A couple of intriguing replicas that have been announced in recent months that definitely aren’t going to be available in kit form come from Bentley Motors.

The luxury maker has announced twelve continuation versions of their Bentley Mulliner Blower Continuation and also the Bentley Mulliner Speed Six Continuation.

The Blower Series is a replica of the 4½-litre supercharged leviathan from 1929 with a version of the original four-cylinder Amherst Villiers Mk IV roots-type blower helping the engine to deliver 240bhp.

Bentley Mulliner Blower Continuation Series

The car is based on an as-original pressed steel frame with half-elliptic leaf springs, copy Bentley Draper dampers and More >

‘Moments in Motorsport’ is a collection of selected automotive images from the archive of Trevor Legate. While at art college in the late 1960s, he began attending race meetings at circuits such as Brands Hatch and Crystal Palace, armed with a medium-format Mamiya camera borrowed from his college.

In 1968 he was employed as an advertising and industrial photographer but continued to take photographs at a wide variety of motoring events as well as competing in rallies and autotests.

The photographs within the book, mostly unpublished, date from 1967 to modern-day historic races and include everything from Formula 1 to grass-roots competitions More >

This versatile magnetic tool and parts holder has eighteen strong magnets embedded into the 210 x 300mm nylon pad which are strong enough to hold tools and components, keeping them exactly where they are needed – no more tools falling out of reach right when they are needed most.

This magnetic pad ensures that whatever ferrous tool or part is placed on it, will stay there, even when used vertically or at an angle.

It keeps tools and small parts to hand and has a pad size of 210 x 300mm.

Priced at £57.77 inc VAT with more information from www.lasertools.co.uk ENDS.

Ring Automotive has expanded its range of inspection lamps with the launch of the hands-free RIL0265 Detachable Neck Light and RIL0115 Flexible Head Torch, offering complete versatility when shining a light in any environment.

The Detachable Neck Light offers up to a 265-lumen output for up to three hours of operation, or 135 lumens for six hours of continuous use.

The Flexible Head Torch offers a high output of 115 lumens for four and a half hours use or 50 lumens for five and a half hours’ use.

Both products recharge via USB fully in just 90 minutes.

Henry Bisson, marketing director at Ring, More >

Gtechniq has announced the introduction of two new shampoos to their maintenance line – Gwash version 2 and Ceramic Gwash.

Contaminants such as road grime, dirt, oils, grease, traffic film and bird lime not only affect aesthetics – they can also do serious damage to coatings and paint. Therefore, regular washing with a good quality shampoo is essential.

Gtechniq has developed two new shampoos, one of which is Gwash. The second iteration of Gwash has been specifically formulated by Gtechniq to offer safer, deeper cleaning as well as being 100 per cent biodegradable.

Unlike many other shampoos, Gtechniq has included wetting agents within More >