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WHAT LIES BENEATH

E36 ESCORT SALOON

It's fair to say that shoving non-Ford motors under the bonnet of something wearing a Blue Oval is generally not the done thing. We say that, and then in this issue, we've got two of the things… But when there's such a rich selection of engines to choose from within the Ford family when you're considering a swap, why look further afield? Well, in the case of Terry Davies, he didn't just do an engine swap: he swapped a whole lot more, and his Escort Saloon is not your usual Ford four-door…

Terry is a mechanic by trade, which is handy considering how involved this build was, and he's also a lifelong Ford fan. “I've been into Fords since I was about five,” he says with a smile. “My father was a mechanic, and he was into his

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