Wear of suspension bushes has been a problem that has plagued vehicle manufacturers since the days of horse drawn coaches. To combat this wear modern automobiles use complex and expensive ‘ball joints” which, as long as the protective rubber boot covering them remains intact, last almost for ever. However, as anyone who owns a utility… Continue reading Wear Resistant Suspension Materials
Category: My Transporter The CARCAMEL
Fed up with paying tow trucks to move my cars around, often damaging them in the process, I decided to build a custom single car transporter to enable me to do the job myself.
Carcamel 8 Years and 200,000 km Down the Track
Well it is now 8 years since I built the CARCAMEL and it has proved to be a very versatile and reliable machine far exceeding my expectations of a “homebuilt” vehicle. It has been used for carrying all manner of things. SOME VERY HEAVY Â SOME VERY LONG Â SOME VERY BULKY SOME… Continue reading Carcamel 8 Years and 200,000 km Down the Track
Off to Newfoundland for Targa 2007
At last we are ready to leave for the 2007 Targa Newfoundland. With Michael Oritt as my co-driver we have been lucky enough to join a “marque” team called “Brick and Brute Racing” The other team members are cars #301, a 1963 Mini Cooper “S” crewed by Dyrk Bolger and Terry Milnes and #307 the… Continue reading Off to Newfoundland for Targa 2007
The Car Camel
About 20 years back I started thinking about what I considered to be a completely new class of vehicle. It seemed obvious to me that the ubiquitous pickup truck, so much a part of the American culture, was, and still is, one of the most useless vehicles ever conceived. Apparently I was not alone with… Continue reading The Car Camel