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The VW Beetle may not enjoy the donor status it once did but for beach buggies and Porsche replicas it's still perfect.
NEWS
9OOObhp per ton Dax, the new Ultima Can-Am road car and new products for damp-free winter lay-ups.
HOLE STORY
Steve Hole trawls the archives for news on kits of yesteryear. Not sure the infamous Mumford Musketeer fits the bill!
2001 DIARY
Action day bookings are mounting, the London Brighton run is filling up and things should get going when it stops snowing.
CLUBS & EVENTS
A Rickman Ranger in the display cabinet and all the latest from a club world emerging from winter hibernation.
CLUBLIST
If you need to contact fellow kit owners, builders and enthusiasts, this is the page with the information.
DEBUT: SECOND TIME ROUND
The Reliant based Tempest of the eighties is hoping for greater success in the more appreciative 2000s.
DEBUT: SECOND THOUGHTS
With several bike engined installations to its credit, Sylva has standardised on Honda's CBR 1000.
ON THE BEACH
Bntian's buggy-guru, James Hale, is your guide to the beach buggy scene in the new millennium.
GETTING THE BUG
James Hale again, this time on how to go about obtaining a VW Beetle donor and what to look out for.
VEE-DUBADUBADOO
Our guide to alternative uses for a VW Beetle donor if beach buggies ain't quite your bag. Fancy a Porsche?
BUY2BUILD - JBA FALCON
This month Peter Coxhead shines his spotlight on JBA's hugely popular Falcon that's n-n-n-nineteen this year.
CHANNEL HOPPING
Britain is the undisputed king of the European kit car world but there are some interesting projects over the channel.
A GRAND IDEA
Mike Blake reports on a US one-oft celebrating America's other smash hit sports car, the Corvette Grand Sport.
RACE DAYS
There's more kit car motorsport action than ever this year. If you want to watch or take part, this is the programme.
WORKSHOP Q&A;
lain Ayre scratches his head and takes a sharp intake of breath as he assesses your technical problems.
HAYABUSA ENGINE PROFILE
lain Ayre dispenses essential information for those in search of the big boy of the bike-engined world.
ONYX BOBCAT BUILD.UP PART 3
We wire it up and fit the body panels to achieve completion of the Bobcat in record time. Next month we'll see how it goes.
TECH TIPS
Workshop life made easier with Gerry's clever tips. This month he's dealing with sheet metal and tube.
RUSTED NUTS
Before you can build your kit, you have to strip the donor - often easier said than done but Trevor Kemish has some tips.