Issue 225 IVS & Issue 56 RC

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IRISH VINTAGE SCENE ISSUE 225

The March 2025 issue of Irish Vintage Scene is now on sale, and on the cover is one of the most interesting barn-find stories we’ve come across in a long time – this Cork-built Ford Escort Mk1 was put in storage in a garden shed in Dublin in the early eighties and sat, forgotten about for three decades after its owner passed away. Discovered by accident by an ardent classic Ford fan, over the last few years it’s been restored back to its original condition, and is due to return to the public roads this summer. Our second feature car is a beautiful 1983 Fiat 127 Sport that was the dream car of its owner in his younger days, but required a solid two years of work to put back together to this standard.

This month’s featured tractor is a 1949 Ferguson TE20 TVO that’s been an ongoing project for its owner for about twenty years, as he fitted it in between work and family life and other restorations that were already in progress. Restored completely to an extremely high standard, it’s certainly one of the most impressive specimens of the faithful Ferguson we’ve seen in a long time. Our motorcycle feature delves into the re-commissioning process of a 1974 BMW R90S Knoscher Edition that sat dormant in a museum collection for many years, and this month’s featured commercial is a 1979 Leyland Buffalo that’s been restored as an exact replica of the example owned by the owner’s father back in the eighties. Lots of the usual favourites are in there too, so don’t miss out!

RETRO CLASSICS ISSUE 56

The January to March 2025 issue of Retro Classics goes on sale at good newsagents shortly, or is available direct from us by pre-ordering online quickly and conveniently, and as usual we’ve another highly varied selection of feature cars to bring you. Sitting pretty on the cover is one of the most impressive BMW E30s we’ve seen in years – a 318is M-Tech 2 that’s been thoroughly reworked by its owner, and now packs a four-litre V8, air suspension and nine-inch-wide Borbet wheels all round.

Further into the mag, we showcase a stunning VW Karmann Ghia that was built by John Maher Racing in the 2000s, complete with a very hot 1776cc engine with Porsche cooling conversion. We look back to nineties peak hedonism with a rare and fearsome, 420hp wide-body Bentley Continental T, as well as a Volkswagen Scirocco that was recently found as a rolling shell and returned to the road. We round this issue out with a very special Vauxhall Magnum 2300 that’s been part of the same Co. Armagh family since it was new in 1975.

Event reports in this issue come from the Causeway Coast Mini Show, the Lancaster Insurance NEC Classic Motor Show and the VAGE Show & Shine, and we also round up the year’s Future Classics racing series and the historic and modified classes in the Irish Tarmac Rally Championship. Our regular detailing guide is packed with tips to survive the winter months in your pride and joy, and we take a look back at the often-quirky car ads of decades past, so don’t miss out!