Ford Fair – Europe’s biggest Ford show – returned to Silverstone on Sunday, 11 August packed with the very best Blue Oval cars
Ford Fair played host to 11,400 Ford fans and their range of cars from modern, to modified, classic and restored, on Sunday, 11 August. Show-goers enjoyed numerous attractions alongside the hundreds of cars on display
Throughout the day, on-track drifting displays took place – with passenger rides in drift cars offered elsewhere on-site – as well as a celebratory ’60 Years of Mustang’ parade, which saw owners of all generations of Ford’s iconic pony car take to Silverstone circuit. As with many Kelsey Media events, the public could also take their cars on track throughout the day, with a Mk2 Granada limousine proving a particularly amusing sight amongst the modified hot hatchbacks.
Indeed, the numerous displays and club stands at Ford Fair offered plenty more for classic fans – Fast Ford and Classic Ford editors (Dan Bevis and Simon Woolley respectively) had assembled standout feature cars, the former including a turbocharged Mk3 Fiesta XR2i, Series 2 Escort RS Turbo that was restored and preserved in the late-1990s, and a Racing Puma that has covered over 3500 on-track miles. The latter presented everything from a Mk2 Transit Campervan with a Cologne V6, to a 27,000-mile Mk4 Fiesta and immaculate Mk1 Fiesta Supersport.
The clubs delivered the bulk of the cars on display, however, with Mk6 Takeover (a club unsurprisingly for Mk6 Fiestas) winning Best Large Club, while more specific highlights include a Mk4 Fiesta Chairman (designed for disabled access), immaculate Mk5 Orion and countless Mk1 and Mk2 Escorts.
