Cars

Citrus of Angels Looking like it’s fallen from the heavens (and landed quite hard), this low-down orange wedge is an angelic slice of old-school splendour… Words Dan Bevis. Photography Lukasz Elszkowski.

Resplendent in Atlantis blue, this M5 demonstrates how the E60 is still a rising force on the tuning scene. Power, luxury, agility, poise, this California dream has got the lot… Words: Daniel Bevis Photos: Patrick Lauder.

The Inbetweener - Super-clean air-ride BMW 520i E28. The devil makes work for idle hands, or so the saying goes. While Ben Anderson waits for his dream build to be show-ready, he picked up a little something to keep him entertained in the meantime and it’s a classic to be proud of. Words: Daniel Bevis. Photos: Original Persona.

Henry Harris’s Forrest special, built in 1960 by an RAF officer, is an Austin Seven like no other. Words and photography Paul Hardiman.

The many performance cars in this issue reminds me of the time in 1990 when I came very close to crashing the first, handmade, unpainted prototype of the road-going version of the XJ220 (called 001).

A story of a true rarity unearthed in this time warp Carat Cullinan 500SEL V126 that’s been hidden for years. Diamond class At a time when the 126-series S-Class was one of the very best cars of the time, there was still a market to improve them even more, and we tracked one down to see how it fares now. Words Kyle Molyneux. Images Terry Oborne.

With a pair of 280CE models to concentrate on, we’re celebrating the simplicity of the 123-series underpinnings with that incredibly stylish coupe body… Words Kyle Molyneux. Images Terry Oborne.

The Golf that went Dutch, got re-registered and TÜV approved in Germany, and is now a forty-year-old tax-free ‘Ring legend. Words: Chris Eyre Photos: Tony Matthews. Opening image: Oliver Kälke.

On ­ first impression Ady Oliver’s Oak green Mk2 looks like it just rolled straight out of the 1990s, but as you delve a little closer you realise that couldn’t be further from the truth! Words: Si McNally. Photos: Si Gray.

Evoking the spirit of show cars of the turn of the century, Sebastian Berndt’s Scirocco takes that retro vibe and reworks it for a modern audience… Words: Dan Bevis. Photos: Tony Matthews.

OEM+ Audi TT RS 8S The Sixth Element - Carbon fibre is something of a theme on Michael Slater’s TT RS. But rest assured, this is no carbon copy build – this is a uniquely crafted 700bhp monster, taking OEM+ to the extreme… Words Dan Bevis. Photography Si Gray.

Rhythm and Stealth - Box-Fresh 200 20V Quattro. Audi’s five-cylinder engines have always been celebrated for making fabulous noises. And when you crank a 20v turbo up to 450bhp and hide it inside a stealthy black cruiser, that’s just about the perfect combination…Words Dan Bevis. Photography Mike Crawat.