“Keep the toothbrush for your teeth!” - Hamilton Classics Tyre Jacket

As you may well pick up over the coming months – there is a definite enjoyment of detailing at HERO. Granted, we believe that our cars are first and foremost to be enjoyed through being driven, but when the hard work is done, it’s great to return them to a showroom finish. A mid summers day spent at a concours or meet and greet with other enthusiasts is one of life’s great pleasures, either for the atmosphere or for the more completive amongst us, the chance to show off our dedication to detail.

This particular product solved a problem that had infuriated the more #ahem# clean-minded of us at HERO for years…. Once you have got your pristine machine to the venue – why do these events seemingly always take place on damp or freshly mown grass? The hours of hard work with a toothbrush and a rubber shine solution are instantly laid to waste as inches of muck run tiny rivulets of imperfection across your tyre treads.

We hear you cry “what can we do to end this grimy, dusty nightmare? – When will this grassy horror end!?”

We are delighted to be able to say the answer lies with Hamilton Classics, and their ingenious tyre jacket. This tough nylon jacket slips on the tyre with ease and is tough enough to be driven on for short distances – to be slipped off when in position – revealing pristine rubber. Buy a set now in time for summer – the HERO Store usually ships in 1-2 business days – and give your toothbrush a day off!

Keep calm and retro on...Classic Emergency Kit

One of the big problems we face as classic car owners is the need to keep up with the ever increasing safety requirement placed upon us, whilst keeping the correct look of the cars we have spent so much time maintaining. Often this means keeping safety equipment in the car, in spaces that were never designed to hold such clutter. We have personally been driven mad with the need to have and hide the regulatory tabard and breathalysers needed in Europe, without losing the period look.

We love this product from Retro Classic Car parts, which provides the stylish and period solution to this modern problem. It fitted beautifully into the boot of an MGA and looked great. The thick leather has stood up beautifully to the time spent in the boot – and it looks great in there. As an added bonus it’s good to know that should we ever “fail to proceed” whilst abroad, there would be no need to dig around for the various bits of equipment needed, just grab the one pack and go.