I think it's about time I said hello, I've been lurking for the last couple of years but haven't actually posted anything yet!
I live near Chester (UK) and for as long as I can remember I've been a complete car nut with a particular fondness for Minis, Caterham/Lotus 7s and of course the Lancia Stratos. I was the saddo in school who when everyone else had their English exercise book backed in the obligatory sticky-back plastic, I used a Chequered Flag Stratos advert torn from a magazine.
So move on 40 plus years, I still have an itch that desperately needs scratching and it just won't go away. I've had Caterhams since 1998 (now on my second) and although Caterhams and the owners club are very much part of my life, it's not ticking the same boxes it used to ... probably because I take it to Europe a couple of times each year and every time I do I get soaked. If I can get started on a Stratos replica build ideally I'd keep the Caterham as well but ultimately it'll be a balance of garage space and the usual financial limitations. I'm also 70% of the way through a full rebuild on a Classic Mini, so yes, I need a bigger garage as well!
I've been in touch with Guy and Kenny and I'm now on the Hawk waiting list for the waiting list, a little like how long is a piece of string but if I don't do something I'll never get to where I want to be. It's the Hawk, or rather the Transformer that got me thinking a Stratos replica was viable sometime in the late '80s with a big article in one of the motoring magazines, it could have been CCC but I can't remember for sure.
So it's a big HELLO!!!
Stu.
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