced its 2025 event line-up, with a packed schedule featuring a mixture of headline motorsport meetings, social highlights and regular gatherings.

COMING UP • Inside your May 2025 issue

PRODUCTS • THE LATEST, GREATEST BITS FOR YOUR CLASSIC FORD

UK’S BEST-SELLING MAGAZINE ABOUT PRE-2005 FORDS

HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT • Welcome to our sleeper special, where things aren’t always as they might at first seem…

HONEYMOON PERIOD • Luke Calver is now enjoying the fruits of his late-night labour, having originally raced to finish his sleeper Mk2 four-door Ghia the night before his wedding!

CELEBRATING 21 YEARS • 10 of our favourite moments from 21 years of the show. Enjoy!

THIRD BASE • It may have started out as a lowly base model, but thanks to a massive injection of testosterone this Mk3 has become decidedly frisky.

TOP 10 SLEEPER TWEAKS • The fail-safe ways to uprate your classic Ford without giving the game away.

FAST ASLEEP • This unsuspecting 320 bhp Sierra might just be the perfect sleeper, as it catches everyone out thanks to its unusual powerplant.

TOP 5 FACTORY FORD SLEEPERS • The five best official undercover performance cars built by Ford… or at least partially sanctioned by them.

LOADED • RS Turbo-swapped Escort vans were a thing in the 1990s, but by dropping a VAG 1.8T into a late-model Mk6, Darren Balster has really taken stealth vanning to the next level for the 2020s.

TURBOCHARGED FORDS • Whether on the race track, rally stage or road, when it comes to forced-induction Ford was right up there. Here are 10 standout successes.

SIERRA XR4x4 • Ford Heritage: Stephen Hoburn has always had a thing for Sierras and consequently, he’s owned quite a few. We reckon this superblyrestored, Sprintex-supercharged XR4X4 trumps them all.

WHAT’S ON

LETTER OF THE MONTH

YOUR PHOTOS • Cars, roadtrips, shows, tattoos… share your images right here.

YOUR CARS • THE BEST OF WHAT’S DROPPED IN OUR INBOX THIS MONTH

Next month • See all this and much more in your May 2025 issue of the world’s biggest and best-selling Ford magazine!

Classic Ford • Spring 2025/issue 353

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Know this SLEEPER ENGINE SPECS • The beating heart behind any classic sleeper is a powerplant with punch — here are five builds that make the numbers but still keep your Ford’s driveability.

Simon Holmes’ Escort and Sierra • Having two projects on the go can slow you down, but when both are Cossies, a day of graft...