Reader's Scale Fords

Post by **IFHP** » Sat Oct 31, 2015 1:53 am

German Ford Oktoberfest

German Ford Oktoberfest by Michael, on Flickr

P4 Ford Taunus 12m Coupe by Minichamps by Michael, on Flickr

Post by **IFHP** » Sun Jan 03, 2016 11:56 pm

Sixties Track Day by Michael, on Flickr

Post by **IFHP** » Sun May 22, 2016 5:32 pm

Ford Cortina GT by Michael, on Flickr

Table Top Village by Michael, on Flickr

Brett Wilkie · Post by **Brett Wilkie** » Mon May 23, 2016 2:25 pm

I know you appreciate the model world, you would have enjoyed being in the town of Bourton on Water. I am currently in the U.K. and took a couple of pics in the Motoring Museum there, this guy has collected almost every Ford model available in the U.K. The model town was cool too, here are a few pics of that as well with my wife lurking about the model.

Post by **IFHP** » Mon May 23, 2016 11:23 pm

Thanks Brett. I love those miniature villages, and that 1/43 model collector/maker is over the top, shares my goal of telling Ford history through a model collection.

Post by **IFHP** » Mon Jun 27, 2016 11:00 pm

The latest is a tribute to Ford's Motorsports/Performance center at Boreham (1964-2004).

Boreham Tribute by Michael, on Flickr

RS Fords by Michael, on Flickr

Boreham Tribute by Michael, on Flickr

Ford Motorsport Works at Boreham (circa 1990) by Michael, on Flickr

Post by **IFHP** » Sun Sep 11, 2016 1:51 am

Colin Neale Tribute Diorama by Michael, on Flickr

Colin Neale Tribute Diorama: Colin Neale worked for Briggs as a stylist in the early 1950s. When Ford of Britain bought Briggs in 1953, Neale was made the head of Ford of Britain's then new design department. Neale gets the credit for designing the Mk II CZZ cars and over saw all British Ford design through the Consul Capri. Neale moved to Dearborn in 1958 and worked on the Thunderbird, Lincoln Continental, and the compact Fairlane before moving on again to Chrysler in 1962. Neale settled in the Detroit area and had a restored Consul Capri which he would take to car shows.

Roy Brown Jr Tribute Diorama (redo) by Michael, on Flickr

Roy Brown Jr Tribute Diorama: The addition to my collection of some new models prompted me to revisit the Roy Brown Jr tribute diorama that I first created in 2013. Roy Brown Jr was a designer at Ford for several decades. His first job was the 1955 Lincoln Futura, and his second job was the 1958 Edsel. After the Edsel debacle, Ford sent Brown to Dagenham, England where he received high marks for the Mk I Cortina, other jobs while at Ford of Britain were the Anglia Estate, the Mk III Zephyr, and the Corsair. Back to Dearborn by 1966 where he worked on the second gen Econoline and Lincoln Mercury interiors.

Brett Wilkie · Post by **Brett Wilkie** » Sun Sep 11, 2016 9:54 am

I see Batman has changed the colour of his car??

Post by **IFHP** » Tue Sep 13, 2016 12:30 am

Brett Wilkie wrote:I see Batman has changed the colour of his car??

Yes, the Lincoln Futura is the Batmobile "prequel."

Post by **IFHP** » Mon Jan 16, 2017 3:17 am

Practical Classics' Reader's Poll Tribute by Michael, on Flickr

Last month the British magazine Practical Classics published the results of a reader's poll for the top 100 collector's vehicles of 2016. For me there were surprises both for what was on the list and what was not. However there were eight Fords on the list, which I have assembled here as Vangaurds models. The rankings were: #92: Sierra, #89: Granada, #76: FWD Escort, #73: Consul Capri, #61: Fiesta, #44: RWD Escort, #7: Capri, #4: Cortina.

Practical Classics' 2016 Reader's Poll by Michael, on Flickr

Post by **IFHP** » Sat Mar 04, 2017 8:34 pm

Ford RS Day

Ford RS Day by Michael, on Flickr

Ford RS Day 2016 by Michael, on Flickr

Ford Escort RS 1600 by Minichamps by Michael, on Flickr

Ford RS Day 2016 by Michael, on Flickr

Ford Rallye Sport Centre by Michael, on Flickr

Ford RS Day 2016 by Michael, on Flickr

Post by **IFHP** » Sat May 27, 2017 2:34 am

Yellow Ford Convoy

Yellow Ford Rally by Michael, on Flickr

Yellow Ford Rally by Michael, on Flickr

Where the ide came from: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/04 ... d-vandals/

Post by **IFHP** » Fri Aug 18, 2017 11:42 pm

Alpine Highway circa 1973

Alpine Highway Scene Circa 1973 by Michael, on Flickr

Brett Wilkie · Post by **Brett Wilkie** » Thu Nov 30, 2017 9:28 pm

Hi Michael, this could be a neat accessory to your next diorama garage scene but it is a few bucks.
http://www.eautomobilia.com/product/00/ ... 18-Diecast

Post by **IFHP** » Fri May 11, 2018 8:56 pm

Brett, those look cool. Thanks for thinking of me. I just might bite.