Take myself for example, as a child my dad was and still is a self employed car dealer, for as long as I can remember there has always been a couple of sports cars on the drive and that’s probably why I drive a BMW M3, my dad also has a mobile disco which has lots of flashing lights and a kick arse sound system.

So to me it is not surprising that at the age of 20 years old I was a member of the Sound Challenge Association competing in db drag racing, the car I used to compete with was a Golf GTI, the sound system included top of the range alpine mids and tweeters and 16 x 12” JL subs, the cars personal best was 151.6db, that is loud enough to be heard from ¼ mile away according to the complaints received by my local police.
Unfortunately after only a few months the car was broken into and the amplifiers were stolen, for several years I lost interest in big sound systems and instead went for big bhp with my supercharged VR6 MKII Golf but it was only a matter of time before the bug that had already bitten me once came back for more.

In the year 2000 a plan was hatched, it had to be big, it had to be bold and it had to be better than its predecessor, the end result was ‘project 160’

Project 160 is a ford escort van with a sound system that could put some clubs to shame, the spec is massive as are the amount of man hours and money taken to complete this project, however the personal satisfaction knowing that I designed, built and own this vehicle is also massive, the sensation i get when I turn up all the dials whilst playing the bass mechanic can only be described as having your very own earth quake generator.

A question I always get asked is how loud is it and the answer is loud enough to blur your vision, damage your hearing and make it hard to breathe.

Project 160 is a vehicle that really can take your breath away!!!!!