We've seen Porsches, Alfas, Jaguars and more brought into the 21st century - now it's time for the Healey.
Whatever you want to call it, bringing classic cars up to modern standards of performance and reliability looks likely to stay popular. Because who wouldn't desire something that combines the best bits of classic and contemporary motoring?
As is so often the way with the restomod style, the spec is properly exciting. The Caton is built around an all new chassis rather than being built from an original car. The build itself is described as nothing less than one"of purification, modernisation, and ultimately reincarnation", which begins with the design. Kind of like when old films are remastered decades on, this is clearly a Healey 100 to look at - only sort of better. Everywhere.
Underneath, the Caton Healey sticks closely to what underpinned those 50s' cars, with double wishbones at the front and semi-elliptic leaf springs behind. It's no mere tribute car, however, with further development by J.M.E. including bespoke, rose-jointed anti-roll bars. Though the steering lacks assistance and the brakes do without ABS, upgraded discs and calipers should help keep a check on the upgraded engine's performance.