Performance buys from the ’80s, ’90s and ’00s aren’t just a recipe for fun-fuelled B-road shenanigans – they’ve also been some of the classic market’s strongest performeers. We look at what six key front-driven buys offer buyers today

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Limitless modifications and endless hippy-cool – there’s a lot to love about the 1200/1300/1500 Beetle. But here are a few points to be aware of if you’re tempted to buy

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It was all-conquering in the early Nineties, now Matthew MacConnell asks how well this example earns its price tag

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