Cars
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Fiat X1/9The Italian answer to the Triumph TR7, this little sports car was manufactured by Fiat from 1972-82, and by Bertone from '82-'89. Famous for their removable hard-top, they had mid-mounted transverse engines with rear wheel drive, and were available in ...
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Ford CaprisThe Ford Capri was the car you always promised yourself! Well that's what Ford said in their advertising campaign anyway. So in 1987 when I passed my test (after one lesson I might add), I bought myself a Mk1 1.6 ...
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Ford ClassicA medium sized saloon car (initially called the Consul Classic) to replace the Consul, it featured unique syling with a reverse-rake rear window (a la 105E Anglia). There was also a coupe version called the Classic Capri, predating the better ...
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Ford ConsulMy father had one of these cars. It was yellow on the body and black on the roof. But that was in the beginning of the 70s.I believe it first hit the car scene in 1951. It used a ...
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Ford Corsair.Introduced as a replacement for the Classic. Styled with a very pointy nose (not sure how it would fare in pedestrian-impact tests nowadays!), it was one of the first Fords to feature the V4 engine used in the Transit and ...
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Ford Cortina MkIVI had a top-of-the-range, 2 litre, Ghia, 'R' reg, automatic, metallic-blue one with asun-roof! What woman could resist this babe magnet (Ford obviously knew what it was doing with the Capri, too, and later the Escort) especially with a grubby ...
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Ford EscortThe Ford Escort is the most successful rally car ever and one of Britain's best selling cars. Starting from the Mark 1 and progressing up to Mark 6 before being deleted to make way for the Focus, this car came ...
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Ford Orion
Ford's forgotten 1980s model, the Orion was first launched in '83 and was not dissimilar in appearance to the mk.3 Escort, but for the fact that it had a chunkier radiator grille and a higher, more spacious boot. It was ...
