Midge is so deep inside the modding life, he builds feature cars by accident. See this bagged VW Beetle? This was only ever meant to be a daily runabout… From Fast Car magazine. Words: Dan Bevis. Photos: Daniel Pullen The new-wave Volkswagen Beetle has always been a bit of an outsider on the modding scene. …
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WIDEBODY E36 M3: EVERGREEN
For as long as there have been cars, patriotic British racers have been painting them British Racing Green. But what on Earth is this colour doing on a widebody E36 M3 in Texas? Bizarrely, once we delve into the back-story, it actually makes perfect sense… From Performance BMW. Words: Dan Bevis. Photos: Danh Phan If …
Alumination: Documentary illuminates the story of an American icon
Icons of the American roadways are subject to debate: Corvette or Model T? Route 66 or the modern interstates? Waffle House or Stuckey’s? Standard Oil or Shell? Paper maps or GPS? But there may be one road-going icon that stand alone, above debate. It’s the Airstream trailer, and “Alumination,” a documentary film about the aluminum-riveted …
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