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First class WTCC-style BMW 335i E90. Full-on wide-body beast Words: Daniel Bevis Photos: Peter Wu When it came to choosing his first BMW, Alex Aguiniga knew exactly what he wanted and, while he didn’t initially imagine it turning out like this, every element of the build is pure class… 

Red Alert. Wild 400hp S62 V8-swapped E30 tears up the Tarmac! German Muscle Incredible, S62 V8-swapped E30.  With an S62 V8 shoehorned into its engine bay, this ferocious E30 is the sort of machine we live for. Words: Elizabeth de Latour. Photos: Patrik Karlsson.

When Pontus Örnberg was looking for a daily driver, the humble 518 seemed to fit the bill rather nicely. And it did, for a while - but then he got bored and shoehorned an M3 engine inside it…

Rotten Merc resurrected. Epic Restoration Obsessive quests for perfection. This Pagoda generated an £18k bill – just for body panels. We follow the restoration of a Mercedes-Benz SL Pagoda that arrived resembling a collander and left as an exemplar, testing every ounce of a marque specialist’s resolve along the way.  ‘Imagine a 14ft-long Swiss watch… a very broken one’ The pretty ‘Pagoda’ SL has shot up in value, which is just as well when you have to restore one as bad as this. How does £18,000 in new panels alone grab you? Words Nigel Boothman. Photography Jonathan Jacob.

Citroën DS buying made easy. Snare yourself a Goddess of the finest calibre using a new-found mechanical confidence. Buying Guide How to assess a Citroën DS and snare a Goddess. Words Paul Hardiman. Photography John Colley.