athoirs
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| posted on 26/10/06 at 04:01 PM |
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Turner Auto Design
Hi Guys,
Don't know if anyone else has said yet but it looks like Turner Automotive Design has ceased trading
http://www.turner-auto-design.com/
I tried to order some wheels from him a couple of weeks ago but he would not take my order (some people would have taken the money and ran!)
Steve comes on here from time to time (Tadltd) so I just wanted to wish him all the best for whatever he's going to do in the future.
Andy
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Mr G
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| posted on 26/10/06 at 04:34 PM |
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Maybe see him again with the project mentioned in THIS thread.
Normal is getting dressed in clothes that you buy for work and driving through traffic in a
car that you are still paying for - in order to get to the job you need to pay for the clothes
and the car, and the house you leave vacant all day so you can afford to live in it.
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craig1410
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| posted on 26/10/06 at 08:23 PM |
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I would also like to wish Steve every success with his next venture whatever that might be. I was gutted to hear of the bad news.
This just goes to show how tough it is to get established in this industry and should be a reality check to any of us who have given serious thought
into starting a similar business. Steve is a really nice guy and clearly knows his stuff having brought the LMP as far as he did but for some reason
it was not to be I guess.
Oh well, onwards and upwards, I have no doubt we will see him again!
Cheers,
Craig.
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JoelP
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| posted on 26/10/06 at 08:50 PM |
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its a very hard market for the more expensive vehicles competing with radicals etc
good luck to steve anyway, he always comes across well on here.
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ned
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| posted on 26/10/06 at 09:33 PM |
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RIP
beware, I've got yellow skin
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tadltd
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| posted on 26/10/06 at 11:40 PM |
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Thanks for the kind thoughts, guys. It's always inspiring coming on here and this just proves what an excellent community this is.
The other project (in the thread linked above) will be on-going for the next 12 months. I've already secured some bits and pieces for it and
will continue to evolve it into something resembling the GT car. As one door shuts, etc... 
With regards to the future, I've accepted a part-time lecturing position at Bell College in Hamilton, near Glasgow (I actually graduated from
there in 1998!). I'll be lecturing on - wait for it - automotive design... Hopefully it'll turn into something more permanent! I'll
also be overseeing the Formula Student team, so you may still see me around the tracks.
I'm already eyeing up a tweed jacket with leather elbow patches, a pair of brown cord's, a pipe, brogues, a beige nylon shirt, and some
extreme facial hair! 
(Note to ChrisW: you can remove the statement below my postings now...)
[Edited on 26/10/06 by tadltd]
Best Regards,
Steve.
www.turnerautosport.com
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wilkingj
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| posted on 27/10/06 at 04:39 PM |
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Good Luck Steve...
Hope all goes well for you.
1. The point of a journey is not to arrive.
2. Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway.
Best Regards
Geoff
http://www.v8viento.co.uk
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NS Dev
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| posted on 1/11/06 at 12:56 PM |
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yea good luck mate!
Retro RWD is the way forward...........automotive fabrication, car restoration, sheetmetal work, engine conversion
retro car restoration and tuning
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Alez
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| posted on 20/11/06 at 07:58 PM |
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Hi All,
Like you all, I wish Steve all the best for the future.
And also I'd like to wish all the best for the future of the fantastic Turner LMP. I was much in love with that car and its distinctive looks. I
was expecting it to get a cabin, which Steve had plans (and sketches) for. I hope the design goes to some company in a position better to continue
with a project that was already a successful car on the track, as seen on reviews. We all have seen several designs change hands.. Sylva for instance
designs a car, manufacture it for a while, then sell the design (Fisher Fury, Raw Striker and so on). MK Engineering did that, just like many
others.
I look forward to any news that the project is resumed, even if that's at the price of not having Steve at it.
Cheers,
Alex
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