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JUNE NEWS:


Rollys Royce being prepped for paint.	Anglia Police roof sign.	Mini Cooper and Mini Clubman in Workshop.

MK111 Silver AH Rear Body	Mini Cooper roof painted white.	Toy Hauler Body Shell with Mettalic Blue Mouldings.

MAY NEWS:
AUTOGLYM ARTICLE - Click here to view.

ALAN HAS RECENTLY FITTED A STRAIGHT CUT GEARBOX TO HIS MK11 AUSTIN HEALEY FOR THE COMING SEASON, AND HOPES TO IMPROVE THE PERFORMANCE.

CHRIS IS PREPARING A 1275 ENGINE FOR HIS SPRITE FOR LATER THIS YEAR, AND HOPES TO BEAT ALAN.

THE FORD ANGLIA POLICE CAR IS NOW PAINTED AND BEING REASSEMBLED, WATCH OUT YOU CLASSIC CAR SPEEDERS.

THE MINI COOPER S HAS NOW HAD THE BODY RESTORED AND IS WAITING FOR PAINTING.

THE 1934 ROLLS ROYCE, WHICH HAS HAD THE SAME OWNER FOR 45 YEARS, IS NEARING THE END OF ITS BODY RE BUILD WITH ONLY THE REAR WINGS NEEDING ATTENTION.

THE ONLY AUSTIN HEALEY MK111 TO BE PAINTED IN METTALIC SILVER HAS ARRIVED IN THE WORKSHOP FOR FULL RESTORATION.

THE BN3 IS CURRENTLY HAVING ITS ORIGINAL ENGINE REBUILT.
WE BELIEVE FROM JULIAN AUBANEL THAT THIS IS THE FIRST 6 CYLINDER ENGINE WHICH LORD AUSTIN GAVE TO DONALD HEALEY, TO FIT INTO ONE OF HIS CARS.

THE SS 100 JAGUAR IS HAVING ITS ENGINE REBUILT.

THE FIRST MERLIN BUILT TOY HAULER IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND HAS HAD THE COMPOSITE MOTORHOME BODY FITTED.
THIS FIRST TOY HAULER WILL BE FOR ALANS MK11 HEALEY.

VARIOUS AUSTIN HEALEYS, MGB,S AND VINTAGE CARS HAVE BEEN SERVICED AND MOT,ED FOR THE COMING SEASON.

MALCOLM EVANS COMPANY KERBSIDE MOTORSPORT WINS AT AINTREE.
MALCOLM EVANS FORD ANGLIA WON THE CLASSIC CARS CLASS AT THE FIRST AINTREE SPRINT MEETING, MALCOLMS ANGLIA USUALLY BEATS ALANS HEALEY AT AINTREE BEING RUN ON ILLEGAL CHIP FAT OIL FROM THE LOCAL CHIPPY.
MALCOLMS A GOOD FRIEND WHO HAS HIS WORKSHOP NEXT TO OURS IN NEW MILLS, HE SUGGESTED I TRY SPRINTING IN THE HEALEY, I KNEW I SHOULD NOT HAVE MOVED NEXT TO MALCOLM.

REGARDS ALAN.