Darren Smith's 1302

Plenty of transfers. Darren Smith’s 1302

Hi Louis, 

I hope that you are well. I thought I'd email you a few snaps of my Bug I took recently for an agreed value insurance policy. I compared them to the ones that you used for the cover of Wheelspin April ´01 and realised how different it now looks..!! Thought you may be able to use it as a gap filler for the mag.....sort of a ´look at what difference a set of wheels, slightly different ride height and a few accessories can make (using last years pictures as a comparison-if you still have them!!). I'm turning into a bit of an accessory collector... so far I've fitted...... the Sprintstars, a Speedwell steering wheel, Berg shifter, Autometer tach, Bugpack front parcel shelf, Formula Vee center console, slip over accessory headrests, front bonnet scoop, Formula Vee and GTV badges along with a rare 1300S badge, an original black Kamei bonnet bib, and my favourite, a set of chrome chequered rain gutter trims. I've also pinstriped the whole car in a 70's style... I'm on the lookout for the side scoops that fit behind the rear window, door window rain guards, and chromed rear number plate and light housings. I'm not trying to create an exact 70's GTV or Formula Vee copy but an individual car styled with period accessories. Anyway, thought you might be able to use the snaps to fill a gap. Keep up the good work on the magazine... and thanks to everyone in the chatter room for all there advice,

Regards, Darren

a plainer bug from 2001

On the cover twice!!! Thanks for the quality photos and the write up, and good to see our chatter forum is being put to good use