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The big 3-0-0

Not too many people start with a horsepower figure when they begin a Van conversion, but James Sharp wanted something different out of his Transporter

3-day itch

Building promo Vans is a joy. You get to create what you want to showcase your vision. For a short while…

UPCYCLING

Two British-made modern classics which made credible sporting saloons despite their unlikely origins.

NICHE WORK

A crossover model before the term had even been invented, the original Range Rover could well be the perfect multi-purpose classic.

CLASSIC REVIVAL

Fancy an MGB without the welding and SUs? The much modernised RV8 should fit the bill.

1980s FLEET FAVOURITES

We profile a line-up of popular mid-sized '80s company cars ranging from the ubiquitous Sierra and Cavalier repmobiles through to the king of the company car park, the BMW 3-Series.

3D Technology To Preserve Classics?

Traditionally, the unavailability of a critical component has had major repercussions for owners of historic vehicles, putting the brakes on a restoration project or even forcing a historic vehicle off the road.

TWIN PEAKS

In common with other major, forward-thinking manufacturers, Royal Enfield has embraced the new generation of custom motorcycle building, enlisting up-and-coming as well as established names across the world to make their own mark on a modern Enfield model. But the latest collaboration brings together two firms that, although no longer in British ownership, will for many people remain quintessentially British

THE RESURRECTION SHUFFLE

We’ve all read features with similar titles to this one. Normally, any such write up (or ones that mention a phoenix or the phrases ‘risen from the ashes’ or even ‘back from the dead’), usually applies to someone creating something quite outstanding with a bike that was once written off, scrapped or otherwise suitably deemed defunct

TYMELESS

Although Arlen Ness built many motorcycles in a variety of styles throughout his long career, none is more instantly associated with the legendary builder than the digger. When Jack Deagazio set out to build a tribute to Arlen Ness there could only be one motorcycle he would build

Pick of the bunch

Keith Preston felt he needed a classic car in his life but, with no previous knowledge of the subject, he set about finding the one most suitable and then spent 17 years refining his much-loved MGC GT.

Zed's Not Dead

James Crow has a bit of a passion for Zs and he rescued his latest example, a rather striking ZS 180 Monogram, purely to match a ZT that he also owns.

NICKEL ‘N' BRASS

Over the years I have been constantly impressed and often amazed at the variety of people that custom motorcycles attract. Perhaps this shouldn’t be as surprising to me as it is, because I fully believe that building a custom bike is one of the broadest forms of art that there is

Our friends' ELECTRIC

With MG’s ZS EV starting to hit the UK roads, we put one to the test to experience the reality of living with an electric MG.

TANGLED UP IN BLUE

There are some bikes which become inextricably linked with their owners to the point where it’s almost impossible to imagine them in the possession of anyone else and yet which also stick in people’s memories even though they might not be the most radical of custom bikes

MGA REGISTER'S 50TH ANNIVERSARY REUNION

MGA REGISTER’S 50TH ANNIVERSARY REUNION

GOLDEN GOOSE

I got this Honda CB750 as a bodged together wreck at a bike rally in Tipperary around two years ago. That night the sewer pipes overflowed and we had to evacuate the small marquee and stand around outside. That should have been an omen but I still took a quick look at the bike and did the deal. I should have looked closer…

CLASSIC MOTOR SHOW

CLASSIC MOTOR SHOW

BARREL BIKERS CUSTOM SHOW - CRUICK BARN, BRADWELL ABBEY, MILTON KEYNES

Held at the Cruick Barn in Bradwell Abbey near Milton Keynes, the Barrel Bikers’ Custom and Classic Show, always and without exception, produces an impressive turnout and is generally lucky with the weather, which means that I am on the go from the moment I arrive till the moment I leave, trying to document as many bikes as possible

Coming to America

How the Sacred Octagon found success in the New World

RISING STAR

One of the stars of this year’s Kickback Custom Show at the Prescott Bike Festival was a young lady called Cheyenne Keogh who was exhibiting her very first build. We asked Cheyenne to tell us about the bike, but she was much too busy with schoolwork and building bikes, so here’s her story in her Dad’s words…

BOOMERANG B

Mick Tillott sold this early B in 1975 to make way for a new company Cortina. He knew even then that it was the wrong thing to have done and, years later, he was able to make up for it.

AVERNUS MCC'S PURGATORY RALLY ADLINGTON CRICKET CLUB, ADLINGTON, LANCASHIRE

Avernus MCC had a bit of a quandary finding a suitable venue for its latest and hugely popular Underworld Rally. Undaunted, the folks adapted, improvised and overcame the challenge with the compact and bijou Purgatory Rally – A Temporary Torment

A clean sweep

Roger Parker’s old V8 engine makes way for a new custom 3.5-litre build by Vitesse.

1964 Jacques Coune MGB Berlinette model

Even among classic car enthusiasts the name of Belgian coachbuilder Jacques Coune is not nearly as well known as Ghia, Bertone or Pininfarina.

1934 – those were the days

The good old days of MG, before Len Lord butted in...

The Old Way

With manufacture of the X351 XJ now finished, the F-TYPE takes over the mantle of Jaguar’s oldest production model. To discover more about the continuing allure of this six-year-old sports car, we drive a 380PS V6 convertible from Lincoln to Bath on the UK’s oldest road, the Fosse Way

Saving Jaguar

On the brink of the abyss in the early Eighties, Jaguar saw its fortunes turned around by a new chairman, John Egan. We meet up with him at the Jaguar Heritage Trust at Gaydon to talk about his strategies for the company’s recovery

Black Dog Custom Show - The Black Dog, Broadmayne, Dorset

Named after the only pub in the village of Broadmayne near Dorchester, nobody there can quite remember how long the informal get together that is the Black Dog Custom Show has been going

Just like Buddy

This genuine Ariel Cyclone twin, Sel Oak’s rare export sports 650, goes a well as it looks. And Buddy Holly bought the third one dispatched.