Thieves sped off with a customised rally car worth £100,000.

The black Ford Escort RS Cosworth, registration B5 JAM, was taken from a workshop in Sugar Street, Rushton Spencer, on October 7.

Police are now appealing for information about the theft. Detective Constable Jill Maddock said: "It would have been fairly difficult to start, so it may have been taken away on a trailer, rather than being driven away.

"It's a very distinctive car so if anyone sees it, they're likely to remember it."

Anyone who has any information about the car is asked to call Staffordshire Police on 0300 123 4455.