After shearing one of the original shafts Brand Engineering made a pair of Gun-drilled driveshafts, re-engineered from the original shafts supplied by Paul.

Jack Cottrill required a pair of gun-drilled shafts for his 600 BHP Cosworth powered Dallara Hillclimb car.

Rather than manufacturing a new part, our client asked for one end of an existing steering joint to be modified to accept a larger diameter splined shaft which we manufacture for them.

I discovered the specialist skills of Brand Mechanical Engineering on a web search. Local shaft manufacturers in Cheshire and North Wales found my project too daunting to undertake.

Weighing just 390kg these cars are launched from a standing start at over 10,000 rpm!

Designed for VSCC hill climb events the ‘Gypsy Special’ is based on a simple 1925 chain drive GN chassis and powered by a 1929 DeHavilland Gypsy Aero engine of 6.0 Litres as fitted to Tiger Moth Biplanes.