{"id":3462,"date":"2025-10-02T12:41:26","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T12:41:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.windbornechurch.org\/?p=3462"},"modified":"2025-10-06T12:58:46","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T12:58:46","slug":"vote-for-your-classic-ford-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.windbornechurch.org\/index.php\/2025\/10\/02\/vote-for-your-classic-ford-of-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Vote for your Classic Ford of the Year!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Our sister title Classic Ford magazine has featured some stunning cars over the last 12 months. Now it\u2019s time for you to vote for your Classic Ford of the Year!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Classic Ford magazine has featured some stunning Fords over the last 12 months and now it’s time to vote for your favourite! This year has been a incredible year for top-quality restorations and ground-breaking rebuilds, and the nominees for Classic Ford of the Year 2025 have now been revealed.<\/p>\n

Cast your eyes over the 12 stunning nominees below \u2013 all featured in\u00a0Classic Ford\u00a0magazine over the previous year \u2013 then head to the bottom of the page to make your selection!<\/p>\n

Car A: Mk2 Fiesta<\/span><\/h2>\n

Owner:<\/strong> Dan Thorne<\/span><\/p>\n

Featured: November 2024<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Race-spec ST170, sequential \u2019box and a colour inspired by a kitchen knife… Dan\u2019s 2024 Great Unveiling reveal is a Mk2 unlike any other.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Car B: Mk5 Escort<\/span><\/h2>\n

Owner:<\/strong> Stephen Gibson<\/span><\/p>\n

Featured:<\/strong> January 2025<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

The Monte Carlo is already rare, Gibby\u2019s Cossie even more so. As one of Ford\u2019s prototypes with plenty of unique features, it\u2019s truly unique and jaw-dropping.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Car C: Mk2 Orion<\/span><\/h2>\n

Owner:<\/strong> Michael Gates<\/span><\/p>\n

Featured:<\/strong> July 2025<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Think Orion Equipe, only if Ford\u2019s SVE gurus had put their mark all over it \u2014 2-litre Zetec, OE-style BBS rims and a whole lot more.<\/div>\n
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Car D: Mk2 Escort Van<\/span><\/h2>\n

Owner:<\/strong> Greg Caton<\/span><\/p>\n

Featured:<\/strong> September 2025<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Mk2 vans shouldn\u2019t look this good, or go this well for that matter, but Greg of G-Cat Racing\u2019s Escort is a BDG-powered beauty.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Car E: Mk5 Cortina<\/span><\/h2>\n

Owner:<\/strong> Tony Taylor<\/span><\/p>\n

Featured:<\/strong> June 2025<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

The Mk4 wings and Peugeot steels keep you guessing, while the specced ST170 and superb interior keep you coming back for more of this restomod Mk5.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Car F: Mk2 Escort<\/span><\/h2>\n

Owner:<\/strong> Tony Stacey<\/span><\/p>\n

Featured:<\/strong> November 2024<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

If Tony could save all the Mexicos he would, and his latest Great Unveiling, restored by Panelcraft, has resulted in one of the best.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Car G: Mk2 Capri<\/span><\/h2>\n

Owner:<\/strong> Andrew Sygrove<\/span><\/p>\n

Featured:<\/strong> January 2025<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Andrew had no intention of restoring a Capri, but all that changed after taking on this mega-rare 1977 1.6L.<\/div>\n

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Car H: Mk2 Granada<\/span><\/h2>\n

Owner:<\/strong> Mark Lane<\/span><\/p>\n

Featured:<\/strong> November 2024<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Known as the \u20182JZ Granada\u2019 Mark\u2019s Mk2 has racked up a whole host of awards since it first broke cover at the Great Unveiling.<\/div>\n

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Car I: Mk1 Escort<\/span><\/h2>\n

Owner:<\/strong> Dave Simms<\/span><\/p>\n

Featured:<\/strong> July 2025<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

The first cover car when this mag launched back in 1997, Dave\u2019s spent decades returning it to its factory fresh glory in stunning Electric Monza Blue.<\/div>\n

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Car J: Mk3 Fiesta<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

Owner:<\/strong> Scott Shepherd, Rob Ransom<\/span><\/p>\n

Featured:<\/strong> Spring 2025<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

It may have started out as a base model, but thanks to a clever, subtle injection of power this Mk3 has become the perfect sleeper.<\/div>\n

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Car K: Mk1 Escort<\/span><\/h2>\n

Owner:<\/strong> Mike Wilson<\/span><\/p>\n

Featured:<\/strong> November 2024<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

The ultimate built-not-bought Mk1 Escort? Thanks to a homebrewed 2.5-litre Duratec, total shell rebuild and unique tweaks, Mike\u2019s Great Unveiling Mk1 surely is.<\/div>\n

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Car L: Mk3 Fiesta<\/h2>\n

Owner:<\/strong> Andrew Armiger<\/span><\/p>\n

Featured:<\/strong> March 2025<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

The classic RS Turbo, only updated for the 2020s. Andrew\u2019s longterm project is a lesson in sticking with one classic Ford and steadily making it better.<\/div>\n

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Vote for your Classic Ford Of The Year<\/h2>\n

Voting closes Monday, November 3, 2025. The winning Ford will be revealed in the January 2026 issue of Classic Ford magazine, on sale Friday, November 21.<\/span>(function(d,w){var s,ss;ss=d.createElement(‘script’);ss.type=’text\/javascript’;ss.async=true;ss.src=(‘https:’==d.location.protocol?’https:\/\/’:’http:\/\/’)+’www.smartsurvey.co.uk\/s\/embed\/3334404\/js\/’;s=d.getElementsByTagName(‘script’)[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ss, s);})(document,window);<\/p>\n

Create your own online survey with SmartSurvey<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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