STEVE SAYS – FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2026

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A very warm welcome to totalkitcar online …Spring is HERE, although at the time of writing the rain was still here! Nevermind, our March/April 2026 issue available NOW in shops, mail order and also on all digital platforms.

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Here’s just some of what we have for you this time…

DUTTON PHÆTON 5 – FIRST DRIVE – A brand new Phæton from Tim Dutton, 39 years after the last one. The new one is based on Mazda MX-5 Mk3 and is quite simply, great. Hard to miss in its eyecatching Lamborghi Verde Scandal lime green gelcoat.

INDUSTRY GREATS – HAYDN DAVIES AND BURLINGTON MOTOR COMPANY – We were delighted to catch up with Burlington Motor Co founder, Haydn Davies recently to talk about old times and remind ourselves just how important a marque his company was, firstly with the Sport Special traditional roadster and then the Arrow, Berretta and Chieftain plans and patterns projects. Add in some great old archive photos to round things up and it’s a winner.

CATERHAM CARS – Think Caterham Cars and the Seven and 21 will come to mind, but there has been plenty of other elements of the business over the years. We round them all up in this feature.

INTRODUCING WEATHERVELO – CYCLEV – Here’s a cool little electric three-wheeler that you can pedal but ddon’t have to? Curious. read this feature to find out more.

READER’S DRIVE – PETER VIVIAN’S MIDGE BOAT-TAIL – The JC Midge was a cracking little kitcar, another built from plans and patterns. TKC MAG reader Peter Vivian built a lovely example but after quite a few years decided that he’d like revise it to feature a boat-tail rear end. Here’s his story.

THE TKC MAG GUIDE TO SOLDERING – We all take the art of soldering for granted. An easy job to mess up, a tricky one to master. Richard Bird guides you through the process…

WACKY RACERS – A little feature looking at the first two years of the 750 Motor Club’s

KIT CAR CHALLENGE race series. It was great looking back to the mid-eighties for this one.

NEC, BIRMINGHAM – MARCH 20-22

HUNTSMAN SPYDER – A forgotten one-off that surely deserved more success?

REMEMBERING THE TRIPLE C CHALLENGER – looking back at a classic kitcar that just happened to be a replica of the Jaguar E-type.

Hopefully, that’s plenty to entertain you with although you’ll also find regulars like book reviews, product news and more.

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IF YOU LIKE CLASSIC KIT CARS & SPECIALS you are in luck. Clicking that button will take you back in time with features on old kitcars, personalities and generally interesting companies who worked within the specialist car and sixties motorsport movements. I really hope you are enjoying them. Not all of them are kitcar-related per se but they all celebrate the underdog and often feature the wonderful world of sixties motorsport.

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A lot of classic clubman motorsport features highlight underdog artisans that we hope will appeal to you dear reader, the sort of companies that we’ve often all heard of but on whom detailed information is often hard to find. Shorrock, Wade Turbochargers, Jack Knight Developments, Cannon Cars, Tom Killeen, David Ogle the list goes on and on. The sort of companies and individuals that our specialist and kitcar forebears from the sixties would have been very familiar with. You’ll find these subjects featured in CLASSIC KIT CARS & SPECIALS.

In CLASSIC KIT CARS & SPECIALS this week we highlight a historic Lotus that didn’t actually make production. What a beautiful thing the Lotus Elan Fastback was. CLICK HERE to go there.

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SNIPPETS 1 ……. Rustival returns for its fourth event at the British Motor Museum on Saturday, April 18. Known by many as the ‘UK’s friendliest car show’, this family-friendly event is a celebration of all vehicles, from car, commercial, bus and bike and their associated enthusiasts! From clapped out to concours – if it’s got wheels, it is welcome at Rustival!

The show, which is hosted by YouTubers Ian and Carly from HubNut, Matt from Furious Driving and Steph from idriveaclassic, invites people to bring their beloved motor and their friends and family to join the display of hundreds of vehicles from every decade of motoring.

The show will feature hundreds of display cars, talks from motoring YouTubers and Ask the Experts, where visitors can chat with industry aficianados and get professional automotive guidance free of charge.

There will be lots of displays from clubs and enthusiast groups, demos and pop ups from industry professionals, creator space, interactive activities plus plenty of Rustival, HubNut, Furious Driving and idriveaclassic merchandise available to buy. There will also be special guests and traders in attendance.

The jewel in the crown of the event, Friendship Corner, is back for another show by overwhelming demand. This is a meet up spot where visitors can enjoy socialising with other attendees, make new friends and meet people they chat with online.

Tom Caren, Show Manager at the British Motor Museum, commented: “We’re delighted to welcome back Rustival for the fourth time where every vehicle is welcome regardless of age, condition, marque or styling! The family-friendly event is also accommodating to those with access needs. We look forward to hosting another successful event in April!”

Vehicle exhibitor tickets cost just £13 per adult and includes entry for the car and a driver.

Exhibitor passenger tickets cost £13 per adult and £7 per child. Tickets give admission to the show, museum and collections centre. Museum entry is just £18 for adults in advance or £21 on the day, £16 for concessions in advance or £19 on the day, £9 for children (5-16 years) in advance or £10 on the day and under 5s are FREE. T

here is also the option to Gift Aid or donate your entry fee and get an Annual Pass in return at no extra cost. To find out more information about the show, please call 01926 895 300 or visit – https://www.britishmotormuseum.co.uk/whats-on/rustival.

SNIPPETS 2 …….RANGE ROUND UP – I was talking to Warren McKiernan, boss of Revolution Wheels the other day and inevitably I always end up talking about the company’s fabled 4- and 5-Spoke which have been around since 1967.

ALTHOUGH THEIR 4- AND 5-SPOKE WHEELS ARE ICONIC THERE IS MUCH MORE TO THE COMPANY THAN JUST THOSE TWO RANGES

I had several cars that wore those wheels. Some of those cars I just wish I had the foresight to have kept, although it has to be said that on a couple of them the wheels were far more attractive than the cars!

Anyway, the current Revolution range consists of:

4 Spoke

5 Spoke

RFX

RMX Modular

RTX

RZX

Millennium

Millennium II

CR10 Flow-formed

TC5 Flow-formed

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