August 2009 Kit Car Builder Sneak Preview

We thought we'd tease you a little with this sneak preview of the August 2009 issue of Kit Car Builder. We just put the finishing touches on it and must say that it's brilliant. You'll have to wait a little for it to arrive in your mailboxes (subscribers should probably receive it around end of June and on the newsstands July 7).

If you like engine stuff, you'll love this issue as it includes a special section on motive power--everything from electric and alt-fuel talk to 550-hp Ford V-8s. It'a also our 2010 Preview Issue with lots of new cars that you'll be seeing soon. We have coverage of the two largest kit car shows and a bunch of surprises thrown in just for fun. Now a little break, then it's onto the next issue. That is after we hit the London Cobra Show at the end of the month. Enjoy!

30 Years of Fun Under the Sun at Knott's

It's hard to believe it is already that time of year, but the Kit Car Builder crew is headed to Knott's Berry Farm in two weeks for the 30th Anniversary of the Fun Under the Sun kit car show. It is always fun and full of beautiful kit cars. The show starts on Saturday April 25th and runs through Sunday afternoon, April 26th at Knott's Berry Farm in Buena Park, California. The show is organized by the Association of Handcrafted Automobiles.

Hope you can make it out to the show. Don't forget to stop by the Kit Car Builder booth to say "hello". We promise to provide a full report and loads of photos from the show in an upcoming issue of Kit Car Builder and on the KCB website.

If you have any questions or need more information about the Fun Under the Sun show, contact Dave Martin at (818) 597-8797 or daytonaman@sbcglobal.net.

Rocky Mountain Replica Roundup

Aside from the great venue -- Heritage Square amusement park in golden, Colorado -- the friendly folks and the laid-back atmosphere, one of the coolest things about the Rocky Mountain Replica Roundup is the wide variety of cars that show up. The show is not dominated by one single marque, except perhaps this year, with an abundance of dune buggies, most from Renagade. The Replica Roundup is the annual event hosted by the Rocky Mountain Handcrafted Automobile club, and specifically its tireless organizer, Chris Guenther and his family. (That's his venerable Aztec 7, that won the People's Choice award this year). We have to brag a little too as QueenBee Youngs' Regal Roadsters T-Bird replica took home the Best of Show honors. You'll be seeing more coverage of this fun event in an upcoming issue of KCB.