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The CAV space frame chassis jig that Robbie built.

In the pic with Robbie is Norman Lewis.

Given that one finds of the best specialist car builders in the UK I went over in 1987 to look for a partner. I stumbled across one Norman Lewis and persuaded him that moving to Darkest Africa might be a good idea. Not long after Norman arrived in Cape Town with his wife and two children.

Norman was indeed a lucky find for not only was he a top class car builder he was an aircraft and auto electrician as well. He was formerly with the RAF where he and his colleagues would wire an English Electric Lightnings with 14 miles of wire. The RAF maintained and serviced the Queen's Flight and Norman and a small selected group were the only ones allowed to lay hands on Her Majesty's flying machines.

In 1990/91 Norman and I built a KVA-type GT40 (he hands on and me in charge of admin and parts sourcing). It was this car that laid the foundation for a deal with GTD seven years later.

Norman has since built several cars - beach buggies, Cobras, Speedsters, Lotus Sevens, Rickman Rangers, GTD Lola T70 and Jaguar SS100.