Custom Car February 2022

At the NSRA AGM held at the end of November, Sue Ayres and Bob Sheppard stood down from their committee positions as Chair and Event Crew Co-ordinator respectively. John Proctor, formerly Treasurer, was elected as Chair, with Barry Young stepping up to take on the role of Treasurer. Tim Mansell also joined the committee in the role of Event Crew Co-ordinator. Our thanks go to all NSRA committee members, past and present, for their dedication, commitment and hard work. The latest inductees to the NSRA Hall of Fame were announced at the meeting. These are as follows: NSRA member – John Baldacchino; Street Rod – Tivoli Fordson; Individual – Tony Thacker; Supplier / Organisation – Barry Treacy. Congratulations to them all. Those in attendance at the AGM also appreciated a presentation from the working group…

Here at CC towers, we strive hard to ensure all details published in these pages are correct. Occasionally, though, something slips through the net and, when that does happen, we are man enough to hold our hands up. Last month, on p29 we ran a pic captioned as Graham Crisp’s new car, except we now know the pic is of Len Marriner’s’32 roadster. To make amends, Graham’s new car is the’34 coupe pictured here. In the same article, we mis-dated Neil Clarke’s Mustang as a’72 (hey, it is on an L-plate) but it’s actually a’69. Sorry guys, we’ll try harder in future.…

With this being the last issue to hit the newsstands this year, it’s traditional I reflect on all that’s gone on over the last 12 months. Trouble is, the last couple of years have been far from traditional in all walks of life. In saying that, as I inferred last month, life is steadily returning to normal and, all things being equal, reflecting on 2022 in 12 months’ time will be more like it used to be. Despite everything that has happened, 2021 has been a pretty good year for hot rodding. In the last few months, we’ve witnessed events crammed into every weekend, with organisers and participants keen to wring every possible minute of enjoyment from the late starting season. It’s been amazing how many fresh cars have hit the scene,…

Machine Mart stocks a huge range of heating equipment, including gas-fired and paraffin-fired space heaters for workshops, and electric heaters for use in the home or office. Devil electric fan heaters offer up to 20kW of heat output, Clarke diesel / paraffin space heaters up to 61.5kW, whilst the Little Devil gas fan heaters can produce up to a whopping 117.2kW of heat energy. I’ve been trying out a Devil 3kW electric heater in my workshop in recent weeks and have found it very efficient. It quickly warms up the workspace, with the thermostat then cutting in and out to maintain temperature. www.machinemart.co.uk…

The man behind both Hot Rods & Hills and Altered Tees Apparel, Craig Dixon, has revealed a design for next year’s event t-shirts featuring artwork by Mick Smith. Ultimately, the artwork will be available as a printed poster, and maybe even a metal design, but right now you can have it on a t-shirt, priced at £15 +£3.50 postage. Look up Craig on Facebook for further details. It’s also worth logging on to the Altered Tees Apparel website to check out all the designs available, along with details of special offers. Craig tells us further offers will be coming your way in January so keep checking back. www.alteredteesapparel.co.uk…

Santa Pod has announced its full calendar of events for the 2022 season, details of which can be found in our events listings on p56. Calendar highlights include the first and last rounds of the FIA / FIM European Drag Racing Championships – the Main Event in May and the European Finals in September. Meanwhile, the UK national drag racing championships kick off with the Festival of Power over the Easter weekend, whilst historic drag racing takes centre stage at the Nostalgia Nationals, Dragstalgia and Hot Rod Drags. In the midst of those three lies the muscle flexing Mopar Euro Nationals. We’ll be at’em all. Winter saver tickets for all of next year’s events at Santa Pod are available now at www.santapodtickets.com…