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Jan 2008 Issue

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Just some of Kit Car magazine's Jan08 issue content is shown pictorially below. The total content appears in a complete list below.

It's one of our biggest issues and, we believe, one of our best! Take an overview of the content below.

Every issue of Kit Car also contains a massive selection of both Classified and trade advertising.

Jan 2008

REGULARS

BIG-ED The publisher tells you about our new show at Stafford

HYNESIGHT   The editor thinks it’s great to see a modern replica of a car that’s really worth the effort and that continues a fine tradition.

NEWS    Though it’s traditionally a slack time of the year, there’s lots going on and the recent Exeter show revealed there’s a lot more top come this year.

FRESH AYRE    Not smoking whilst driving is dangerous, a plan to run a Mini Marcos at the Le Mans Classic in 2010.CLASSIFIEDS    Whilst not as packed as usual, given the season, our classifieds still offer a wonderful selection of used kit cars for sale.MORE FRESH AYRE      A US built Locost.

FEATURES

A BOLT FROM THE BLUE                                                                               

If the traditional ‘horseshoe and hand grenade’ image of the Cobra is too much for you, Parallel’s version of the Python may fit the bill.

JIM FIXED IT FOR ME                                                                                        

Ian Hyne recounts the tale of this year’s Espana – Santiago event undertaken in a Tiger Super Six loaned for the event in the nick of time.

THE ONLY WAY IS UP                                                                                         

If you can’t afford the specification you want at the start of a build project, that needn’t be the end of the matter, especially in respect of a Westfield .

WORKSHOP

CURRENT ACCOUNT                                                                                      

There’s not much to go wrong with an alternator and many will say they don’t need servicing but a once over is quick, easy and never does any harm.

LIGHT WEIGHT V8                                                                                   

Our resident tech-ed, Nigel, tells you all you wanted to know about Rover’s evergreen V8.

GOT AN ITCHY TRIGGER FINGER?                                                                

Kit car interiors now benefit from options regarding every single component except the hand brake but now Trigger can help with a bespoke component.

KIT CARS & THE LAW                                                                                    

We lay out the contents of our new book on the subject.

FORWARD PLANNING                                                                                   

The key to success in building a kit car is to plan ahead. Dave Hill tells you how in part 1 of this mini-series.

PEN PUSHING                                                                                                   

Some people are good at engineering, others like the paperwork. Here we introduce a man who’ll do your registration paperwork for a small fee.

TECH TIPS                                                                                                               

Nigel Dean brings a super-sized portion of technical advice this month – mainly with an SVA related theme.

UPRIGHT CITIZENS                                                                                    

With so many Seven inspired cars relying on the scarce components and geometry of the old Cortina, Rally Design’s new uprights will be of great interest.

REAR END

GUIDE EXTRACT

Last year we published an A to Z Guide, a Replica Guide and a Cobra Guide. Here we’ve included a sample section to show you what you might have missed. If you didn’t miss it first time, please chill because it’s a FREE BONUS!

Jan 2008

If you send somebody else to purchase your monthly 'fix'; make sure they pick up the biggest and best magazine on the subject! There are other titles with confusingly similar names. Ours has a massive 172 pages and is quite the most total and complete.

See our previous superior issues listed on the right.

The Total & Complete guide to all kit cars

Kit Car Guide

Kit Cars & the Law

Registration, Single / Individual Vehicle Approval,Regulations SVA, IVA, BIVA

Replica Guide

AC Cobras, Sevens & other replicas