IT'S A HEATER BUT NOT A RADIATOR
The Clarke IT1500 is an easy-to-use portable induction heater kit suitable for use in garages and workshop environments. This tool kit offers an energy-efficient design […]
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UNSUNG HEROES – JACK KNIGHT DEVELOPMENTS
A company that often gets forgotten these days, back in the fifties, sixties and seventies, Jack Knight Developments was one of the key companies supplying […]
THE STORY OF THE ELAN-BRM AND THE SPENCE SPECIFICATION CARS
ELAN-BRM by Steve Hole Photos by Carol Hardy There have been a large number of special variants of the Lotus Elan over the years including […]
GREAT FOR ALCANTARA-TYPE FABRICS
These two products were new to me until recently having been recommended to me by a couple of readers. One picked up on my comments […]
UNDERPINNINGS – ARCH MOTOR & MANUFACTURING
THEY MAKE STUFF – ARCH MOTOR & MANUFACTURING CO LTD by CAROL HARDY For over sixty years, Arch Motor has been the go-to company if […]
LENHAM MOTOR COMPANY
LENHAM HEALEY [L25] Lenham Motor Company was founded by Julian Kingsford-Booty and David Miall-Smith in 1962 (February 9, to be precise!). Best known for their […]
A VERY SPECIAL 'SPECIAL'
CAROL HARDY tells the story of the Harold Biggs Special – colour photos by CAROL HARDY A very warm welcome to CLASIC KIT CARS & […]
STING IN THE TAIL – TOM KILLEEN'S SCORPION K19
The Scorpion K19 was created by serial specials builder, and ex-Jensen engineer, Tom Killeen and derived (funnily enough) from his Rycam Mirage K18 creation (qv) […]
THE STORY OF LYNCAR – INCLUDING WILT ‘THE STILT’ CHAMBERLAIN'S 'SEARCHER 1' PROJECT
Most specialist car enthusiasts of today won’t have heard of a company called Lyncar, as they appeared on our radar for a very brief period […]
NYVREM NIRVANA
Created by a chap called Mervyn Edwards who was based in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset. As often happens he was disillusioned by proprietary kits on the market […]