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BORN AGAIN

It’s sad to think that some cars are destined for a simple life of transporting a weekly shop, or being driven at walking pace while a new driver learns for the first time. The truth is that any car has the potential for more, and when it came to this 2001 Fiesta 1.3 Flight, Andy Franks saved it from a life of boredom by stepping in to give it a new reason to live. Now spending its days mainly on race circuits, Andy has been developing it from a standard road car to a capable track weapon, complete with cutting-edge EcoBoost power from a Fiesta ST180.

The story starts back in 2016 with Andy buying the car from an old lady who used it for shopping. With just 55,000 miles on the clock, he bought it

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