Just
a short intro to give you and idea of the kind of people who are
mad enough to build a Kit Car!.
Well
not quite all ..I still work in I.T but have spent many years
in Engineering, i.e. Maintenance Engineer, Production Engineer,
Quality Engineer, Design/Development Engineer, Draughtsman etc.
Through my engineering work I became interested in I.T and started
programming games and bespoke software. After a while I realised
I.T was the future for me.
I
had always been a biker but now found that my CBR 1000 whilst
still fun, was loosing some of it's appeal, (getting wet and falling
off a LOT did not help). After another couple of accidents the
bikes had to go. I have since bought a Honda Shdow Black Spirit 750).
After
a while I started missing the bike, but then saw an advert for
a Kit Car and started to feel nostalgic about the days I used
to work on my old cars. Rebuilding engines ,tuning and racing
Karts. I remembered my old mini with great affection, rebuilt
and refurbished from scratch.
Having built the 2B, then built the Cobra, I had again moved house , and once more almost finished doing the house up so... I couldn't resist the idea of another Kit, this time a Speedster replica, I decided on the Chesil Speedster as it had a good reputation for build quality as a kit
Once more I managed to buy a house with have a nice large Garage, and a bit more time on
my hands. Slightly different this time as I need to prepare,(more like build!), the chassis this time.
My
wife is very supportive and quite likes the idea of a Speedster, at least she won't be frightened of this one.
Steve
Gathercole