MK1 FOCUS RS
It's easy to knock the Playboy culture. After all, if Hugh Hefner's sole aim in life was to accrue sufficient wealth to enable him to live out his days in a dressinggown, smoking a pipe and surrounded by scantily-clad ladies a fraction of his age, isn't that all just a bit tacky? Well, if you look at it in such over-arching terms, perhaps – but it's always important to dig a little deeper, and Hef's endeavours over the years were intriguingly multi-faceted. In the 1950s, for instance, he used Playboy magazine's editorials to question contemporary prejudices toward homosexuality. He opened racially diverse clubs in the 1960s and vocally supported the civil rights movement. In the ’70s he held high-profile fundraisers to restore the Hollywood sign. The point is, more and more unexpected details emerge as you dig deeper into the facts.
Such is the case with thisclassic, with collectors paying silly money for original examples, and slathering one in this bubblegum hue might seem like the demented vandalism of a lunatic. Of course, if you're a regular reader you will have clocked our Focus RS tuning guide last month and seen that these iconic hot hatches are still very much fair game for modders. And what's crucial to note is that this isn't just a Focus that's been painted pink… dig deeper and you'll find two important things: firstly, the project goes a lot more in-depth than merely paint, and secondly, there's an intriguing tale behind it. Because there's always a story behind the story.
