Show-and-go is a desirable fusion. It’s not for everyone; some people like to make gleaming show-stoppers out of relatively underpowered bases, on the grounds that they’re built for cruising – if you’re going too fast, nobody will see you. Others build outright performance machines without paying much heed to the aesthetics – nobody will see you anyway because you’re going so fast. But the sweet spot for people like Liam Stolton lies in the centre of the Venn diagram: cars that are as fabulous to behold as they are breath-taking to drive. His previous masterpiece demonstrated this ethos perfectly: a Mk2 Fiesta with extreme aero and a supercharged Zetec, gleaming like a concours sweetheart. “I’ve always been into my old Fords, from a young age,” he explains, “and following in my brother Martin’s footsteps is where it all started. I was always working on them with him before I could even drive. It all started for me driving a strippedout and rollcaged Mk2 Fiesta with an 1800 Zetec,
