KEEP FORDS RUNNING

With hard-to-find parts and an increasing lack of professional knowledge about older Fords, is it getting less and less realistic to keep them in regular use on today’s roads? Not at all – not if you know who to talk to…

Specialists are here to ensure your fast Ford is always in tip-top shape.

Regularly driving an older Ford, whether it be a daily-driver or a weekend treat, is increasingly fraught with potential compromises as the years march onward. On paper, it sounds like a simple and logical idea; after all, these were once mainstream and everyday vehicles, used for commuting and shopping and holidays and so forth by countless thousands – so what’s changed?

In essence, the game’s moved on. As these cars have largely dropped off the radar, so the parts supply has comparatively dried up too, along with the expertise to repair things in the traditional way. With a modern car, when a part breaks or wears out you can simply go to any main dealer or parts garage and get a new bit to get it fixed and back on the road. But what happens with older cars when that mainstream support network no longer stocks the parts? You don’t want to stop driving your car just because the brakes have worn out, but if you can’t find the pads anywhere then you’ll have little choice.

And what if your carbs need tuning or your choke cable’s stuck, and you take it to your local garage and they look at you in panicked confusion because their expertise begins and ends with plugging in a diagnostics machine?

Fear not, all is not lost. It’s perfectly achievable to keep an older Ford on the road with minimal stress, thanks to a comprehensive network of specialists who are here to help keep your sepia-tinted retro dreams alive. You just need to know where to look…