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CONTENTS EDITOR Ian Stent

CV – Built two kit cars, owned seven others and driven virtually every type of kit car produced over the last 19 years he’s been a kit car journo.

FEATURES EDITOR Adam Wilkins CV – Built a Sylva Riot.

Raced a Tiger Avon for the last four years. Kit car journo for eight years.

TECHNICAL EDITOR John Dickens CV – Has run a kit car as his only car since 1980!

Designed unique fibreglass chassis and suspension for his GTM Coupé. Very clever!

PROJECT BUILDER John Watson CV – Built well over 20 kit cars and worked on countless others. Built his first kit in 1987 and hasn’t stopped since!

AUTO STYLIST Italo Sciacca CV – Studied car and product design and has worked as a design consultant on many cars.

THANKS TO: Nigel Brooks, Ben Mason, James Taylor, Tim Furnival, Ashley Gardiner, and all our Running Reports contributors.

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November 2009

Welcome

PROOFING Bridget Bliss

6 NEWS

EACH YEAR WE produce a brand new industry guide to help newcomers to the scene decide which kit cars they might like to consider building and help more experienced kit car builders perhaps whittle down the choices for their next project. Last year we also included a lot of unique editorial in the guide to make it more of a read, rather than just a reference. For the 2010 guide things have moved on yet again. As well as producing the latest issue of the magazine, over the last couple of months we’ve also been working away like crazy on the all new guide. Our new 2010 Complete Kit Car Survival Pack is designed to cover all the main areas of concern for any budding or experienced kit car enthusiast. So as well as having our regular guide to all the industry’s main models (indepth full page entries for all the major players, plus contact details for every other company we’re aware of – making the guide as comprehensive as we can), we also have a guide to the parts suppliers you’re likely to need, a guide to what IVA is and how you can ensure your next car passes, a guide to getting your kit car correctly registered, and even a guide to how you can get the most from your car once it’s complete. The new 2010 Complete Kit Car Survival Pack is available exclusively through WHSmith and will feature a unique folder packaging, in which you’ll find not only the guide, but also some other fantastic freebies. Dig it out at your nearest WHSmith to find out more.

I am really enjoying Ashley Gardiner’s build diary of his Haynes Roadster. You’ll find the fifth instalment of his build in this issue and I’m not only impressed with the build, but also Ashley’s excellent diary of the project and his attitude to overcoming problems.

It really doesn’t matter if you are considering the build of a Haynes Roadster or a Westfield, Ashley’s project should act as inspiration to stop thinking about doing it and actually make the dream a reality. Check out the Complete Kit Car Survival Pack to see your options!

And once you’ve built your kit car we’d love to see you at the next CKC/Omex Trackday. This year’s event was jammed solid with kit cars and everyone had a great time at the exciting Llandow race circuit in Wales. Plans are already in place for a repeat performance in 2010, and we may even offer a second date earlier in the calendar.

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THIS MONTH CKC digs deeper than anyone else to get the stories behind the headlines.

14 LETTERS Your chance to have your say.

16 ROAD TEST – NGTF NG’s dainty TF trad tourer gets the CKC Road Test treatment.

22 SHOW PREVIEW What to expect at the Exeter Show.

24 OUT & ABOUT All the goings on from the CKC/Omex Trackday.

26 OUT & ABOUT Wilkins joined the Scampers for their annual picnic chaos.

28 OUT & ABOUT Stent heads for the largest free car meet in the south west.

32 THIS LIFE Owners getting the most from their cars.

35 EVENTS DIARY Making plans for 2010!

38 WALL OF FAME Why not send us a picture of your pride and joy.

42 ZZIMMER Bonkers bike-engined one-off.

86 TURBO’D ROBIN HOOD Tim Furnival’s manic turbocharged Robin Hood Zero.

93 CLASSIFIEDS Your next kit car is waiting for you here.

98 30 DAYS Wilkins takes a look back over his month in kit cars.

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68 BRAKE LINES 50 LOCOST BUILD – PART 5 Ashley Gardiner keeps you up to date with his scratch-built Haynes Roadster.

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73 COMPETITION 56 TECH TALK John Dickens explains how your car’s antiroll bar works.

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It’s 30 years since NG Cars first appeared. While the market for traditional tourers isn’t what it once was, the TF and TC are still going strong. CKC road tests the former.

THE COMPANY NG Cars was the brainchild of Nick Green and first appeared in 1979 with the TA model. In its time, the company has changed hands on several occasions.

Pastiche Cars took it over in 1989 and, for a brief spell in the early 1990s, it was owned by GTM. It was under the

ownership of John Hoyle (from 1993) that the marque became established as the one we know today. In 2001, it was sold to New Milton, Hampshire, based Imex Group International, but it wasn’t long before it hit the buffers. At around this time, patent agent and MG enthusiast Nigel Brooks heard of NG and sought out

the company with the aim of buying a kit.

However, production had ceased and it was too late. Instead, he purchased the assets from the receiver and brought the NG marque under the banner of his thennewly formed company, Findhorn Cars.

Since 2002, Findhorn has been steadily marketing the cars from its rural base close to Petersfield, Hampshire.

Both the TF and larger, typically V8 engined TC are available. Fabrication of the bodies and chassis is farmed out, while the components for the optional independent rear suspension are still supplied by John Hoyle. Findhorn Cars exhibited an experimental Jaguar based prototype at the Exeter show a couple of years ago, lessons from which are being incorporated into an all-new design.

Details of the forthcoming model are sketchy and will only be revealed in the fullness of time, but expect it to be quite different to the existing NG stable. Over 1000 NGs have been built to date.

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The TF is easily amongst the prettiest traditional tourers. Incredibly, it has been around since 1983.

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The TF arrived in 1983 alongside the similar TD (the latter differentiated by its cycle wings). Levels of fit and finish are high by today’s standards, so back then, its quality must have been out of this world compared with many contemporary kit cars. Like all NGs before it, the TF took its donor components from an MGB, although there was the option of fitting a Rover straight-six or V8 engine.

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Ben Mason’s ZZimmeR

When he wasn’t spending his time rebuilding rain forests of the Philippines, Ben Mason spent the last year rebuilding a Kawasaki ZZR1100 into a bonkers 4-wheeler tearaway.

WHEN BEN MASON’S not saving the planet by almost single-handedly buying up and re-foresting huge swathes of destroyed tropical rain forest in the Philippines (in the process, creating the the largest privately owned and registered hardwood plantation in the country), he’s back at home in Cyprus, fiddling with rather less environmentally friendly activities such as creating the completely bonkers ZZimmeR you see here. He justifies this seeming confutation by pointing out that the ZZimmeR is actually a lightweight,

Ben Mason wanted to build something special in time for his 60th birthday.

ZZimmeR intended to offer everything you can achieve with a bike, but with two extra wheels.

economical, small engined family car, extensively using recycled parts and even painted in the right colour! Given the 18,000 hardwood trees he has planted to date we suspect any carbon footprint he may create has been more than adequately offset!

Ben’s interest in both cars and bikes started early. “By the time I was ten and still at primary school I was buying, repairing and trading in motorcycles,” he tells us. “I bought my first car by the time I was twelve, for a packet of cigarettes.”

While qualifying with a first class

honours degree at university, he still managed to find time to run a Daimler SP250 (Dart), which he spent five years

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totally re-engineering (with new chassis, suspension and larger 4.5-litre Daimler V8 engine) in order to create a car he enjoyed rather than one he didn’t.

A career in manufacturing (building automated factories in the UK) ended suddenly with a heart attack... prompting a lifestyle rethink that resulted in Ben

moving to Cyprus where he now runs a musical instrument repair and restoration business in between taking time out to work in the Philippines overseeing his reforestation project.

All the time, his interest in both bikes and cars has always remained, with variants of both parked in the garage. He was a lifelong fan of British bikes, until Kawasaki launched the ZZR1100 and he was persuaded to try one by a friend.

He’s never looked back, owning the latest version ever since. “I’ve always toyed with the idea of building a bike car,” he explains. “There have been various sketches on my drawing board over the years, but I’ve just not had the time to do it.” But when an impending sixtieth birthday was looming, Ben decided it was

Instruments held in original location, inside the bike nosecone.

They’re some distance from the driver.

Here

you can clearly see the rear suspension layout, with Lexus differential, Subaru lower suspension arm and fabricated trailing arm and strut arrangement.

A few build pictures show how the project came together.

Rear suspension, complete with unique strut arrangement.

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Front suspension more conventional, but lightweight.

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time to make the sketches a reality.

The design brief was simple. “I wanted it to look like the bike, behave like the bike, but be a four-wheeler.” Ben knew that on most occasions he’d be driving the ZZimmeR on his own, so to keep the weight balance as near perfect as possible, the engine was to be offset to one side, counterbalancing the weight of the driver while also helping to reduce the car’s polar moment of inertia, by setting the engine nearer the centre of the car (front to back). It means there’s not a great deal of space for a passenger, but enough to carry one of his young children in reasonable comfort and safety.

As you’d expect, the chassis is a multi-tubular spaceframe, but unusually, the torsional stiffness of the frame is concentrated down the left side of the car, around the engine. Both front and rear suspension loads are fed into this structure, with the frame around the

Wooden test chassis allowed for easy modifications.

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Finally a steel version could be made.

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Cobra Soft Tops are available for most popular marques, in top quality Everflex or Mohair. Prices from £228.28 inc VAT. All hood support frames & fixings are also available.

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More seals and foam products available.

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Burr Walnut Laminate Dash 122x28cm - £37.37 each 122x51cm - £69.00 each Vitaloni Californian Mirrors Left-Hand: TVCSML Right-Hand: TVCSMR £25.30 each

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Smiths Telemetrix Gauges Intatrim Ranger Seat CTEK Battery Chargers from £54.05 each ETB DD2-Lite Digital Dash Speedo, Tacho, Fuel, Oil T & P, Water T, and Voltmeter. Many additional features. All Senders provided. Black or Silver. £401.35 each

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Variety of functions available.

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Corbeau Sportsman Seat A narrow sports car seat with max width of 38cm, for narrow applications. Available in cloth or vinyl trim. Supplied complete with headrest. from £195.50 each Thermo Tec - £CALL

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It is always advisable to rely on a Specialist when having a Propshaft manufactured or modified. With an item weighing anything from 5-25kg spinning at speeds of up to 10,000 r.p.m. just inches away from the drivers thighs protected only by the vehicles bodywork you need to be sure that the “Specialist” is the best available.

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YOU MIGHT THINK that getting through four head gaskets in two months would make Tim Furnival regret his decision to bolt a turbocharger to the side of his Robin Hood Zero’s Ford Pinto engine. Yet for him, ironing out the teething troubles is all part of the challenge – and relishing the engineering side of the project was the motivation behind fitting a turbo in the first place. Well, that and the obvious boost in performance.

Rewind a little and we learn that this isn’t Tim’s first kit car build. A friend of his had a motorcycle powered MK and, after a run up the road in it, he’d caught the bug and decided he’d build a car of his own. He looked at MKs and Westfields before a bit of internet searching uncovered the temptingly priced Robin Hood 2B kit. It was back in 2003 when it arrived, and there was a moment when he thought “what have I done?” The build wasn’t the easiest maiden project and, with other aspects of life delaying progress as well, it was four years before the car was on the road. Although he was happy with the finished result, it wasn’t on the road long before the Robin Hood Zero was released. With its more conventional welded square tube chassis (as opposed to the 2B’s bent round tube), he preferred the new car.

Tim quickly sold the 2B to fund a Zero project.

Not that he automatically returned to Robin Hood which, by now, had changed hands to the current Great British Sports Cars operation. He once again considered Westfield with its then-new Mazda MX-5 based car. But he specifically wanted a DIY turbo project and, since he already knew his way around the Pinto engine, the Robin Hood got the nod. A combination of an easier build and knowledge through experience of the first project meant he spent just four months putting the Zero together and it was on the road in April of this year.

During those four months, it was the turbo installation that caused the most head-scratching.

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The engine itself is from a Transit van and was chosen for its lower compression ratio. It also has AE

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Our Murtaya project car painted . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . .September 2008 . .Mag/PDF

Rolling road tune – what to expect . . . . . . . . . . 3 . . . .April 2009 . . . . . . .Mag/PDF FOCUS ON (BUYERS' GUIDES) IGNITION/ENGINE MANAGEMENT

Seats for Sevens and Cobras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . .September 2009 . .Mag/PDF

Ignition systems explained . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 . . . .December 2007 . . .Mag/PDF How to convert to electronic ignition . . . . . . . . . 4 . . . .January 2008 . . . . .PDF only

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Omex ECU installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 . . . .February 2008 . . . .Mag/PDF

Adrenaline Murtaya (Part 1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 . . . .October 2007 . . . . .Mag/PDF Adrenaline Murtaya (Part 2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 . . . .November 2007 . . .PDF only

WIRING

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Choosing the right ready-made loom . . . . . . . . . 3 . . . .May 2008 . . . . . . .Mag/PDF

Adrenaline Murtaya (Part 4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 . . . .January 2008 . . . . .PDF only

How to make a loom. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 . . . .June 2008 . . . . . . .Mag/PDF

Adrenaline Murtaya (Part 5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 . . . .April 2008 . . . . . . .Mag/PDF

Skills and techniques for wiring your car . . . . . 4.5 . . .July 2008 . . . . . . .Mag/PDF

Adrenaline Murtaya (Part 6) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 . . . .June 2008 . . . . . . .Mag/PDF Adrenaline Murtaya (Part 7) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 . . . .August 2008 . . . . .Mag/PDF

IVA/LEGALITIES

Adrenaline Murtaya (Part 8) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 . . . .September 2008 . .Mag/PDF

IVA explained . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 . . . .May 2008 . . . . . . .Mag/PDF

Adrenaline Murtaya (Part 9) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 . . . .October 2008 . . . . .Mag/PDF

What to expect from the new IVA regs . . . . . . . . 4 . . . .January 2009 . . . . .Mag/PDF

Adrenaline Murtaya (Part 10 – Completed car) . . 6 . . . .November 2008 . . .Mag/PDF

Taking a car through an IVA test . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 . . . .May 2009 . . . . . . .Mag/PDF

Sylva Riot SE (Part 1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 . . . .May 2007 . . . . . . .PDF only Sylva Riot SE (Part 2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.5 . . .June 2007 . . . . . . .PDF only

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Theory of front suspension systems . . . . . . . . . 1.5 . . .August 2009 . . . . .Mag/PDF

Sylva Riot SE (Part 4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 . . . .November 2007 . . .PDF only

Theory of rear suspension systems . . . . . . . . . . 1.5 . . .September 2009 . .Mag/PDF

Sylva Riot SE (Part 5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 . . . .September 2008 . .Mag/PDF

Choosing coil-overs and how to adjust them . . . . 4 . . . .July 2007 . . . . . . .Mag/PDF

Sylva Riot SE (Part 6 – Completed car) . . . . . . . 5 . . . .October 2008 . . . . .Mag/PDF

How to align your car’s suspension . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . .December 2007 . . .Mag/PDF READERS’ BUILDS BRAKES

Haynes Roadster (Part 1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 . . . .July 2009 . . . . . . .PDF

Caliper rebuild . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 . . . .May 2009 . . . . . . .Mag/PDF

Haynes Roadster (Part 2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 . . . .August 2009 . . . . .Mag/PDF Haynes Roadster (Part 3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 . . . .September 2009 . .Mag/PDF

BODYWORK

SDR V-Storm (Part 1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 . . . .August 2009 . . . . .Mag/PDF

How to make one-off GRP components . . . . . . . 6 . . . .October 2007 . . . . .Mag/PDF

SDR V-Storm (Part 2 – Completed car) . . . . . . . 6 . . . .September 2009 . .Mag/PDF Brabini GT (Part 1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 . . . .March 2008 . . . . . .Mag/PDF

EXHAUSTS

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Silencers explained . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 . . . .March 2008 . . . . . .Mag/PDF

Nova restoration (Part 1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 . . . .July 2008 . . . . . . .Mag/PDF Nova restoration (Part 2 – Completed car) . . . . . 5 . . . .August 2008 . . . . .Mag/PDF

COOLING

Sebring TMX (Part 1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 . . . .December 2008 . . .Mag/PDF

Cooling systems explained . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 . . . .July 2009 . . . . . . .PDF

Sebring TMX (Part 2 – Completed car). . . . . . . . 5 . . . .January 2009 . . . . .Mag/PDF

How to build a cooling system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 . . . .September 2009 . .Mag/PDF

Parallel Torero (Part 1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 . . . .January 2009 . . . . .Mag/PDF Parallel Torero (Part 2 – Completed car). . . . . . . 5 . . . .February 2009 . . . .Mag/PDF

TOOL TESTS

Mac#1 Type 9R (Part 1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 . . . .March 2009 . . . . . .Mag/PDF

Cordless drills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 . . . .August 2009 . . . . .Mag/PDF

Mac#1 Type 9R (Part 2 – Completed car) . . . . . 4 . . . .April 2009 . . . . . . .Mag/PDF

Torque wrenches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . .January 2008 . . . . .PDF only

Warp 8 restoration (Intro) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . .April 2009 . . . . . . .Mag/PDF

Corded electric drills. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.5 . . .April 2008 . . . . . . .Mag/PDF

Warp 8 restoration (Part 2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 . . . .August 2009 . . . . .Mag/PDF

Multimeters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 . . . .July 2008 . . . . . . .Mag/PDF Micrometers and vernier calipers . . . . . . . . . . . 3.5 . . .October 2008 . . . . .Mag/PDF

MISCELLANEOUS

Tyre pressure gauges. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.5 . . .December 2008 . . .Mag/PDF

How to go racing with your kit car . . . . . . . . . . . 4 . . . .April 2008 . . . . . . .Mag/PDF

Battery chargers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.5 . . .February 2009 . . . .Mag/PDF

Metal joining techniques . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 . . . .March 2009 . . . . . .Mag/PDF

Rivet guns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 . . . .April 2009 . . . . . . .Mag/PDF

Toniq R – behind the scenes (Part 1). . . . . . . . . 4 . . . .April 2009 . . . . . . .Mag/PDF

TRIM AND UPHOLSTERY How to carpet your kit car. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 . . . .September 2008 . .Mag/PDF How to trim interior panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 . . . .November 2008 . . .Mag/PDF How to make a veneer dashboard . . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . .December 2008 . . .Mag/PDF

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MARCOS MANTULA 1985, 3.5-litre V8, red. Last driven 2005, ran well then.

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ROYALE SABRE Brand new, never been on the road, 1.8-litre engine, 5-speed gearbox, Ford Sierra based. No SVA, £6000 ono. T: 01706 621604 (Rochdale).

ROBIN HOOD 2B Red and stainless steel, 2-litre fuel injected engine, rebuilt 2006, wet weather gear, surprising value, £3250.

T: 01752 775543 (Devon).

LOCOST KIT CAR 2-litre Pinto, running, needs seats, headlights, tidying up to finish.

All new suspension and brakes, £1100 ono.

T: 01382 461461 (Dundee).

ROBIN HOOD 2B Green/stainless, 2-litre SOHC (unleaded). New cam and followers, water pump, alternator, coil. Hood and tonneau, SVA’d April 2003, MoT, tax, £4750. T: 07814 085824 (West Yorkshire).

ROVER V8 ENGINES FOR SALE From £250. 3.5/3.9/4.2 All complete and ready to run. Also two V8 Mopar/Dodge 368cu in engines in very good running condition. Complete with all ancillaries. £650 to £1250. Also 727 automatic gearboxes for same.

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ROVER V8 DISTRIBUTORS Rebuilt and fitted with breather system, also modified advance for more performance. Only OE parts used, prices between £100 and £300.

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TIGER SUPER SIX WEATHER GEAR Includes hood and sidescreens, excellent condition, £120 ono. T: 07828 174883 (Kent).

2-LITRE DOHC ENGINE MT75 gearbox, rear suspension, discs, diff etc. Front hubs, discs, calipers, lower arms. Steering column and joints and shroud. Weber with manifold, various clocks, dials, cables, VIN plate, SORN, £110. T: 01422 351844 (Yorkshire).

gearboxes, axles, needs interior, tyres, tank, £1250. T: 020 7511 8510.

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ARISTOCAT Galvanised chassis, wheels, steering, and many panels fitted, plus rest to finish. No body, must go, offers. T: 01279 723326 (Bishops Stortford).

FERRARI 360 REPLICA Unfinished project, based on Mk3 MR2, 2004 car, 17,000 miles, 6-speed gearbox, red leather, fibreglass panels, some parts plus car, £7500 ono.

T: 01751 473990 (North Yorkshire).

LOMAX THREE WHEELED KIT Requires wiring to finish. New chrome two into one exhaust, lots of quality bits fitted, reluctant sale, build manual and log book, £2000.

T: 0151 424 8037 or 07742 675516.

WESTFIELD SE Long abandoned (1993), near complete, high spec 2100cc Pinto (fast cam, twin Dellortoes), most parts to complete, need garage space, all offers considered.E: powell.rb@gmail.comn (Berkshire).

NG TA No time to build, one of the first NGs, 1.8 Marina donor, 1973. Body, chassis,

BANHAM BAT Metro donor, welding done and panels trial fitted. Everything included, £500 for quick sale. T: 07896 522478 (West Yorkshire).

LAMBORGHINI COUNTACH REPLICA Rolling chassis, bodywork, 97 per cent engineering and electricals completed. New alloys, tyres, cabin, wood trim completed. Two original Lamborghini seats, suspension set-up.

Paint and trim to do, most parts to finish, £9500. T: 01424 751591 (Sussex).

MIDAS GOLD Golden yellow, MG Metro engine, hard and soft tops, parts to complete, buyer to collect. Any offers considered, house move forces sale. T: 07733 331998 (Berkshire).

BAD GEN 3 Pro fitted, all parts to complete, genuine wheels, leather, lights, badges etc. £10,000 spent, will accept £7000 ono. T: 01332 882663. E-mail: evansgaz@tiscali.co.uk

PILGRIM BULLDOG

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New hood, seats, respray, original registration number (non-Q). Wire wheels, luggage rack, taxed until 2009, MoT. Reluctant sale, £1995 for quick sale or would swap for a classic saloon.

T: 01323 738668.

PILGRIM EAGLE RV Unfinished project including hard-top, doors, windows, dash, carpets. Cost £2800, accept £1100. T: 01946 834755 (Cumbria).

NCF DIAMOND MK3 Part-built, refurbished front running gear fitted, donor Mk2 Granada and NCF items to complete. Free to good home. T: 01305 826810 (Dorset).

MERCEDES SSK REPLICA 90 per cent built, Volkswagen based, wire wheels, whitewall tyres, 1300cc, lots of chrome, genuine reason for sale. Offers.

T: 01932 344348 (Surrey).

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T: 01603 720537 (Norwich).

Built on a 1995 Rover. 1500cc diesel, soft and hard top, tax February 2010 and MoT October 2009. Registered as a Rover 100 Kensington convertible, £2995. T: 07866 401419.

December 2001, 2-litre Pinto, twin 40 Webers, Tiger dials, alloy wheels, MoT April 2010, taxed until October 2009. Full weather gear, spare stainless steel exhaust, 2230 dry miles, £4500 ono. T: 01685 840382 (Gwent).

1in x 1in spaceframe chassis, GRP/ali body, hard top and doors, 1600 Ford Sport Crossflow engine. Sport wheels, excellent drive, needs SVA, £3250 ono. T: Harold – 07798 797383 (Windsor)

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Robin Hood Exmo 1.6-litre Pinto, 4-speed gearbox, enclosed boot, full history, SVA’d January 2006, MoT for 12 months, £2750. T: 01292 442635 (Ayr).

DRK 3-WHEELER

TIGER CAT

MARLIN CABRIO

Number 27 of 59 built, 1298cc, 4-speed gearbox, Renault 5 GTL donor, green upholstery, black weather gear, lovely car runs well, sale due to bereavement. Offers IRO £5000. T: 01473 729065 for details (Suffolk).

2002, one owner, only 1700 miles. Lovely condition. Ford 2.1-litre Pinto engine, twin carbs. Race seatbelts, RS alloys, lockable boot. Autumn bargain, £4795. T: Uxbridge Kit Cars – 01895 624554 or 07798 866071.

W: www.uxbridge kitcars.co.uk (T) (Middlesex).

S-registered, 11,000 miles. 12 months MoT and tax, immaculate, engineer built from brand new reconditioned parts. Vulcan Pinto 2000cc, full history, £5000. T: 01748 810633. (North Yorkshire).

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MK INDY

MIDAS GOLD CONVERTIBLE

QUANTUM H4i

MARLIN SPORTSTER

SP MOTORS GENTRY

A real fun car to drive, starts on the button.

Lots of money spent. 1.6-litre Ford Pinto, MoT and tax until May 2010, £3950 ovno.

T: 07970 500341.

Red, built on 1984 MG Metro, registered June 1991. Re-sprayed, new carpets, recent engine and gearbox overhaul. Central locking, remote alarm, lots of work done. T&T March 2009, £3500 ono. T: John: 01424 424506 (h) 01435 812706 (w). E-mail: john@sussexkitcars.co.uk (East Sussex).

Engineer built to high standard. Low mileage 1600cc Zetec. Power steering, electric windows, central locking, immobiliser, roll bar, recent new tyres and exhaust, private plate, sensibly priced, £4950. T: 01278 428939 (Somerset).

2.5-litre BMW part complete project, lots of new parts including brakes, suspension, exhaust, tyres and wheels, trimming kit, lights, loom, clutch. Most other parts rebuilt.

Work commitments force sale, spent over £7500, best offer over £4500. T: 07901 552257.

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Home built on Mk2 Escort donor, built 2000.

Tax and MoT 12 months, half trim fitted.

Unpainted in grey primer, £3995 ono.

Tel: 01753 662929.

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VERANTI

£2001 to £5000

2-litre Toyota MR2, Atlantic blue metallic, leather/suade interior with new carpets and mats.

Honda S2000 alloy wheels, built 2004, tax and MoT to July, great crowd puller, reluctant sale, £3750. T: 07798 857162 (Worcester).

VERY RARE MANTA RAY BUGGY

KARMA

GENTRY RMB

Porsche 356B engine (1493cc). Fuschia metallic with black trim. Full weather gear, tax exempt, owned 32 years, MoT £4950. T: 01675 481698 evenings (Warwickshire).

Rebuilt Ford 2.8-litre V6, VW gearbox. All new parts, tax and MoT, 90 per cent complete.

Owned five years, no time left, £4950 ono.

T: Paul – 01275 349856 (North Somerset).

MG, 1970, tax exempt, MoT June 2009, Triumph Spitfire mechanicals, full weather gear, tonneau, new servo, overdrive, wire wheels, heater, period radio, £4395. T: 01704 574430 (Merseyside)

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SECMA QT RUNNER Fantastic road presence, 060mph in six seconds. Peugeot engine and running gear. See http://www.secmavehicule.com/a nglais/runner/pagerunner.htmlfor full spec. 2006, 2080 miles, MoT, £8850 ono. T: 07976 265252.

E: twrbutchart@gmail.com (Dorset/Wiltshire).

cars for sale

£5001 to £10,000

BUGATTI REPLICA Triumph Vitesse 2-litre based, historic car tax free. Built by me, cost over £10k.

Private plate, 12 months MoT, £5000 ono. T: 01275 874026 for build details (Somerset).

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MARLIN 5EXI 1.6

MK INDY 2-litre 16v Vauxhall, Megasquirt ignition, R6 carbs, SVA’d 17/1/2005, full MoT, tax August.

Illustrated build history, immaculate condition, breathable waterproof tonneau cover, A-frame for towing to events, £7250 ono. T: Ian – 07882 836422 (Nottinghamshire) X0410

LUEGO VELOCITY XT

Engineer built, SVA September 2006, CKC Award at Capesthorne 2007, Marlin show car at Donington 2007. Superb build, immaculate condition, only 4000 miles, £9250. T: 01270 651042 (Cheshire).

New 1.8-litre Zetec engine.

Professionly built, SVA August 2008, Webcon management system, heater, carpets. Finished to a high standard, £7000.

T: 07763 238855 (Hampshire).

MK INDY

£5001 to £10,000

2.0i Pinto, full ali side panels, Westfield seats, alcantara, carpets, VDO gauges. 95 per cent complete, all hard work done, £3700. 900 ’Blade, ancillaries, props, reverse ’box also available. T: 07702 325701.

GINETTA G27

MARLIN SPORTSTER

JBA FALCON SR

3.5-litre V8, SVA and registered by owner September 2005, only 1500 miles. Four-pot Weber carb, high quality build, professional paintwork, £6500 or sensible offer. T: 07968 314244 (Dorset).

SVA 2003, Sierra-based kit, 2000cc Sapphire petrol engine, 5 gears, only 1134 miles, Old English Ivory, bodywork immaculate, MoT June 2009, tax December 2008, £7000. T: 01323 833904 (Eastbourne).

The original T-bar car, factory built, bespoke engine, 158bhp, 7000 miles only. Dellorto 45s, new adjustable shocks, recon brakes, harnesses, battery immobiliser, stunning car, £7995 ono. T: 01273 389333 (Brighton).

Graham Sykes Insurance 0870 444 6320 No. 1 to be with!

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TIGER SUPER CAT 2005, 2-litre Zetec, twin 45s, Alpha ignition, Piper cams/verniers, 5-speed gearbox.

Independent front/rear suspension, coil-springs, adjustable Spax dampers, 4point seatbelts, disc brakes, 17in wheels, £8995. T: 07595 944745 (County Durham).

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GTM LIBRA

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5000 miles, K-series 1.8-litre VVC 160bhp, many new parts.

SVA July 2005, MoT September 2010, tax February 2010.

Pipercross induction, radio/CD player, big brakes, central locking. Dark grey Alcantara interior, £9250 ono. T: 01952 885721 (Shropshire).

Renault 5 1105cc engine, factory built, complete with hood and tonneau cover. Taxed and tested March 2009. Drive on motorcycle licence, £5700. T: 01723 514672 (Yorkshire).

MÉTISSE PICKUP Rear cover, tow hitch, SVA 2004. Mot and tax October. Lamborghini California Orange, juicy 2.9-litre V6. Pull a boat, this is a big bit different, £9995. Tel Nic: 07752 859003 (Gloucestershire).

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MADISON

GINETTA G27 IRS Ford based, 2-litre Pinto, whitewall tyres, New battery, clutch, brakes, leather seats, brass bound instruments, spotlights, signpost light, full weather protection. £9750.

T: 01524 781013.

SVA 1999, brand new 1.8-litre Zetec with all Raceline bits.

Reconditioned gearbox and new Cosworth LSD. Receipts for £11,000 plus, will take £7000. For more details see http://photos.orange.co.uk/alb um/5263120 T: 07973 135127 (Tackley).

GRINNALL SCORPION 3

MARCOS MARTINA 2005, Marcos Martina, 2000cc Ford Pinto, engine tuned, stainless steel exhaust, electric windows, grey leather trim, radio and CD player, very low mileage, taxed and tested, £8000 ono.

T: 01443 473049. No canvassers.

BMW K1 engine, 5-speed gearbox and electric reverse, 20,000 miles, 6 months MoT, 10 months tax, £7850 ono. T: 01543 459225 or 07814 365353.

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cars for sale GTM SPYDER 1.4-litre 16v,registered 2003, 12,000 miles, MoT, 17in alloys, 300mm front discs, HiSpec 4-pot calipers. Reliable every day car, £6995.

T: 07976 407144 (Derbyshire).

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DAX RUSH 2.1-litre Pinto, 155bhp, 5-speed, 45DCOEs, Maxiflow head, 16in alloys, Oxford blue, 2002, 4576 miles, tax September 2009, excellent condition, very reliable, £8950 ono. T: 01245 251669 (Chelmsford).

£10,000 and Above

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Tel: 01895 624554 or 07798 866071 Middlesex uxbridgekitcars@hotmail.com

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X1109

DNA

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Kit cars urgently required. Absolutely everything considered – non-runners to the exotic.

Rover V8, 4-litre TVR Power engine, supercharged, taxed and MoT’d. Hand-made real leather interior, only 2000 miles, comes with build book. Registered as Lamborghini, offers around £17,000. T: 01905 380165.

AK 427

FERRARI 360 REPLICA

Pro built Sep 2008, 700 dry miles, 383 stroked V8, Tremec ’box. Met blue/white stripes, vanilla leather interior, blue carpets.

17in Halibrands, brightwork package, stainless engine bay and sidepipes. Many upgrades, Bargain £26,995 ono.

T: 07968 394396.

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Based on Peugeot 406 Coupé. 3-litre V6, Rosso Red, leather heated seats, H-gate, engine start button. Remote locking, alarm/immobiliser, taxed and tested, reduced to sell, £11,000 ono.

T: 07595 958205 (Grimsby, NE Lincolnshire).

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Replica Ferrari 360 Spider, 2005, 19,500 miles, 6-speed manual, built to extremely high standards.

Genuine Ferrari brake calipers with 310mm brake discs and separate working handbrake calipers. Six months tax, 12 months MoT, £24,995 ono. T: Rob – 01476 573882 or 07946 870998.

£10,000 & Above

UXBRIDGE KITS AND CLASSICS

Always a selection of competitively priced kit cars. Cars can be delivered to your door.

COUNTACH REPLICA

GP SPYDER RSK 718 Built on GP’s king sized rolling chassis. Correctly registered but needs work on electrics as not used for last eight years. All correct period fittings, rare car, £5,500. T: 0191 2581034.

£5001 to £10,000

QUANTUM XTREME Factory finished May 2007. One owner, 1500 miles. Ford 2-litre injected engine, Omex ECU, Quaife diff, non-Q reg, £7295. T: Uxbridge Kitcars – 01895 624554 or 07798 866071 (Middlesex, can deliver). (T)

TIGER SUPER SIX Ford Zetec 2-litre, twin DCOE, lightened flywheel, professionally tuned, Spax shocks. 1100 miles, taxed and MoT’d to June 2009. Very quick and fun, endless upgrade possibilities, £5995 reduced. T: 07825 389233 (Birmingham).

Tel: 020 8500 1991 or 07984 460014 www.hallmark-cars.com

CYCLONE 1.8I Light blue metallic, new MoT, taxed, recent full engine rebuild, stage 3 head, cam, performance exhaust. Removable hard-top stores behind engine. Stunning car, £6500. T: 07974 257837 www.kudosmedia.org (Kent).

Great choice of cars always in stock!

LIGHTWEIGHT MK 900cc Fireblade, ali panels – not your plastic fantastic! Paddleshift, Caterham carbon/Kevlar race seat. 3in Sparco harness, removable steering wheel, new R888s etc, £8750 ono.

T: 07702 325701.

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Cars For Sale CKC ADRENALINE MURTAYA

DAX RUSH MC

Owned by Complete Kit Car and Built by John Watson, this Murtaya is immaculate. Subaru WRX Sti base, 265bhp, 4-wheel drive, Nissan burnt orange paint, leather seats, super fast and lots of fun. £POA. T: 01823 335443 (Somerset).

Yamaha R1, SVA May 2006, new build registration, all new parts including 2004 manufacture engine, receipts available. 2880 miles only, £10,500.

T: 07765 551581 (Loughborough).

GD MK4 Euro chassis, factory built for Booker Motorsport March 2008, LS2, LSD, Tremec 6-speed gearbix, one-off leather, fully adjustable suspension, 480bhp, 460lb ft, 1100 miles, stunning car, £46,500. T: Dean – 07713 988837.

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PILGRIM SUMO

JAGUAR XK120 4.2-litre injection, 5-speed manual. MoT. Based on Jaguar 240. New leather upholstery and new hood. Original registration, £17,000.

T: 01989-770428.

NEW UNREGISTERED PILGRIM SUMO

Galvanised, adjustable shocks, Rover V8, Weber Carb, Edelbrook manifold. Stainless engine bay, brake hoses, exhausts. Vitesse gearbox, Granada running gear, Halibrands, Richfield seats, ETB instruments, detachable steering wheel. Includes C16 COB, £11,995. T: 07961 102659 (London).

Cobra replica, reconditioned Rover V8. Halibrands, Imperial Blue obviously! Perfect and stunning looker. Professionally built and SVA’d, £17,000. T: Rita – 01903 726787 (home) or 07780 660609 (mobile).

E: ritaharmony@talktalk.net (West Sussex).

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DAX RUSH Auto, 4.3-litre, balanced, stage two heads, Piper cam, Holley 4160 carb, stainless engine bay, oil cooler. Immobiliser, tan leather interior, soft-top, £12,495 ono.

For more information please visit www.cobra4sale.250free.com T: 01422 247317 (West Yorkshire).

Graham Sykes Insurance 0870 444 6320

2.9 Cosworth engine, manual, Image alloys, MoT and tax til April 2008. House move forces sale.

Over £24K spent, as seen at Donington show, £12,750 ovno.

T: 07866 680289 (Leicestershire).

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DAX COBRA

Completed April 2009, engineer built to a very high standard. Stage 2 Turbo, dark green (803) injectors, MSD chip. Dax leather high back seats, luxury trim, Momo steering wheel. Image wheels. As seen in September CKC, £16,200 ono. T: 07905 353031.

DNA based 360 replica, 2002, 48,000 miles, MoT and tax. Tiptronic gearbox. Tour de France blue with cream leather seats. Completed January 2009, £22,995. Alternatively I can build one to your specification from £20,000. T: 07768 437176.

3500 miles, featured September edition of CKC. New Dave Ellis built fast road Rover V8, leather interior, weather gear, 17in Image alloys. Smiths gauges, MSD ignition, rev limiter and launch control. Built ’05 by Dax engineer, £19,500 ovno.

T: Craig at Dax – 07790 766209.

1998, Chevy 350cu in, Holley 600cfm, Edelbrock Performer, Tremec 5-speed TKO600, Jag running gear, Powerlock 3:31 diff, Halibrands, WW kit.

Immobiliser, detailed bay, MoT, fast, £24,000.

T: 01604 584054 or 07714 361610 (Northampton).

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Venom, 4.5-litre V8 Merc engine, automatic gearbox, leather, electric windows, central locking, alarm, taxed and tested, racing fans, Image wheels, CD player, split hard top (stores in boot), all receipts, Viper badges, stunning, awesome soundtrack, £12,999 ono. T: 07736 101553 or 01634 892078 (Kent).

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3.9-litre Rover V8, new engine and gearbox done by RPI Engineering. Over £15,000 spent on restoration. Twelve months Mot, six months tax, £11,995 ono.

T: 01621 843782 or 07944 792449 (Essex).

FERRARI 360 REPLICA Based on Mk3 Toyota MR2, turbocharged GReddye-Manage programmable ECU, lots of engine mods, fully adjustable Avo suspension, Polybushed. Fished to high standard, leather seats. Donor featured in Japanese Performance mag, £23,995 ono. T: 07976 304205 (East Sussex).

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