Ambition is critical. Anyone who’s watched Twin Town will tell you that (they might even chuck in a bonus expletive for kicks), and of course, it’s a phrase that’ll be familiar to residents of Swansea and/or fans of the poet David Hughes. The crux of the matter is that a yearning for bigger, better, newer and more interesting things is what pushes mankind forward, and that’s particularly evident across the car modifying scene. After all, how many people do you know who’ll carry out a few mods, say ‘Yep, that’s finished’ and then keep the car like that forever? No, project cars are never finished, there’s always a fresh set of wheels or a higher echelon of power or what-have-you to strive for. And Sam Jones is a keen example of this mindset. Every car he owns ends up turning into something cool and ever-evolving, and when he tried to restrain himself with this R55 Clubman by mapping it out from the start as ‘just an air-and-wheels build’, it was always inevitable that he’d get carried away.
But let’s rewind to the start. Because Sam’s been playing this game
