Fast Ford

Featuring performance-tuned road and track cars, product news, buying guides, technical advice, engine tuning, plus a massive section of Fords for sale, it provides a complete guide to the modified Ford scene for the first-time Ford buyer through to the full-on Ford fanatic.

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LEVELLING UP • What began as a 1.0-litre Zetec S is now an ST180-swapped tearaway with a show-winning finish

EUROPEAN MUSTANG NATIONALS

MODEL CAR CONCOURS RETURNS TO BICESTER

RANGER PREPS FOR DAKAR

FORD STUFF • Useful gear for your beloved Blue Oval

DRIVEN FOCUS ST TRACK PACK • New upgrade package for the ST adds some desirable goodies - including coilovers, Brembo brakes and flow-formed alloys

SHOWS & EVENTS • Europe’s biggest and best Ford show returned to Silverstone with a fresh new layout, and the results were legendary

TIDAL WEAVE • When the Finnish king of composites started making carbon fibre parts for his Focus RS, he found it rather hard to stop…

GOODWOOD FESTIVAL OF SPEED • High drama in West Sussex as Goodwood battles the elements

LOVE ISLAND • Over in Guernsey, Ady Bougourd’s lifelong love of fast Fords has resulted in the Green Giant, a unique and intriguing UG RS

THE REBORN SUPREMACY • When a dyno day ended with a bang, Ben Stirling took the chance to build his Shelby GT500 back faster, louder, and smoother than ever

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ACADEMY MUSTANGS: SUN, SAND AND… SUCCESS • British GT teams travelled to the Algarve for the seventh round of the championship

FORDS IN MOTORSPORT • NAPA Racing UK sweeps to success at Croft

MOTORSPORT SPOTLIGHT • Josh Payton’s Zakspeed-arched and Millington-powered Cortina is causing a stir in the Modified Ford Series

SYNTACTICALLY IDIOSYNCR ATIC • What’s in a name? Well, when it comes to this steroidally enhanced Capri, rather a lot…

REDUCING EMISSIONS • We ask the experts at LIQUI MOLY how their products can reduce exhaust emissions

MK7 FIESTA 1.0 ECOBOOST • Despite the small-capacity three-cylinder engine, the 1.0 EcoBoost Fiesta packs a mighty punch. Tweak it in the right places and it’ll deliver a knock-out blow to all its rivals, and go toe-to-toe with its big brother, the fabled Fiesta ST. Here’s how…

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BABY DRIVER • Who needs a Qashqai? The Mk2 XR2 was a perfectly serviceable family car in the 1980s, and that’s just as true today…

THE FORD VAULT • Celebrating weird and wonderful models from Blue Oval history

INSIDE THE NOVEMBER 2023 ISSUE