Cars

Full-body workout. Humble BMW 316 E30 transformed into fully-custom, carb’d M20-powered Alpina B6 tribute. The Works Spectacular, fully-custom E30. What started out life as a shabby 316 has now been transformed into a completely custom Alpina B6 homage with a motorsport twist, powered by an M20 on carbs, and it’s utterly spectacular. Words: Elizabeth de Latour. Photos: Lee Cant.

Sonny & Share Father - and son-built E30 325is. Words: Daniel Bevis Photos: Dennis Podmarkov and Igor Polishchuk There’s a lot of love tied up in this Space grey E30. It’s flawlessly finished and features astounding attention to detail, and it’s all thanks to an unbreakable father-son bond…

M5-Look BMW 750Li Custom-styled F01 7 Series “Look at me. Know what you see? You see a bad mother…” If James Brown were still around, he’d undoubtedly be driving about in something like this. The levels of boss-man badass are off the charts. Words: Daniel Bevis. Photos: Viktor Benyi.

Wild S2000 BMW ’02 Honda-powered fully-custom classic. Cream of the crop S2000-swapped custom 2002. The S2000 engine might divide opinion but this fully-customised 2002 is an absolute riot and impossible not to love. Words: Elizabeth de Latour Photos: Viktor Benyi.

Six-Pack With an BMW S38B36 power plant stuffed under the bonnet, this E30 Cab from Oz means business. Words: Danielle Bagnall. Photos: Ben Dillon.

Panamera puts the boot in A bit more practical, a lot more attractive. Words Kyle Fortune. Photography Barry Hayden.

Buying guide W140 our tips for buying the biggest Benz of the 1990s. Buying a Mercedes-Benz W140/V140-series. How to bag the best of the biggest. We show you what to look for when buying the biggest Mercedes saloon of the 1990s.

Aston Martin DB7 The model that saved its maker has earnt its classic status, claims Malcolm McKay, but its problems can be costly to rectify Photography Tony Baker. Buyer’s guide to what could be the last affordable Aston.

High Mile Hero W124 300D Adam Adams has one of the best 300Ds left – despite its 300,000 miles. Adam Adams’s 300D has done 300K – but you’d not believe it to look at it.   Mercedes W124 Words: Justin Lazic. Pics: Peter Seabrook.

A road trip to remember. Looks can be deceptive, as Greg MacLeman finds out when he delves into the adventurous past of a well-travelled Mercedes ‘Pagoda’. Photography Tony Baker. Passion for the Pagoda Merc’s Middle East tour.

Man and machine ‘It has the legs on a Ferrari’ Adrian Clark and his racing Porsche 928 GTS. Words and photography Paul Hardiman.

The new 2018 Alpine A110 is very much in the spirit of the original. Which is why Gordon has bought one. Retro-themed cars don’t often echo the forward thinking features that made the originals so great. Gordon has found one that does though.