I wanted to let you know about adding a new venue to your rallies next year; Holden Vintage & Classic, retailers of classic car and motorcycle spares and accessories, would like to welcome you to swing by the Head Office next time you are in the area. If you let me know when you would like to…
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Tiger Tales 3……
Now that the Tiger has been stripped of anything remotely mechanical, it is time for distribution of these major parts to the relevant specialist for rebuild. To this end, Jeremy has loaded the heart of the beast onto the van and taken it to Knight Racing Services (www.knightracingservices.co.uk) who are going to give it a…
Tiger Tales……
November 2014 As seen in the previous installment, the Tiger has been delivered to Hardy Hall Restorations, (www.hardyhallrestorations.co.uk) so that work can commence. So far, following thorough inspection and photography, components have been removed in readiness to take major parts such as engine, gearbox and rear axle out of the car, thus allowing a full…
More about The Tiger…
Jeremy has bought one of five remaining from the seven originally built Works Competiton Department Rally Tigers… Description: Sunbeam Tiger ex-Works Rally Car AHP 294B (1964) Registration: AHP 294B Year: 1964 Colour: Red Engine size: 4,260 cc Chassis No.: 9470014 Creating the Sunbeam Tiger Inspired by the success of Carroll…
Tour Britannia and Tour Ireland Race Series…
The Tour Britannia Race Series is unique in the UK motorsport calendar, combining the thrill of the racetrack with the skill of the rally stage special; not forgetting that there is also the discipline of a regularity event. Established in 2005, Tour Britannia is designed primarily for historic cars with the Competition and Regularity events…
Great British Company to Tour Britannia!
Our Chairman, Jeremy Holden acquired a coveted and very rare Ex-Works Sunbeam Tiger in March this year; one of only seven Rootes Group Works Rally Tigers ever made. The Tiger, combining the dainty body of the Sunbeam Alpine Roadster with 4.2 litres of Ford V8 shoehorned under the bonnet; was quickly earmarked for international competition…
Concerns continue about the use of ethanol in petrol
The product ethanol added to petrol may also be called bio-ethanol to link its use with non-fossil derived or renewable bio-fuels. Bio-ethanol has been used at times over the decades, but its recent use is linked to EU directives to increase the proportion of automotive fuel derived from renewable sources, in order to reduce carbon…
Cooling Off
In this video we look at a number of ways to manage the ever present requirement of engine cooling. We feature three products that will assist in the process of heat management. In this case we have the Holden Works Caterham fitted with a 300bhp Rover V8, a real test of heat management – big…