For our launch issue, we’ve gone all out to bring together a rich and diverse variety of cars from across the world and from all corners of the community. Setting the scene, Richard Porter takes us back to the 1790s (seriously) to unearth the roots of where the idea of modifying cars stemmed from, and from there on it’s a rollercoaster ride across the generations, taking in the likes of the Porsche 911, Datsun 240Z and BMW 635CSi, via the Chevrolet Nova and Buick Grand National, onward to the Vauxhall Nova and then the Lamborghini Aventador, before screaming into the modern era with the Polestar Concept BST and Renault 5 Turbo 3E.

Within this delectable selection of colourfully presented treats, you’ll find exquisite restomods rubbing shoulders with a retro hot hatch, a modded supercar, a stealthy drag wagon, an exercise in eighties excess and the latest ultra-modern electric performance technology. Quite simply, there’s never been a car magazine like this before – and here you are at the cutting edge, where it all starts! Come along with us, it’s going to be quite a ride.

Copacetic is a bimonthly magazine for modified cars, brimming with features on intriguing and offbeat cars to suit all tastes – including high-end restomods, home-built projects, manufacturer concepts, modified EVs, the latest limited-run supercars, hot rods, lowriders, retro race cars and all sorts. A unique celebration of car culture outside of the mainstream.

This is Edition 1, the retail shop edition. Please note that this is not the subscriber edition, which has a different cover.