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The cord is now a running and driving shell thanx to Paul Burnham and co. It still has hundreds of hours left to finish her, but Andy is hoping that it will be launched some time in 2008.

For the first time in two years the front nose cone has been re fitted and re modified again to accept the fact that the car now has series 3 jag discs and calipers on instead of the mk2  ones the wings were made to fit. This caused so much work as the wings had to be banded by two inches to allow clearance.

The body shell although not finished now has the appearance of an assembled car.

 

News

2008

Bug Jam - Santa Pod

July 18-20 2008. Andy and his team of workoholics were back in action on a three day build again, this time at Bug Jam. Andy was asked to build the lowest van in the world under Guiness book of records juasdiction, it started life as a type 25 camper on Friday 18th which towers 6'  9" and was driven up Santa Pod strip on Sunday as "Van-cake"

The title sponsers are just campers who are said to be so very pleased with the whole affair which took place at Santa Pod on July the 18-20th 2008.

Click here for pictures of the event

 

Hyundai

Due to the amazing feedback that Hyundai have experienced with Andy's I10 ice cream van and the amount of publicity it has brought they have decided to again take the plunge and asked Andy to build them another display vehicle, Again in a ridiculously short period of time, this car is a new I30 luxury model and was converted in time to grace centre stage on the Hyundai stand at the EXCEL Motor Show in London, july 2008.

 

Beaulieu 

The National motor museum are hosting an exhibition for a year on ' The Art of Custom'

In their foyer will be a host of top customs, Andy has been asked to supply a couple of cars for the year. The cars will be announced nearer the start date which is March 10th.

 

Hyundai

Andy won a contract to build a full show vehicle for HYUNDAI, the vehicle will be used to promote the new Hyundai model for 2008 at the major motor shows through out europe during the coming year.

The project was built under a very short and tight time frame as is now pretty common with Andy's work and was shown to a waiting press on Feb 26th.

 

 

2007

Flat Out

Flat out was flown to Melbourne this year ( March07)
 
Flat out appeared on the full front page of the Quala Lumpa Sunday Times.

Picasso Citroen

 
Picasso citroen was launched at Goodwood Festival of Speed to a massive press launch.
 
Picasso citroen actually got itself in VANITY FAIR magazine, on the cool things to have page.
 
Picasso citroen has just been featured in OCTANE magazine  nov 07, full double page feature.

Saline Warrior
 

Amazing news... the guy who now owns Saline Warrior has booked her in to bonneville speed week 2009 where saline warrior will race . Apparently the guy has been preparing her for a couple of years and is now ready to take her to her limits.???

 

2006

If you are a regular here, you will already know about Intersection Magazines's 'Bentley Design Exhibition'. Andy was asked by Intersection to design the new Bespoke Bentley and represent England in Intersection's Design Exhibition.

Andy was so excited by this he designed this beautiful looking car.

It has been named the Bentley Intercontinental, taking the old Continental name forward for the jet set people of today.

The C.A.D. images of Andy's design were made by Ashley Cichocki a Product designer from Manchester who studied Transport Design at Coventry University, before moving to do Industrial Design at Strate College and Northumbria University.

At a Gallery in London's trendy Brick Lane area the design was unveiled to awaiting car enthusiasts.

To fill the exhibition with substance a few cars were chosen for display. Andy was asked to debut the 1970 Lancia Stratos Zero show car, which was finished in time for the exhibition.

As always Andy's work the Lancia Stratos Zero replica stole the show.

Mentley Insanne is currently on display at 20/21 Vision Art Gallery in Scunthorpe, England's first Art Exhibition dedicated to displaying custom cars .

2005

The Aurora is coming out of Beaulieu for a couple of months , and is going to be exhibited at the Essen Motorshow in Germany Nov / Dec 05 and the Stuttgart Motorshow Jan 06. In the place of the Aurora will be Andy's new Project, which is not yet finished, a replica of the 1970 Lancia Stratos Zero prototype.

The Aurora and the X-2000 have both been chosen as the centre piece of a special exhibition held at Beaulieu Motor Museum for the coming year.

This is only the second outing out for the Aurora, and it will be kept company by the X-2000 on center stage. It has been confirmed also that the Run-a-ground will be displayed at the exhibition, not a bad turn out of Andy's work

The exhibition runs from the end of March to March 2006, and to top it all Andy was asked to open the exhibition.

News has come to light of a man who is the first collector of Andy Saunders' paraphernalia. He now owns 3 of Andy's pieces. The person in question wishes, at present, to remain anonymous.

2004

Mentley Insanne

Mentley Insanne has just had a 'fashion' photo session with a Parisianne Model for the world class magazine "Intersection". The feature comes out in the magazine in mid November, and the car will be on the "Intersection" stand at MPH 04 in Earls Court London 18th - 21st November. Mentley Insanne is currently up for sale, if anyone is seriously interested then please contact Andy by e-mail.

 

 

After the most hectic rush Andy has ever known, and 3 hours late for set up, all cars arrived at Goodwood Festival of Speed 2004. The 'Cars of the future' display was the main attraction in the Cartier Concours De Elegance area and of the 6 cars displayed Andy proudly exhibited 3.

The Aurora rubbed windshields with the Alfa Roma Bat 7, while the X2000 shared the same area as the Fiat Turbina, and Indecision looked over Renault's car of the future concept. All 6 cars were brilliantly displayed on a red Martian soil landscape with all kinds of Space paraphernalia, and the whole display was a fantastic success.