Retro Cars September 2008 CROSSBREED Installing a barking Vauxhall Red Top into a Classic, X-Pack arched MK2 Escort? That’s just not cricket. Or is it…? Words: Andy Basco. Photos: Matt Woods They say you can’t bat for both sides… so to speak. Or that if you’re from Liverpool, you’re a red or a blue; […]
PPC, May 2008 Readers’ Cars, Westfield Special Well, you’ve got to find something to keep yourself entertained while you’re deeply embedded in the restoration of a particularly nasty Sunbeam Tiger V8. In Peter Hayter’s case, buying a Westfield for a spot of sprinting seemed the best way of alleviating any boredom. Trouble was, by the […]
Retro Ford, July 2006 Tarmac Terrorist Ballistic Mk1 Escort capable of mid-11-second quarter-mile times, and it’s powered by a Vauxhall Words: Ben M Photos: Tricky As you may or may but be aware, I am a big fan of the Vauxhall 2.0 16v engine especially when it is lurking between the wings of an […]
Total Vauxhall, May 2006 Staying Power The old Manta never seems to lose popularity, and it’s not hard to see why looking at this black beauty. Words: Dougie, Photo: Michael Whitestone Vauxhall and Opel in the ’70s, before becoming fully integrated, produced some of the best-styled cars of the era: the Firenza, Magnum, Reford […]
Retro Ford Ben Morley – Escort Van Mk1, 2.0L XE Ben Morley’s 1969 MkI van has been featured in Classic Ford & various issues of Retro Ford beginning in April 2006. When faced with the challenge of explaining where I’m at or what I’ve been up to with my retro Fords, my first […]
Classic Ford, November 2005 LE MANS WORLD Dressed to impress in a somewhat alternative Le Mans Green, this wacky and wonderful XE-powered MkI van delivers a tasty 200 bhp and comes courtesy of the boys at oldskoolford Words: Russell Martin, Photography: Simon Dodd IF YOU’VE EVER TRAVELLED ON A MOTORWAY AT ANY TIME IN YOUR […]
Total Vauxhall, April 2005 Quarter Black Here’s one deceptive black cat – more wild than mild and one to watch out for along the quarter mile. Words: Jason Simms, Photography: Max Earey Quarter-miling is attracting more and more interest, and a powerful sub-section is being created on the scene, thanks to events like Run Wot […]
Total Vauxhall, August 2004 Lucky Numbers. It’s taken 13 years to refine and perfect this slick 16v Nova – and that’s 13 years well spent we reckon Words: Jason Simms, Photography: Max Earey If patience is a virtue then Nick Caro is a saint. Most of us start loosing our cool and even our […]
Retro Cars, July 2003 If outright power is what you crave from your classic, then only a Cosworth YB will do. Welcome to the mad, mad world of retro performance. Words Phil White & Photos David Wigmore Shunning the turbo in favour of throttle bodies, Matt’s moody Mk1 Escort dances to the sound of […]
CCC, September 2002 Rob Barksfield – PCD Saxon, Suzuki Simon McBeath catches up with the progress of the motorcycle motivated PCD Saxon hillclimber – probably the lightest racing car on the planet PHOTOGRAPHY: MALCOLM GRIFFITHS We profiled the lightweight carbon composite PCD 'Saxon' (1100cc racing car class) hillclimber in the July 2001 Tech Focus […]
