FREAK OF NURTURE

The Ford modifying scene has changed immeasurably over the last three decades. Back in 1987, the Mk4 Escort was all fresh and new, so the tuning world had got used to the idea of hot front-wheel-drive Fords — after all, the Mk3 Escort had been around since 1980. But nevertheless, there was still an undercurrent of yearning for the rear-wheel-drive thrills — a lot of people still thought that a Blue Oval wasn’t proper unless it steered from the rear.

For some diehards that’s still the case, although the world’s moved on and it’s no longer