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.

Fast Ford

WELCOME • ISSUE 472 - MAY 2024

SUCK SQUEEZE BANG BLOW • Some purists may scoff at the idea of putting a Honda engine in a Mk2 Escort – but James Edge simply cannot hear them over the howling VTEC

NEWS • See what’s going down in the world of fast Fords…

SHOW DATES • See what fantastic shows and events are coming up for Ford fans across 2024

BOLT FROM THE BLUE • With knobbly tyres, a hydro handle and 775lb.ft of instant torque, Ford’s Performance division is out to have some serious fun

RTR ULTIMATE FUN-HAVER

GUTS & GLORY • Bought from a good mate as an ongoing project, this striking 2.1 Zetec turbo XR3i not only looks the part - with an array of trick mods and close to 300bhp on tap, it’s pretty rapid too!

CATCH SHMEE IF YOU CAN • Inspired by the incredible build story of this Mk3 RS by Tim Burton, better known as Shmee150 on YouTube, Stuart Mason didn’t waste any time making contact when the car came up for sale

SPACE RACE • In the 1960s, Ford sought to capture the excitement of the space age with a full-size luxo-barge. For the 2020s, upstart custom rebels Ruffian Cars have reinvented the Galaxie 500 as a full-bore race weapon

SAVE THE ST170 • We unveil our latest project as we show why the Focus ST170 should be saved before it’s too late!

DAILY FAIL • Our dyed-in-the-wool Mk3 RS fan gives a Mk4 ST a try

GAME, SET AND HATCH • Surprise, surprise – Butsy’s gone and bought another Fiesta

#PRINTMYFORD • See your very own fast Ford in full printed glory!

RALLY SWEDEN • We sent Chris back to Umeå to wade through some snow. He didn’t mind.

SPOTLIGHT: SARAH HALL • A passionate motorsport enthusiast, Sarah talks us through her route into racing

THE BLUE PILL, OR THE RED PILL? • Decisions, decisions… which of these track-biased Mk8 STs takes your fancy – the really fast one or, er, the really fast one?

SEAN CROMBIE - IN MEMORIAM

BLOWN AWAY • When it comes to forging your own path, you can never go wrong with a supercharger – especially a huge air-stuffing monster that sticks right out the bonnet of your Mk2 Cortina…

PUMP UP THE VOLUME

COUNTRY STANCING • From ragged farm lane rally slag to stanced show-and-shine winner, this ST180 has been on quite a journey