It has taken twelve months to reach this point, but I couldn't be more happy to see Project 2000 fire into life for the first time with its new engine. A big thank you as always to Kev at MRM Speedshop, who has project-managed the build, and Paul at

Offbeat thinkers have always driven the modifying scene forwards. The ability to view an established form or entity with a fresh perspective is not something everybody can successfully deploy, but there are characters for whom this stuff is just seco

Remember how loopy we all went in 2020? The lockdowns threw us all into a tailspin; that government-mandated daily walk just couldn't scratch the itch, we're social animals, we need to be out and about and interacting with people. As soon as freedom

The Mk6 Fiesta had a bit of heavy lifting to do when it was launched back in 2002. With the previous Mk4 generation, and the New Edge facelift that was just different enough to be dubbed ‘Mk5’, there weren't any really sporting versions, and that did

Last month we introduced project Save the ST170 – our homage to the unsung and often overlooked firstgeneration fast Focus. Our reason for choosing the ST170 was simple; they are fast disappearing from UK roads. Whether they have succumbed to dreaded

SUBSCRIBE AND SAVE! ISSUE 473 - JUNE 2024 It really feels like the Mk6 Fiesta's time has come. It's a phenomenon that's been enjoyed by many Ford models over the years, whereby a moment in time allows them to flourish in new and colourful ways; it ha

It doesn't matter how old you get, you still get excited by car parts arriving. It's to be expected though, when you're brought up playing with Matchbox cars and Hot Wheels, and have Knight Rider on the TV while you have your Frosties in the morning,

As with so many things in life, the cult of the Mountune MR200 is all about layers. Complex strata within the Ford ecosystem. Funnelling down from the top, most Ford people know a bit about Fiestas, many Fiesta enthusiasts fancy the Mk6, admirers of

Premium exhaust manufacturer Milltek Sport has increased its focus on developing performance systems for a whole new generation of petrol/electric hybrid vehicles. Most relevant to our interests is the system for the Puma, fitted to their own ST 1.0-

The kids would call it ‘murdered out’. But this idea of a black-onblack-on-black colour scheme (or perhaps ‘absence-of-colour scheme’ is a more appropriate term) stretches back as far as human memory allows. 1930s gangsters signalled their arrival in

5 MAY BHP Show Kent County Showground https://bhpshows.com/pages/bhp-performance-show 11-12 MAY Retro Rides Weekender Goodwood Motor Circuit retroridesevents.com/weekender 12 MAY Classic Ford Show South of England Showground events.classicsworld.co.u

Quite a lot of what you're seeing here can probably be traced back to the fact that Ben Sher's first ever Ford was a Racing Puma. As introductions to a marque go, that's a pretty darned forthright way to jump in with both feet. The Racing Puma was es

Once again, the popular British GT Championship will feature a full capacity grid of 36 cars and 72 drivers, competing in 15 different models from 10 manufacturers. In the more road-relevant GT4 class where Ford competes, 9 manufacturers are represen

£various UniClutch is a revolutionary new performance clutch system brought to the UK by Clutch Industries. The brand has been manufacturing clutches in Australia for over 70 years, and their latest innovation, UniClutch, aims to redefine the perform

You're probably familiar with the term ‘trailblazer’, and you've presumably got a decent idea what it means. But have you ever considered where the word actually comes from? Well, imagine yourself hiking along, say, the Appalachian Trail in North Ame

As car enthusiasts, we exist in a peculiar microcosm. It's not so much a hobby as a lifestyle, often all-encompassing, and yet to outsiders it can seem utterly baffling. Unjustifiable, even. Particularly when it comes to buying and running retros and

Car life is always full of twists and turns. One second you have your sights set on buying a project (or two or three in my case), having everything written down to where you want it to go and be… the next you’ve stuck it up for sale and are on the h

John Anderson has been a huge fan of fast cars for as long as he can remember. Not one to remain loyal to a solitary brand, he’s owned Japanese icons including a Mitsubishi Evo VIII and a 400bhp Subaru Impreza WRX, while he’s also had a brief Bavaria

The scene is set — the 2023 Summernats Car Festival, Canberra, Australia. At every turn, outrageous, megahorsepower, mechanical beasts with fire and brimstone souls assault your senses. Ground-shaking choppy V8 idles are complemented by tyres so big

Since the addition of the Focus RS51 Evocation which we covered last month, my initial plan was to use it as a daily driver. However, I have become so fond of it in all its glory I have decided to buy another car to daily drive. In my job I do a lot

The kitchen is the heart of the home, and that’s never truer than at Christmas time. There’s so much to prepare, from the relentless basting of the turkey and the trimming of the sprouts to the blending of the gravy and the painstaking efforts to get

Hagerty’s Festival of the Unexceptional celebrates its ten-year anniversary at Grimsthorpe Castle, Lincolnshire on Saturday 27th July. The show dedicated to great everyday classic cars was launched in 2014 to showcase much-maligned and long-forgotten