We just finished working on this FIA 65 Mustang body shell. To build a great race car you have to start with the body shell. A lot of work goes in to the body before the engine or suspension are considered. The body shell wants to be light and stiff. For an FIA Mustang race […]
Custom Cages roll cage and seam welding for FIA ’65 Mustang race car. Read Post »
For the past year or so we’ve been recommissioning an old TVR Grantura race car. The car has previously competed in the UK at Goodwood Revival but was in need of some serious TLC and fresh race preparation. We had to remake part of the rear chassis as well as re-wiring, fitting a new bespoke
TVR Grantura II back in action Read Post »
A very interesting project has arrived here at CCK. The car is one of a Myriad of MG based specials that were raced around the world during the 50’s and 60’s. This one is the ex-works racing car from the Australian firm Milano. It is based on an MG J2 chassis and features a fibreglass
Ex-works Milano MG – The Australian MG J2 Special Read Post »
Today we had the great pleasure of working on a very special Aston Martin. 1 of only 21, this Aston Martin Ulster was brought in by Pigsty Racing and the cars owner Edward Bradley. The car spent 3 hours on the rolling road for a power gain of 23% over what it came in with.
1935 Aston Martin Ulster. 23% gain on rolling road. Read Post »
Over the past few months we’ve had the great pleasure of building the ultimate fast road MG Midget for Andrew Chenery. We’ve built the car for both fast road use and sprints and hill climbs. Starting at the front, we’ve built a 1380cc engine with Swiftune’s SW23 full race camshaft, Omega pistons and single Weber
Ultimate fast road MG Midget Read Post »
This tidy Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV came in needing a differential rebuild and new head gasket and a rolling road tune. The car is super clean and has been recently prepped for racing including a roll cage, racing seat, extinguisher system, tow straps and electronic isolator.
Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV axle rebuilt and new head gasket Read Post »
This MG Midget is in for some extensive upgrades. The engine is out for a refresh along with a hotter cam and some head work. Along with some other preparation work the gearbox is being rebuilt with one of our Quaife dog engagement gear sets and an LSD will be installed in the axle. This
Sprint/hillclimb MG gets some major upgrades Read Post »
Along with 6 other cars we’ve been preparing Shaun Rainford’s Lenham GT “SS1800”. The car has not been raced in a couple of years so we’ve had our work cut out. We’ve been through every nut and bolt, the engine has been rebuilt, and yesterday it spent some time on the rolling road. Shaun will
SS1800 prepared for 75th Members Meeting at Goodwood Read Post »
We’ve got three cars prepped for the HSCC Oulton Park Gold Cup this weekend. We will have the Ashley GT and Ginetta G4 out in Historic Road Sports and the black Triumph TR4 out in the Guards Trophy race. Feel free to pop by the lorry and say hello if you’re going to be there.
3 cars prepped for Oulton Park Gold Cup Read Post »
This Gold Leaf Lotus Europa is used for sprinting and hill climbing as well as road driving by our customer Martin Leach. The car needed some work ahead of a planned trip down to Classic Le Mans. A front end repair following a touch with the armco and a thorough service. We also fitted a
Lotus Europa repaired and serviced Read Post »
