Keep those links coming. I would like to try and make this the most comprehensive set of Locost links on the web
Please email me if there are any dead links, any of the information is incorrect, or if you would like descriptive text added or changed.
If you would like your link added, or know of a suitable link, please email me. Reciprocal links appreciated
Kit Car Links (Over 500 links to all thing kit car)
Locost Builders (Excellent Bulletin Board for Locosters)
Locost Mailing List (Exchange Information About Locosts)
Topkits (New kitcar website which will grow rapidly. Loads of interesting cars)
Parts Suppliers
Autoprop (Specialise in one off propshafts. Made to order)
Burton Power (If your Locost is Ford powered, check this out and drool)
Car Builder Solutions (Lots of useful bits and pieces including fixings & fastenings)
C.O.H. Baines Limited (Rubber extrusions for all sorts of things. Grommet strip, panel edging etc.)
Extruded Rubber and Rubber Extrusion Manufacturers (Even more sources for rubber extrusions. USA)
Fast Fix Direct (Nuts, bolts and tools etc)
Holden Vintage and Classic (lots of period / modern stuff)
ISSPRO (Nice instruments and gauges. Very helpful staff. Thanks Jennifer)
Namrick (Nuts & bolts plus lots of other useful bits)
Merlin Motorsport (Lots of bits for racing plus a supplier of Rivnuts and setting tool.)
Screwfix (Tools, fixings & fastenings, adhesives etc. etc.)
Speedy Spares (Great for getting those discontinued bits)
SFC Fastfix Solutions (Various fixings including SVA compliant push turn fasteners)
Woolies (Trim etc for classics, but lots of useful stuff for Locosts. Nice Brooklands style aero screens)
Places to find bits or advertise surplus items/cars
ebay (Bargains to be had, but don't get carried away)
Kit Car Mart (Parts for sale, free ads and wanted and more)
Specialised Locost Suppliers
Champion Motor Car Company (U.S. Manufacturer for Ron Champion + Pics of owners cars.)
Cougar Racing Developments (Ford parts for Locosts + GAZ Shocks)
Daniels Engineering (Supplier of Locost parts including chassis and reconditioned axles etc.)
Lolocost (Locost chassis, coilovers, fibre glass etc)
Locost Merchandise (Read the book, Built the car? Now get the T-shirt. Everything from badges to boiler suits.)
Martin Keenan's Site (Locosts and components )
White Pointer Ltd (Australian supplier of fibre glass nosecones and body parts)
Useful bits and pieces
Rear axle ratio calculation (Turn the rear wheels and count the propshaft revs. Look at FAQ 17.)
Insurance
Footman James (Specialise in insuring Kit cars and classic vehicles. Limited mileage etc.)
The SVA and DVLA
DVLA (DVLA Motoring page)
Vehicle Inspectorate (SVA Info)
SVA Manual Online!! The homepage of Jépé Mast and his Marlin build. Thanks to gerritdegraafnl of the Locost List for finding this.
Locost Club Sites
MK Owners Club (Club for the MK Engineering Indy and GT1)
Peterborough Locost Club (Site for Peterborough Area Locosters. Maintained by Gordon Robbins)
Teeside Locost Club (For Locosters in the Teesside, North Yorkshire and County Durham region.)
Personal web pages
Adam Brighton (About the builder, location, contact, for sale, links and chat)
Alan Bertwistle's Toyota 4-AGE based
mid-engined car.
Alex Roebuck's
Loco Ninja (Dated photos and diary of the build, article,
costs, links and
contact)
Amadeu
Pires (Excellent site with clear photos and text in English &
Portugese)
Another
Locost
Site
(Nosecone plans, the Celica donor and drawings)
Anthony
Pralet's
LocoRAGE
(A build based on a Toyota 4AGE. Diary, costs, SVA test, photos, links
and contact.)
Ashurst
7 Special (Build history, chassis, donor parts, assembly and
links)
Aussie
Locost
Build
(Description of the project, FAQ, diary, link, submission, list of
parts
required and library of information.)
Ben
Chapman's Locost build (Build using an
MX5)
BK's
Sevenesque Sports Car
(The plan, front and rear suspension, interior, motor, transmission,
exterior, links and
contact)
British Racing Circuit Page
Bruce
Borrows' Locost
(About building the project, engine, donor, links, specifications,
pictures and
contact)
Chris Gibb's
Locost (Links, tips, build story, specifications, news, Pinto
information, photos, GRP guide and
SVA.)
Chris Gibbons
Sports 7
Plastic Tank Man (Build story, modifications, picture gallery, links,
test, shows, meets and MK Indy
SVA)
CJ's
Indycar Build (Describes a project using the MK Engineering
'Indy' chassis. How it all started, the donor, diary, why choose the
'Indy', collecting the kit and
links)
Chris
Renney (Excellent site. Well designed with some great
detailed photos)
Craig Chamberlain's Build (New build diary started February 2003)
Dave
Ashurst
Dave
Osborne's Locost Build Diary ( The book, inspiration, Stuart
Taylor Ltd., photo galleries, finished car, links, insurance quotes and
SVA)
David
Jenkins
David
O'Sullivan's Locost Sports Car
( Work diary, photos and budget)
Dick
Lukoszek
Building
the
Clubman
( Photos and build diary)
DIYSportsCar.org ( The design of a mid-engined Locost)
Dr. Hess
Eddy
McClements' Locost Page
(Build diary and photos of a project using a Toyota 4AGE)
Ewan's
4x4 Locost Car Build
(Diary, deviations, shopping list, favorite tools, information, forum,
Glen's XR4, Simon's Locostesque and
pictures)
Erwin Dekker's Dutch 7 lookalike
João Martin (Powered by a Yamaha R1 Engine)
Jim McSorley (Loads of excellent CAD drawings, cutting list etc etc)
John's Locost Pages (Northern Ireland Locost Site)
Mark Eastwood's Locost (Australian Build)
Matthew Clements (Very nice MK Fireblade powered Locost, also a very brave man)
Peter Dunn's 7 page (Loads of great resources)
Peter Ogden's Locost Pages (Excellent site with a lot of useful information)
Peter Peterson's (V8 powered Locost)
Richard Marsdens's Locost pages (Honda Fireblade powered)
Roja's Locost site (New site from a new builder)
Roger Harris (Racing Locost)
Simon Gigney's Site (Australian Mazda MX5 build)
Steve Graber (Not a Locost, but the same principles)
Steve Gutterson (The Valkyrie Six. A Locost looking like a Morgan)
Wayne Evans Locost (Build diary of a Locost being built in Texas)
Please email me if there are any dead links, or any of the above information is incorrect, or if you would like descriptive text added or changed.
If you would like your link added, please email me