If your idea of a hot chip is a spicy Samboy then you're not living in the nineties. Computerised engine management has been around for a long time now and the aftermarket is always hungry for ways to make the latest machines go harder. Gone are the days when a half-inch spanner and a screwdriver would let you tune up your beast on the way to town - nowadays you need a degree in computer science to trick up your wheels. Luckily, there are a few companies around who do have the necessary skills and bank balances to create smarter engine computers. They produce modified brains for your car that do much more than create a few extra horsepower, sorry, Kilowatts!

Some people are allergic to change while others live for it. Regardless of how you feel about it, though, change happens - for better or worse. Hutchings has found himself somewhere in between these two extremes with his Jade Green XW GT. Although the engine and driveline have changed much since he bought the car back in 1977, the body and spirit of the original GT have been left intact.

If you are a Ford freak and are wondering what engine combo to build for your ride that's a bit different, then perhaps you should look at building a modern version of the famous Boss 302 engines from the Sixties. We heard of such a beast being built by KEC and went along, camera in hand, to check out the combo.