NATURAL EVOLUTION

The process of evolution occurs over time. It’s how the natural development of something becomes better-suited to its environment. And nowhere is it more obvious than the Fiesta ST pictured here.

The owner of the car is Alan Shepherd, director of Airtec Motorsport in Essex; he bought this Fiesta ST180 brand-new. It was one of the very first of the new STs in the UK, in fact, having arrived in early 2013.

Within days, the modifications began. It’s since served as a rolling test-bed, fast road car and track weapon, having changed parts, appearance and performance levels several times. It currently boasts its best specification yet, thanks to 300bhp-plus, carefully selected chassis modifications and a lightweight composite diet that has seen every body panel swapped except the roof skin.