As shown at the 1977 Earls Court Motor Cycle Show
(Picture from Motorcycle Sport October '77)
(Photo courtesy of The Newell family)
Undoubtedly one of Malcolm's 'sexiest' designs, the single seater 'Sports Quasar' was to be powered by a Hesketh V-Twin engine.
Here we see the Sports Quasar at Wilson's factory in Bristol.
Unfortunately it never got made and the prototype, shown here in 2004, has spent ten years under a tarpaulin in Malcolm's garden. It could be very challenging to salvage.
Feb 2007.
Things are looking much worse. The wood and plaster bodywork has rotted away and started to break up.
With Field Cottage about to be auctioned, the Quasar has been removed in order to assess whether it's feasible to build a replica of the original design, or a new single seater 'Sports Quasar' around the original chassis.
Unfortunately, the bodywork has been crafted as a single piece and it looks as if it may not be possible to remove it from the chassis without further destruction.
Last updated 24th March 2007