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200bhp Skoda Octavia Typ 1U

When building a motorsport-inspired, race-look project there are certain base cars that just seem like obvious candidates… and an estate Skoda Octavia certainly isn’t one of them!

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Home-built Volkswagen Golf GTI Mk5

Christian Gale’s show-stopping, home-built GTI returns to PVW with some hard-fought updates that put it back among the UK’s best.

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640bhp hot rod 1954 Chevrolet Bel Air Custom

Retro Designs’ 1954 Chevy Bel Air modernises the best of Fifties Americana with 640bhp hot rod…

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157bhp restomod 1962 Porsche 356 B T6 Coupe

Starting life as a 1962 Porsche 356 B T6 Coupe, this beautifully restored air-cooled classic is now packing bespoke body styling and a 1.9-litre flat-four pumping out 157bhp and 141lb-ft torque thanks to extensive modification during the height of the pandemic...

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300bhp 1971 Jaguar E-Type ‘R’ V12 5.7 litre Series 3

If you’re not a slave to originality, the Series 3 E-Type has massive potential. We sample one man’s vision of a sharper V12 with input from some famous Jaguar names.

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1986 BMW 520i E28 BAGS air suspension

With its outstanding original spec, this clean E28 has sent its owner – a seasoned modifier – in a new and more sympathetic direction.

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2023 RennTech S76R - Mercedes-Benz S-Class W140 based restomod

Well over two years in development, the RennTech S76R is the most powerful naturally aspirated 140-series S-Class in existence. Mercedes-Benz Enthusiast spoke exclusively to its creators...

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300bhp 1.8 20v AWP engined Volkswagen Golf Cabriolet Mk1

Small cabriolets often get tarnished with the same, lame image, but Brandon Quail’s Berg-Cup kitted 300bhp 1.8T example is far from your regular rag top!

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Fuel-injected 4.2-litre 1958 Jaguar XK150

Upgraded XK150. Breathing new life into a ’50s sports car courtesy of an injected 4.2-litre engine and all the mod cons including air con.

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Stage 3 411bhp Volkswagen Golf Mk6

The Channel Island of Guernsey has a population of 65k, measures 25 square-miles and the maximum speed limit is 35mph. Although beautiful, it’s not an obvious automotive hub. Tom Godfrey both sourced and built this swashbuckling Mk6 Golf R there though. With an eye for the treasure, he’s our kind of pirate…

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Making the Grade 160bhp 1969 FIAT 128 1300 Restomod rapture

Tastefully upgraded two-door saloon. With tasteful and well targeted mods, this 128 really shows why Fiat’s little saloon needs to be more widely appreciated.

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Beautiful air-ride 1993 BMW 525i Automatic E34

When he was planning this E34 build, James Cook knew just what he wanted: clean, subtle, flawless…

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Eye-popping Individual 580bhp BMW M4 F82

Is an BMW M4 F82 a sensible family car? Well, yes and no. Mostly no, if you put a roll-cage in it. But for Jörg Stulken, this familial bond runs a little deeper.

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Incredible manual swapped BMW M5 E60 V10

There’s no missing this E60 M5, whether you’re being dazzled by the satin blue wrap or deafened by the sound of a 5.0-litre V10 sucking in air through carbon velocity stacks, and it’s a simply sensational super saloon that goes big in every way.

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