The August 2006 Issue Kit Car

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August 2006

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Kit Car is so very clearly the leading monthly! It has more pages, more features and an altogether better quality of journalism.

August 2006

REGULARS

HYNESIGHT 7

NEWS                                                                                       10

There’s a new body option for the MEV, a new boot for the Onyx Mongoose

YOUR SAY                                                                               18

Could a kit car out perform the Caparo T1, information on the 1,000 bhp Python Roadster and uses for a Datsun 280Z are the month’s topics.

FRESH AYRE                                                                          28

An interesting book review, a very pretty 1959 kit, how Scotland invented the world, a gorgeous 250 GTO replica and a car undecided whether it’s a Jag or an MG.

FEATURES

DEAD RINGER                                                                       40

Westfield ’s new FW body option for the wide body SEi comes straight from the moulds of the original FW400, and this car’s now much slower.

DREAM MACHINE                                                                52 

Sovereign Cars’ Larry Webb commissioned an AK427 Cobra replica; and it has to be sensational if Nigel Dean thinks it’s the ultimate replica.

THE KIT CAR GUIDE Pt2                                                     98

Back by popular demand from those seeking to discover who makes what is the Kit Car Guide. Over the next six months, we’ll bring you the entire A to Z of the kit car world. This month we cover British Motor Heritage to ERA.

TALKING DIRTY                                                                  104

Iain Ayre took a blast around a muddy field in a budget Bugrat. We’ve reprinted his impressions as part of our upcoming guide to kit cars.

THE FULL MONTY                                                               108

Today there are very few kits based on the Citroen 2CV but in the twilight of its donor career, the Burton may well be its finest kit-form reincarnation.

CAV DWELLER                                                                     114

On the 40th anniversary of its first Le Mans 24 Hour win and hot on the heels of the new Ford GT, GT40 replicas are back in fashion and they’re better than ever.

WORKSHOP

ENLIGHTENMENT                                                                 62

Not quite sure how high your lights should be, how far apart or the correct wattage for the bulb? Here’s all you need to know about kit car lighting and SVA (Single Vehicle Approval).

TECH PRODUCTS                                                                   67

Nigel Dean toured the Stoneleigh show and brings you a further round up of the clever and useful technical products on show.

TECH TIPS                                                                               71

If you’re worried about drilling holes in GRP or metal, tech ed Nigel Dean , takes you through the techniques and tools involved in accurate work.

TECH TALK                                                                              73

They’re in the news this week so Nigel Dean summarises the rules and regulations concerning number plates.

SHOWTIME

HARROGATE SHOW GUIDE 12th and 13th August 2006

Want to know who’s going to be there, or where they’ll be?  Our guide at the back of this magazine answers those questions and more.

Market Place

If you’re looking to buy a used kit car; there are a couple of hundred in this issue. There's certainly more than in any other similar publication! Our Market-Place section, at the back of every issue, is THE place to buy or sell your Kit Car.

Kit Car Home Page

The show feature from the July issue. Sorry you can't read it. To do that you'll have to buy the magazine.

Below are miniture versions of virtually the entire editorial.... watch this space for more miniatures which we'll add as publication date approaches.

Talking Technical

Kit Car magazine really does know its subject. The following represents just some of this month's technical content.