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Great British Sports Cars Ltd has recently………undergone a change of management, which has resulted in Richard Hall becoming managing director. This marks an exciting new chapter in the company’s history.

Richard has big plans for the company and the future looks bright and they will continue to develop the Zero, which has now sold in excess of 300 kits and fully built cars worldwide. GBS will continue to develop and improve the products, without losing site of the original Robin Hood strategy of good value engineering.

Richard Hall is the new MD of Great British Sportscars it was announced this week.

They’ll also be launching a new website and online shop (www.kitspares.co.uk) and have been busy with a new showroom at their Nottinghamshire HQ where all will be welcome. Kit Parts Direct is no longer part of Great British Sports Cars.

For more information, and until the new websites are up and running, you can contact the company on 01623 860 990 ENDS.

Exciting new launch.................at last weekend’s Race Retro show was the new Titan from classic car preparation specialist, Classic World Racing, run by Mike Luck, who raced a Westfield Eleven, in the Kit Car Championship back in the eighties.

The company has produced a version of the rare sixties TVR Tuscan (a UK-market version of the Griffith 400), using original moulds, which had been laying in a barn for 20-years. Only around 20 of the cars were made in period.

Mike commented: “Only 20 or so were made at the time partly due to supply issues with the 4.7-litre Ford V8 engine. So, it was great to recreate a race version ofr a Malaysian customer, but while doing so it struck me what a great little car it is, so we have now decided to go forward and build our own roadgoing version, which we have named the Titan.

A key member of the CWR Titan team is ex-TVR competition manager, Chris Schirle, who worked for the late Peter Wheeler, between 1982 and 1987 and was responsible for the successful 450 SEAC ‘wedge’ car.

Power for the Titan comes from a GM LS3 V8 engine producing 480bhp and a five-speed gearbox, linked to a limited slip differential and the car has a dry weight of 980kg.

Development of the roadcar continues although the company is aiming for an autumn launch although prices have been announced at from £49, 937.50 inc VAT.

More information from www.cwrcars.com or 01527 521 020 ENDS.

New CWR Titan

Couple of limited models.................from Westfield Sports Cars are the Classic Special Edition at £13,990 inc VAT in kit form or £16,990 inc VAT fully built or the FW Special Edition with complete kits at £14,540 inc VAT or from £27,685 inc VAT fully built.

More information from www.westfield-sportscars.co.uk or 01384 400 077 ENDS.

Special edition models from Westfield

New multi-mount lightweight alternator from...................Powerlite that kicks-out a whopping 45 amps and weighs just 2.8kg.

The unique, multi-drilled fixing plate allows the unit to be fixed in any position on the engine block giving total flexibility in fitting and complimenting the RAC065 unit is a full range of lightweight aluminium pullies available in standard ‘V’ or multi-groove.

Its cut-in speed is 900rpm and has a single wire fitment and a rugged Nippon Denso base unit.

More information from www.powerlite-units.com or 01384 267 570 ENDS.

Powerlite make a cracking range of uprated, jewel-like starter motors that are ideal for kit and specialist cars.

The excellent Muc-Off...............range of motorsport cleaners and related products are being distributed by S.W.A.T Distribution based in Suffolk.

Available for many years for the bicycle, motorhome and many other sectors, S.W.A.T has brought the range to the motorsport arena.

Among the range is Fast Action Motorsport Cleaner, which effectively removes mud, dirt and grime formulated using ‘micro-scale’ materials, which are approximately 1/80,000th of the diameter of a human hair, enabling the product to penetrate far deeper into dirt, oil and grime and gently break it down on an atomic and molecular level. Dirt can then be easily rinsed away, leaving behind corrosion inhibitors fore future protection.

What’s more Fast Action Motorsport Cleaner is fully bio-degradable, contains no harmful acids, CFCs or solvents and is non-toxic and costs £7.14.

More from www.swatltd.co.uk or 01440 768 889 ENDS.

The wonderfully-named MUC-OFF range of motorsport cleaners are bio-degradable and effective.

 

New product from Spautopia............is Rubber Dub tyre dressing which offers long-term protection against the damaging elements on today’s roads including dirt, brake dust, salt water, oil and road grime.

Rubber Dub is ideal for use on all external soft rubber such as tyres, window rubbers, mud flaps and guards, rubber bumpers and even under-bonnet hoses. It isn’t sticky or slimy, gives excellent coverage and is easy to use. Just apply with the tyre dressing applicator included in each tub, then choose your desired finish – natural or gloss. If you prefer a glossier, shiny look, use a soft brush after application to buff your tyres to a sheen.

Rubber Dub is available online at www.spautopia.co.uk or by mail order on 01780 721 460, priced £17.99 for a 150ml tub with tyre dressing applicator included ENDS.

A tyre dressing that doesn't cover the side of your car!

June 6 is the date..........for this year’s London-Brighton Kit & Sportscar Run and starts from Mercedes Benz World Brooklands with a stopping point at the Bluebell Railway in Sheffield Park, finishing in Madeira Drive, Brighton.

Entry for 2010 is £85, although if you book five cars together you get one entry free.

More information from www.classicmotorshow.com or 01527 871 150 ENDS.

Sir Stirling Moss and Lady Susie wave the starters away at last year's London-to-Brighton Kit & Sports Car run. We all wish Sir Stirling a speedy recovery after his recent fall of course.

New product from..........Elite Racing Transmissions may well be of interest to readers requiring a transaxle for their car.

It’s called the Elite-ZF, which funnily enough, is the Stoke-on-Trent company’s replacement for the original ZF gearbox.

It can be had in five-speed or with ‘dog’ engagement and all parts are interchangeable with the original ZF ‘box and comes with Bronze forks and guide rails.

Elite tell us that it has been nicely uprated compared to a standard ZF and is priced from £6462.50 inc VAT including gearset.

More information from www.eliteracingtransmissions.com or 01782 280 136 ENDS.

New Elite-ZF from Elite Racing Transmissions

Bead blasting is a service………that car builders and restorers often have cause to use as it is a good way of getting stuff clean, stripped and ready for re-build. It also of course reveals just how bad rust has got into the metal!

A company that has come onto our radar recently is Beadworks of Corby Northamptonshire, who can offer a complete, highly professional bead blasting service that includes aluminium, stainless steel and glass.  

If you are in the market for such a service and/or want to find out more, a visit to www.beadworks.org.uk is probably called for ENDS.

Beadworks are based in Corby and can do all sorts of bead blasting for you, including on aluminium and stainless steel.