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…
1925 Vauxhall 30-98
October 2014 The last Vauxhall outing of the year resulted in a sick engine, curtailing our day out and limping the car carefully home. A lack of compression was diagnosed in cylinder no 4, which, together with a very oily plug indicated that something was not well. As the weather had turned more autumnal and…
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…
Austin 7 ‘Ulster’
October 2014 In advance of the VSCC Welsh weekend, the Austin has been treated to a complete re-bushing of everything associated with the rear suspension, ie new main spring bushes, replacement rubber bushes on the rear damper drop links, replacement rear brake cams and bushes, and was all topped off with re-lined brake shoes. A…
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…