My GEMS Story From the moment I first climbed into my beloved Chimaera on a freezing winter’s night in 2006 I had already visualised its future. Setting off from the home of the (visibly upset) former owner onto a pitch-black motorway with the ice warning light emblazoned before me, worrying that I had just bought far too much car for my level of driving experience, when I really should have been thinking about simply enjoying my new car; I confess that at this point I was already plotting my first modification. I am going to take the time right now to place the blame for this squarely on one person: Mr. Chris Manley. Unfortunately for me, Chris was and still is very good friends with Tim Lamont of ACT and even more unfortunately around 2004, had recently sold his S3 and bought Tim’s own highly modified pre-cat Griffith – a lovely car that he still owns today. One evening Chris kindly invited to take me out for a short ride in his new car. I gleefully agreed – knowing nothin
A chronicle of projects and ideas to supplement my hazy memory.