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Readers’ restoration: Last on the road in 2005 then stored in a damp garage for 14 years, Daniel Finnigan had his work cut out restoring this XR2. With stunning paintwork and a whole array of hard-to-find parts required, the transformation is mind-blowing.

While Daniel Finnigan is no stranger to tackling a restoration of an old Ford, even he didn’t realise quite the amount of work that lay ahead when it came to his latest project. “I’d restored a Mk4 Escort XR3i previously which was a car I was familiar with,” he explains, “but this Fiesta took things to the next level!” It was while scouring the classifieds, that Daniel first spotted this 1982 XR2 in Sunburst Red. “It caught my eye as it was reasonably priced and came with a raft of genuine NOS Ford panels and spares including a brand-new carb,” he recalls. “Unfortunately, the car had been stored somewhere damp for the past 14 years and consequently rot had set in.” The neglected Fiesta also happened to be a non-runner…

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Classic Ford (Digital) - 1 Issue, January 2024

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