CWC members don't just come from Cumbria. Shane is from just over the border in Northumberland, and is a member of our forum and a regular at CWC events. His Vauxhall Corsa has been evolving over the past 5 years into the modded machine that is it today. Shane, on the far right in the above picture, has done almost all of the work on this car himself, with a bit of help from his dad. It goes to show that if  you have enough skill and patience you can make a home grown head turner without having to hand over a small fortune for labour costs at your local body shop. Once it is finished, the satisfaction that the car is all your own work makes the effort well worth it.

The front end of the car has a very distinctive Jap style bumper, but you can see from the next picture  that it wasn't always like that. The lights are a quad headlight conversion with the front indicators set into the bumper mesh.

Seen here at the second CWC rolling road day on 15" wheels and with a Combat front bumper, the car was too low to fit on the rollers. A high speed impact with a Fox meant that something new was needed at the front end.

The back end has a flushed tailgate and a Combat rear bumper.

Under the bumper is a Rage straight through exhaust that gives the car a very distinctive sound.

Under the bonnet the car is powered by the standard 1.2 8 valve engine, for the time being at least.

A set of Combat side skirts, M3 mirrors and clear side repeaters complete the sides of the car, and a Celica GT4 bonnet vent finishes off the front. The car looks good even in the rain on a wet Northumbrian Saturday afternoon.

Inside, a Pioneer CD player powers Infinity 6x9s,  Kenwood door speakers, and a Vibe 10" sub. The driver gets a Cobra bucket seat, Sparco harnesses, a Ripspeed steering wheel and an aftermarket gear knob.

The car is lowered 40mm on G-Max springs, and window tints all round, add to the cars look and provide a bit of privacy.

The car is currently sitting on 17" Wolfrace Iknos alloys, which required a bit of work on the rear arches to squeeze them in.

At the back of the car an Ultimate Velocity spoiler and Lexus rear lights finish off the overall look.

Work started on the car 2 years before Shane even passed his driving test, so as you can imagine there is more to come.  In the near future the alloys will be refurbished, and a bigger engine will be dropped in. The size of the engine depends on how kind his insurance company are, so expect anything from a 1.4 to a 2 litre turbo.