LOVE MACHINE
In the modified and custom car scene, there are certain ways of doing things. At least, that’s what people will tell you. VXR Vauxhalls need to be Arden Blue, Mk1 Escorts need to have bubble arches and Cibies, Mk4 Golfs need to be aired out over wheels that are worth more than the whole car. These are the perceived immutable constants of modern modding.
What a load of cobblers. If you’re building your car to impress other people, you’re doing it wrong; sure, it’s nice to receive admiring glances and friendly compliments on the showground, and winning the odd trophy is a wonderful reward for your hard work, but when you pull it all down to brass tacks, you’re the one who owns the thing. The only person you need to please is yourself.
This is very much the ethos shared by Dan and Chloe Clougher,
