Cars are one of my main hobbies; a mixture of collecting, restoring/upgrading or track day driving….

• Bought: 2003
• Specification:
  • 320bhp 2.0 Sierra Cosworth 4×4 YB Turbo
  • Wide arched
  • 5 speed Borg Warner T5 gearbox, rear wheel drive
  • Strengthened shell, custom leather and alcantara upholstery and interior

• Ford Escort mk1 - Restoration and Cosworth conversion video series
• PyCosworth - Datalogger, interface and GUI for the Weber Marelli ECU as used in the Ford Sierra/Escort Cosworth
  • Hardware - Examples of how to configure the hardware
  • Configuration - Available configuration settings
  • Pectel Serial Datastream - Documentation on the Cosworth L8/P8 Pectel serial datastream
• Rebuilds and overhauls
  • Third rebuild, for the road - 2.0 16v Ford Cosworth Turbo and refitting interior
  • Second rebuild, for the track - 2.0 16v Vauxhall Red top and major bodywork modifications
  • First rebuild, for the track - 1.6 8v Ford Crossflow and restoration
• Track day events
• Escort work log & technical information - further one-off jobs, and collected technical information related to the rebuilds

• Bought: 2008
• Specification:
  • Approx 350bhp 3.3 turbocharged flat six
  • 5 speed rear wheel drive
  • Decat and custom stainless exhaust

• Planning for future restoration
• Front speaker fitting
• Exhaust replacement
• Crankshaft seal & cam cover seals
• Pictures

• Bought: 2023
• Specification:
  • 2.0 TSI 4 cylinder turbo
  • 6 speed
  • R-Line bodywork and wheels

In approximately reverse chronological order of ownership….

• Bought: 2016
• Sold: 2023
• Specification:
  • 170bhp 1.4 Alfa/Fiat multi-air 4 cylinder turbo
  • 6 speed

• Bought: 2008
• Sold: 2016
• Specification:
  • 140bhp 1.9 16v Alfa/Fiat multi-jet turbo diesel
  • 6 speed

• Bought: 2006
• Specification:
  • 280bhp Toyota 3SGTE 2.0 16v Turbo (hyrid CT26A turbo, downpipe, custom exhaust, Supra intercooler)
  • Celica GT4 brakes
  • Wide arched
  • 5 speed gearbox with limited slip differential
  • Custom 'Euro Sport' bodykit

• Turbo conversion

• Bought: 2006?
• Sold: 2007?
• Specification:
  • 220bhp Toyota 3SGTE 2.0 Turbo
  • 5 speed gearbox with permanent four wheel drive

• Pictures

• Bought: 2006
• Sold: 2008
• Specification:
  • Japanese import model; RZ-S trim (no front spoiler, no leather seats, but had limited slip diff, big brakes)
  • 320bhp Toyota 2JZ-GTE 3.0 inline 6 cylinder twin turbo
  • 4 speed automatic with limited slip differential
  • Front seats retrimmed in leather

• Pictures

• Bought: 2002
• Sold: 2003
• Specification:
  • 150bhp Ford Cologne 2.8 V6
  • 5 speed gearbox with permanent four wheel drive

• Track day events

• Bought: 2002
• Sold: 2006
• Specification:
  • 200bhp 2.0 16v Rover T-series Turbo
  • 5 speed Honda PG1 gearbox with Torsen limited slip differential

• In-car-entertainment and XBox installation
• Pictures

• Bought: 1999
• Sold: 2002
• Specification:
  • 105bhp 1.4 16v Rover K-series
  • 5 speed
  • Colour matched bumpers and exterior trim
  • Bigger alloy wheels and tyres

• Pictures

I don't have any pictures of this one, but it was essentially the same as the above car, but in a graphite grey colour, and was a 3 door, rather than 5 door.

• Bought: 1997
• Specification:
  • 73bhp 1.1 8v Rover K-series
  • 5 speed

Unfortunately I don't have any images of this car, so the picture above is not mine. Mine was originally two-tone silver and black, but we resprayed it red and black to match the car above. Though it never looked as good as that one!

• Bought: 1996
• Cost: N/A - first car given to me by parents (it was their second runabout which they were replacing)
• Specification:
  • 100bhp 1.3 Turbocharged A-series - which died in my parents care and was replaced by…
  • ~60bhp modified 1.0 A-series with twin SU carbs
  • 4 speed