Out and about with cat

Neal Palk talks to CAT about his first 18 months in the car accessory retail world

Operating against competition from the likes of ECP in a British market town Bernard Ashpole explains how he stays ahead of the game

Paul King reflects on the heydays for servicing hydraulic Citroëns before the bubble burst

Andy Fletcher explains how a retail store has made the transition to factor, with a little unintentional remodelling along the way

Many UK garages claim to be specialists in air-cooled Volkswagen vehicles. But one place you don’t expect to unearth a classic VW haven is under the railway arches by Ladbroke Grove underground station, which is where Jack’s Garage’s owner Joseph Salama and his team are working attentively and lovingly on a myriad of camper vans, Beetles and Karmann Ghias. The business started in 1995, and Salama took ownership in 2007

Mention a 1973 Porsche 2.7-litre Carrera RS or Autofarm and most people will associate either with Josh Sadler, a man who built his reputation based on his encyclopaedic knowledge of Porsches and 911s

Porsches have always had a cult following with many people looking to buy, restore, and use them, especially the classic 911 family, but very few look at the bigger picture and the conundrum of sourcing parts for these rear-engined machines

How was the winter for you? While we might not have had the prolonged cold snap that the aftermarket has been waiting for, it seems the temperature was low enough over a long enough period of time to keep sales healthy

Russell Automotive Centre in North London focuses primarily on VAG products, especially Audi, Volkswagen, Seat, Skoda and Bentley vehicles. It is run by husband and wife team Steve and Jane Russell and they’ve achieved much in seven years

When you think of remapping a car’s ECU you think of tweaking the power output and gaining more power from the engine. However, David Lewis, Technical Director of Flash Remapping, says there is more than meets the eye when it comes to tuning up a vehicle