E-Ford Lines

Volume 18 Number 3 Fall 2009

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Newsletter of the European Ford Owners North America

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EUROPEAN FORD OWNERS SEND US YOUR ARTICLES NORTH AMERICA AND PICTURES Memberships and Club Business E-Ford Lines welcomes your articles. Due to space EFONA [Michael MacSems] limitations, they should be less than 800 words. Articles may be P.O. Box 11415 Olympia, Washington, 98508 edited for content and to meet space requirements. E-mail E-Mail: [email protected] transmittals are preferred. Please send your suggestions and http://clubs.hemmings.com/NAEFR articles to [email protected]. We are just as happy to get 360-754-9585 (8:00 AM - 9:00 PM PT) your articles, comments, pictures, and suggestions through the Newsletter Submittals or Comments E-Mail: traditional USPS, mail them to P.O. Box 11415, Olympia, WA [email protected] 98508. As you can see, we love to put car photos in the newsletter. Your pictures (digital via email are preferred) of cars Associate Membership: Free or events are very welcome. Your cars do not have to be “picture Full Membership: US $15.00 per year perfect” in order find a place in our publication, but we would like Checks Payable to IFHP to know details like year, model, owner, photographer, and The International Ford History Project is a interesting history. Pictures with high contrast will look the best. Washington State non-profit corporation If you want your pictures returned, please let us know. It may take Club Director: Michael MacSems several issues for your submittal to be published. Please be Club Founder: Bob Pare patient. 

FROM THE EDITOR’S DESK By Judy Berrian Welcome to the first issue to be electronically distributed! For this issue, we are preserving the old “print-ready” format. But for future issues, the electronic version will be re-formatted for easier on-screen viewing. Pages will be wider rather than taller; you’ll be able to read entire pages without scrolling up and down. Print- ready files will still be available for readers who prefer to print their newsletters on traditional 8-1/2 x 11 paper. Hopefully, this will provide the best of choices – saving association funds on printing costs, but still providing our readers with formats they enjoy. Those subscribers who don’t have email addresses on record, will receive a black and white printed version. 

IS IT TIME TO RENEW? Associate EFONA membership is free; your $15 full membership benefits include this newsletter and the Members Guide. Your renewal date is in the bottom line of the label on this newsletter. Please use the Registration Form inside the back cover to update your membership information. 

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS Sadly, we have no new members to recognize this quarter. Please recommend us to someone you know!

Front Cover: Celebrating a half-century of burgundy Euro NOW ON FACEBOOK Fords at the Pacific Northwest Import Ford Meet, Hillsboro Oregon. European Ford Owners North America now has a Facebook Fan Page – please join!! Editor: Judy Berrian http://www.facebook.com/pages/European-Ford-Owners-North- Proofreader: Gary Kiernan America/157747007802#/pages/European-Ford-Owners-North- America/157747007802?v=wall

DIRECTOR'S MESSAGE needed or was otherwise not quite right. I posted the chronology of these travails as a discussion thread in the Technical Discussion By Michael MacSems section of EnFoStuff.com. It's titled "The Brake Job That Keeps Thank you to the 48 members who responded to the On Giving." EFONA Member's Survey. This number represents about one With that, please enjoy the rest of the newsletter, whether it is third of the mailing list. The information you provided was in the post office lobby, a color print out in the armchair, or a helpful. I especially appreciated the personal notes that many quite moment with your laptop and a cuppa at your local wi-fi included; both those expressing appreciation for the effort of enhanced cafe  keeping this enterprise alive, as well as frustration with  potential loss of a paper newsletter (which I share). I have taken the liberty of reprinting some of the notes here as I think LETTERS TO THE EDITOR they may be speaking the mind of many of us. From the Owner of Last Issue’s Cover Car: From the surveys, I learned that, preferences aside, a paper What a surprise to get your magazine on the mail!! newsletter is essential for a sizable minority of the I hope this email finds you and your family doing really well. membership. These include members who don't use computers as well as those who live in areas with dial-up service and Yes, I still have the 15m and I've decided to keep it. can't download large files. I just finished... Thanks to a flood of renewals and donations, we had a - refinishing the interior healthy bank deposit this quarter, which (if you over look the - relocating the battery to the rear debt from last issue) is a good start at rebuilding the clubs - refinishing the finances. We are in kind of an experimental phase right now, - boiling and re-seaming the gas tank and the radiator feeling our way into the future. My vision is to develop a two- - New brakes tiered dues structure that would encourage members to take - New hoses and ignition parts the newsletter electronically (color and lower dues), but would - Etc, etc also make a B&W paper copy available to those that really I will be working on the exhaust next week. A new muffler need and or want it. The trick is to get the price right so that shop just opened very close to where you visited me at and the the dues differential really does cover the cost of printing and folks are super interested in older cars so I'll be taking it there. postage. After that, it goes to the paint shop and for new wide 7" wheels At the time of this writing, there is still a lot of preparation and tires. Then ... I'll send you pictures. required to distribute this issue. If you are reading this (in All the best ... let's keep in touch. whichever format) then we must have made it through. My two cents: turn the magazine into a PDF to be emailed A new development this Fall was the launch of the every 3 months. Settle on a format like a two column MS Word European Ford Owners North America fan page on Facebook. table that everyone understands and anyone can submit an article If you a now, or are planning to become, a Facebook member, or story with lots of pictures. Then you'll have practically no please join in. editing and we will all share our pictures. Onwards!! On a personal note, I have been doing my bit to stimulate Jose Franco, Architect AIA the economy both at home and abroad. This summer I bought FRANCO ASSOCIATES ARCHITECTS a 1963 Taunus 17M from Kentucky. This new Burlingame CA 94010 addition to the collection looks nice, but turned out not to be 650-766-3346 drivable. Its arrival has also exacerbated my limited parking situation, but it is all part-and-parcel of the hobby of collecting old cars. Excerpts from Survey Comments I find the "on-line" proposition to be rather perplexing. As I have commented on other occasions, I delight in being able to receive the E-Ford Lines newsletter by post -- it just keeps getting better and I'm one of those described by Editor Judy who "...still enjoy taking a paper copy over to the easy chair or outside deck." For me, checking through the PC In-box can become, at times, more of a chore than a pleasure…Also, computer technology is advancing at such a rate that material filed as recently as five years ago is now verging on inaccessible. Go back a little further and, for example, my ten-year-old floppy-disc files are now just bits of plastic stored in a dusty container. …Your valiant efforts have contributed to the automotive I am happy to say that this summer concluded a 14th archives and deserve to be accessible, long term. Where will month (not so) simple brake job on my Mk III Cortina. computer science have led us -- or left us -- in fifty years time, Member Kevin Strilcov was a great help, but every time we never mind five? installed another difficult to find part procured in some far off Bob Oloman, Oakville, ON land (usually Germany or New Zealand), some other part was

I just don't enjoy reading anything "pleasurable" on a TV Due to circumstances beyond your control (lack of member screen. Even if it might have photos of my very own car. As input, articles and classified advertisements, the magazine no far as how important EFONA is to me, I don't know how I longer holds the same appeal it once had. feel. I am just ambivalent. I guess that I do like to have access Robert Moss, Great Falls, VA to this community (even electronically I suppose). For me it is more about face-to-face (as in car shows) and only occasional communication via the net or telephone (to buy/sell something I always find it [E-Ford Lines] a great publication and look that a fellow member is offering, etc). Your energy and time to forward to each issue. I like reading about the various cars from keep the newsletter has been amazing to me. The quality (and across the pond. Thanks. quantity) was awesome, as they say these days. I would actually be willing to pay more to keep it going -- but alas, the Kerry Young, Estacada, OR way we all communicate and share is changing so I've always been impressed with the quality of the newsletter, fundamentally that I realize that this is not really an option, both with the visual appeal, the professionalism, and the content. right? I believe that an edited, assembled, paper creation is a It was an eye-opener to see the first color cover, and even more so very special and valuable document and I deeply regret its when you switched to all color. However, I would not be upset or demise (the same for newspapers as well). offended if you went back to the B&W format. … I love getting Ray Morris, Seattle, WA mail in my mailbox. I love being able to read my newsletter anywhere I want: on the sofa, in the yard, at work. I don't like squinting at a monitor to read my beloved newsletter. I understand why the club needs to go to [electronic] Todd Ziebell, Waupan, WI format and it does make good economic sense, but for me I find that I don't I don't read electronic newsletters. My e-mail gets so full of all sorts of junk e-mail and jokes, etc; I just find PETE’S LONG’S RESTORATION that I don't want to look at a screen for longer than necessary. I know that I could print it out and read it later, but in all (Pete Snyders Restores Virgil Long’s Car) honesty, I just feel it will be too much of a hassle. There is By Pete Snyders something to be said for receiving an envelope in the mail and reading the newsletter in an easy chair or whatever. I will still pay my dues to the club but I am sorry for the loss of the [hardcopy] newsletter … Stacey Mackeil, Duncan, BC

One thing I like is to take the newsletter to foreign countries like Nepal, Argentina and especially Uruguay, which is full of old cars -- one on every block (people going to market in Model T's & A's)! Locals and expats always like them (and Hemmings, etc). … Rocky Adams, Santa Monica, CA

I need it for parts, information, classifieds, inspiration, etc.

I would like to see more 101Es. I'm willing to go to e-mail to cut cost. I need more tech info, such as what parts are available, interchangeable and where to get them….I would I have finally finished restoring Virgil Long's Cortina in April. hate to see EFONA die! I've attached a few pictures, taken along Crystal Springs Reservoir in San Mateo, California. Mark Daniska, Williamston, SC The restoration project took 7 months to complete. I've done some upgrades. First, converted the car to negative ground, which I like to read about in English Fords. I also plan to was necessary because I installed a stereo from Classic contribute articles on my restoration project. …. I always look Retrosound. forward to the next issue, whatever the format! Thank you for Got rid of those dreadful points and upgraded to an Electronic your hard work! Ignition from Pertronix p/n LU-142A (Lucas 25D distributor). Steve Hammond, Annapolis, MD Then added an electric fuel pump, trunk release solenoid and radiator fan, oil catch tank, and later will install a Davies/Graig EWP (electric water pump). All this should release a few extra I just wanted to tell you how much I enjoy the newsletter. I ponies. always look forward to getting it. Keep up the good work. Dirk Harkopf, New Fairfield, CT

LOOKING BACK By Michael MacSems 1984: Twenty-Five Years Ago Twenty-five years ago, the Sierra was in its second full year of production. The unique 3-door XR4i (2.8 Injection V6) was still the flagship Sierra model. A new Sierra model for 1984 was a redesigned the 3-door hatch which featured a large single-piece rear quarter window, instead of the two smaller windows on the XR4. The Mk II Fiesta debuted for 1984; it was really a Mk I with an extreme make over. Immediately noticeable was new front clip, taillights, and interior. Less noticeable was a redesign of the roof, which offered less wind resistance.

I had it painted close to the original factory black cherry color. The paint on the door jams and inside trunk area was still in good shape. I replaced the carpet and all of the upholstery. I had to use the Cortina MK2 tach, after rewiring the MK1 Positive ground tach to run on negative. It would work connected to a function generator but not in the car. I think it may be a problem with the magnetic pickup from the electronic ignition. Don't know. A new Cabriolet (Cabrio in Germany) model, built by Karman in Osnabruck, Germany, augmented the Escort line. Ironically, this is the same plant where archrival VW was having their Golf Cabriolet built. This was the first open European Ford since the demise of the Zephyr in 1962 (not counting conversions like the Crayford in Britain and the Deutsch in Germany). It should be noted that in addition to the Escort and the Golf, most major European manufactures introduced "C" - Class Cabriolets in the early '80s. Another recent addition to the Escort line was five-door station wagon to sell alongside the existing three-door version.

My wife and I will be using it as a daily driver now that we sold our MINI and may even drive it up to Hillsboro in June.

Closely related to the Escort, was the , introduced in July 1983. The Orion was essentially an up-market Escort with a boot, a unique grille and modified suspension to give the Orion a better ride than the Escort. Ford conceived of the Orion as a conservative family car for shopper who like the last Cortina but were put off by the styling of the Sierra. The Orion Ghia Injection was essentially the equivalent of the Escort XR3i.

Since May of 1983, Dagenham had been the sole source of 580,564 being built from October 7, 1953 to September 1, 1959. a new 1600 diesel passenger car engine, which would be Incidentally, 1959 was the best sales year for English Fords in offered in 1984 in the Fiesta, Escort, Orion, and Sierra. The both the USA and Canada with sales at 42,413 and 11,230 Granada also had a diesel option but it was a Peugeot sourced respectively. item. Although I don't know the numbers, 1959 was a good year for 1959: Fifty Years Ago Ford of Germany too, with two popular models, the 12M and The biggest news from Ford in Europe in 1959 was the 17M, export sales were on the rise. September introduction of the 997 Kent engine and the 105E 1934: Seventy-Five Years Ago Anglia, however that story will be saved for later. The big news from Ford in Europe in 1934 would be the Ford was doing very well in England with demand (both introduction of the Model C/Eifel in October, but discussion of domestic and export) outstripping plant capacity. In April those cars will have to wait. 1959, average production was 1,900 vehicles a In the Thirties Ford was assembling and manufacturing cars day. and trucks in many European countries, with all of the local subsidiaries answering to Ford in Dagenham (at least on paper) under the terms of the agreement between Henry Ford and Percival Perry, known as "The 1928 Plan." However, due the politics of the Great Depression some national subsidiaries, Ford of Germany and Ford of France in particular, were essentially beyond Dagenham's control.

The biggest news early in the year was the February introduction of a modest redesign of the Consul, Zephyr, Zodiac line (aka the "Three Graces"). The roof was flattened 1.5 inches meaning all new panels and glass for everything above the belt-line. Also new was a redesigned dash (with safety padding), chrome rings on the headlights and new taillight designs for the Consul and Zephyr. At this point, the CZZ was the best selling line of cars in its class in Britain, with 340,000 having been sold in its first three years. Down in Australia these new "Lowline" models would be supplemented by a purpose built station wagon model, though in England, Ford would continue with the Abbott Farnham conversions.

1934 would be the last year for the British Model B and BF, which were the four-cylinder versions of the . To the best of my knowledge, Ford of Britain was the only county that held over the beautiful 1932 Ford design for two additional years. In the US, Ford had discontinued production of the four- cylinder version of the Model 40 in 1933, but in Continental Europe, the I-4 Model 40 would continue into 1935 (or possibly 1959 was the final year for the 103E , which had even 1936). Four cylinder Model 40s are sometimes referred to as been built in a former Briggs plant in Doncaster, Yorkshire Model C's but Ford never referred to them that way. In Germany, since 1955. With styling dating back to 1937 and a pre-100E the I-4 Model 40 was known as the Rhineland, where it was 1172- cc 10 hp engine that dated back to 1934, it was a rolling offered as both a and convertible. anachronism by 1959. However, due to its low price and rugged reputation, the Popular lived up to its name with

BEAUTIFUL BRONTE • 1934 Model Y (!) Black – Jonathan and Robert Kearns of Toronto, Ontario British Car Day at Bronte Provincial Park • 1950 Prefect Metallic Maroon, with V-8 engine(!) and Bob Oloman, Reporting suspension and tires to suit – Mike and Linda Hitton of Photos by Patrick Wilson Burlington, Ontario Once again, the Show Committee of the aptly-named • 1958 Consul Convertible (!) Red, conversion by Carbodies Toronto Triumph Club, proved their mettle, by successfully Limited of Coventry. Fully restored from scrap condition – negotiating for perfect weather for the annual British Car Day trailered to the Bronte Show by Ken Doehring, Bourbonnais, at Bronte Provincial Park, Oakville, Ontario. A week earlier, Illinois! the forecast had been for a day of pouring rain. • 1960 Zodiac Yellow/white tutone – Patrick Wilson of Deep River, Ontario. • 1961 Anglia 105E Black – Keith Courchaine, St. Catherines, Ontario. • 1961 Zephyr Light blue – Bernie Mellon, Cobourg, Ontario. • 1962 Consul Black faux police car – John Tatham, dressed for constabulary duty, Georgetown, Ontario. • 1962 Popular Light green, ex-New Zealand & USA – Mark Guy, London, Ontario. • 1964 Corsair Pale green/white tutone – Allan Stoller, Oakville, Ontario. • 1965 Lotus Cortina Mk I White, stripped in rally condition – Richard Sharpe, Toronto, ON. • 1967 Cortina Mk II Aqua – Bob and Margaret Oloman,

Oakville, Ontario (Purchased from Oakville Motors in April

1967 as Margaret's Birthday Car) As it turned out however, only the morning dew on the freshly-shorn grass would dampen the tires of the thousand or so cars attending the 26th Annual event; this time recognizing Needless to say, in addition to these vehicles of the Ford the Centenary of The Morgan Motor Company. Family, there were many others which attracted my attention, including: a fine, 1959 Austin London Taxi; Darrell McDonald's

(formerly Norm Hain's) 1950 Morris Minor - now fully restored; and Carl Phillips' immaculate, bright red, MG TF. The cheerful conversations of the day were to include some enthusiastic words with famed National Post archival writer, Bill Vance and his wife Beth. One of Bill's articles, last year, had featured a picture of our faithful old Cortina.

With our trusty, original/un-restored, 1967 Cortina, consigned once more to category XX (production sedans, 1960 and later) in the far southeast corner of the show-fields, we found ourselves among the early arrivals and parked beside Keith Courchaine's 1961 Anglia 105E - last year's Class Winner! Refreshed with a nice cup of coffee from the nearby Oakville Lions Club stall, your writer was soon off on his pleasant task to record for posterity this year's English Ford entries. Eleven, all told, and there were some surprises in store:

And so, another memorable British Car Day at Bronte More About Bronte Provincial Park drew to a close. There had been a truly warm Patrick Wilson’s Notes and friendly feeling about it all and I was glad that I had spent a little greasy time beforehand in trying to relieve our dear Bob Oloman, Ken Doehring, and I met up at Bronte last Cortina's pain in the disc (brake). We wonder if we'll make it weekend. to the show again, but then we'd wondered that last year too. Ken’s 1958 Consul Convertible is a stunning car that received lots of attention. It’s a cleverly engineered original car with some very hard to find parts such as the bell housing from one of just six Zephyr 4 Mk 3 automatics ever built. The engine has been upgraded with a special camshaft, larger valves, and a "one off" set of exhaust extractors. Because you cannot buy a Mk 2 convertible with an autobox, (reinforcements to the floor pan prevent installation of the BW DG autobox) Ken used a BW Type 35 from a Cortina. The whole combo works really well especially with a differential from a Zephyr to improve highway gearing. Turn out at Bronte was great - 1200 cars according to one organizer. It was a 700 mile two day trip for the Zodiac. The 3.54:1 differential conversion from a Mk 3 has transformed the car into a really enjoyable highway hauler. Next job is polyurethane bushings for the track control arms to cure some clunking in the front end. Seems the inner rubber ones need replacement every two years! Cheers!

FORDSON’S FINEST HOUR The Canadian War Museum in Ontario has just completed restoration of Fordson Food #1. This van played a crucial role in the British home front during WWII. For more pictures and Les Fosters article, follow this link: http://www.enfostuff.com/fordsonsstory/index.html

AN AFFAIR AT FORT RODD HILL ECAIP, Victoria, BC Canada -Les Foster, Reporting The annual English Car Affair in the Park, put on by the South Island Branch of the Old English Car Club of B.C. at beautiful Fort Rodd Hill National Historic site near Victoria, B.C. in mid-September, enjoyed its best weather in years this time. Combine the spectacular setting of the 1890’s coastal defense fort and the 1860 Fisgard Light House, sun-dappled ocean, and a broad meadow full of classic British vehicles with blue skies and Autumn foliage and you have a glorious experience! This year Mini was the Featured Marque but Ford was represented. Numbers were down, however, from previous years with only three EnFos showing up.

Next in chronological order was the absolutely lovely white 1954 Consul Convertible belonging to David Gill. It must have been wonderful to motor along in it on such a beautiful day! The car is virtually perfect to behold and this year David put up a very interesting board of restoration photos and period advertisements. It was certainly one car that I’d have loved to take home!

Oldest Ford present was my green 1951 E83W Thames pickup. This year my wife, Trisha, braved the journey from the mainland, riding in the recently-installed passenger seat. The Thames ran great on its ‘borrowed’ engine. Having blown the rod bearings in my ‘new’ engine on a run last November, I installed the engine out of my other (1952) E83W pickup. This has proved to be a great motor! I set up a storyboard of E83W history, which attracted considerable interest at the show. The Thames sported its usual ‘load’ of tea crates, sacks, and such and attracted a lot of interest as preserved British ‘commercials’ are rather rare around here. Newest of the old was the blue 1969 Cortina Estate brought by Cliff Jones and his wife. This vehicle just gets better each show, it seems. Cliff has restored it to a very high standard. Actually, this car is one that would still be perfectly usable everyday. Practical and powerful, it can keep up in modern traffic quite nicely, thank you! Perhaps this year’s financial challenges deterred some owners from making the ferry trip to Victoria- let’s hope next year sees a bigger turnout for what is one of the Northwest’s best events.

ABFM VANCOUVER 2009 Les Foster Reporting It was a record year for the Vancouver All British Field Meet held at the Vandusen Botanical Garden. Six hundred and thirty-seven British vehicles were on display! Seven of these were British Fords, which had their own class again this year. The exception was Les Foster’s 1951 E83W steel-boxed pickup, which was sent off to the “Commercials.” The Thames took 2nd in that class. Besides Les’ truck there were six Ford cars representing three eras of Ford development. Al Simmons debuted his excellent restoration of a dark blue 1950 Prefect. Al’s car won a 2nd in Class award. Elliot Sclater brought his lovely green ’50 Prefect. Bill Grant brought his incredibly original and well- preserved 1953 Zephyr Mk I which took a 3rd in Class award in the peer voting. The technological advancement between the “upright” era and the Zephyr was amazing. The very successful Cortinas had three examples shown. Cliff Jones entered his impeccable 1969 Cortina Mk II Estate. Lyle Foster debuted his finished restoration of his ’69 Cortina. Mark Collet showed his crowd-pleasing 1963 Cortina with its BDA racing engine. This garnered a 1st in Class. All the cars were deserving of award and really set a high standard for the show. Put together with excellent weather; the record turnout of a wide spectrum of British cars, trucks and motorcycles; a swap meet; and the beautiful garden setting; it made for a memorable day.

ENGLISH CAR SHOW, LINDSAY POSTCARD FROM SOUTH AMERICA ONTARIO, JULY 2009 Patrick Wilson Reporting An E-Ford fan, Fabian Rocha Kaminskas, from Uruguay, sent us these photos. It’s been a soggy summer in Ontario. Last weekend, my Fabian also runs a website about Uruguayan-made cars son and I took the Zodiac to Lindsay, Ontario. The car ran like (www.autos-uruguayos.tk). Fabian's website (in Spanish) a Swiss watch on the 400 mile round trip in convoy with a "promotes the knowledge of the obscure and anonymous Ferrari (belongs to my co-worker). coachbuilders in Uruguay from 1920 to 1970, the gold age of A couple of interesting ENFOs were there, both belonging them.” to Rick Williams.

Mk I (1951-56)

E83W Thames

Circa 1950 DeLuxe with after market sealed beam headlights.

PACIFIC NORTHWEST IMPORT FORD Favorite Import Ford 1960-1970: Pete Snyders’ freshly restored 1966 Cortina GT 4-door MEET 2009 Hillsboro, Oregon • Favorite Import Ford 1971-1980: Ric Cavallero’s 1973 Michael MacSems Reports Escort RS 2000 • Favorite Import Ford 1981-1989: Tony Viskov’s 1988 Scorpio • Favorite Import Ford 1990 & up: Rex Miller’s 1994 Capri XR2 • Favorite Euro-Capri (CCNA/Team Blitz Prize): Steve Lietch’s 1973 Capri (V8 conversion) • Favorite Merkur (Rapido Prize): Patty Viskov’s 1989 XR4ti • Favorite Import Ford Overall: Ric Cavallero’s 1973 Escort RS 2000 • Longest Distance Award: Pete Snyder’s 1966 Cortina GT • Winners of the Wrangler’s All-Ford Event Prizes:

• Import Ford 1st Place: Ric Cavallero’s 1973 Escort RS 2000

• Import Ford 2nd Place: Pete Snyder’s 1966 Cortina GT We had a great turnout for the 10th Annual Import Ford Meet with no less than 21 cars showing – which is not a • Merkur 1st Place: Name? XR4ti record, but is an improvement over recent years. There were 4 • Merkur 2nd Place: Tony Viskov ‘s 1988 Scorpio Xr4tis (would have been a 5th, but the car was impounded The most exciting part of the show for me was the arrival of enroute due to no proof of insurance); 4 Cortinas (3 Mk Is and Brad & Emma (collectively known as “Follow the Fiesta”) in one a Mk II); 3 Mk I Capris; 3 Fiestas (2 Mk Is and a 2009 model); of the 100 2009 Ford Fiestas touring this country for promotional two Aussie Capris; and one each, Mk II Zodiac, Scorpio, Mk I purposes. The new Fiesta got a lot of attention and lots of group Escort RS 2000, 2008 Focus, and a Mad Max replica XB pictures were taken. (This might be the only time that a car with a Falcon. manufacturer’s license plate shows up at our meet).

I am grateful to everyone who braved the threat of rain to

attend. Special thanks to: Rapido, CCNA, and Team Blitz for I reorganized the voting categories for the internal ballots. supporting the event with special marque-oriented awards; to This year's winners in our new categories are: Follow the Fiesta for showing up with a cool pre-introduction car; Favorite Import Ford 1932-59: Michael MacSems’ 1960 and to the Wrangler’s Mustang Club of Oregon for hosting the Zodiac (a 50’s car in every respect except the build date). event.

EFONA Financial Statement 2nd Quarter 2009

Beginning Balance: 169.24

Expenses: 513.02 Postage (Borrowed) 171.28 Printing for Issue 17/3 (Borrowed) 283.00 Labels & Envelopes (Borrowed) 16.24 Secretary of State 10.00 Payment to M. MacSems (decal sales) 17.50 Bank Fee December 15.00 (for dipping below the minimum balance of $500): Income: 1186.52 Renewals and New Memberships: 526.00 Sales of Club Merchandise: 60.00 Other Donations 130.00 Loan from M MacSems 470.52

Ending Balance: 842.74

Income vs Expenses: 673.50

Debt: Michael MacSems Loan -470.52 Michael MacSems Payment 17.5 Debt Balance -453.02

The Market Place  FALL 2009 Classified ads are FREE. Display advertising for businesses is available -- call for details. Only ads for European Fords and related items will be accepted. All ads must be submitted in writing (e-mail OK). We can’t accept ads by phone. Be sure to include reliable contact information. Ads may be edited for length and clarity. Ads will run for at least two issues. If you want an ad to run longer, let us know after the second issue is published. Phone Tip: Be courteous and considerate of others. Be sensitive to TIME ZONES. A 9:00 p.m. call from California is midnight for the receiver in New Jersey. Try to make your phone calls on the weekend or the early evening. Please help keep the Registry up to date: When you buy or sell an English or European Ford, please drop EFONA a line so that we can update the Registry. Thanks. 

EFONA FUND RAISERS: CARS FOR SALE MERKUR

Rapido has several XR4Tis and Scorpios for sale. Most are west-coast cars, which means little or no rust. Contact Russ – Oregon 541-544-3333 www.rapidogroup.com

PREFECT

Ed Ingold’s 1958 British . It’s comparatively rare, and one-family owned since new. Sale reason is that last year I bust a hip bone that left me with a leg problem using the clutch, and also my age EFONA static cling decals . Extras are $2.00 each plus .50 postage. now causing concern for long term. I do not like it, but these are facts Checks payable to Michael MacSems, P.O. Box 14115, Olympia, WA of life that must be faced. 98508. Included in sale would be a 30-year collection of spares that will weigh Genuine English Ford Line patches as issued by the English Ford at least a ton. These include a spare motor that has only done 20 hours Line Operations in 1964/65. Peter Quenet, then EFLO competitions running on a hydraulic test rig - it still has the original British spark manager, recently donated a small bag of them to EFONA as a plugs in it, and its flywheel has never seen a clutch plate! Spare wheels, fundraiser. Due to limited supplies, sales are limited to two per rad, and heap plenty of other stuff to talk about but too much to list customer. Price is US $10.00 each (postage paid). here! Apart from the shortage of a body shell maybe enough mechanical and brake stuff to equip a complete car. Being a bit of an oddity this car sure gets attention and the odd trophy at judging meets etc.

Sew-On

Iron On

Also available are iron-on English Ford Line patches without the The value of the spares is difficult to estimate, but the car was lion; donated by John Blizzard Jr. Cost for these patches is $10.00 each appraised at (Auction) - $10,500 itself last year. If anyone is interested, (postage paid). please call 902- 634-3080 or email [email protected] . I live Mail Checks (payable to IFHP) to EFONA, P.O. Box 11415, Olympia, in Lunenburg. NS WA 98508. Please expect a minimum turn around time of two weeks. Thx Ed Ingold. Please specify which type of patch you want.

1959 Prefect 4-door sedan . nice rust free body, runs. parts from the UK. I have $20,000 in body and paint work alone. This Clinton (517) 592-5177 car is for a true collector who is not afraid to spend some money. English Ford 1957 panel truck : Grey, all original does not run. I Pictures available by calling 250-490-4150 in Penticton, BC, Canada. have owned it 34 years, always stored inside. All parts are there but does not run. I can also deliver @ $2.15 per mile. I have all the manuals for this vehicle. I would like to sell it to someone who would 1949 Thames Pickup , This little truck is not rotted; some surface rust. appreciate this truck. $3500.00 It is running but needs wiring, I have registration, comes with a ton of Patrick Hurley (281) 960-2813 parts. This is a rare truck; You will not be disappointed $6000 obo Spring TX 77373 Phone (250) 746-1878 or [email protected] Ian Cox, The British Car Shop 2825 Austin Avenue, Victoria BC V9A 2K8 Canada Phone 250-384-2910 1960 107E Prefect project car: Too many and not enough room! Ever heard that before? Quite rare 1960, end-of-production Prefect with 105E motor and 4-speed . This is the body style of the 1954-1959 Anglia but is a 4-door. The engine and body numbers match. PARTS FOR SALE This car spent most of its life in Oregon then moved to Spokane, Washington. I had it shipped to Minneapolis Minnesota about 5 years 1954 – 1970 Enfo Parts.: Call Pete in California at 650-578-0304 or ago. email: [email protected] see: Engine runs, but I have never driven it due to bad hydraulics. Rebuilt http://home.pacbell.net/kstixrud/index.html brake, clutch master- and slave-cylinders will go with the car. Needs to be rewired (a wire harness from a ‘62 Anglia is included) EnFo service, restoration, & parts. Free catalogs Solid body, great floor, cracked windshield, and rear window is out of Kip Motor Company car but is good. Taillight bezels need some work and lenses. I may have 2127 Crown Rd, Dallas, TX 75229 some extras. Headlight bezels have some bondo but are fixable. 972-243-0440, Fax: 972-243-2387 The interior, including headliner, is an older restoration, but it could be [email protected] www.kipmotor.com revived with a good cleaning. This car should be restored not rat-rodded. I have $1200 into this car so this may give you an idea what I would E83W Crown Wheel and Piston. A few years back a friend and like to get for it. myself had two E83W CW&P’s manufactured with a 5.5:1 ratio rather than the standard 5.83:1. These were fitted to an Anglia and Pop with Email me [email protected] for pictures. modified E83W axle to give a decent road speed for Classic Trials use.

I have had one recent enquiry about these and if there was sufficient interest, my friend might be prepared to organize further manufacture. These were not cheap but the larger the batch the cheaper price per unit. Costs would be equally split with no profit involved. It should be noted that this would be a private venture and no FSOC approval is implied. If anyone is interested please contact me on 01484 843115 or [email protected]. Yours, Nigel Hilling

Anglia/Prefect parts. Over 700 sq. feet of parts. See complete listing in EFONA Member's Guide Terry Olson, Wisconsin 414-546-3427 [email protected]

EnFo and all British Cars: Lockheed and Girling new hydraulic components. These are brand new, not re-manufactured brake parts. http://www.powertrackbrakes.co.uk

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1956 Consul Estate Mk I 1956 Ford Consul Estate Wagon Ford of England and original sales brochures for all This is a very rare car. I belong to the 5-Star CZZ Club in the UK who models: interiors, features for the year. Great for restorations or gifts. has 500 members. I was told by the president that they know of one in 1948-54: $30 each; 1955-59 $25 each; 1960-69 18 each; 1970 to Australia, five in the UK and that I have the only one known in North current $15 each. Add $4.95 for shipping. VISA/MC, specify year and America. I have too many vehicles and don’t have the energy to finish model. Have literature for other makes, worldwide. Walter Miller, 6710 it. The car is ready for assembly, all the body work has been done Brooklawn, Syracuse, NY 13211. Ph 315-432-8282, Fax including paint and complete motor rebuild. I have brought back new 315-432-8256, www.autolit.com

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