Max Power Magazine May 1998 Ford Escort Cosworth Peugeot 306 Honda CRX SKU 1520

Original Max Power Magazine – May 1998, a substantial late-1990s issue from the height of the UK modified-car, tuning, styling and ICE scene.

Full issue date: May 1998
Cover price: £3.10
SKU: 1520

The front cover is dominated by a highly modified red Ford Escort Cosworth, photographed from a dramatic low angle and fitted with gold alloy wheels, an aggressive front splitter, bonnet vents and the registration A17 COS. This is a particularly strong period cover for collectors of Ford performance cars, Escort Cosworth memorabilia and 1990s Max Power culture.

The issue carries the cover feature “The King – 415 Mad Cossies Rock The House”, placing the Escort Cosworth firmly at the centre of the magazine.

MAIN COVER FEATURE – FORD ESCORT COSWORTH

The photographed opening spread shows the cover Escort Cosworth alongside other modified Ford machinery.

The feature photography gives a clearer view of the red Cosworth's period modifications, including:

• red bodywork
• large rear wing
• vented bonnet
• deep front splitter
• additional front lighting
• gold multi-spoke alloy wheels
• low modified stance
• performance-oriented styling typical of the late-'90s tuning scene

The contents identify the feature as a Ford Escort Cosworth x3 article, making this issue especially appealing to Escort RS Cosworth and modified Ford collectors.

FEATURED CARS & MOTORING CONTENT

The contents pages shown include a wide range of cars and tuning features, including:

• Ford Escort Cosworth
• Vauxhall Astra
• Honda Civic
• Renault 5
• Honda Life
• Honda CRX
• Mazda 323
• Peugeot 306
• Renault Clio
• Ford Mondeo
• Peugeot 205

The cover also advertises additional cars and features including:

• Memphis TWR Mazda
• modified Dimma Renault Clio
• Peugeot 306
• modified Peugeot 205
• Honda
• Mondeo
• Renault Prima / Japanese-market styled cars
• Astra

MODIFIED-CAR FEATURES

The interior photography shows a mixture of high-performance builds, show cars, Japanese imports and heavily styled road cars.

One photographed feature, “Love At First Sight,” centres on a red/orange modified hatchback with:

• lowered suspension
• oversized alloy wheels
• heavily restyled bumpers
• bonnet scoop
• custom front grille
• modified bodywork
• period Max Power show-car styling

Another photographed section, “Drive-By Shooting,” presents a selection of readers' and enthusiasts' modified cars, including Volkswagen and Japanese-inspired builds, with interior and exterior detail shots.

This issue therefore provides a strong snapshot of what the UK modifying scene looked like in 1998, covering styling, bodykits, wheels, suspension, ICE installations and performance modifications.

OTHER CONTENT

The photographed contents pages also show coverage of:

• ICE Install Guide
• car-audio equipment and JBL components
• Max Power Lottery
• Top Gear / product tests
• micro tests
• performance information
• ICE anatomy
• SpeedShop
• cruise coverage
• essential cruising guide
• auto salon coverage
• SEMA show
• styling and guide features

The cover additionally advertises:

Blue Suede Seat Guide – ICE Install ABC – Cops or Nobbers? – Essential Cruising

The magazine has the loud, colourful graphic design strongly associated with 1990s Max Power, with large feature photography, modified cars, tuning advice and period adverts throughout.

CONDITION

This is an original May 1998 magazine and shows genuine age and handling wear.

Visible condition from the photographs includes:

• noticeable wear along the spine
• several spine stress marks and small creases
• rubbing and colour loss to parts of the spine edge
• general edge wear
• corner wear and minor knocks
• light surface scratches and handling marks to the front cover
• some small creases and marks around the outer cover edges
• mild page waviness / rippling visible around the upper area of the opening contents spread
• some handling creases to internal pages
• slight curling and bending around page edges
• rear cover shows light storage and handling wear
• internal pages shown remain bright and colourful
• binding appears intact in the photographed areas
• no major detached sections are visible in the supplied photographs

Overall this is a used vintage magazine with visible age-related wear, but it remains a very presentable collector's copy with strong period automotive content.

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

ORIGINAL EXTRAS / ITEMS

Any gifts, stickers, cards, supplements, competition items, loose inserts or other promotional extras that may originally have been supplied with this magazine are no longer included unless specifically shown in the photographs.

The sale is for the magazine and its currently attached contents only.

PACKAGING

The magazine will be packed carefully to help protect the covers, spine, corners and internal pages during transit.

UK orders: sent in a hardback envelope for rigid protection.

International orders: sent in a cardboard mail-size box for additional protection during longer-distance shipping.

SKU 1520