Back in the early Sixties, a British company called Ashley Engineering was noted for manufacturing lightweight, wind-cheating body kits for the Austin-Healey Sprite. Long out of production, those conversion kits are once more available, thanks to the efforts of a U.K. company called MotoBuild Racing. Conversion kits are available in a mix-and-match assortment of front […]
England’s Morgan Motor Company got its start 101 years ago, building three-wheeled cyclecars that were both frugal (they were taxed like motorcycles, but seated two in relative comfort) and sporting (they achieved trials and hillclimb successes, and were the foundation of the Morgan sports car legend). The introduction of the four-wheeled 4/4 in 1936 opened the […]
It might be a little late for this one, considering it’s going across the auction block today, but this 1952 Crosley-based “Bogus Lotus,” selling at the same auction as the 1956 Crosley-based H-Mod, looks like a fun ride. Can anybody answer me why many of these Crosley-based racers were switched to right-hand drive? From the […]