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LIFE WITH THE LYONS. HAVE A COFFEE!

I not only love the restoration work carried out by the Lyons father and son team (Michael and David) at their very smart garage in County Clare, but I LOVE their style.

They’ve grasped the lifestyle aspect of what they do and like to have a bit of fun. In all seriousness, their range of coffee is first class. I’m well into their MG Beans! They’ve just added a load of new ones including BeansMW, DBean5, Javaguar Beans, Mercedes Beans, Mini Beans and the limited edition LG66 Beans. All are priced at €15.

As a little extra special item ideal for Christmas the More >

GET IN THERE

Quite often access to a fastener is obstructed by another component, this could be on an engine, gearbox or perhaps behind the dashboard. You can just about get a hex (or Star® or spline) bit onto the fastener but not quite, and there is a danger of breaking the bit if you force it.

Laser Tools to the rescue with this Ball-End Socket Bit Set (part number 8048) which offers a comprehensive twenty-piece set of long, ball-ended socket bits in metric hex, Star and spline profiles. The ‘ball’ design means that the bit will fit snugly at up to a 25° More >

CHARGE CARD

Buying for the tools and machinery fanatic in your life can be tricky! Trying to work out what they need, or what they’ve already got, can be a real mystery.

Combine that with the difficulty of buying for Christmas, when you want to really treat them and go above and beyond the usual pairs of socks or bottles of beer, and you’ve got yourself a really stressful situation!

If you’re stuck for gift ideas this Christmas … why not let them choose for themselves with a Machine Mart gift card?

Machine Mart gift cards and E-Vouchers can hold any value from £20 to £500 More >

JOIN THE CLUB

Europa Specialist Spares is launching their new members-only club

Members benefits include:

Free Technical Advice

Access to Discounts, Offers and Competitions

Completely free to join, no pounds, shillings or pence needed. 🙂

Invites to Events

Fascinating open days

Latest on our products

Monthly Europa Bulletin

Become Part of the Europa Specialist Spares Family

Journey on with us

Are you a classic car/kit car enthusiast or perhaps an Automotive company interested in unique, vintage classic parts?

 

Then this could be a rewarding loyalty programme.

 

Reply to offers@europaspares.com  with your name in the subject line to join the Europa Members Club or call 01283 815 609 or even visit www.europaspares.com ENDS.

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A BUCKET YOU CAN SIT ON?!

With the durability to endure a lifetime of daily use, the new Pro Combo Bucket from Auto Finesse has been designed to appeal to both industry professionals and detailing enthusiasts.

Featuring a large 20-litre capacity – along with a professional grit guard – this product is engineered to help prevent the recirculation of harmful particles into wash media.

The Pro Combo Bucket also benefits from a water-tight, rubber-sealed, screw-on lid which not only makes it ideal for accessory and solution storage when mobile but also means that it can double as a heavy-duty, detailer’s stool.

Priced at £28.95, the Pro Combo Bucket includes More >

WHO REMEMBERS DISCO JOE TEX AND THE SEX-O-LETTES?

Tex Automotive, the division of the British Motor Heritage Group (BMH) best known for its original specification classic mirror and wiper products, is offering a rapidly increasing range of complementary articles, some of which make perfect Christmas gifts for enthusiast drivers, male or female. Right now it also has some clearance items at unrepeatable prices, but don’t delay – once they’re gone, they’re gone! See www.texautomotive.com for details.

Clearance items:

Genuine Irvin leather flying jackets – just £450

Quality leather travel bags in brown or black, with MG, Austin-Healey or zero branding – £118.80

Leather driving gloves in brown or black – a mere £15

MG-branded polo More >

A PROPER PAIRING

Ever since extreme turbo engines hit the scene, engine builders have been searching for a better way to hold intake charge pipes and other pressurized plumbing on their engines together. Traditional silicone couplers can blow apart as the boost climbs, and other methods like welding the pipes together are no good because the welds will crack and fail as the engine flexes.

Vibrant Performance HD Clamp Assemblies securely join two pipes together in applications making up to 800 PSI of static boost pressure. The clamps are also flexible, allowing up to 12 degrees of telescopic and angular movement to withstand all the More >

LIGHTWEIGHT SPRITE

With the summer over most MG Midgets and Austin Healey Sprites will be heading to the garage for the winter and if an overhaul is planned it is a great time to fit a Fidanza Aluminium Lightweight Flywheel.

Fidanza lightweight flywheels offer the following benefits: • Faster throttle response and quicker acceleration • Additional horsepower to the wheels (reduced parasitic losses) • Smoother, faster shifting • Easier braking, more effective slowing (due to reduced rotational mass) • Reduced clutch wear and improved efficiency (from better heat dissipation) • Cost savings and longevity (thanks to Fidanza’s replaceable green friction plate – no need More >

NO, NO, NO – HORN JOKES ARE NOT HAPPENING!

During the 1970s and 1980s, many high-performance cars (such as the Ferrari 308, Citroën SM and Aston Martin V8) were fitted with the Weber DCNF carburettor and many of these applications used a custom-made cast aluminium air horn.

This air horn has been out of production for many years, but now Webcon has made them available once again.

Part number 5284800100 is supplied as a complete kit including a cork gasket, mounting screws and washers and is available from stock at £67.36 inc VAT.

Available now from 01932 787 100 or www.webcon.co.uk ENDS.

PINTO PAN

Burton Power is now offering a reproduction of a SOHC Pinto-spec sump aimed at classic Escorts, but as this engine is fitted in hundreds of kitcars it’s very pertinent to totalkitcar readers.

Burton Power has introduced this sump as good used sumps are now becoming rare and expensive.

While reproducing this sump, Burton Power has taken the opportunity to redesign the sump baffle so that it provides far more protection from oil surge than the original version.

The modified baffle is designed to always keep the pick-up surrounded by oil even at all times under extreme surge conditions. The Burton Power sump features More >

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