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THE CLASSIC FUTURE WE WERE PROMISED?

hose of you who follow the Classic World YouTube channel may have seen Phil Weeden’s take on the Mk5 Escort, a car that was much maligned, but not nearly enough. With a few notable exceptions (mainly some of the larger rear wheel drive German cars) I really have little enthusiasm for modern cars. The ones I’ve driven lately have been so indescribably awful that they and their cheapskate manufacturers have to be named and shamed. Ford learned the hard way, but many haven’t. I’m

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