By Ben Selby When a couple celebrates their engagement, they might buy each other bottles of wine, flowers, or special trinkets to celebrate the occasion. However, seldom do you see someone receiving a car as their engagement gift, unless you are Princess Diana. That’s right, this 1981 Ford Escort Ghia Saloon was given to Diana, Princess of Wales by Prince …
By Ben Selby Spoilers. Love them or loathe them, one cannot deny the impact they have had on car design. Some are deadly serious, existing solely for the purpose of providing downforce or aerodynamic aids. Others, well they are just for the sheer fun of it, something completely unnecessary, but still cool to look at. Throughout the history of motoring, …
By Ben Selby If you love all things Mustang and happened to be in Canterbury over Labour Day Weekend, then you were in a for a treat, as 200 Ford Mustang’s from all eras descended on Christchurch Arena for the annual 2020 National Mustang Convention. The New Zealand National Mustang Convention occurs every year at a different location around NZ, …
We must all know the story well enough by now right? In 1963 Ford tries to buy Ferrari, after finding out his company will no longer be in control if he agrees to Ford’s deal, Enzo tells Henry Ford II to get stuffed at the last minute. Henry Ford gets pretty livid and orders his suits to build him a …
When it comes to a spot of gardening and backyard DIY, nine times out of ten a certain amount of digging is required. However, while you might expect to find creepy crawlies and maybe that set of keys you thought you lost last summer, you don’t expect to find a whole car. This is just what John Brayshaw of West …
Seldom do two brands get more iconic when being brought together than ‘Shelby’ and ‘Mustang.’ When father of the Cobra and American racing hero Carroll Shelby got hold of the Ford Mustang, he and his team at Shelby American turned it from a sales sensation into tyre scorching street and track legend. Now the Shelby Mustang which kick started all …
