The July 2006 Issue

148 pages - perfect bound - top quality.

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July 2006

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November 2005

December 2005

January 2006

February 2006

March 2006

April 2006

May 2006

June 2006

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

July 2006

REGULARS

HYNESIGHT 7

Kit car standards of design, engineering, execution, safety and finish are reaching highly professional standards, all of which comes at a higher cost but have we squeezed out the simple cars that provide endless variety and simple, affordable fun?

NEWS 8

A round up of the latest news, developments, products and services available to kit car builders and enthusiasts.

YOUR SAY 16

Your chance to get it off your chest. If you have words of criticism, congratulation or merely of topical or general interest, we want to hear from you.

FRESH AYRE 24

Our man in the USA has an original Cobra paint job, an easy peasy wiring system, a Lotus 12 replica, a US twist on the Seven and praise for Black and Decker.

FEATURES

A HARD ACT TO FOLLOW 36

RAC man Tony Medri’s Dax Rush is a masterclass in car construction but the real gem is under the bonnet. Can an Essex V6 rival modern motors?

THE KIT CAR GUIDE 50

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 whole lot.

An enormous amount of work is going into this guide. In this issue we've covered approximately 20 models from the Absolute Performance C350 to the Boom Trike.

Next month we'll be covering BRA to wherever the alphabetical sequence leads.

SPECIAL EFFECTS 68

Adam James visits Auto Effects where all is not quite what it seems.

CROUCHING TIGER 74

The unsung, under-stated Tiger Avon packs a mighty punch and is cheap to build. Adam James drove the demonstrator and was smitten.

HANDS ACROSS THE SEA 87

For replica manufacturers, the Daytona is a natural progression from the legendary Cobra. BA Daytona is making them available at a reasonable price.

TWO INTO ONE 100

Ian Hyne did the rounds at both Detling and Stoneleigh and found plenty to impress and delight. The kit car industry is very much alive and well.

WORKSHOP

MOTO LITA COMPETITION 47

Moto Lita steering wheels are world renowned for style and quality and we have one to give away. It comes with the mounting kit and a polished boss and you take your pick of leather or wood rim. It’s worth around £230.

GOING ROUND THE BEND 108

Nigel Dean explains how steering works and shows you how to upgrade to power steering especially on Cobra replicas.

TECH TALK 118

Technical editor Nigel Dean did the rounds at Stoneliegh looking at the latest tools and products of interest to car builders and owners.

TECH PRODUCTS 124

Nigel Dean examines the new products on show at Stoneleigh and assesses their worth to kit car builders and owners.

TECH TIPS 128

Push-button starters are all the rage on high spec production cars and, if you want to follow suit, Nigel Dean explains what’s involved.

Market Place

If you’re looking to buy a used kit car; there’s a fantastic crop in our Market-Place section at the back. There are more than 140 used kit cars for sale in this issue! Our Market-Place section is brimming with life and is clearly THE place to buy or sell.

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.