Ford Writer

Brendan Jones

Brendan Jones covers Ford for MotorGrail: the Mustang, GT and F-Series, and the European Fords from the Escort to the Focus RS.

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The Ford Escort Mk1, from Halewood to two million cars

How the third-generation Ford Escort took Britain's top spot

How the Ford Escort Mk2 went fastback and reached far beyond Halewood

Ford LTD Crown Victoria vs Ford Taurus: Full-Size Stalwart and Mid-Size Revolution Compared

Ford Aerostar vs Ford Windstar: From a Rear-Drive One-Box Van to a Front-Drive Two-Box Minivan

Ford Thames 400E vs Ford Transit: The Forward-Control Van and the Transit That Replaced It

How the 1969 Ford LTD became the flagship of Ford's full-size range

Why the 1972 Ford Torino was heavy, thirsty and famous on television

How the 1983 Ford LTD carried a full-size name into the mid-size class

How the Ford Escort RS Turbo built its name in British touring car racing

How buyers won a Ford GT and what the car did next

Why the 1973 to 1978 Ford LTD mattered through America's oil-crisis years

The Ford Escort RS1700T, the turbo rally car that never got past prototype

How the Escort RS1600i brought fuel injection and front drive to the RS badge

How the fourth-generation Ford Focus ran from 2018 to 2025

The Ford Mustang II shrank the pony car for the fuel crisis

Why the fourth-generation Ford Mustang SN95 kept the pony car alive

How the Ford Anglia 105E topped Britain's sales in 1960

The fourth-generation Ford Mondeo, from Detroit in 2012 to Valencia in 2022

Ford Mustang variants, from Boss and Cobra to Bullitt and Warrior

1949 Ford Shoebox Beat Chevrolet by Six Months, and the 1955 Ford Followed

Ford's 325 kW Barra Six and Holden's Grey, Red, Blue and Black Motors

Ford Capri Was Europe's Pony Car, Sold 1.9 Million and Ended in 1986

Ford Prefect, Consul and Corsair Test Figures and Build Totals 1938 to 1975

Ford Escort RS Cosworth Used a Sierra Chassis and Won Eight Rally Events

Ford Essex V4, DOHC Four, DLD Diesel and SHO V6 Have Four Different Origins

Ford EUCD, Fiat C, Renault-Nissan B and Geely CMA Platforms and Their Cars

Ford Fox and Panther Platforms Ran for 26 and 33 Model Years

Ford Galaxy, S-Max and Flex Cover Big Family Fords From 1995 to 2023

Ford Ikon and Figo in India, Where Sales Rose 172 Percent in 2010

Ford Brasil Closed After 101 Years as Ford Otosan Bought a Romanian Plant

The Ford Model T and the Moving Assembly Line That Cut Build Time to 93 Minutes

Ford Modular, Duratec and Cyclone Are Three Separate Engine Families

The Ford Mustang Created the Pony Car and Then Had to Survive the Mustang II

Ford Zetec, Sigma and CHT Engines Are Three Unrelated Designs, Not a Family

Ford v Ferrari at Le Mans in 1966, the GT40 and the Disputed Finish

Ford Cruise-O-Matic: The Automatic Transmission Family From Ford-O-Matic to AOD

Ford Taunus P6: The Front-Wheel-Drive 12M and 15M Saloons of the 1960s

Ford Focus in North America: From the 2000 Model Year to the 2018 Exit

Ford P7: The Large Family Saloon Ford Germany Built as the 17M, 20M and 26M

Ford Fiesta Mk6: The Global B-Car That Spawned the Fiesta ST

Ford F-Series Twelfth Generation: The 2009 to 2014 F-150 in Full

Ford Focus Mk II: The Second-Generation Focus, Its ST and RS Models

Ford F-Series Tenth Generation: The 1997 F-150 and Its Lightning

Ford F-Series Fourteenth Generation: The F-150 from 2021 to 2027

Ford Thunderbird (Tenth Generation): The MN12 Coupe From 1989 to 1997

Ford Taurus Third Generation: The Oval Redesign That Divided Buyers, 1996 to 1999

Ford F-Series Ninth Generation: The 1992 to 1998 Trucks and the SVT Lightning

Ford Mustang SVO: The Turbocharged Special Vehicle Operations Mustang of 1984

Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor: The Panther Patrol Car of North America

Ford F-Series Seventh Generation: The 1980 Bullnose Trucks and Their Engines

Ford Taunus P1: The Globe Taunus That Brought Ford Germany Into the Modern Age

Ford Police Vehicles: From the Crown Victoria Interceptor to the F-150 Lightning Pro SSV

Ford F-Series Sixth Generation: The 1973 to 1979 Dentside Trucks

Ford C100: The Group C Sports Racer and the Zakspeed Cars That Followed

Ford Fiesta Mk5: The 2002 Supermini That Became the Best-Selling Fiesta

Ford Ranger T6: The Global Midsize Pickup From 2011 to Today

Ford Taurus SHO: Three Generations of Super High Output, Then a 365 hp Return

Ford Focus Mk I: The 1998 Compact That Stopped Ford's European Slide

Ford Mustang Mach 1: From the 1969 Muscle Package to the 2021 Coyote Return

Ford Focus Mk III: The Global Compact Built Under the One Ford Plan

Ford Taurus First Generation: The 1986 Car That Saved Ford

SVT Mustang Cobra: Ford's Special Vehicle Team Mustang From 1993 to 2004

Ford Taunus TC: The Three-Generation Cortina Cousin from Germany

Ford Mustang S197: The Fifth-Generation Pony Car From 2005 to 2014

Ford Telstar: The Mazda-Based Family Car from Asia and Australasia

Ford EXP: The Escort-Based Two-Seat Coupe from 1982 to 1988

Ford Everest: Three Generations of the Ranger-Based Seven-Seater

Ford Taurus Sixth Generation: Design, Engines, SHO and Police Models

Ford Thames 400E: The Forward-Control Van From 1957 to 1965

Ford Granada (North America): The Luxury Compact That Became the LTD

Ford Fairmont: The Fox-Platform Compact from 1978 to 1983

Ford Sierra RS Cosworth: The Group A Homologation Special That Ruled Touring Cars

Ford Country Squire: The Woodgrain Wagon That Lasted 41 Years

Ford Escort (North America): From the 1981 World Car and Mercury Lynx to the ZX2

Ford Courier: From 1950s Sedan Delivery to Mazda Pickups and Fiesta Vans

Ford E-Series: Four Generations of Ford's Full-Size Van

Ford Contour: The North American Mondeo Mk I, Built from 1995 to 2000

Ford Five Hundred: The Chicago-Built Sedan That Ended Up as a Taurus

Ford Ranger: The Americas Pickup From 1982 to 2011, and Its Mid-Size Return

Ford Aerostar: Ford's First Minivan From Carousel Concept to 1997

Ford Excursion: The Super Duty-Based SUV Built From 2000 to 2005

Ford Transit Connect: The Compact Van That Became a North American Tariff Story

Ford Model B: The Four-Cylinder 1932 Ford That Lost to Its V8 Sibling

Ford Puma: The New Edge Coupe From Cologne and Its Racing Sibling

Ford Cortina: Britain's Best-Selling Family Car From 1962 to 1982

Ford Probe: The Mazda-Built Sport Coupe From 1988 to 1997

Ford Bronco: The Off-Road SUV from 1966 to the Sixth Generation

Ford Explorer: From Bronco II Replacement to America's Best-Selling SUV

Ford C-Max: The Compact MPV That Became Ford's Hybrid Test Case

Ford Crown Victoria: The Panther Sedan That Became America's Police Car

Ford Edge: Three Generations of Ford's Mid-Size Crossover

Ford Model A: The 1927 Car That Replaced the Model T and Became a Legend

Ford Anglia: The Small Family Car from 1939 to 1967

Ford Scorpio: The Executive Car That Divided Critics From 1985 to 1998

Ford Tempo: The Front-Drive Compact That Replaced the Fairmont and Gave Way to the Contour

Ford Windstar: The Front-Drive Minivan From 1995 to 2007, and Its Freestar Years

Ford Kuga: From Saarlouis to the Plug-in Hybrid Leader

Ford Transit: How a Cologne Van Became the Global Benchmark

Ford EcoSport: The Small Crossover That Started in Brazil

Ford Fusion Americas: Two Generations of Ford's Mid-Size Sedan, 2006 to 2020

Ford LTD Crown Victoria: The Rear-Drive Full-Size Flagship From 1980 to 1991

Ford LTD: From Galaxie Luxury Trim to Mid-Size Family Car

Ford Granada Europe: Three Generations of Ford's Executive Car

Ford Thunderbird: From Two-Seat Corvette Rival to Personal Luxury Icon

Ford Escape: Four Generations of Ford's Compact SUV From 2001 to 2026

Ford Laser: The Mazda-Based Compact That Ford Sold Across Asia and Oceania

Ford Zephyr: The British Executive Car That Ran From 1950 to 1972

Ford Taunus: Every Generation From G93A to Otosan

Ford Ranchero: The Car-Based Pickup From 1957 to 1979 and Beyond

Ford Torino: From Premium Fairlane to Muscle Car, NASCAR Contender and TV Star

Ford Fairlane: Seven Generations of a North American Name, 1955 to 1970

Ford Galaxie: Four Generations of Ford's Full-Size Car From 1959 to 1974

Ford Model T: The Car That Put the World on Wheels

Ford Festiva: The Mazda-Designed Subcompact Sold Under Many Badges

Ford Taurus: The Mid-Size Sedan That Reshaped Ford and Lasted 34 Years

Ford Pinto: The Subcompact That Outsold Its Rivals and Its Own Reputation

Ford Ka: Three Generations of Ford's Small Car, From Fiesta Platform to Ka+

Ford: The Complete History of an American Motoring Giant