 In early 1974 he was head hunted along with five other car engineers and executives including George Turnbull (businessman) by the South Korean company Hyundai Motor Company to help start up their now thriving car production company.This led to the production of the Hyundai Pony in 1975.In the late 1970s he returned to England to start his own company, Reef Engineering, to produce and export open top cars for holiday resorts in the Seychelles and the West Indies.