Here’s a great new venture that we think will be of great interest to totalkitcar/TKC Mag readers. It’s called The Machine Shop and is located in Hinckley, Leicestershire.

Basically, if you are struggling for workshop space or don’t have a covered area in which to work, or you have the skills to do a specific job but don’t have the equipment, join up at The Machine Shop and use their space and their tools and machinery. How often have you been left on a Sunday afternoon wishing for access to a TIG welder or a metal guillotine, for example?

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Rettendon, Essex-based RS Retro makers of superb RS200 replicas, have announced a new fully-built-only ‘Black Edition’ model, which features a full carbon-fibre body, MSA-spec roll-cage, a strengthened chassis, centre-lock wheels, an aero-package and competition-spec mono-shocks.

The Ford EcoBoost 3.5-litre twin-turbo V6 engine will be enough to propel the stealthy and frankly gorgeous-looking RS Retro 200 model along very nicely. It wears a from £100,000 price tag but considering the specification, the rarity value and beautiful looks seem like big value for money.

More information from www.rsretro.smugmug.com ENDS.

It’s rare that a product like the Pioneer SPH-EVO8TAB-BT shakes the in-car entertainment world like King Kong on a New York Skyscraper, but when it does Pioneer carries the kudos of an A-list movie star.

Thanks to the portable tablet option afforded by this duo, this 8in Capacitive head unit redefines the notion of a double DIN stereo altogether.  Not only that, it benefits from Pioneer’s long-held audiophile reputation for high-end, high-resolution audio quality. Waze, Spotify, Bluetooth® connectivity are accompanied by the endless stream of downloadable apps from the Google Play store.

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New from Summit Racing is this Summit Racing 450 HP Remanufactured 5.3L LS Crate Engine.

It’s an LS-Series long block rated at 450bhp and accompanied by and 480 lb-ft of torque.

The engine is machined and assembled for Summit Racing by us by the highly-rated crate engine experts, ATK.

It is based on the 5.3-litre LM7 found in 1999 to 2007 GM pickups and SUVs, in the USA but Summit and ATK have warmed it up a bit with a Summit Racing Pro LS roller camshaft. It’s even backed by a two-year, unlimited mileage warranty.

More from www.summitracing.com ENDS.

New from Kärcher is the K7 Compact model, which in essence their top-of-the-range K7 model in, er, compact form!

There’s no digital lance or detergent bottle cavity but the powerful, water-cooled 2.8kW motor remains and is still able to handle up to 550-litres of water per hour.

It’s small and easy to manoeuvre, but still has the same power as its big brother but not as wieldy. I think it’s possible to miss the features of the K7 Premier as the Compact version is so simple to use, by contrast.

The pack comes with 10-metres of kink-free hose, a line for your chosen More >