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Fiesta Commercials

One classic Fiesta van is a rare sight these days – but Lee Paddock rolls into the shows with three of the little-seen load carriers.

All In One

This show-quality Mk1 Fiesta packs a punch like no other, thanks to an ST170 turbo engine mounted in the back that’s putting over 500 bhp to the rear wheels.

XR Owners' Club

The XROC is one of the oldest Ford clubs, but it’s always looking forward reckons Allen Patch.

Period Drama

There’s been no end of drama in the lifetime of Glenn Shute’s Saph Cossie. But today it exists as a pristine and period-perfect ’90s survivor…

Peak Performance

With stunning mountain roads on his doorstep, Craig Gosby wanted something fun to drive and this 530bhp, Syvecs-managed Focus RS ticks all the boxes.

Revo Stage 1 MK8 Fiesta ST

Revo have a formidable reputation when it comes to tuning fast Fiestas, so we couldn’t wait to try their new Stage 1 upgrade for the latest Mk8 ST for ourselves…

Sweet Dreams

When life threw Nathan Mercer some devastating curveballs, he knew just what he had to do: channel his energies into building the fast Ford he’d always dreamed of…

End On A High

It’s been a busy end to the season for the Motorbase team, but it ended on a high with a double Indy win at Brands Hatch.

T5 Buyers Guide

If you want a large, practical VW you can stamp your mark on and drive daily, perhaps it’s time you look at buying a T5? Here’s what you need to check

Germany Calling

Cycling and sight-seeing whilst taking in plenty of history along the way.

Village Bus

A RHD Barndoor Deluxe Bus is an incredibly rare and very desirable vehicle and Carl Elliott’s superb ’54 is perhaps the best example anywhere in the world!

Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit

As the saying goes, it’s only original once. Fortunately, this retired fruit pickers Bus had been left to ripen in a farmer’s barn

Family 'Wagen

What do you do when you have a kick-ass Ghia but a large family? Simple. You build a kick-ass Bay Window Microbus as well

Getting The Balance Right

In the first of a new series Racecar’s very own balance of performance expert, an SRO and VLN BoP provider, gives us the inside line on the much-maligned art of levelling the playing field in motor racing – while also explaining why it really is necessary

Tunnel Vision

In the latest in our racecar design 101 series we take a detailed look at the fundamentals of wind tunnel aero development By

Superpower

At long last the Class 1 global GT category lives, with DTM and Super GT’s GT500 all but merging technically and even racing against each other. But how have the three Japanese manufacturers managed to adapt to the new formula?

Genetically Modified

By opting for a mid-engine layout GM has broken with tradition with its all-new Corvette, but early indications are that the C8.R GTE racing version is likely to continue the fabled marque’s very long run of Le Mans success

Desert Storm

The side-by-side class for utility task vehicles (UTVs) has proven to be hugely popular on the Dakar in recent years. Racecar took a close look at what’s become the buggy of choice in the category, the Can-Am Maverick X3 x RS, to find out why

You're Never Too Old To Be Cool!

“I have owned many high end cars over the years, but this is the best thing I have ever bought”.

Tasmania In A T3

We left Brisbane bound for Tasmania and the bi annual Wooden Boat Festival via the town of Orange my sister’s big Birthday bash.

Wild West Wagen

From the outside this custom Dove Blue Panel Van looks just like – a custom Dove Blue Panel Van! Open the cargo doors however and you step straight into a wild west saloon!

Purple Haze

Owned by Cheryl Drew and Darren Jones, the driving force behind Dubs Collective, this striking T5 custom camper really is a van for work, rest and play.

Kings Of The Castle

Take one haunted castle and it fill it with VWs = Dubs At The Castle

Kangaroo Jack

If you haven’t spotted any Slambassador creations built by their head honcho and master fabricator, Denis Cunliffe, we can only assume you’ve been living off grid, welcome to the world.

Ruby

It’s over four years since I first photographed this bike and, while I have a rule of not shooting the same bike twice (unless they are radically different to the original), for this Harley I will make an exception. After all, this incarnation of Patsy McArdle’s Ruby is even better than the first!

Green With Envy

Regular readers of this magazine will know that the lads at Bristol Bobbers do like a Yamaha DragStar. After all, as they say, what’s not to like? In their words, “they make perfect reliable, cost-effective cool bobber conversions.”

The Blue 'Max

It was some fifteen years ago that I bought this bike as a stock, full power V-Max. I hitched a ride to Southampton, bought the ’Max and rode it back to Cornwall! Back then it had just 8000 miles on the clock and although I’d always intended to customise it [Steve is a member of NCC Kernow, so the customising part goes without saying. Ed], I never thought that it would turn out the way that it has…

Racing Into The Past

In this issue devoted to V-twins, we are delighted to bring you one rather special V-twin engined motorcycle, particularly because many of you will never have seen one of these motors before

Crazy Junk

When you receive an invitation to participate in a Biker Build Off at the same time that you are planning to do a bit of spring cleaning in your workshop, then it’s as if the planets are fortuitously colliding

Electromobility Evolution

How ABB is positioning itself at the forefront of a practical global e-mobility infrastructure.