MONSTER TRUCK

When was the last time you saw a P100 pickup on the road? We honestly can’t remember either, which is a real shame as the truck was a very popular sight back in the late ‘80s and early ‘90’s. Looking at DVLA records a mere 145 are taxed today, with 453 currently SORN’d… which actually makes them over five times rarer than a 3-door Sierra Cosworth! Sadly most were bashed up carrying around bags of cement and hairy-arsed tradesmen, and now rest peacefully in the great building site in the sky.

This one has thankfully avoided the crusher, and now spends its time being lovingly polished and admired at Ford shows thanks to father and son duo, Ian and Jaiz Anwar. But why pour so much passion into a P100? “These were the trucks to have back in the day,” Ian explains, “they were really popular in the buildingwas on the telly and was constantly on the radio, the P100 was a bona fide status symbol for a chippy or a brickie. “Most of us had the standard ones with plastic trim and flat paint,” Ian continues, “but you knew a tradesman was doing really well, as they’d turn up in a Paris Blue or Magenta one with the cloth trim, carpet and all the spec!”