THE STORY OF SHORROCK SUPERCHARGERS
SHORROCK SUPERCHARGERS – WORDS BY STEVE HOLE Another of the great sixties ‘speed’ companies was Shorrock Superchargers and their products were in great demand to […]
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ALLARD'S ALLARDETTE FORD ANGLIA CONVERSION
Many specialist car enthusiasts have high regard for Clapham-based Allard Cars founded and run by Sydney Allard. The company was active between 1945-1966 although the […]
LET THE BUS TAKE THE STRAIN – THE CAREER OF ALAN PONSFORD THE DESIGNER OF THE AVA K1
PHOTOS TO FOLLOW Crikey, if this was Total Bus magazine the name Alan Ponsford would be very familiar to you. Much like the CVs of […]
IN A CLASS OF THEIR OWN – THE STORY OF COSMIC WHEELS & ACCESSORIES
Whenever I used to hear Rodney Trotter say his ironic ‘cosmic’ remark on ‘Only Fools and Horses’ it used to remind me of my dad’s […]
CLASSIC KIT CARS & SPECIALS – GREEN CREDENTIALS – EVERGREEN ROADSTER
A very underrated kitcar that I always felt should have done better was the Evergreen Roadster, marketed by a Cornish classic car restoration company called […]
THE STORY OF THE MAYA GT AND A TRIP TO CAMBER SANDS
George Holmes was a trained agricultural engineer who had been running a grocer’s shop in the Croydon area before moving to Camber Sands, East Sussex. […]
FAST HORSES – THE STORY OF MOTOR RACING STABLES
By STEVE HOLE Actually, there are no, horses here, rather a look at one of the sixties leading racing driver schools, Motor Racing Stables, based […]
THE 'FUTURA' (SADLY) WASN'T BRIGHT
Jem Developments (they became Jem Cars in 1970) was a division of Robin Statham’s Fellpoint Ltd as he was producing the Mini Jem at the […]
LOTUS' JUNIOR SQUAD – RON HARRIS RACING DIVISION TEAM LOTUS
LOTUS’ JUNIOR SQUAD – RON HARRIS TEAM LOTUS – by STEVE HOLE During the sixties, one of the characters involved in Britain’s motorsport scene was a […]
BACK IN THE SADDLE
Saddle clamps are an interesting and very useful product and are ideal for securing items such as brake lines. Car Builder Solutions unsurprisingly offer a […]