There’s no rest for Joe: when he’s not working on his race car, he’s building someone else’s.
How did you get into cars?
My Dad. He used to race a Camaro at Shakey (Shakespeare County Raceway) and I’d go along with him. The bug well and truly bit. What happened to the car? He still owns it, though he’s not used it since 1994 — when I was nine!
What was your first Ford?
A bog-standard Mk1 Escort 1300L I bought for £500 in 2003. I’d just finished my 1700-powered, blue Mk1 Escort show car but couldn’t afford to insure it, so the 1300 became my daily. I ran around in it for about 18 months then took it off the road to turn into the race car that I still own.
What happened to the show car?
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RE:CREATION
Your projects: Pushed aside in the BTCC history books by the Cosworth and RS500, the 1985 championship-winning Merkur XR4Ti started the ball rolling for the Sierra’s success, and Alan Strachen is building a tribute to remind everyone why.
THE JUMP
It’s been 12 years in the making, but now Ashley Farazmand’s incredible Mk2 Harrier has raised the Escort show car game a level — or three.
Pop Rocks
The 100E was a humble and sensible thing when it launched back in the 1950s. But Rich Lakey’s radically-reworked 1959 example catapults the Pop into the 21st century — its 380 bhp turbo power ensuring that it rocks on every measurable scale…
OUT OF THIS WORLD
With outlandish wings and 460 bhp, 1.4-litre engines, the amazing Zakspeed Capris looked, sounded and drove like nothing else on earth.
FIESTA FINESSED
Aiden Powell always knew what his first car was going to be, and now this Mk1 Finesse is just the way he wants it.
Old Skool Ford Drag Challenge
Seeing out the race season in style, Round 6 saw some impressive Fords hit the strip. But who was crowned overall 2019 champion?
IT TAKES TWO
Reader’s restoration: How do you make a once-rotten Cortina GXL even better? Give it to two Ford fans to restore then refine, that’s how.
ESCORT 1300L
Original classic Fords: We all dream of finding an untouched, one-owner classic Ford, but for Allan Binns it’s a regular reality, with this Mk1 being his finest find yet— and now he’s made it even better.
BRITISH HISTORIC RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP
The final 2019 round, the Trackrod Stages, wasn’t without its dramas.
1945-2019 Russell Brookes
Double British Rally champion Russell Brookes, famous for driving his Andrews Heat For Hire Escorts, has passed away at the age of 74.
