Glance at this orange Escort and you’d think,
nice 1600 Sport but look under the bonnet and
Darren Nicholls' car has a full-on Vauxhall XE.
THE LONG-HAUL
BOYS
One pair that have (almost) made every single
Classic Ford Tour tour is Nick Carly and Dave
Eady that go every year in a Capri. This year it's
the turn of Dave’s Perana — and while that
302cu.in small-block isn’t cheap to run, it does
have the soundtrack!FURTHEST
TRAVELLED
Just getting to France for Allan and Fiona
French is an epic task because they live in
Macduff, 45 miles North of Aberdeen, which
means they have a 650-mile journey just to
Dover! In total they covered 2500 miles, which
certainly is dedication. What’s more they’ve
done the trip for several years now in their
Savage Cortina – which means of course, a
Ford V6; not only that but one equipped with
triple Webers, too. “It's a lot better than you
think on fuel,” reports Allan.August 2019 47Above: Pegasus Bridge and Café Gondree are important
parts of the D-Day celebrations.
Below: no surprise that the Corsair was one of the most
common models on the tour, thanks to the owners' club.