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Driven Automotive Legends. Words: Daniel Bevis Spruce Goose Driven: SAAB 900. We’ve always loved the super-Swede here at RC, but now we finally get to drive a Goose! Go out and drive a Saab 900,” said Midge. “I’m going t o stay here and have a brew.” Well, he didn’t have to tell me twice. My dad had a 900 Turbo when I was a kid (VLX 993X – I suspect it went to the great scrapyard in the sky long ago) which taught the 7 year-old me all I needed to know about boost gauges and hooligan thrust. Time to make a long-held dream come true with perhaps the ultimate Euro box…

Retro Ride Lada Riva ‘90s Lush Lada Riva. WORDS: Daniel Bevis. PHOTOGRAPHY: Ade Brannan. AIR BRICK A Lada on air-ride, with copious VW styling cuesand more than a hint of modern Fiat? Oh, such Western decadence… Euro Mix Lada Riva. These have been the butt of many a joke over the years but they were certainly popular on the ‘Bloc’. Then again, we’re guessing the Soviets didn’t have much of a choice - it’s the Lada or the gulag! Still, at least this one is awesome.

BMW E28 5 Series race car Gorgeous retro-racer packing a 360hp E34 M5 straight-six. The Turner Prize E28 RACE CAR. The Turner brothers had been yearning for an E28 racer ever since they used to see them pounding the circuits in period. And after a decade of practice in a Mini, this work-of-art race car is their reward… Words: Dan Bevis. Photography: Matt Woods.

The Kicker Studebaker. A thoroughly retro demo car from one of the undisputed kings of American audio. With all that Kicker gear it’s as loud as it is low too! When Kicker Audio decide to build a showcase for their latest speakers, they don’t mess about. This 1950 Studebaker is testament to the passion of a bunch of enthusiasts who didn’t want to just screw some speakers into yet another minivan…

The Eighth Wonder. A stunning M1 that started life as a Procar, was then a road car, and is now a road-going Procar!  M1 Procar for the road BMW’s mid-engined masterpiece reimagined as the ultimate road car. BMW’s jewel-like M1 is a rare and desirable art piece, while its Procar sibling is a terrifying, jawdropping brute. So what happens when you combine the two…? Words: Daniel Bevis. Photography: Zach Todd.