1974 Ford Capri

Posted in News   |   March 25th 2015

STAR CARS 2015

1974 FORD CAPRI

This 1974 Cologne Capri, Cosworth GAA 510BHP at 9000RPM.  It has a ZF 5 Speed Dog Leg Gearbox. This car raced at Silverstone Classic and won the Gold Cup, with its unrestricted exhaust it is very loud! It weighs 1150KG and has a top speed of 175mph.

1969 LOLA T142

Alan Fraser Racing bought this car new in 1969 for Keith Holland to drive in the 1969 season.  They finished 5th in the guards F5000 Championship that year and even were the overall winner of the Spanish Grand Prix at James.  In 2001 the resoration of this car was documented in Channel 4's "Salvage Squad".  In 2002 it was purchased by the present owner who had the car completely dismantled and properly race-prepared by a professional race-specialist. It is in excellent condition and race-ready.

1948 ALTA JAGUAR 

This car is one of only 9 post war racing carsbuilt by Geoffrey Taylor of Alta Cars.  This Alta was intended to be the 4th Formula 1 Alta ("GP4").  It has unique rubber block suspension designed by Alta, it now has a 2 seater Sports-Racing bodywork and a 3.4 litre Jaguar C Type engine.  Building of the car was started in 1948 its early history after it left the factory is still uncertain however, it seems that it had a period racing in Ireland in the 1950's and 1960's although efforts to trace its earlier history are still on-going.