The third Old Skool Ford Tour of the Moor happened over a fi ne sunny West Country weekend. With 52 cars booked in to the tour and great weather to boot, all the ducks were neatly lined up in a row for a great weekend.
On Saturday morning the happy campers rose early and gathered at the River Dart Country Park to swap anecdotes about their cars and respective journeys. The tour set off — the air full of burbling exhausts and carbs, and the park lit up by the bright vibrant colours that only old cars seem to have.
Leaving the campsite and heading to the moors, the trail led up towards Saddle Tor and Hay Tor with some great hairpins and switchbacks setting the tight twisty course that was planned for the fi rst section of the route before heading towards Bovey Tracey.
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