# Tom Ford (presenter)

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{{Short description|British motoring journalist & TV presenter (b.1976)}}
{{For|other people with a similar name|Thomas Ford (disambiguation)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name        = Tom Ford
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| birth_date  = {{birth date and age|1976|1|3|df=y}}
| birth_place = [Leicestershire, England](/source/Leicestershire%2C_England)
| occupation  = {{flatlist|
* Journalist
* presenter
}}
| status      = 
| children    = 
| website     = 
| television  = {{flatlist|
* ''[Fifth Gear](/source/Fifth_Gear)''
* ''[Top Gear America](/source/Top_Gear_America)''
}}
}}
'''Tom Ford''' (born 3 January 1976) is a British motoring [journalist](/source/journalist) and [television presenter](/source/television_presenter). He was the co-host of [Five](/source/Channel_5_(British_TV_channel)) motoring television series ''[Fifth Gear](/source/Fifth_Gear)'' from 2002 until 2009.<ref name="autotrader">{{cite news | title = Channel Five star too mad for Top Gear | url = http://www.autotrader.co.uk/EDITORIAL/car_page_content/34048.html
| work = [Auto Trader](/source/Auto_Trader_Group) | publisher = [Trader Media Group](/source/Auto_Trader_Group) | date = 2007-04-25}}</ref> In 2017, he began presenting ''[Top Gear America](/source/Top_Gear_America)'' for [BBC America](/source/BBC_America).<ref name="BBC America">{{cite news|last1=Schwindt|first1=Oriana|title='Top Gear America' Ordered By BBC America|url=https://variety.com/2017/tv/news/top-gear-america-bbc-1202011923/|accessdate=July 2, 2017|publisher=Variety|date=March 20, 2017}}</ref>

==Education==
While studying for his [philosophy](/source/philosophy) degree at [Essex University](/source/Essex_University) Ford joined a [performance art](/source/performance_art) group called Kiss My Axe,<ref name="autotrader"/> before a brief time with a circus. He later returned to education and obtained another degree in [journalism](/source/journalism).<ref name="autotrader"/>

==Journalism==
Ford's writing includes a stint at ''[Car](/source/Car_(magazine))'' magazine where he rose from staff writer to road test editor. He currently writes for ''[Top Gear](/source/Top_Gear_(magazine))'' magazine as a contributing editor for the publication, having previously been Deputy Editor for the publication. He also regularly writes for the ''Sunday Times'' motoring section.

In March 2014, he began filming ''[Mud, Sweat & Gears](/source/Mud%2C_Sweat_%26_Gears)''.

==''Fifth Gear''==
Ford became a presenter of ''[Fifth Gear](/source/Fifth_Gear)'' for [Channel 5](/source/Channel_5_(British_TV_channel)) in 2002.<ref name="autotrader"/> The show was planned to be cancelled in 2009,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ausmotive.com/2009/10/19/fifth-gear-cancelled.html |title=Fifth Gear cancelled&nbsp;— CONFIRMED|work=AUSmotive.com|date=19 October 2009}}</ref> however it did return in 2010 but without Ford.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.carsuk.net/fifth-gear-on-tv-the-return/|title = Fifth Gear on TV - the Return|date = 23 March 2010}}</ref>

In autumn of 2007 he crashed heavily during the filming of episode 7 of series 12 which resulted in broken toes. After winning a drifting competition on Bedford Rascal van against his colleague, Ford went for a glory run; however, during the power slide he put the car on two wheels and ended up in the barrier. After experience of rolling over in Reliant Robin in a similar event earlier in the series, he was wearing a substantial amount of protective gear, and his only major injuries were three broken toes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.autoblog.com/amp/2007/09/27/fifth-gear-host-injured-while-drifting-a-team-van|title = Fifth Gear host injured while drifting A-Team van}}</ref>

==''Top Gear America''==
Ford was announced as one of the presenters of [BBC America](/source/BBC_America) motoring television series, ''[Top Gear America](/source/Top_Gear_America)'', an American version of ''[Top Gear](/source/Top_Gear_(2002))''.<ref name="BBC America"/> It began airing on July 30, 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/TopGearAmerica|title=Top Gear BBC America|website=www.facebook.com}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070305230523/http://fifthgear.five.tv/ ''Fifth Gear'' website]
* [http://www.topgear.com/ ''Top Gear'' website]
* [https://twitter.com/tomwookieford Ford's Twitter feed]

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