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Brian SMember ID: Team classic
Status: Free MemberLyttelton Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand 
Last Login: 2026-03-16 18:20
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Retired carpenter/cafe owner,,passionate about classic motor racing and the characters and history there/of..married to Sharon with two daughters and two stepsons..always making something..looking forward to getting together with more cycle kart enthusiasts...
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British Classic
Posted on: Wednesday January 26, 2022
Always loved the shape of the early thirty's MGs. Simple sporty lines, cars obviously designed for fun. This one started out as two old MG badges and a spare Morrie eight grill I had lying around. Two achieve some resemblance to the original it needed to have the steering wheel on the right side giving the appearance of a two seater. I was lucky to be gifted some hardwood 3 ply and some particularly handy bendy ply courtesy of a builder friend moving house. The latter perfect for tight curves...
Edwardian To The Rescue
Posted on: Friday January 22, 2021
Unfortunately the Bugatti project has been put on hold, owing to the fact that my good friend for whom the Bug was intended had a serious accident, when a careless individual left the handbrake off his parked car and it ran down a slope crushing him into his own car. His injuries will keep him sidelined for a while and so I decided to embark on another project. I was gifted an old English steering box from the wonderful Mr. Mike thorpe and when i mounted it on the simple wooden ladder frame...
Next Project On The Way
Posted on: Friday August 28, 2020
1924 Bugatti type 35 Grand Prix car,, hopefully to scale?? ,steel chassis and engine mounts etc. plywood frame sheathed in aluminium. Will seat two slim people or 1 1/2 regular bods. Lots of compound curves in this one,, wish me luck..B.
Stutz, Back On The Road.
Posted on: Tuesday January 14, 2020
Repairs all done, spliced new chassis rails in, re/built the left fender, replaced broken seat hinges and road tested the Stutz. A couple of small bugs to iron out and she is ready for adventures.
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