Special Feature -
A Genuine 1960s Circuit Racer cum Rally Car
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This is Tony Johnson's 1966 (registered 1967) MK1 G.T. It was bought by Priestly Engineering in Aycliffe, Co. Durham in 1968 and prepared as a competition car. For some time it was used as a circuit car and then turned into a rally car. The above photo shows Tony have a real go on the Snetterton circuit in 1991. Tony has owned the car for over 26 years and competed in it regularly.
The car is "as was" without any alterations and is probably one of the very few original MK1 1960s competition cars in existence.
Engine Specification:-
Head skimmed by 10thou,
Powermax pistons 90 thou oversize,
Piper Yellow cam,
Steel balanced rods,
Oversize valves, double valve springs,
Oversized polished ports,
Two twin- 40 Webers with ram pipes,
Multi-blade fan,
Duplex timing chain,
alloy rocker cover,
Double accelerator return springs are fitted, plus a catchment bottle for the crank breather.
"The rest":-
Borg and Beck competition clutch,
Standard G.T. box with Wooler quick-shift remote,
Rear axle is 3.7 from an Escort RS (three other ratios available depending on what sort of use (abuse?) the car is getting!
Wheels, genuine Minilite Magnesium 5-1/2J (or full set of 5-1/2Js steels with forest tyres),
Corsair 2000E brake servo,
Air horns,
Original strut brace from the 1960s,
Double anti-roll bar,
High ratio steering box,
Two up, two down lamp brackets (changed from original 1960s set-up for legal reasons),
Flame-proof boot,
Morris Oxford tank mounted behind the rear seat in boot,
Twin Jaguar fuel pumps,
Twin, centre mounted spare wheel holder,
Two spare wheels,
Battery mounted in the boot,
Overflow drip tray on the fuel filler,
Rubber bonnet straps,
Uprated shock absorbers,
Fibreglass 1960s bucket seats,
Grey Britax three point harnesses,
Navigator's foot rest,
Speedwell accelerator extension,
Inboard dash-mounted fuse-box,
Astrali leather-rimmed steering wheel,
Map lights, map boxes and potti plug,
2- inch centre roll bar,
Fire extinguisher,
Warning triangle,
Laminated windscreen,
Lucas reversing spot-lamp,
1960s original sump guard with oil drain hole near plug,
Twin coils,
No rear seats,
2 stainless steel wing mirrors,
2 Cibie driving lights,
Large washer bottle and four-jet wash system on electric pump,
Adhesive number plates and door roundels,
phew....
(Above) The engine bay of this very original 1960s rally car.
(Above) oops, a little bit sideways.
(Above) A nice view of the interior, showing all the period extra bits.
(Above) Which way? WHICH WAY? At least the brakes work!
(Above) Looking very nice with black wing-tops and bonnet...
(Above) Rear view of the car. Just over 84,000 miles on the clock,
Page last updated:- 19 May, 2006