Probably one of the most unlikely cars ever to compete in international motorsport was the Austin Maxi. Desperate to rekindle the Rally glory of the Mini Cooper, British Leyland sent two works Maxi’s and 2 privateers into battle for the second ‘World Cup’ in 1970. Puff the Magic Wagon, driven by three amazing women, was …
Race Retro usually kicks off the start of an exciting year of Rallying with Bron, Tina and Puff, but sadly this year it might also be the last event. Whilst we are sat in isolation it is important to reflect on all the things we have to look forward to. Top of the Project Shop …
The Davrian arrived with us as a rolling shell and an idea of what it might become! Robert has owned the car since the 70’s, but after a friend crashed it, it had spent 25 years gathering dust. Sadly the company restoring it for him lost their premises, so we stepped in to complete it. …
This Alfa Romeo 101 Spider has had a colourful past! Converted into a road-rally car approximately 20 years ago, it had been hard campaigned before changing hands and ending up part disassembled and in storage for 10 years. The underside of the car, although solid, had plenty of surface rust and was mechanically very tired. …
We support the Heritage Skills Academy, and over the past 10 years trained 9 young people to be Classic Car Engineers. We like to complete this 3 year course by getting them to build a car from the ground up. In this case it was a Cafe Racer based on a MK1 Mini Cooper…
