Stoneleigh 2006
First Visit
As this was my first visit Stoneleigh I was hoping for a warm sunny affair with cucumber sandwiches and tea and biscuits on the lawn, imagining myself whiling away the hours in deep conversation about engine mountings and the intricacies of rivitting panels. As it happens I was greeted with a monsoon, cursing my decision to camp, a cold night ensued. However bright and early with my enthusiasm undampend (even though I seemed to have developed a limp) I set off to explore the show, with my fellow Avon builder Raf.
Ordering
The time had finally come to stop mincing about and place an order for a car. Having spent the morning wandering the show, and revaluating all our past decisions about which car to go for, we decided to bite the bullet and place the order for the Avon. The benefits of doing it at the show, means you take advantage of the show prices, which for a chassis only worked out about £100 cheaper than the list price. If I could have afforded the whole kit, it would have been nearer £500 off. I chose a Tiger Avon chassis with black powder coating. I think it is important to have the chassis powder coated, it seemed to give an excellent finish and helps protect the chassis against corrosion.
I've seen a couple if Avon's up close now, and the most overiding memory of them is how low and sleek they look. There is no excess fat on the car, which I find very appealing. In the end it won out over the likes of the MK Indy, of which we were having some last minute umming and arring.
We left Stoneleigh with an extremely positive view on the whole kit car world. The number of trade stands and parts companies was mind boggles. I think Stoneleigh is definately a place you need to go with a wallet full of cash right before you start building, as i'm sure you could save a fortune on odds and ends like switches, rivets, tools and bolts etc.
Right. Can't wait to start now. Just need to find a place to build it and i'm sorted!
As this was my first visit Stoneleigh I was hoping for a warm sunny affair with cucumber sandwiches and tea and biscuits on the lawn, imagining myself whiling away the hours in deep conversation about engine mountings and the intricacies of rivitting panels. As it happens I was greeted with a monsoon, cursing my decision to camp, a cold night ensued. However bright and early with my enthusiasm undampend (even though I seemed to have developed a limp) I set off to explore the show, with my fellow Avon builder Raf.
Ordering
The time had finally come to stop mincing about and place an order for a car. Having spent the morning wandering the show, and revaluating all our past decisions about which car to go for, we decided to bite the bullet and place the order for the Avon. The benefits of doing it at the show, means you take advantage of the show prices, which for a chassis only worked out about £100 cheaper than the list price. If I could have afforded the whole kit, it would have been nearer £500 off. I chose a Tiger Avon chassis with black powder coating. I think it is important to have the chassis powder coated, it seemed to give an excellent finish and helps protect the chassis against corrosion.
I've seen a couple if Avon's up close now, and the most overiding memory of them is how low and sleek they look. There is no excess fat on the car, which I find very appealing. In the end it won out over the likes of the MK Indy, of which we were having some last minute umming and arring.
We left Stoneleigh with an extremely positive view on the whole kit car world. The number of trade stands and parts companies was mind boggles. I think Stoneleigh is definately a place you need to go with a wallet full of cash right before you start building, as i'm sure you could save a fortune on odds and ends like switches, rivets, tools and bolts etc.
Right. Can't wait to start now. Just need to find a place to build it and i'm sorted!
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