"To those not embedded within the Max Power culture, its passing would hardly raise a ‘meh’, but this was a multi-million pound business with a dozen or more magazines feeding it, the largest of which was selling a quarter of "
Renault 5 Turbo
"It might not be the first motor you think of when you think of the mentalist modding culture of the mid-late nineties. But I owned a Renault 5 Turbo in the height on the madness. And know this: this car typified "
Top Five: Mod Heroes. Everyman tweakers of the late 20th Century
"During the mid-late nineties and into the new millennium - the Max Power generation was the most visible UK car cult out there. This was before car finance and insurance and a general political correctness took hold. We might all "
Max Power People
"Jordan: AKA Katie Price Few individuals are more associated with the excesses of the Max Power era than Jordan. We’re not sure whether she ever owned a Saxo, but she certainly graced covers, spreads and the bonnets and other "
Vauxhall Chevette
"Shovel-nosed, Pinto-esque, uniquely strange and oddly appealing, the Vauxhall Chevette was a Likely Lads car before Likely Lads were Likely Lads. And what am I talking about when I use the term Likely Lads? We’re talking about kids who "
Land Rover Hot Rod
"All images Via Larry Chen/Speedhunters When we spotted this Land Rover hot rod recently on the excellent SPEEDHUNTERS we thought we had to share. The Land Rover has been a talisman since its inception after the war - but "
Aston Martin DB11
"According to the wires, a new chapter in Aston Martin’s history began this week at the 86th International Geneva Motor Show with the unveiling of the DB11. The Great British brand calls this the first product launched under the "
Geneva Motor Show: Ford Fiesta S-T 200
"It's Geneva time of year again. And while the main bulk of the automotive world is agog at the latest crossover launched by a premium brand - from Aston Martin to Maserati and everything between, we're interested in a hot "
Influx Social
Oil & Ink Expo
"We stumbled across this fine collection of printed work this morning whilst considering the coming of spring and a time when riding motorcycles in the northern hemisphere wasn't akin to a sublime kind of torture. Oil & Ink is a "
Ferris Fest and a Ferrari
"This festival malarky has gone a little bonkers. And none more so than Ferris Fest. Yes, this is a gathering dedicated the unlikely cult of the 1986 teen film by John Hughes, Ferris Bueller's Day Off. Or is it that unlikely? "
Vintage Bike Crush: Rudge TTR 350 Radial Head
"Having our head buried in the world of pre-war motorcycles these last few weeks, we've been slowly turned on to the whole world of the vintage thumper. Theirs is a strange, basic beauty - especially for someone like me who "
Vintage Dream Garage
"We asked Anthony of Pembrokeshire Classics to name a small fistful of vintage motorcycles that would take pride of place in any aficionado's dream garage. Not that he doesn't have one of those already. BSA Gold Star BSA's original Gold "
Brough Superior SS100
"Brough Superior might be one of the most venerated bike brands in the history of motorcycling. But is the brand’s reboot just another high-end custom house taking the mickey with the prices it charges for a build? When the "
Zen and the Art of Motorcyle Maintenance
"In 1974, Robert Pirsig finally published Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. It had been rejected 121 times. It’s a classic of hip literature, though at the surface it seems pretty square. The book was not really about Zen Buddhism, "
Analog über Digital!
"Do you remember a time when your vehicle didn’t answer you back? A time when you got in, turned the key and all you heard was the sound of the engine? No beeps? No buzzes? No rings to admonish "
Renault-Alpine Vision Concept
"Renault has announced that it will formally revive its Alpine performance brand next year with an all-new Alpine A110 sports car closely related to this concept, the Alpine Vision. It's a mid-engined two-seat coupé making its public debut at the 2016 "
