Ford’s first global performance car will take centre stage next year with a starring role in new film blockbuster The Sweeney. Flying Squad detectives Jack Regan (Ray Winstone) and George Carter (Ben Drew aka Plan B) will lead a cast of crime-busting officers as they give chase to London’s criminals in black Ford Focus ST [...]
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‘The Sweeney’ is back but this time in Focus ST’s..
Posted: November 23, 2011 by The Car Spy in Films, Ford, GeneralTags: ford focus st, the sweeney
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Ford’s ‘Film Stars’ in Elstree reunion to celebrate 100 years in the UK
Posted: October 18, 2011 by The Car Spy in Ford, GeneralTags: elstree studios, Ford, ford of britain centenary
Five of Ford’s most memorable vehicles to feature on film and television have been brought together at Elstree Studios, London to celebrate 100 years of Ford of Britain. The Ford Anglia 105E from Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, lined up alongside the pink FAB1 from Thunderbirds, James Bond’s Ford Mondeo from the 2007 [...]
‘Fords don’t get old they just get faster’………
Posted: October 12, 2011 by The Car Spy in Classic Cars, Ford, ShowsTags: footman james classic motor show, Ford
It’s Ford’s 100th birthday and fans will find plenty to peruse, at this year’s Footman James Classic Motor Show when it returns to Birmingham’s NEC from 11-13 November. There’s plenty of variety on the Mk1 Cortina Owners Club stand, with a 2-door Super, ‘woody’ Estate, Zetec-engined saloon, Lotus Cortina, and the club’s Supreme Champion, a [...]
Ford Centenary at Goodwood Revival
Posted: September 8, 2011 by The Car Spy in Ford, Goodwood, ShowsTags: Ford, ford centenary tour goodwood revival, goodwood revival
Ford revive a strong presence at Goodwood with the largest-ever vehicle cavalcade at the historic West Sussex circuit, in celebration of Fords UK centenary and signalling the end of the Ford of Britain Centenary Tour. The Ford of Britain Centenary Parade will be flagged-off by Ford’s chief financial officer, Lewis Booth, with Ford of Britain [...]
2005 Ford Mustang GT Supercharged
Posted: August 12, 2009 by The Car Spy in FordTags: For Sale, ford mustang gt, Left Hand Drive, saleen, screaming yellow, supercharger, the car spy, www.thecarspy.net
I don’t think we have ever driven a car that has had so much attention. Small boys point and shout, people at bus-stops wave, old ladies skip and dance, eco-warriors shake their fists – yes, this is a day in the life of a bright yellow (appropriately called Screaming Yellow) left hand drive Ford Mustang GT. [...]
Old Flames – The Ford Capri
Posted: May 13, 2009 by The Car Spy in Classic Cars, FordTags: capri, cars, For Sale, Ford, ford capri, only fools and horses, the car spy, the professionals, thecarspy.net
Happy 40th birthday Ford Capri! ‘The car you always promised yourself’ according to Henry Ford back in 1969 has come of age so time for a little nostalgic reflection. It is hard to grasp both the relevance and importance of the Capri’s arrival to a gobsmacked public back then. In 2009 not a day seems to pass without the announcement [...]
