Classic Ford Magazine December 2001 Lotus Cortina Escort RS2000 Capri X-Pack SKU 1526

Original Classic Ford Magazine – December 2001, a strong retro Ford enthusiast issue covering restoration, tuning, modification, motorsport-inspired builds and classic Ford ownership.

The main cover feature is the Lotus Cortina, with the headline “How to buy and modify the ’60s favourite”. The cover also advertises a substantial X-Pack Special, including Escort Series-X RS2000 and wide-body Capri 3.0S material.

This issue is especially well suited to collectors and enthusiasts of Lotus Cortina, Ford Escort, RS2000, Capri, Anglia, Cortina and classic Ford performance cars.

Main Features & Contents

The photographed contents pages show a particularly varied selection of classic Ford material, including:

• Buy and Modify: MkI Lotus Cortina – detailed feature on buying and modifying Ford's famous 1960s performance saloon
• Rally RS1600 – historic rally cars in classic competition action
• Brighton Speed Trials – Ford action from the famous seaside speed event
• Mental MkI Cortina – modified Cortina featuring Fiat Twin Cam power and nitrous
• Historic Race Anglia – Crossflow-powered competition Anglia
• Cosworth-Powered Escort Camper – unusual MkI Escort camper using Cosworth turbo power
• 22 X-Pack Capri – Capri featured as part of the X-Pack section
• The Joy of X – history of the Ford Series-X body kits
• Series-X MkII RS2000 – specification and X-Pack feature on an RS2000
• Retro Tech – Buy and Modify: MkI Lotus Cortina
• Large-Capacity Pinto Engine technical build feature
• Respray Your Ford – bodywork/paint technical feature
• Agony – technical questions answered
• Running reports
• Readers' cars
• Classic Ford news
• Letters
• Back issues
• Archive/photo feature

X-Pack Special

One of the major themes of this issue is Ford's X-Pack / Series-X era.

The magazine covers:

• Ford Escort Series-X RS2000
• Wide-body Capri 3.0S
• Period X-Pack styling
• Body kit history
• Modified and competition-inspired Ford builds

This makes it particularly interesting to collectors of period Ford tuning culture and enthusiasts of factory-influenced performance conversions.

Lotus Cortina Feature

The cover car is a classic Ford Lotus Cortina, one of the defining sporting Fords of the 1960s.

The magazine specifically focuses on how to buy and modify a Lotus Cortina, alongside technical and enthusiast content surrounding classic Ford ownership. The interior photographs show further Cortina-related content and period-inspired modified Ford features.

Additional Collectable Interest

The issue also advertises an “Exclusive Retro Ford video offer inside”, reflecting the early-2000s Classic Ford enthusiast scene and period promotional material.

Any promotional items, tapes, vouchers, loose inserts, supplements or other extras that may originally have accompanied the magazine but are not shown in the photographs are no longer present and are not included.

Publication Details

Magazine: Classic Ford
Date: December 2001
Cover Price: £3.10
Theme: Restore • Maintain • Modify
Main Cover Car: Lotus Cortina
Key Subjects: Lotus Cortina, Escort RS2000, Capri X-Pack, Series-X, Anglia, Cortina, Cosworth Escort
SKU: 1526

Condition

This is a used original magazine from December 2001 and shows normal signs of age, storage and handling.

From the supplied photographs:

• Front cover remains colourful and highly presentable
• Light general surface rubbing and handling marks are visible
• Some minor edge wear is present
• Slight corner wear/softening can be seen
• Small marks and light creasing are visible around the outer edges
• Spine appears intact in the photographed views
• Interior pages shown remain bright and strongly printed
• Contents pages are clean and clearly readable
• Centre fold and binding appear secure in the photographed sections
• No major tears or significant page loss are visible in the supplied images
• Some minor age-related handling wear should be expected throughout

Overall, this appears to be a good used collector's copy, but not mint. Please study all photographs carefully as they form an important part of the condition description.

Important – Original Extras

Any free gifts, promotional items, videos, posters, stickers, vouchers, supplements, loose inserts or other items originally supplied with the magazine but not shown in the photographs are no longer with it and are not included in this sale.

Packaging

For UK orders, the magazine will be carefully packed in a hardback envelope to help protect the cover, spine, corners and edges during transit.

For international orders, the magazine will be packed in a cardboard mail-size box to provide additional protection during the longer journey.

SKU 1526