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10 Products
12 Historic & Classic Vehicles Alliance
14 Federation of Engine Re-Manufacturers
18 Iconic engine: Jaguar XK Straight-Six
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44 Showgirl: Adapting a crate V8 for the Lola T70S road car
52 How do you solve a problem like … Ford’ s wet timing belt
58 If you ain’ t cheating, you ain’ t trying … Mario Andretti’ s 1969 Brawner Hawk
06 News
Racy eight- and three-cylinder engines. Plus a truck legacy over 100 years old
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APRA
10 Products
Tools to make your workshop run better. Parts to make your engines more powerful
12 Historic & Classic Vehicles Alliance
The next generation of classic vehicles will include more complex systems; how does the HCVA adapt?
14 Federation of Engine Re-Manufacturers
A busy conference and show season has given the FER plenty of announcements
18 Iconic engine: Jaguar XK Straight-Six
As beautiful as the cars it was installed in, the Heynes-developed XK is a work of art and skilled engineering
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New tech: New approach to oil filters
While never dismissed, the job of an oil filter is to do more than simply clean oil
CONTENTS
44 Showgirl: Adapting a crate V8 for the Lola T70S road car
Lola had a formula that it needed to stick to when turning its T70 into a road car: Lola chassis, Hewland gearbox and small-block Chevy V8
52 How do you solve a problem like … Ford’ s wet timing belt
The fibres and debris that come off a timing belt, when it’ s on the oily side of the engine, can only create problems
58 If you ain’ t cheating, you ain’ t trying … Mario Andretti’ s 1969 Brawner Hawk
To win the Indy 500, Andretti’ s back-up car needed a little bit of fettling to turn it into a race-winning machine
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