Max Power Magazine March 1998 Seat Ibiza F2 Cosworth Golf Skyline Peugeot 205 SKU 1520

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

Full date: March 1998
Cover price: £2.95
SKU: 1520

This issue has a striking red Seat Ibiza F2 dominating the front cover, photographed from a dramatic low angle beneath the huge yellow-and-black Max Power masthead. The main cover line reads “Oi Ginger!”, promoting the magazine's feature on the modified Ibiza.

The magazine describes itself across the top as “The UK's biggest-selling tuning, styling and ICE magazine”, making this a strong period piece for collectors of 1990s modified-car culture.

FEATURED CARS & CONTENT

The photographed contents pages show a substantial range of performance, modified and custom cars, including:

• Ford Sapphire Cosworth
• Volkswagen Golf G60
• Fiat Punto
• Nissan Skyline
• Nissan Primera
• Vauxhall Nova
• Ford Escort RS2000
• Renault Clio 16V
• Ford Fiesta RS Turbo
• Volkswagen Golf
• Ford Puma
• Peugeot 205
• further reader and feature cars throughout the issue

The opening contents spread gives the Seat Ibiza F2 prominent coverage and describes it as a particularly eye-catching example. Large colour photography shows the modified Ibiza with aftermarket alloy wheels, lowered stance and distinctive styling.

Other photographed cars include heavily modified hatchbacks, performance Fords, Japanese performance machinery and reader-built cars representative of the late-'90s Max Power scene.

COVER HIGHLIGHTS

The front cover also advertises a “Max Mini” selection including:

• Custard Cream Cosworth
• Garibaldi Golf Cabrio
• Pink Wafer Peugeot 205
• Fudge Packer Fiesta
• Shortbread Skyline
• Nut Crunch Nova
• Penguin Punto
• Kit-Kat Clio

Additional cover features include:

• Max Touring Car
• Ringing
• Knob Guide
• Top 6x9in Speakers Tested

The internal contents also reference Max Buying Power, Top Gear, Micro Tests, Power Surgery, Rolling Road Guide, Gearknob Guide, Buying Guide and Ice Mega Test, giving the issue a broad mixture of tuning, styling, audio, technical advice and buying features.

MAX POWER LOTTERY / READER FEATURES

The contents pages prominently advertise the Max Power Lottery, alongside photographs of a variety of modified cars. There are also reader-car and Drive By Shooting sections, providing a useful snapshot of real-world modifying trends from the period.

The photographed cars show the sort of styling that defined the era: large alloy wheels, lowered suspension, bodykits, modified bumpers, custom paintwork, performance conversions and upgraded ICE.

CONDITION

This is an original used magazine from March 1998 and shows genuine age and handling wear.

Visible condition points include:

• noticeable rubbing and surface wear to the front cover
• light scratching and handling marks across the glossy cover
• wear along the outer edges
• small corner knocks / bends
• visible wear and creasing around the spine
• the spine has several small stress creases and rubbed areas
• lower spine area shows more obvious age-related wear
• back cover has surface marks and handling wear
• slight waviness / curvature from storage
• some edge and corner wear visible on the rear
• internal pages shown remain colourful, readable and securely presented
• no major internal tearing is visible in the photographed pages

Overall this is a used vintage collector/reader copy rather than a mint example, with the spine and cover wear being the most noticeable condition points. Please inspect all supplied photographs carefully as they form part of the description.

ORIGINAL EXTRAS / ITEMS

Any gifts, supplements, stickers, cards, promotional items, competition material, posters, loose inserts or other extras that may originally have accompanied the magazine are no longer included unless they are specifically shown in the photographs.

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

PACKAGING

The magazine will be carefully packed to help protect the covers, spine and corners while in transit.

UK orders: sent in a hardback envelope for firm support and protection against bending.

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

SKU 1520