Max Power Magazine August 1998 Peugeot 306 RS Turbo Skyline MR2 Civic SKU 1540

Original Max Power Magazine – August 1998, Issue 64, from the classic late-1990s era of British modified-car culture.

Date: August 1998
Issue: 64
Original UK price: £3.10
SKU: 1540

A particularly strong early Max Power issue packed with period tuning, styling, performance cars, ICE/audio, cruises and modified-car features. The striking cover features a heavily modified Peugeot 306 under the headline “Hell Raiser – BeelzePug, He’ll Have Your Soul”.

Cover Car – Peugeot 306 “BeelzePug”

The main cover feature focuses on a dramatic red modified Peugeot 306, described inside as a DIMMA / Maxi-kitted 306.

The car is photographed with a very distinctive late-1990s show-car look, including:

• Wide body styling
• Large alloy wheels
• Deep front bumper
• Additional front lighting
• Bonnet vents
• Peugeot windscreen banner
• Lowered stance
• Extensive exterior modification

The contents page describes it as a serious case of “devil worship” involving the heavily modified 306, making this one of the visually strongest features in the issue.

Cars Featured Inside

The photographed contents pages show a large range of period performance and modified cars, including:

• Peugeot 306
• Honda Civic
• BMW ICE Car
• Ford Escort RS Turbo
• Nissan Skyline
• Ford Fiesta Turbo
• Ford Mondeo V6
• Vauxhall Belmont
• Vauxhall Vectra Challenge Car
• Toyota MR2
• Volkswagen Golf GTI

Of particular interest is the Nissan Skyline feature, described in the contents as a 1000bhp Skyline running 19-inch alloy wheels – an excellent snapshot of the extreme tuning culture Max Power was known for during this period.

There is also a feature on Escort RS Turbos, described as producing around 660bhp between them, plus a Fiesta Turbo running twin RS Turbo engines.

Tuning, ICE & Technical Content

This issue contains much more than just car features.

Visible sections include:

• Splitters & Spoilers Buyer’s Guide
• Perfect Picture Guide
• £300 ICE Systems
• ICE Install ABC
• Top Gear
• Max Entertainment
• The T.I.T.S
• Perfect Pug
• GTI International
• Mega Competition
• Cruise Patrol
• Planet Max
• Beauty & The Beast
• Orbital Outlaws

The magazine also advertises a detailed ICE/audio system review, making it especially collectible for anyone interested in the massive in-car entertainment scene of the late 1990s.

Late-1990s Max Power Culture

This issue captures the exact period when Max Power was one of the key magazines behind UK modified-car culture.

Expect classic period styling such as:

• Wide-arch body kits
• Huge alloy wheels
• Lowered suspension
• Custom paintwork
• Turbo conversions
• Extreme engine builds
• ICE / in-car entertainment installations
• Modified hot hatches
• Cruise culture
• Japanese and European performance cars

It is a great piece of nostalgia for collectors of 1990s Max Power, Peugeot, Ford RS Turbo, Nissan Skyline, Toyota MR2, Honda Civic, VW Golf and retro tuning memorabilia.

Condition

This is an original magazine from August 1998 and is now over 25 years old.

Based on the supplied photographs:

• Front cover remains bright and very presentable
• Main cover artwork and text are clear
• Some light age-related surface wear/rubbing is visible
• Minor wear to the corners and outer edges
• Slight handling wear around the spine
• Internal pages shown appear clean, colourful and well preserved
• Pages appear securely attached in the photographed areas
• No major tears or severe creasing are visible in the supplied photographs
• Rear cover appears attached and in good used condition
• Normal light age-related wear should be expected throughout

Overall, this appears to be in good used vintage condition for its age, though not mint.

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

Important – Original Extras

Any posters, supplements, free gifts, stickers, promotional items or other loose items that may originally have been supplied with this magazine are no longer included unless they are clearly shown in the listing photographs.

This listing is for the magazine itself only.

Packaging

UK orders: Sent securely in a hardback envelope.

International orders: Sent in a cardboard mail-size box for additional protection during transit.

SKU: 1540