WIDE BOY

WE’RE STILL under lockdown, but life must go on – especially as I have been offered the opportunity to sample the new Woodham Mortimer Sport E-type GT. A plan must be hatched. I know of a former WW2 airstrip at Bradwell-on-Sea, where the decommissioned nuclear power station is within view, and Woodham Mortimer’s SteveMoore has agreed to bring the E-type in a closed trailer. He unloads without fuss; there is nobody around; we keep our respective distance; and Steve follows my instructions to position the E-type for photographs

I’ve been lucky enough to follow the progress of this E-type from the start of the build at the company’s Maldon premises through to its conclusion in Chelmsford. While there are any number of client-driven commissions, each with their own specific requirements, this example would be created without a customer – an in-house inspiration to demonstrate the endless possibilities. Using as close to a rust-free E-type as possible,