REGULARS
HYNESIGHT 7
If you think the kit car industry comprises Cobra replicas Lotus Seven inspired sports cars and a few others, think again. The editor extols the virtues of the new 436-page Kit Car A to Z Guide.
NEWS 8
Win a GTM starter kit, build your car with Titanium nuts and bolts, up
gr
ades to the TG Sports, pro
gr
ess on the SDR Storm and Bugatti Type 37 plus all the latest industry developments.
YOUR SAY 16
How to off-road on a sub-7K budget, a rare Alto turns up, Southern Roadcraft tracked down and a bloke who wants to build a Cobra replica from scratch
LET US GUIDE YOU 99
Classic replicas represent a large proportion of the kit cars available today. Over the next few issues we’ll be detailing all of them in alphabetical order. This month we get from Bu to Eu.
FRESH AYRE 36
Our man across the Pond is over here checking out the Haynes museum, bringing us up to date on the Police Cobra, enjoying The Chap magazine and finding a monster, alien trike near
Reading
.
CLASSIFIED ADS 75
Fair weather is bringing kit cars out of the garage and into the
mark
et-place to make way for new build projects. This month sees another large selection of complete pre-owned kit cars offered for sale.
COBRA MAGAZINE 118
Now in its fifth year of publication, we thought it was time to re-state what it’s about and list the features we’ve already produced in the first 15 volumes.
FEATURES
SINGLE MINDEDNESS 20
Quite apart from the unique sensations of a single-seater, F1-style road car, the Edge Devil is a very well designed and executed kit that’s quietly winning fans.
Ian Hyne
was very impressed.
8-LITRE ROAD
-EATER 28
It had too much power for the last bloke who bought it; he chopped it in for a Chevy-engined Marcos. So how much power is too much?
Ian Hyne
drives an 8-litre big-block Cobra to find out.
I COULD DO WITH A ‘D’ PART 2 100
Peter Marsh completes his bitsa D Type and confesses that he’s bored. He likes C Types too but would need another garage. However, the land is there. But first there’s the thrill of driving this car.
CLASSIC MOTOR SHOW 112
Certain manufacturers within the kit car industry occasionally break ranks and join
the mainstream motoring circus. One such testing of the water was at the recent
Classic Motor Show held at the NEC,
Birmingham
.
Nigel Dean
checks up on them.
FULL CIRCLE 136
The DNA 360 is one of two Toyota MR2 Mk3 based replicas to follow up the kit-form success of the 355 copies.
Ian Hyne
has a close look.
WORKSHOP
TECH PRODUCTS 43
Webcon Chevrolet carburettor conversion kits and polished alloy oil catch tanks are among the goodies unearthed in this month’s desirable and useful products line-up.
TECH TIPS 46
Now the good weather is here, hopefully, a
gr
eat many cars will be emerging from winter lay-ups.
Nigel Dean
takes you through the essential check-list for getting back on the road.
TECH TALK 52
Rectifying speedometer calibration problems and sourcing shallow sumps for the Ford Zetec engine are among the problems addressed by Tech Ed
Nigel Dean
this month.
THE FORD DATING GAME 58
If you want to know how old it is for SVA purposes, there’s a bit more to it than you might imagine.
Nigel Dean
takes you through the formula for any Ford motor, be it crossflow, Zetec or 351 Windsor.
REFRESHING THE PARTS 62
Among names for your little black book of companies that supply top line widgets is that of Tifosi.
Mark Sansby
has a good ferret about in the parts lockers and comes up with a few gems.
A DASH OF CLASS 126
If you’ve wondered how to make a quality finished walnut dashboard for your reproduction classic, at a price you can afford, then look no further. The kit car industry is full of companies like Veneer Restoration who can do all manner of complex jobs for you.
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