Classics by The Beach: July, 2023
This gnarly Mk 1 Cortina was the first car to catch my eye at July, 2023’s, Classics by The Beach, mainly because I liked its bumper-less front end treatment, stance and classy Rota alloys. It turns out that there’s a bit more to it than looks, though; it also runs an 4A-GE twin cam from an early ‘90s Corolla, sporting later model 20V ITBs, 288 degree cams, as well as a very, very sexy set of serpentine extractors, and a nice aluminium radiator. I’m guessing that it’s a bit of a goer! The next car to get me all hot and bothered was this hand-built Milano Roadster. Unfortunately , I wasn’t able to glean much about the car but I can tell you that it features a fibreglass body over a steel tube frame, it runs four wheel disc brakes and that it’s utterly gorgeous. That’s it, I’m afraid. There ain’t no more! Two for one parking! It seems that there might be a tiny bit more to this lovely Kombi - or what might be more accurately called a Microbus -...