There is an ever-increasing portfolio of companies these days making megabucks from reimagining classic cars of the Eighties and Nineties.
Alfa Romeos, E30 M3s, Delta Integrales and even 22B Imprezas are now being turned out via this modern-day phenomenon of restoring an old car, putting in some modern tech, presenting it with some pretentious marketing spiel and charging anything from £250,000 to over £500,000 for the result.
Some of us are old enough to remember that only five minutes ago these types of creations were simply called resto-mods and wouldn’t require prospective owners to have a Monaco postcode.
Back in the real world, Simon Palmer is a builder. From Essex. As down-to-earth as they come. But he has put together one of the best ‘reimagined’ Fords we’ve ever seen – in the shape of this beautiful XR2: pound for pound, it surely knocks all those overpriced creations into a cocked hat when it comes to fun.
Simon explains, “I built it simply to enjoy driving. It wasn’t about making it the best
