BORING BIT.........IF I WERE YOU I'D GO BACK TO A MORE INTERESTING PAGE. THIS IS JUST SOME PERSONAL HISTORY ON THE FAMILY THAT ARE AFFECTIONATELY KNOWN IN DRAG RACING CIRCLES AS 'THE WALTONS'
Trevor has always been a petrol head. Not many people end up doing what they dreamed of as a kid, but Trevor is lucky enough that he has.
From an apprenticeship with 'prestige' cars in the 1970's to the present day he has always worked in the motor trade. Through 'normal' franchise garages, racing teams, restoration workshops, prototype development and a bit of OEM diagnostic development. Trevor is now heavily involved with Surrey Mustang .Com, so still working with American V8's. It's been a good life!
Luckily enough, Trevor has been supported in all of this by:
JANET - loving wife, and mother to their two daughters.
Janet is a qualified child-minder, but has spent most of her working life in retail. J. Sainsbury's have Janet to thank for running one of their customer services departments, and achieveing higher customer satisfaction targets than anyone else in the group.
She now spends her time in retail on a less-stressful level. She has also been involved with cars from a very early age and enjoys driving fast (The three pedals are: Footrest, Footrest, Switch!). Unfortunately her licence and cheque-book DON'T enjoy her driving fast!
MARIE - eldest daughter.
Marie is a qualified hairdresser, but has successfully held jobs in banking and finance, and now manages sites for the Met Office.
Similarly enthusiastic about cars and driving fast, she enjoys her Mustang Rag-top on sunny days, but has to put up with the whistle from the turbo on her Mondeo during the English winter (that's about ten months isn't it?)
BRIAN - Marie's 'Partner' (aren't you married yet?)
Bri has been a member of the family for about 14 years. He works as a freight-forwarder, and ships exciting things all over the world. He's helped in the car build so much thanks to cheap-import of parts through his many contacts.
Petrol head? - You bet! Big-Block manual '67 fastback Mustang sat in the garage attests to that!
ELEANOR - Youngest sprog
Has been racing since she was a babe in arms. Drag and circuit, we've got photos of her in her pram at all sorts of meetings. She worked in retail after leaving school, but soon looked for new horizons. Arranging fleet hire for Enterprise Rent-a-Car helped, but now she works as a legal secretary in the litigation area.
Been crawling around cars since she could crawl. Raced the Escort a few times. Terrorises the roads of Great Britain with a chipped Nissan GT and a Honda CBR 600.
THE SPONSORS - Every bit a part of the team as the family members:
Blue Mountain Marine Ltd.
are deep-sea engineers. They operate those remote controlled mini-subs that check oil and gas pipelines for damage, and can also carry cameras that take some of those wonderful natural history underwater shots.
Blue Mountain Marine were our first major financial sponsor, and will always have a special relationship with the team. Many thanks Andy & Company!
Meat & Cheese
Purveyors of the worlds rudest tee-shirts, they also do a neat line in 'Meatpackers' male underwear, and a farting spacehopper titled 'Guffhopper'. As seen in the most select of boutiques and some of the finest court buildings in the land.
Meat & Cheese made the difference between a standard 460 block (a BIG risk) and the current Ford SVO block. Nick mate, you're a star!
T. J. Services
Are an MOT testing station and car repair workshop. We've done business with TJ's for years, and the keep all of the Kitney cars in MOT's including the Escort. They also supply tyres at very competitive rates.
T. J. Services, just like Meat & Cheese, stepped up to the mark when we were choosing pistons and it's thanks to Trevor (yes, another Trevor) that we now have the custom made forged pistons that you see on the gallery pages.
Surrey Mustang
A relatively new company dealing in all ages of Ford Mustang from basic servicing, SVA modifying and testing, Engine, suspension and body mods, fabricating and welding. They also supply parts, and will even ship your own parts or car for you. Surrey Mustang have made a big splash in the American Car community with their refreshing outlook on customer service.
Surrey Mustang have been instrumental in shipping all of the necessary big, heavy parts from the US, and continue to support us on a week by week basis. Sincere thanks to Paul and the guys.