ESCORT GT
An HGV mechanic by trade, 46-year-old Brian Wisbey may spend his days spannering Scanias, but his true passion lies with restoring, racing and maintaining vehicles of the Blue Oval variety, in particular this stunning Mk1 Escort GT, a car that has had more replacement parts than Trigger’s broom, but which has a history that begins over half a century ago in northern Africa.
“I was born and raised near Colchester where my Dad owned a car breakers,” Brian tells us as we admire the way the sunlight sparkles off his car’s perfectly-polished paintwork. “Growing up there in the 1970s and 1980s, I spent most of my time around old cars and I guess it just stuck with me,” he says, explaining how his love for classic Fords began at an early age.
