classicfords.net

Archive for August, 2007

Better than Gran Turismo?

Friday, August 31st, 2007

Here are a couple of videos from a guy who took his Capri round the Nurburgring on a quiet day.

Friday Flick - Drag Racing Cortina Crash

Friday, August 24th, 2007

Powercruise streetcar shootout crash by Steven Leerentveld in his Redcliffe Dyno mark2 cortina. Hit the barrier and overturned at 280kph.

Posted in Videos | No Comments »

84 Years Old And Still Driving His First Car.

Thursday, August 23rd, 2007

This is amazing. Clarence Cleveland Curtiss bought his first car, a 1929 Ford Model A in 1938 for $10. It now has 200,000 miles on it, it’s unrestored and it still runs.

It has an amazing history. He bought it from a guy during the depression who was out of work and hungry. This was when he was 15. He drove it for a year without a licence.

When he was 17 he met his wife, Dorothy in the car. “She was the first and only girl I ever kissed in the car,”he said. “It’s priceless because of that as far as I’m concerned”

In 1940 he replaced the engine with a Hudson Terraplane lump which allowed him to go 80mph+ instead of the usual 55. They drove the the New York Worlds Fair in 1940, and to six army camps from Massachusetts to Georgia when he served during World War II.

He plans on passing the car to his family when he passes away.

This guy owns a time machine, I’m sure of it.

Tuesday, August 14th, 2007

Over on OldSkoolFord a guy named Fleet is secretly going back in time to the 70s and buying second hand Cortinas. He owns a couple of Mk2s with very low mileage, plus this lovely Mk3 with only 12,800 miles from new. It’s the only way he can keep coming up with these gems. That’s around 500 miles per year.

You’ll find more pictures over at OldSkoolFord.co.uk

Technorati Tags: classic ford, cortina, ford cortina, mk3

Posted in News | No Comments »

Tired Of Groping?

Saturday, August 11th, 2007

Posted in Nostalga | No Comments »

The Friday Flick - Pelvins Cossie Anglia

Friday, August 10th, 2007

Pelvins Anglia

You may have seen this Anglia in magazines and shows, but have you seen it on the move?

Paul has a camera fitted to his roll cage so he can take videos like this:

Posted in News | No Comments »

Good Advice

Monday, August 6th, 2007

Good Advice

Posted in News | No Comments »

I missed Vanfest and the Ford Fair

Monday, August 6th, 2007

I missed the Vanfest show due to unforseen circumstances. There are some pics over on the 105speed.com forum. It was the Ford Fair too this weekend at Silverstone. Yes, I missed that too. I’ll try and get to a least one show before the end of the season!

Technorati Tags: ford anglia, classic ford

Posted in Events | No Comments »

F1 Boss Eccleston To Auction His Car Collection. Including His Anglia!

Sunday, August 5th, 2007

How amazing is that? Eccleston owns a 1964 Ford Anglia Deluxe in his car collection that contains a Mercedes Benz worth around £3.25m.

Experts reckon the auction of 50 of his cars could raise more than £15m. Eccleston started collecting the cars when he was a second hand car dealer in Bexleyheath in the 50s.