Fast Car Magazine December 1996 VW Corrado Turbo Peugeot 205 Golf Tuning (1503)

Original Fast Car Magazine – December 1996 issue, packed with period UK modified-car, tuning, performance and ICE content from the height of the 1990s modified-car scene.

The front cover is dominated by a modified Volkswagen Corrado, promoted as a 350bhp Corrado Turbo, with numerous other performance and tuning features advertised across the issue.

Magazine Details

Publication: Fast Car Magazine
Date: December 1996
Genre: Modified Cars / Tuning / Performance / ICE
SKU: 1503

This is a particularly strong period issue for collectors of 1990s VW, Peugeot, Ford and modified-car culture, with plenty of technical material as well as feature cars and contemporary aftermarket products.

Main Cover Feature – 350bhp VW Corrado Turbo

The principal feature is a heavily modified Volkswagen Corrado Turbo, advertised on the cover as producing approximately 350bhp.

The contents confirm the feature at around page 122, describing it as a high-power Corrado build. The car is pictured prominently across the cover in a deep red finish with a lowered stance and large aftermarket wheels, making it a very recognisable example of mid-1990s UK tuning style.

Other Feature Cars

The contents shown in the photographs include a wide selection of modified vehicles:

• Rare Fat Clio – unusual Renault Clio feature
• Horny Hondas – modified Honda coverage
• Home Grown Orion – Ford Orion feature
• Devilish Peugeot 205
• Smooth Ford Escort
• Supercharged G60 Golf
• 16V Golf Icon Tweaks
• 5 GT Hybrid Turbos
• 4x4 Dyno Shoot-Out

There is also a strong Volkswagen theme running through the issue, including the Corrado, Golf G60 and additional Golf tuning material.

Technical & Tuning Content

The photographed contents pages show a substantial technical section including:

• 18bhp RS Turbo cam test
• 4x4 dyno shoot-out
• Straight-line springs
• Colour-coding wheels
• FM CDs / in-car audio
• Truck box build
• ICE competition
• Suspension and wheel-related modifications
• Engine and turbo tuning
• Performance testing

This makes the issue particularly interesting for anyone collecting original period material relating to 1990s modifying techniques and aftermarket equipment.

Period Modified-Car Culture

The magazine captures the styling trends associated with the UK modified scene of the era, including:

• Turbo conversions
• Large alloy wheels
• Lowered suspension
• Wide-body styling
• Colour-coded components
• In-car entertainment
• Dyno testing
• Hot hatch modifications

The adverts and editorial design are also very representative of the mid-1990s tuning-magazine scene.

Condition

Pre-owned vintage condition with substantial visible age and handling wear.

From the photographs:

• Front cover has noticeable creasing, rubbing and surface wear.
• Heavy wear is visible along the spine and left edge.
• Top-left corner is creased and worn.
• Bottom-left front corner has significant scuffing, crushing and small tears.
• Lower edge shows general rubbing and fraying.
• The cover does not sit perfectly flat and shows some waviness/curling.
• The inner contents area shows considerable wear around the centre/spine, including visible tears and stress around the binding area.
• There are small holes/tears and paper loss around parts of the central fold/binding shown.
• Internal pages displayed remain readable and colourful but show general handling and edge wear.
• Rear cover has creasing, spine rubbing, edge wear and corner wear, particularly toward the lower spine.
• Overall binding appears heavily used and should be treated carefully.
• No obvious handwritten notes are visible in the supplied photographs.

This is not a mint collector copy, but it remains a highly interesting original 1996 issue with substantial period tuning content.

Please examine all supplied photographs carefully as they form an important part of the condition description.

SKU: 1503