Max Power Magazine April 1996 Vauxhall Corsa GSi Astra GTE Escort Cosworth SKU 1486

Original Max Power Magazine – April 1996, cover price £2.75.

A strong mid-1990s issue of the classic UK modified-car magazine, packed with period tuning, styling, ICE, performance cars, buying guides, cruise-scene coverage and motorsport-related features.

The front cover is dominated by a heavily modified red Vauxhall Corsa GSi, with the main headline:

“JUICY! Ultra Sweet Corsa GSi”

The issue also prominently promotes a wide-body Vauxhall Astra GTE, Escort Cosworth material, a modified Volkswagen Corrado, Nissan 300ZX coverage and a large car-audio section.

Main Cover Feature – Vauxhall Corsa GSi

The opening contents spread shows the cover car in much greater detail and identifies it as Bruno Berard’s Vauxhall Corsa GSi 16v.

Visible features include:

• Bright red bodywork
• Deep front and rear bumpers
• Lowered stance
• Wide alloy wheels
• Smooth, clean body styling
• Darkened rear lamp treatment
• Twin-exit rear exhaust
• Period 1990s modified-hatch presentation

The car is shown from both front and rear three-quarter angles and is a very good example of the modified Corsa scene of the period.

Other Cars & Features Visible

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

• Vauxhall Astra GTE
• Ford Sierra Cosworth
• Ford Escort Cosworth
• Volkswagen Corrado
• Nissan 300ZX
• Vauxhall Nova SR
• Volkswagen Golf VR6
• Renault 5 GT Turbo
• Modified Metro racers
• ICE van feature

Wide-Body Astra GTE

The front cover advertises:

“WIDE BOY – Fat Rieger Astra GTE”

The contents page also lists the wide-body Astra as an early major feature in the issue, making this particularly appealing to collectors of Vauxhall and Opel tuning culture.

Ford Cosworth Content

The issue includes substantial Ford performance-car interest.

Visible references include:

• Carlos Sainz Escort Cosworth
• Escort Cosworth buying guide
• Sierra Cosworth material
• Modified Ford performance cars

The contents specifically identify an Escort Cosworth connected with Carlos Sainz, adding strong period rally/performance interest.

Volkswagen Corrado

A modified nitrous-equipped Volkswagen Corrado is listed in the contents.

The cover also highlights a “naughty-nitrous’d VW Corrado”, making this another strong feature for collectors interested in 1990s Volkswagen tuning.

Nissan 300ZX

The issue includes a Nissan 300ZX feature, described in the contents as a particularly strong modified example.

Volkswagen Golf VR6

A pair of modified Golf VR6 cars appear in the contents, adding another desirable 1990s performance Volkswagen feature.

ICE / Car Audio

Car audio is a major theme throughout the issue.

The cover advertises:

• Box’d Subs Mega Guide
• Monster 157dB MTX ICE Van

Interior contents show a large selection of subwoofers and car-audio equipment, alongside installation and testing material.

This makes the magazine a useful period reference for:

• Subwoofers
• Amplifiers
• ICE installations
• 1990s sound-off competitions
• Period car-audio brands and equipment

Suspension & Tuning

The contents also include:

• Suspension guide
• Shift-light test
• One-sub mega guide
• ICE mini test
• Buying guides
• Performance information
• Motorsport and technical material

BTCC / Motorsport

The cover mentions a Fantasy BTCC Launch, and the interior includes BTCC-related material and race coverage.

Cruise Scene

The magazine also contains classic Max Power Cruise Patrol coverage, documenting the UK modified-car meet culture that became such an important part of the magazine during the 1990s.

Period Magazine Interest

This issue is especially suited to collectors interested in:

• Vauxhall Corsa GSi
• Vauxhall Astra GTE
• Ford Escort Cosworth
• Ford Sierra Cosworth
• Volkswagen Corrado
• Volkswagen Golf VR6
• Nissan 300ZX
• Renault 5 GT Turbo
• 1990s modified-car culture
• Max Power styling
• ICE and car audio
• Cruise-scene history
• BTCC
• Period tuning products and advertisements

Condition

Pre-owned vintage magazine with visible age and handling wear.

From the supplied photographs:

• Front cover remains colourful and highly presentable.
• Noticeable spine wear and rubbing are visible.
• Lower spine area shows small scuffs/chips and general handling wear.
• Corners show light softening and wear.
• Front cover has light surface rubbing, small marks and age-related handling wear.
• Some minor edge wear is visible around the cover.
• Interior pages shown remain bright, readable and generally clean.
• Pages appear securely attached in the photographed areas.
• Some mild age-related toning is visible around page edges.
• Rear cover shows general rubbing and storage wear.
• No major tears or obvious missing sections are visible from the photographs provided.

Overall, this appears to be a good used collector copy for a magazine approaching 30 years old, with the sort of cosmetic wear expected from reading and storage.

Please study all supplied photographs carefully, as they form part of the condition description and show the exact magazine being supplied.

Postage & Packaging

The magazine will be packed carefully for transit. Depending on parcel size, protection may include cardboard reinforcement, bubble wrap and/or a suitable cardboard box to help protect the cover, spine, corners and internal pages from bending or crushing.

SKU 1486