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FIVE-STAR MOTORING FOR THE MASSES

Motoring in post-war England had remained virtually unchanged since the ’30s … As such, when the 100E was launched, it was revolutionary

Russ McIntyre is well known in hot rod circles for having built several superbly engineered top-quality cars in recent decades, so imagine our surprise when, during a visit to his home a few months ago, he announced that he was buying a 100E. Looking around at the American muscle parked everywhere in his workshop and his current ’55 Chevy project with its 447-plus-kilowatt fuel-injected 8.2-litre engine, it seemed to us that lusting after a small English car of similar vintage with a meagre 36hp (27kW) made no sense.

Sure, there are a few 100E pictures around the wall, but everyone who knows Russ thought that this was just a passing phase generated from his earlier years. However, it turns out that these little English Fords have been a passion his whole life. In fact, by the time Rus

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