THE AMEN BREAK: MODIFIED MAZDA R100
Matt Bell on 7th August 2020
This peculiar Japanese curio marches to the beat of its own drum… but just what in the holy hell is it? Banzai lifts the lid on this modified Mazda R100.
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FC THROWBACK: HOMEGROWN HUSTLE – MODIFIED BMW E46
Glenn Rowswell on 6th August 2020
Welcome to this week’s FC Throwback, where we take a look back at some of our favourite previous feature cars. This week it’s Dan Taylor's modified BMW E46 from 2014...
WAXING LYRICAL: RENAULT 5 GT TURBO & 1971 MERCEDES W114
Glenn Rowswell on 5th August 2020
Meguiar’s has been keeping rides pristine for generations. So when shine supremos Tom and Dale embarked on a fresh-for-2019 custom build-off, they knew they had to channel the modifying culture of times past…
MODIFIED FORD FIESTA RS TURBO
Matt Bell on 4th August 2020
Fiesta RS Turbos may be getting increasingly rare, but that doesn’t mean they have to be kept stock, as Jamie Hurley has proven with his immaculate modified Ford Fiesta RS Turbo.
FC THROWBACK: SOLE SURVIVOR – TUNED RENAULT 5
Glenn Rowswell on 30th July 2020
Welcome to this week’s FC Throwback, where we take a look back at some of our favourite previous feature cars. This week it’s Adrian Fletcher's Renault 5 from 2015. Renault were once keen to strap a turbo to every model in their ’80s range. This rare little R5 must be one of the coolest of the lot…
CAR LEGENDS #32 – GROUP B RALLYING
Glenn Rowswell on 29th July 2020
Rallying has always taken road cars to the extremes of tuning. Today’s WRC machines cost hundreds of thousands of pounds and share few components with the road cars they’re based on. But in the 1980s, Group B rallying made today’s WRC look tame...
MODIFIED BMW E9 CSL SHOWSTOPPER
Matt Bell on 24th July 2020
With a turbocharged S52-swap and custom Group 4 racer bodywork, this incredible modified BMW E9 CSL Tribute is one of the most awesome cars we’ve ever seen.
FC THROWBACK: THE KEI TO HAPPINESS – DAIHATSU CHARADE
Glenn Rowswell on 23rd July 2020
Welcome to this week’s FC Throwback, where we take a look back at some of our favourite previous feature cars. This week it’s Olivia Sharpe’s Daihatsu kei-car from 2017. Using ingenious home-grown modifications to match her tight budget, Olivia Sharpe’s outrageously fun Daihatsu acts as an important reminder that it’s not money that necessarily buys you happiness…
MODIFIED NISSAN SKYLINE R32 GT-R
Matt Bell on 21st July 2020
Strange and dream-like things happen in Finland. Tony Hakku had always dreamed of owning an R32 GT-R but, as you can see, those desires stretched further than simply buying and enjoying a bone-stock Skyline. Here is his stunning modified Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R.
FC THROWBACK: BISIMOTO PORSCHE 911
Glenn Rowswell on 16th July 2020
Welcome to this week’s FC Throwback, where we take a look back at some of our favourite previous feature cars. This week it’s one our all time favourites, the Bisimoto Porsche 911. Forget economy and comfort for company cars – this one has 771-bhp, a roll-cage and an ass full of turbos!
TALES OF THE UNEXPECTED: MERCEDES OM605 ENGINED BMW E36
Glenn Rowswell on 15th July 2020
Just when we think we’ve seen it all before, one of the coolest and fastest diesels we’ve ever seen appears…
DRIVING MISS CRAZY: TRACK HAWKEYE IMPREZA
Matt Bell on 14th July 2020
Gez Purcell bought this hawkeye Impreza on the understanding that it would serve as a sensible family car. Funny how things work out, isn’t it?
PRECIOUS CARGO: HAKOTORA PICKUP
Matt Bell on 10th July 2020
Already the proud owner of a classic ‘Hakosuka’ C10 Skyline, Steve Hemming decided that transforming a Nissan 1200 pick-up to a Hakotora pickup to match the iconic look would make for the perfect addition to his fleet…
FC THROWBACK: BAGGED MK1 AUDI TT
Glenn Rowswell on 9th July 2020
Welcome to this week’s FC Throwback, where we take a look back at some of our favourite previous feature cars. This week it’s Dan Roache's bagged Audi TT from way back in 2014…