Sir Jack also wrote for Rootes' in-house magazine "Modern Motoring and Travel", invariably deciding the car being tested was 'a beaut'. Looks like he did modifications for many makes, including swapping Coventry Climax engines into Triumph Heralds and A-H Sprites, before the Vauxhall deal. There was Brabham Motors in Surrey that opened in 1979 or 1980. The building was demolished in 2000 and replaced by Brabham Court in 2001.