UNSUNG HERO – CYRIL MALEM
The late Cyril Malem was one of those engineers, fabricators and designers, who was incredibly popular and always in demand for his skills but never […]
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FROM TERRIER KIT CARS TO FORMULA ONE – THE CAREER OF BRIAN HART
Words by STEVE HOLE Brian Hart was another of those real motorsport characters that we just don’t see anymore. Born in September 1936 in Enfield, […]
SIR JACK BRABHAM – NOT JUST AN F1 DOUBLE WORLD CHAMPION!
STEVE HOLE looks at the career of one of his favourite F1 drivers Sir Jack Brabham outside of Formula One The racing career of Jack […]
THE 'OTHER' JIM CLARK
We’ve all heard of Jim Clark, the late and fabled Grand Prix driver tragically killed at Hockenheim in 1968. However, there was another ‘Jim Clark’ […]
THE STORY OF MIKE CANNON AND CANNON ENGINEERING
THE MIKE CANNON STORY – words by Steve Hole pix by Carol Hardy Michael ‘Mike’ Richard Blackburn Cannon was a very interesting and talented chap. […]
KING OF THE ‘DASTLE’ – GEOFFREY RUMBLE AND HIS DASTLE RACING CARS AND TRAILERS
Words by STEVE HOLE Geoffrey Dastle was a very clever engineer. He was actually trained as a heating and air conditioning engineer based around the […]
REMEMBERING DAVID OGLE, DSC, MBE
WORDS BY STEVE HOLE – PHOTOS – ARCHIVE AND CAROL HARDY This time we take a look at the gifted designer David Ogle who was […]
THE STORY OF THE GRP-BODIED CITROËN BIJOU
WORDS BY STEVE HOLE Not a kitcar of course, the Citroën Bijou was an incredibly low-volume car for a mainstream manufacturer and had a fascinating […]
THE STORY OF SHORROCK SUPERCHARGERS
SHORROCK SUPERCHARGERS – WORDS BY STEVE HOLE Another of the great sixties ‘speed’ companies was Shorrock Superchargers and their products were in great demand to […]
ALLARD'S ALLARDETTE FORD ANGLIA CONVERSION
Many specialist car enthusiasts have high regard for Clapham-based Allard Cars founded and run by Sydney Allard. The company was active between 1945-1966 although the […]