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The most interesting characters in world history are those who go out of their way to do what they’re not supposed to. Likewise, it’s these maverick thinkers who colourfully shake up the car scene with their bizarre concepts.

We love a weird project, and we’ve seen it all: from Viper-engined Sierras to VTEC-powered Fiestas. When you fuse this penchant for the jarring with the broad-reaching world of RS Turbo modifying, again it’s possible to track down examples of pretty much any outlandish notion you can think of.

After all, back in the good old days of cruising, when mobile phones required their own backpack and reality TV was in the hands of Noel Edmonds and Jeremy Beadle, the Series Two Escort RS Turbo was king. The undisputed daddy of the modding scene. Every up-and-coming 17-year-old in their mum’s Escort 1.3L was

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