September 2001 Edition
HYNESIGHT
Buying and selling kit cars catches the editor's interest this month
as does the hidden message in Ron Champion's Build Your Own
Sports Car book.
NEWS
There's so much happening with projects changing hands, new products, record breaking, special cars and a whole lot more.
THE HOLE STORY
Steve Hole brings you another original fifties special, a round up of the British Sports Car Day at Brooklands and another Mystery Car.
CLUB LIST
If you need to contact fellow kit owners, builders and enthusiasts, this is the page with all the latest updated information..
DEBUT: MUSEUM PIECE
Caterham's Beaulieu Limited Edition model makes a neat package for an entry level car with an enviable pedigree.
DEBUT: SMOOTH AS CLK
Though hailing from Poland, the mid-engined, Mercedes inspired
Easer is a rare employer of otherwise redundant Rover 825
hardware.
ON YER BIKE
Westfield's Megabusa and the latest Megabird geraphically underline how fast development of bike-engined cars is progressing.
BY THE BOOK
The Locost is something of a kit car revolution, not just in the UK but across the world. Ian Hyne visits the global HQ to see what makes it tick.
HALL OF PLENTY
Hallmark Cars is the longest established, biggest and most successful company of its type. We talk to Mark Harrison to find out why.
CLASSIFIED CONVERT
How easy is it to sell a used kit car? We talked to Steve Appleby about his experience with his superb Dax Rush Rover V8.
PIPE DREAMS
A stainless steel exhaust is a necessity for a special system. We take a car to Wun Oft Exhaust Solutions to see what they can do.
THE FAR EAST
Why have a show in Essex? Because we have a lot of readers there and most of them turned out for the Braintree show.
POLE POSITION
Peter Coxhead brings news of the rise of a new industry behind what was once the Iron Curtain. It's more like aluminium now!
DRAMATIC ITALIAN
Lamberti Classic cars represents the last bastion of the kit form Countach with a lot more in the pipe line. We took a look at this supercar store.
NEW ZEALAND LAMBO
The Countess achieved little in the UK but it spawned something very special in New Zealand. Robert Hawkins tried it out.
TECH TIPS
Gerry Hawkridge trawls the depths of his experience for useful tips as well as trawling a Cobra weekend for finishing ideas.