Max Power Magazine August 1996 Peugeot 306 Dimma Ford Cosworth Tuning Cars (1500)

Original Max Power Magazine – August 1996, from the height of the UK’s 1990s modified-car and tuning scene. This issue is packed with period performance builds, custom bodywork, turbocharged cars, ICE installations, technical features, motorsport and buying advice.

The cover is dominated by a bright yellow modified Peugeot 306, promoted with the large “SCORCHER!” headline and a feature on a Dimma 306. The magazine strongly reflects the Max Power style of the era, with bold custom cars, wide-body conversions, extreme audio installations and highly modified road cars throughout.

Main Cover Feature – Peugeot 306 Dimma

The principal feature is a yellow Peugeot 306 Dimma, shown both on the front cover and across the opening contents spread.

The car features:

• Bright yellow paintwork
• Wide-body Dimma-style appearance
• Deep-dish alloy wheels
• Lowered stance
• Modified front bumper and body styling
• Distinctive period 1990s tuning aesthetic

The contents spread gives the car a large full-width image and makes it clear that this is the principal cover story.

Other Featured Cars

The photographed contents pages show a particularly strong selection of modified 1990s cars, including:

• Sapphire Cosworth
• Ford Escort / Cosworth-related feature
• Two Renault 5 GT Turbos
• Mazda 323
• Ford Fiesta
• Rieger BMW 5 Series
• VW Polo G40
• Cavalier Turbo
• Golf G60
• Metro GTi
• Readers’ modified cars
• Various ICE demonstration vehicles

One image shows two brightly coloured Renault 5 GT Turbos, while other photographs include extensively modified European hatchbacks and saloons typical of the period.

Cosworth Feature

The cover also highlights “COSSEMOD” and references a 360bhp Sapphire Cosworth, making Ford Cosworth content another major attraction in this issue.

This will be especially interesting to collectors of:

• Ford Sierra Sapphire Cosworth
• 1990s Ford tuning
• Retro performance cars
• Modified-car magazines
• Period aftermarket tuning culture

ICE / Car Audio

A substantial part of this issue is devoted to in-car entertainment and custom audio.

Visible features include:

• ICE Cable Mega Test
• ICE system installation articles
• Custom boot installations
• Amplifier and speaker equipment
• High-output sound systems
• Technical audio features

One photographed spread shows an elaborate ICE install with amplifiers and custom equipment, perfectly illustrating the extreme car-audio culture Max Power became famous for.

Buying & Technical Features

The photographed contents also reveal a wide mix of practical and technical articles, including:

• Metro GTi Buying Guide
• ICE Mega Guide
• Power Surgery
• Performance information
• Car modification advice
• Security testing
• Product and equipment reviews
• Motorsport coverage
• Readers’ cars

There is also a feature on a distinctive yellow custom Ford Anglia, shown across a colourful multi-page spread, adding further variety beyond the more familiar hot hatches and turbo cars.

Issue Details

Magazine: Max Power
Date: August 1996
Cover Price: £2.75
Main Cover Car: Peugeot 306 Dimma
Other Key Subjects: Sapphire Cosworth, Renault 5 GT Turbo, Mazda 323, BMW, Polo G40, Cavalier Turbo, ICE
SKU: 1500

Condition

Pre-owned vintage condition with clear signs of age, reading and storage wear.

From the photographs:

• Front cover has visible surface rubbing, scratches and general marks
• Noticeable vertical creasing is present through the front cover
• Spine shows rubbing and wear
• Lower-left front corner is worn and softened
• Bottom edge has rubbing and small areas of creasing
• Top edge shows noticeable wear and slight waviness
• Right-side edges and corners show handling wear
• Internal pages show age-related yellowing
• Several inner pages have visible folds and pronounced vertical creases
• Page edges show general handling wear
• Some pages appear slightly wavy from storage/use
• Rear cover has surface wear and rubbing
• Spine and surrounding rear-cover area show further scuffing and age wear
• Binding appears to remain intact in the photographs
• No obvious handwritten annotations are visible in the pictured areas

This is not a mint copy, but it remains a very characterful and highly collectable example of mid-1990s Max Power, with excellent period tuning content and a strong Peugeot 306 Dimma cover.

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

SKU: 1500