Eric Broadley was one of those important people in the background of motorsports. He was better known through the name of his company who constructed more than 2,000 vehicles and won championships and races the world over: Lola. Broadley was born in southern England on the 22nd September 1928 and trained as an architect after the Second World War - he would have missed … [Read more...]
The Avatar Roadster
Fancy buying a sports car company? If you have some spare cash and are concerned that giving it to a tech startup might not be the best idea at this time - just look at the rapid devaluation of Lyft and Uber, then buy Avatar, a niche British sports car company. Avatar is currently owned by the Marlin Sports Car Company who have become one of the last independent sports car … [Read more...]
Vemac RD180
This is a car that we at Motoring Weekly hadn’t heard of before - the Vemac RD180, the first in series of sports cars that should have included the RD200, RD320 and RD350. It appears that only the first two were built in limited numbers and the last two never made it to full production. In effect the RD180 was a design concept prototype and the styling was a mix of Porsche, … [Read more...]
Gilbern
Gilbern was one of my favourite cars when I was younger - mainly because I was born and raised in Wales and this company was for a time, a local success. Gilbern was one of a handful of cars manufactured at a time when many low volume manufacturers used glass fibre for the body shells. In the 1960s and 1970s there were many kit car builders in the UK and many moved to volume … [Read more...]
Trident Sports Cars
I have been interested in Trident Sports Cars for a while. Trident are a small specialist manufacturer based in the east of England and they make bespoke Grand Tourers. One of the things that make them so interesting is their concept of “Torque Manipulation”. The heart of their cars is a 6.6 litre General Motors sourced diesel V8. What is so special about that you ask, after … [Read more...]