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463bhp 1JZ-GTE engined 2000 BMW 328Ci E46/2

Logan West creates his take on the ultimate driving machine — A 1JZ-packing street-legal slider

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Stanced 450bhp BMW M2 CS F87

A few days spent behind the wheel of the limited-run M2 CS reveals why it’s more than just rare – it is borderline perfection.

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Chris Baird’s carbon-clad 510hp 2016 Volkswagen Golf GTI Clubsport Edition 40 Mk7

More than half way through the Golf GTI’s fifth decade, and Chris Baird’s carbon-clad 510hp Volkswagen Golf Clubsport Edition 40 Mk7 shows the hot hatch bloodline still has plenty of tricks up its sleeve…

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Period Perfect 2.8 VR6 1989 Volkswagen Jetta GLI Mk2

When Angel Fuentes took custody of this ’1989 Volkswagen Jetta GLI Mk2 the rare Helios Edition must have thought all its Christmas’s had come at once. Here, Ted Dorset discovers exactly why…

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3.6-litre VR6, Stage 1 engined ex-police by WORK Meisters Volkswagen Passat Variant B6

The recipe for this ex-police Passat called for some WORK Meisters to be stirred in. And with tasty suspension and a chewy VR6 on the menu, this was always destined to be a spicy fusion…

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Tuned 2.0-litre engined 1975 Volkswagen Golf Mk1

When a water-cooled VW goes down a storm at the hot rod school of excellence that is the SEMA show, you know it’s going to be a winner. Aaron Stehly has hit the jackpot with this one...

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ST170-powered 1984 Ford Sierra 2.3D GL Estate

This Sierra may have started life as a leisurely diesel — and it still has the badges to prove it — but thanks to Tom Jackson’s wily tricks, it’s hiding some high-octane surprises…

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538bhp Ford Sierra Sapphire RS Cosworth 2WD

We first spotted this stunning Saph at RS Combe back in 2019, but then someone ate a dead bat and the world went mad. Fortunately, we managed to track it down and, finally, get it featured…

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Powered by a 210bhp 2.7-litre flat-six 1972 Porsche 911 S Restomod

They don’t come much more spick and span than Uwe Kraenzmer’s prized Porsche. Then again, we shouldn’t expect anything less from a marque enthusiast running a business stripping muck off vehicle chassis. His intriguingly named 911 got the full treatment…

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Nitrous-boosted 199bhp Ford Puma

A pub chat about the best Fords ever made is guaranteed to include a list of what we might call the usual suspects. An Escort Cossie; an RS500; an RS2000… A wish-list of iconic, RS-badged machines with their DNAs closely linked to championship-winning rally and touring cars.

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220bhp 2.9-litre Cosworth BOA 24-valve V6 1977 Ford Cortina 1600L shell Mk4

Originally featured two decades ago, ‘WOO’ has been given a new lease of life thanks to Ben Thompson

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2.0-litre ST170 engined 400bhp 1990 Ford Sierra LX Estate

Built in a garage at home and with 400 bhp on tap, this unsuspecting Sierra estate is a perfect homebuilt hero in every way.

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Stunning 1979 Ford Fiesta Sandpiper Mk1

Original or modified? Budget build or show-stopping finish? As Paul Stott’s Jaffa Cake Fiesta proves, you don’t always have to make these decisions. Sometimes you can have both.

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Modified 1969 Jaguar E-type Series 2 Lightweight and made for sprints

Wanting an E-type for sprints and hill climbs, Darren Tyre has transformed a lowmileage Series 2 fixedhead coupe into a fast, unique and well-developed racer

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1972 Plymouth Barracuda

Richard Brezinski’s Plymouth ’Cuda is just the latest in a long line of magnificent Mopars that have graced his garage. Jon Cass caught up with him to get the lowdown on his latest Pentastar lovely…

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