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We do prefer modified cars to standard cars, because the standard cars have to appeal to a wider audience of potential buyers, and therefore by definition, must be a collection of compromises. If a car is built for one specific task, I.e. Racing, it will be a completely different car to one built for shopping. Car manufacturers have to build their cars to appeal to as many customers as possible, but the enthusiast can tailor his car to his own individual needs. Ford actively encouraged this from day one with their Escorts, so you won’t upset anyone at the factory if you change bits, not like Rolls Royce who used to frown upon such disgraceful activity.
First you must decide what YOU want YOUR car to do for YOU. Be realistic though. It is no good wanting an all out race car if in reality you need a car for long journeys, because you will be disappointed. Many people get a ‘Demon Tweeks’ or ‘Burton’ catalogue and want everything in it. This doesn’t work and just shows your lack of knowledge to everyone. Only buy what you need, and understand what you need it for.
A real race car has only the barest essentials in it in order to keep weight to a minimum, engines are tuned to suit the task, not always for maximum power but for reliability or low down torque in some cases. Popular today is the ‘look a like’ or ‘Replicar’, which is fine but a ‘works rally replica’ will not be pleasant to drive in traffic if you try to replicate the full mechanical spec as well as the looks. By all means modify the engine, but to a more realistic road car spec, which will make it almost as quick, but far more useable and more economical. True replicas are for show use only I’m afraid, and we like our cars to be driven, A LOT...
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