9 February, 2015
To make sure you don’t feel like it’s completely all over for another entire year, we’ll be bringing you coverage of some of the standout vehicles from the 2015 Ellerslie Intermarque Concours d’Elegance and Classic Car Show, held on February 8, over the coming weeks. We’ve put together a teaser video showing you every car we’ll be delving deeper into, so check it out below and keep an eye out for the upcoming features over the next few weeks.
Lancia Stratos – building a winner
On his own, and later with his wife Suzie, Craig Tickle has built and raced many rally cars. Starting in 1988, Craig went half shares in a Mk1 Escort and took it rallying. Apart from a few years in the US studying how to be a nuclear engineer, he has always had a rally car in the garage. When he is not playing with cars, he works as an engineer for his design consulting company.
Naturally, anybody interested in rallying has heard of the Lancia Stratos, the poster child and winner of the World Rally circuit in 1974, ’75, and ’76. Just as the Lamborghini Countach rebranded the world of supercars, so, too, did the Lancia Stratos when it came to getting down and dirty in the rally world.
This could be good news for restoring cars and bikes – but we must be quick!
Our parliament is currently considering a member’s Bill, drawn by ballot, called the ‘Right to Repair’ Bill.
It’s due to go a Select Committee for consideration, and we can make submissions ie say what we think of it, before 3 April this year. It’s important because it will make spare parts and information for doing repairs far more readily available and this should slow the rate at which appliances, toys and so on get sent to landfill.
