The body was completely stripped down to a bare shell and all rust removed with some new panels being used. The car was then sent off in for a respray inside & out in a BL’s 1970’s Pageant Blue with a white roof. Grille was straightened, cleaned & repainted mat black.

The old rubber cones were discarded & new Spax coil-over shocks and springs fitted. Negative camber arms & brackets front and back, new copper brake pipes & stainless steel goodridge flexi brake hoses, Mini Sport Superfin alloy brake drums & Mini Sport 4 pot alloy calipers and grooved discs fitted to take wood & picket aches & wheels fitted with Yokohama Tyres – 165/60 R12 – A-539.

After speaking to Bill Richards at one day at Brands Hatch the original engine was taken off to Bill Richards work shop for a good overhaul. This was stripped, cleaned and rebuilt with new parts. Head skimmed, ported and hardened vale seat added, new valves, guides & a 1.5 full roller rocker. The block was skimmed, Piper cam kit (265), +60 pistons, new crank. The gearbox was recondition and heavy duty differential used. Arden Distributor & Aldon Electronic Ignition fitted, a full stainless steel exhaust systems (RC50) & a stainless steel Maniflow LCB manifold wrapped in Copper Exhaust Wrap. Alloy inlet manifold and HIF44 1.75″ SU carburetor fitted. The remote servo was replace with a new on as the old was unrepairable (this was originally fitted new 8 months after when the car was originally bought back in 1975).

After the car was finish it then taken down to Bill for the final turn up and setup.

My thanks to Bill Richards for an excellent job well done.