Cars

Timeless Mk1 Jetta gets tasteful resto with centre-lock Ronal Racing Turbo wheels Everybody has their own individual tastes when it comes to cars and that’s great. It’s not often we feature a car that we wouldn’t alter a thing on, though, but Emil Lydersen’s Mk1 Jetta Coupe is one of the few. Here’s why… Words: Elliott Roberts. Photos: Mike Crawat.

Originally a stop-gap as he saved for a G40, Nick Braddock’s Volkswagen Polo GT Coupe Mk2F (Type-86C 2F) soon grew on its owner, evolving into a stunning supercharged pocket rocket in its own right… Words: Sam Preston. Photos: Adam Walker.

When Nicolae Moldoveanu paid €400 for a ’1979 Volkswagen Golf GTI Mk1, it was little more than a rusty shell. But he had a clear idea of the potential within, and three years later his vision’s been realised in fine style… Words: Daniel Bevis. Photos: Tony Matthews.

Set your phasers on stunning and take a look at the wacky styling of Ford's Consul Capri, says Kev Leaper.

 Patience goes a long way when you’re turning factory engineering on its head – especially if, like Stephen Hunt, bad luck has a habit of getting in the way. Words: Alex Grant. Photos: Matt Woods.

Race liveries have been quite common over the past couple of years, but what’s your all time favourite? We can take a pretty good guess which Mario Kößner’s is! Words & photos: Tony Matthews.

Rectilinear or ravishing? This capable and overlooked GT is both.

If you went to all the trouble of building a Group A E30 M3 recreation it’d be no surprise if you then decided it was too good just to use on the track, which is why this incredible Warsteiner-liveried beast is not only fully prepped for racing but also fully road legal. Words: Elizabeth de Latour. Photos: Lewis Bennett.

When we first featured Philipp Maas’s F80 M3 back in 2018 it blew us away and now it’s back, having been totally transformed and taken to the next level, and the end result is simply spectacular. Words: Elizabeth de Latour. Photos: Evolutionized Photography.

The Japanese consider the E36 318iS to be the German AE86, due to its great handling and low power, so does fitting a race-bred S14 engine into this one make it the equivalent of Takumi’s tofu delivery sledge? Words and photos: Chris Nicholls.

The greatest showman. Just when you think you’ve seen it all, someone builds a wide-body, single-turbo S55-swapped 2002 that obliterates your senses and makes you realise otherwise. Words: Elizabeth de Latour. Photos: Viktor Benyi.

With its oh-so subtly enhanced styling and a thumping great V8 under the bonnet, classic 3 Series motoring doesn’t get much better than this awesome E30. Words: Elizabeth de Latour. Photos: Sebastian Obara.