Hi I’m Mick. Lester and I built 3 vehicles together. The first was the red wooden jeep shown in one of the pictures. It was built around a 1600 Xflow engine which was soon changed for a 3 litre V6 and auto box. It was registered as a LM (Lester & Mick).
The second the Jag engined Reliant we built when we heard that Screaming Alley was going to open. The engine and manual box came from a Jaguar 3.4S that I had rotting in the back garden. The front suspension was from a HA Viva van. The rear axle from a 3 litre Capri. We took it in turn to drive alternate events. Despite our different driving styles we both managed to achieve 9.01 second for the 1/8 th mile and 110 mph by the ¼ mile line.
The third vehicle was the red marina cope also shown in the pictures. It was fitted with a Daimler 4.2 litre engine and auto box mid mounted between where the front seats would have been. We drove from the back seat. This car was not successful as the engine would not rev, later traced to a cracked block.
The second the Jag engined Reliant we built when we heard that Screaming Alley was going to open. The engine and manual box came from a Jaguar 3.4S that I had rotting in the back garden. The front suspension was from a HA Viva van. The rear axle from a 3 litre Capri. We took it in turn to drive alternate events. Despite our different driving styles we both managed to achieve 9.01 second for the 1/8 th mile and 110 mph by the ¼ mile line.
The third vehicle was the red marina cope also shown in the pictures. It was fitted with a Daimler 4.2 litre engine and auto box mid mounted between where the front seats would have been. We drove from the back seat. This car was not successful as the engine would not rev, later traced to a cracked block.