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Racing liveries have been a strong influence on Liam’s life for a long time. As a teenager, he had a white Cobra with blue stripes pinned on his bedroom wall. Little did he know then that those American national racing colours would return to feature in his real-world car life 20 years later.

With no particular family marque loyalties at work in the background, and after dabbling with a couple of Renaults, Liam’s car-life turned increasingly to performance-oriented Fords. But even then, Liam liked to take his own path and not follow the crowds, starting with a purple Probe, followed by a V6 Cougar.

Also increasing over time were the levels of mods and upgrades fitted to his Fords, but eventually the need for sensible family transport inevitably