Fast Ford

Featuring performance-tuned road and track cars, product news, buying guides, technical advice, engine tuning, plus a massive section of Fords for sale, it provides a complete guide to the modified Ford scene for the first-time Ford buyer through to the full-on Ford fanatic.

Fast Ford

WELCOME • ISSUE 468 - JANUARY 2024

RUNNING WITH SCISSORS • Sporting scissor doors and air-ride, this Mk2 ST is bringing the spirit of the 2000s into today’s modding scene

NEWS • See what’s going down in the world of fast Fords…

SHOW DATES • See what fantastic shows and events are coming up for Ford fans in the near future

FORD STUFF • Useful gear for your beloved Blue Oval

DRIVEN RANGER RAPTOR • The big orange truck has a lot of horsepower… but there’s far more to this clever machine than mere grunt

MISSION CREEP • It started out as a budget engine fix on a cheap (and quite damp) ST150. Suffice it to say, Fraser Skene got a bit carried away…

WHAT IS VTEC ANYWAY?

SEMA 2023 • All eyes on Las Vegas, as the world’s most revered tuners roll into town

FOCUS POCUS • With a delectable spec including ITBs and a sequential ’box, there’s some proper magic within this rally weapon

THE (MARI) TIME MACHINE • We’re all familiar with the Sierra XR4i, XR4x4 and XR6, but sadly Ford never produced a 6-pot 24v Cosworth BOA-propelled variant. Scott McIlroy goes some way to prove they might well have missed a trick, with his stunning Maritime Blue 2.9 V6 Sapphire

SPECTRE GADGET • Josh Morris has taken a hands-on approach to crete an inspiring fusion of form and fuction – it's almost spooky how much fun he's having with it

PISTON BROKE • After some boost-related mishaps, Dave Wheeler at Wössner Pistons comes to the rescue

"IF IT FITS, IT SITS" • Crack out the tape measure – it’s time to talk wheel sizes

HIS RS FROM HIS ELBOW • Well, who could have seen that coming? FGS, Butsy’s bought another RS!

WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND • Out with the old, in with the new… or is it?

#PRINTMYFORD • See your very own fast Ford in full printed glory!

GT4 CHAMPIONS! • Against the odds, Academy Motorsport’s Erik Evans and Matt Cowley brought home the Mustang’s first overall British GT4 Championship in style

BTCC - SEASON FINALE • NAPA Racing UK secures historic BTCC title at Brands Hatch

TRAILER THRASH • If you’re going to build a dedicated Ford track toy, it makes sense to have a modded Ford tow vehicle too, right?

SQUIRES END-OF-SEASON FORDMEET • Despite the weather forecast, hordes of Ford fans descended on Squires to see out 2023 in style

TOO FAST TO RACE • Ford’s legendary RS200 arrived at the tail-end of Group B rallying – a series that necessitated 200 homologated road cars to be built. We drive #200…

THE FORD VAULT • Celebrating weird and wonderful models from Blue Oval history