Manky Monkey Motors

Flap & I went to see a mate of mine yesterday. Doug is an engineer by trade but is into customised cars & belongs to a local club called The Guzzlers. He runs a 5 litre small block Ford engined Zephyr & shares a barn with half a dozen other car nuts. I'll sort some piccies soon, (a couple of the cars are out for paint at the moment), but Doug's said he'll write some progress reports for us. I haven't heard from Yodie for a while, (his global media empire is taking  up a lot of his time lately), but hopefully he can sort out a page in the Motors section so we can present them all properly. Watch this space -or rather that space over there in the Motors bit.

Remember these guys?
Dougie of the Guzzlers car club here in Basingstoke promised me faithfully he'd give us regular updates on the progress of their cars. Still waiting. Shame on you Doug! Doug the Slug.  :P
Well I've just had an email from Mark Cornish with a few piccies.
I've asked him for more pics & some words to add to the Motors section. I await the response with interest! Please, please, please can I post the Humber photos?

 The Moggy at the work shop is all apart now some bits have been painted (by Franz with the Opel)
its going to be dark blue new wood wide steels  f**k off metal flake roof and visor (the metal flake is
large and in the sun it looks like LED lit up)  Doug discribed the sample panel of flake as suitable for a dodgem!!
I got some pictures of the Humber in paint but best not to post them on the site unless Dave says it ok (sample attached)
 
I got a Orange 57 GMC V8 truck we will be putting a clip on soon  just converted it to all chrome grill bumpers etc u will see more
of that soon.   
 

A reply from Mark:

Andy
>>
>> I will take some new pics soon with it fiited up bumpers lights glass etc
>> it does look nice
>> but Dave may wont to keep it under wraps untill its time to take it out
>>
>> I will have a chat to him on Tuesday and let you have a update
>>
>> Attached is the pop (before its primer coat)
>>
>> Also I got the 3 door cosy (attached)
>> And the  S type Jag (attached)
>> and the Orange 57 GMC
>>
>> And the 34 Hot rods mine but no photos for you at the moment
>> Its got a full tube space frame chassis with cosworth front and rear
>> suspension
>> 400BHP cosworth BIG turbo engine
>> The wheel base is shorter and the body has been shorterned behind the
>> doors
>> to give the same propotions as a Prowler (long front short back)
>> Its uses a curved screen and i got a removeable hard top for it
>> Full 32 front and 34 rear fenders (like the boydster style of hot rod)
>> This is a long term project but at the moment it moves, bounces, steers
>> engine and box mounted
>> cab floor in bulk head in mounts for brake, fuel lines rad and inter
>> coolers
>> in so i could get it all
>> together and drive the chassis assemble without the body if i need a
>> quick
>> fix
>>
>> Mark

dougs car hasnt changed since he had a lock up by me. and that must have been at least 6 years ago! just when dave started his humber! ;)

Yeah, he's been building it for almost 10 years now I think! I can't criticise him though -took my trike off the road for a quick spruce up -over a year ago now  :-\

Tell me about it! I took my red bug off the road more than a year ago to do some work for the mot! Now its at the back of the queue! :D

Perhaps we should organise a virtual online show for all the vehicles that are still off the road?!

Give us a chance to show off all our little projects! 8)

Mmm, not a bad idea.