KREME DE LA CRÈME

Building a modified car is a lot like baking a cake. First you have to decided what kind of cake you would like to make, then you need to get the ingredients and combine them with skill and timing. Too much of any one ingredient can throw off the whole thing, so if you want a perfect bake, you need to find a recipe that works and stick to it. In car terms, that means having a plan from the start and deciding exactly what you want to achieve. Be it a track car, a show car, or whatever your taste in modified motors, knowing the direction of your build from the start will always pay dividends, as you can then select the finest parts and blend them together for the best result. But, when it comes to cars, there isn’t a smorgasbord of books or online tutorials to follow like there is for baking, it’s a skill that you refine over time from experience.

“I was introduced to the modifying world by my Dad,” remembers 25-year-old Adam Crawley, the owner and builder of the carbon-clad hot hatch in front of our camera lens. “Growing up