Ten weeks’ spare time work went into the making of this primrose coloured hill climb and trials special, pictured here a few days after coming off its solo assembly line.

Builder and owner of the care is 23 years old Mr Peter Newcombe, 9 Coldharbour, Bideford, who is employed at Raleigh Garage, Bideford. 

Using equipment borrowed from the garage, Mr Newcombe has been working on it in the evenings and other spare time. Most of the components of the car are new, but a few have come from a variety of other cars, so that it is a hybrid. Motive power behind the special is a Ford engine of about 800cc. There is also a Ford gear box and back axle.
The body work is all hand made – “I just bent and hoped” Mr Newcombe told a Gazette reporter. Here welding equipment from the garage was used.
The special has had trials on the roads, but Mr Newcombe is not sure when he will start using it for trials, as several modifications have yet to be made. “ Mostly curing of rattles” he explained with a smile.
Extra weight is also needed. Although the car is not built for high speeds – the low gears necessary for hill climbs limit speed – when she does get going she is inclined to jump about a bit at present. Grass track racing without more weight is also out of the question. “If I had her on a grass track at the moment she would just spin”, said Mr Newcombe.
But he is satisfied with the progress of his machine so far, and hopes it will not be long before it is ready for its intended purpose.

Gazette article dated 5 August 1960