Author: John Martin
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Purplemeanie on The Express Website
Post Views: 993 A quick post to say I got a mention in an article posted to the Express Website: https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/cars/1362578/classic-kit-car-restoration-vehicle-build-garage The journalist, Luke Chillingsworth, had spotted my build video on YouTube and contacted me for a few comments. The conversation resulted in the article. Here’s a couple of shots from the article.
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Purplemeanie Site Theme Update
Post Views: 570 After 3 years of using one of WordPress’ older themes, I thought I’d give a newer theme a whirl. From today I’ve switch to the Twenty Twenty theme which is much more mobile friendly and has an integrated search function. Search Probably the biggest win from this update is the inclusion of…
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Build A Caterham 420R in 30 Minutes – YouTube Video
Post Views: 2,290 On July 11th 2020, I uploaded a bit of a longer video to YouTube documenting the build of my 420R from nearly 3 years previously. I’d always planned to do this video, but for the usual many reasons it only got a few hours here and a few hours there since finishing the…
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Some People Must Be Watching – Site Stats 60k Views
Post Views: 565 As we approach 3 years since out kit arrived I thought it would be interesting to share some stats on this website. I created the site for two reasons. Firstly, it was to give something back. I’d looked at many build blogs and learnt so much from them. And I wanted to…
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Softbits for Sevens Boot Cover & G-clamp Hack
Post Views: 1,312 Note from Future John: The following post is a better way of doing this… Well, one thing led to another! So… for a while now, like many, I’d ditched the Caterham full-hood and have been using the Softbits for Sevens Half Hood (https://www.softbitsshop.co.uk/the-half-hood-8-c.asp). The half-hood is great, perhaps not as water tight…