CARCAREKIT£63
01462 677766;www.autoglym.com
If you intendto use yourclassicoverthe winter, this set will comein
handy. It includesshampoosand the excellentSuperResinPolish,which
leavesa glossyfinishwhilemakingpaintworkmoreresistantto road
muckand salt. If you can’t stretchto the full kit, foursmallerpackagesare
availablefrom£16.49for a packcomprisingShampoo,Vinyl & Rubber
Careand Car GlassPolish.Just the thingfor a Christmasgift, perhaps.
GARAGEGEAR
THECAT’S
CHORUS
December 2015 Classic&SportsCar 181LIFETIMEGUARANTEE
BATTERYFROM£144.99
http://www.halfords.co.uk
It’s alwaysencouragingto see
a majorvendorbacka product
witha lifetimeguarantee,but you
wouldn’t expectit withbatteries.
Yet Halfordshas doneit withits
latestYuasa offering,whichshould
last for c130,000starts.There’s no
stipulationon frequencyof use so,
if you wereto fire up yourclassic
25 timeswhenusingthe car every
weekend,the batteryoughtto last
a century!With pricesspanning
£134.99to £179.99,that strikesus
as a goodreturnon your
investment.
Thekeysto
the newdesign’s
longevityare
enhancedplate
additivesand
nano-crystal
technology.MINTEXCLASSICRACING
BRAKEPADS£POA 01706
363939;www.questmead.co.uk
If you competewitha high-end
classic,you mayfind it hardto
sourcethe correctbrakepads.
Mintexhas pledgedto solvethis
problemby producingpadsand
linings‘for the entiremarket’,
includingCobra,GT40and
D-type,plusAstonsand Ferraris.
Thefull rangeis expectedto
be introducedin 2016and will
be marketedvia Questmead,plus
its approveddistributors.Some
productsare alreadyin stockwith
a choiceof materials:
M1144,M1155,
M1166,F2R,F3R,
F4Rand F6R.
Callto see if
yourcar is
on the list.
EXTRA-LONGRATCHETDRIVES
FROM£21.31
01926 815000;www.lastertools.co.uk
Thereare somejobsfor whicheventhe
mostcomprehensiveset of toolsis
ill-equipped.Theymostlyrequire
accessto the depthsof yourenginebay
or awkward-to-reachunderpinnings.
Laserhas introduceda set of tools
for just that sort of task,withthese
threeextra-longdrives.
Theyrangefromthe decent-sized
180mm-long¼in versionto a massive
380mm½in ratchet,witha useful
280mm^3 / 8 in itemin between.
Eachone is finishedin high-quality
chromevanadiumfor durability, whilethe
slimhandlesoughtto be perfectfor reaching
the furthestcornersof the tightestspaces.
Thesmooth,48-toothmechanismsare fully
replaceableshouldtheyeventuallywearout. They
certainlyfelt wellbalancedon a quicktest with
Port’s Land-Rover, givingplentyof purchase.CRANKCASEBREATHER
£20.39 01933 685849;
http://www.thepipercrossshop.co.uk
Thisstainless-steeldeviceis said
to improveefficiencyand power,
whilealso protectingyourengine
by allowinggasesand vapoursto
be ventedintothe atmosphere.
Thesmallfilterhas a stepped
rubberinletneckwitha simple
clamp,enablingit to be attached
to 13, 16 and 19mmpipework.It’s
reusableand cleanable,whilealso
improvingunder-bonnetlooks.EASTWOODPLASTIC
RESURFACER£29.62
01706 658619;www.frost.co.uk
Perishedand ageingplasticsare a
majorannoyanceon a youngtimer
suchas a GolfGTIor an Astra
GTE.Evencherished
exampleswill suffer
fromexposureto the
sun and changing
temperatures,with
blackbumpersslowly
turninglightgrey.
Thisaward-winning
productresurfacestrim,
permanentlyrepairing
chalkyand fadedplastics
and urethanes.It’s said
to be just as effective
insidethe car, too, and
can be usedto refreshventsand
centreconsoles.But be sureto
removethemfromthe car first!E-TYPEEXHAUSTS£780
http://www.jaguarheritage.com; 02476564420
If you go to greatlengthsto ensurethat yourclassicis as
correctas possible,you’llwantit to soundand performin
the sameway that it did whenit left the factory. With that
in mind,JaguarHeritagehas introducedthreeexhaustsfor
Series1 and Series2 E-types(apartfrom2+2 models).The
newpipesare madeto the exactspecificationof the original
equipment,usingperioddrawingsand toolingmethods.
Theonlydifferenceis that eachexhaustis fabricated
usingaluminisedsteelinsteadof the usualmildtype,to
makeit moreresistantto corrosionand increaseits lifespan.
Thefull priceincludesa fittingkit worth£186,so you’ll
haveeverythingthat you needto get startedstraightaway.
Individualcomponentsare also availableshouldyou only
needto replacedamagedor worn-outpartsof a system.
PORSCHE944BRAKEHOSES
£79.20 08458 385264;
http://www.hosetechnik.com
Thesehoseswill greatlyimprove
the pedalfeel and efficiencyof
your944’s brakeswhencompared
to the factoryitems,says
makerHosetechnik.
Thehand-finished,
frictionless,
braided-steel
bodiesand
custom-machined
stainlessfittings
shouldalso outlast
OEMequipment.Theyconform
to FMV, ADR,LT SA, DOTand
TÜVlegislation,so theyare
legalin any market.
Thefirmcan also makebespoke
itemsin a day or two,usuallyfrom
a goodphotoor drawing.