Chris Humberstone

Humberstone was approached by Tom Gratrix of Bond cars and later found out the Gratix had used designer Trevor Fiore to restyle the Scorpion by making it into a fastback.

In addition a lightweight version of the nose kit was made for Peter Westbury's Felday Engineering.

[3] The Scorpion Saluka design presented by Humberstone at the 1969 Earls Court Motor Show at the British Carriage and Automobile Manufacturers (IBCAB) stand.

[4] The Quarteete was a four-seat design presented by Humberstone at the 1970 Earls Court Motor Show at the British Carriage and Automobile Manufacturers (IBCAB) stand.

[6] The 408 was a kit car designed, possibly in 1971, for a Hillman Imp floor pan and running gear.

During that time he put a number of car designs to Owen as potential production models.

[13] The Triplex Ten Twenty special was a concept car based on an Alfa Romeo Alfasud chassis for Triplex Safety Glass Company Ltd and shown at the London Motor Show in 1976 and again at the 1977 Geneva Motor Show.

[14] During 1979 Humberstone designed the Hermes APV and 3001 Space Oddity (which featured in Street Machine magazine July 1979).

Spice Engineering had fallen into receivership and Humberstone, in a consortium involving two of its former drivers, Costas Los and Jean-Louis Ricci, bought the company.