IN AT THE DEEP END

Your projects: For a first project this Escort build might seem ambitious, but for Adam Masterton it’s been worth the wait…

Car: Escort 1600 Sport Start Condition: Rough but running Condition now: Metalwork nearly finished Time taken so far: Going on 10 years Estimated date of completion: Hoping for the start of show season Name: Adam Masterton From: Fife, UK Age: 27 Job: Gas engineer While we all have to start somewhere with our classic Ford journeys, there are definitely easier ways to begin than taking on a Mk2 Escort project that needs a restoration — together with a Mazda turbo engine conversion — at the age of 18. But that’s exactly what Adam here did and so far it’s taken nearly 10 years, thanks to a rollercoaster ride, as he explains: “I took a few years off it when I worked away from home but I nearly lost faith in the project…

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Classic Ford (Digital) - 1 Issue, February 2025

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