Wekfest Japan’s Biggest Surprise: A 4-Cylinder NSX
After two decades covering the Japanese tuning scene, you might understand why I don’t get too surprised these days. It’s not that there aren’t exciting things happening in Japan; it’s just that I’ve...
View ArticleA Group S-Inspired Turbo Škoda
A couple of years ago I featured a wild ’88 136 GL, but this time I’ve gone more old school and, in a way, more traditional, albeit with some modern touches. Let me introduce you to this Škoda 120 GL,...
View ArticlePorsche Utopia At The Flat Six Show
Every child who develops an interest in cars sets their alliances early on. When I was 12, I had posters of a Ford GT and an E30 BMW M3 up on my bedroom wall. With time, some alliances stay, and my BMW...
View ArticleParty Up Front, Party Out Back: A V8 Turbo Corolla With A Twist
These are all things that led Jason Vd Heever Thomas to swap Toyota’s venerable V8 into his ’84 Corolla. But then he took things a step further… Jason was introduced to the automotive hobby at a young...
View ArticleDubshed 2023: The Other Hall
Most cars shows evolve over time. Tastes change, the audience diversifies, and small ideas begin to take route and grow. This is where Dubshed finds itself right now, evolving. While it’s still very...
View ArticleGatebil’s Craziest Compound Turbo Setups
During my recent weekend at Rudskogen Motorsenter in Norway for the biggest Gatebil event of the Scandinavian summer, I saw a lot of turbos. Big ones. In pairs. Strapped to diesel engines. So, for my...
View ArticleThe Mid Night Executive Express
But when you’re vice president of the Mid Night Racing Team, suits and corner offices have little to no meaning. What really matters is what, and how you drive. As a junior Mid Night club member coming...
View ArticleA Grassroots Drift MX-5 From Finland
Miska purchased the MX-5 back in 2013 with the intention of daily driving it. But – surprise, surprise – that all changed during its first winter in his possession, when Miska decided it would make a...
View ArticleThis BMW Is Far More Than An M3
Is a car only ‘correct’ if it’s a numbers-matching, unfettled example as it left the showroom floor? Does a tubular chassis with some fibreglass bodywork still count as the car it’s supposed to...
View ArticleA Better-Than-New Ford Escort RS Cosworth
Ford produced some incredible cars wearing the Cosworth badge in the mid-1980s and early 1990s, with Sierra and Escort variants dominating in racing and rallying – and on the street. ‘Cossies’, as they...
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