Books

Octane’s Glen Waddington gave the first Secret Fords volume a rave review in issue 212, and it was later shortlisted for the 2021 RAC Motoring Book of the Year award. So author Steve Saxty had his work cut out to come up with something equally special for volume two; fortunately, he’s delivered.

Following on from the 1970-to-mid-80s era that was charted in volume one, this new book takes the story from then up to 2002. The format is similar: hundreds of never-seen-before styling sketches, plus studio photos of ‘clays’ and rare prototypes, all explained with the benefit of an insider’s knowledge and contacts. Saxty was originally a Ford product designer who ended up in high-profile advertising and marketing roles for Jaguar and