Formula Classic too good to break!

[sheepdip]

I have just bought this for the Millington running gear for my Escort as I fancy going back to rallying and for some strange reason the MSA will not allow the LS1 I have in the car presently! But what a piece of kit built to the highest standards with only the best kit. Car was part of a failed race series that only ran one race! And now they are all up for sale all 18 of them! But they are selling quick - one chap has bought two just as an investment!

[catfood12]

Where for sale OP ? I can only find a single POA one on RCD. Or have they all gone?

[sheepdip]

The chap to contact is Dave Sunderland at Gateway Auctions

[IanUAE]

The car looks very similar to the car Tom Wheatcroft (owner of Donnington Park circuit) developed for a series.

[MKnight702]

I think I remember reading about this series ages ago and I thought it looked like a great idea, proper old school handling, four wheel drifting round the bends, watching the drivers sawing away at the wheel. Pity it never took off, I would love one of these for track days, racing would be better but if the series died then I guess I'm out of luck. Maybe if the Ultima sells before its too late...

[Kringle]

One of these on eBay at 14k, but it looks the business, the spec is very good looks are very much marmite though.

[williamp]

IanUAE said:

The car looks very similar to the car Tom Wheatcroft (owner of Donnington Park circuit) developed for a series.

same. last time I visited the collection they had a load of these in amongst the F1 cars. Very annoying...

[Trabi601]

WTF is that sprouting from the seat?

Please tell me it's not the gear stick.

[Shadow R1]

Gear stick it is.

Martin Donnelly drove one in the race at Donington.

[Huff]

Go on, add lights and guards, smooth a few radii and put it through an IVA to get it road-legal...

[TooMany2cvs]

Trabi601 said:

WTF is that sprouting from the seat?

Please tell me it's not the gear stick.

bks to that.

[menoy]

TooMany2cvs said:

bks to that.

Quite literally


OP What's the spec on these?

[Trabi601]

Assume it's a sequential box allowing clutch less changes and left foot braking once rolling.

Has to be, as the brake and throttle pedals are in different counties.

Some serious man spreading to do driving that!

[sheepdip]

One thought is to make it road legal. Does anyone know if I can prove it was a complete car manufactured in the mid 90s it would require less to pass the IVA?
The spec by the way is 2.5 all alloy dry sumped NA cosworth by Millington with cossie box and 5.1 diff with oil cooler. Brakes are AP. Everything on it is to the highest race spec.

[sheepdip]

[sheepdip]

[Huff]

Here's a link to the IVA manual:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/iva-man...

If you can prove it and the engine-build are that age, looks like it would merit the basic emissions test - though this is likely to require a catalyst for 1992 or later, and so some spot-on/repeatable mapping (this can be done - it's how we BEC owners get through this and the annual MOT to same standard even without lambda probes and management that can use them)

Mid-90s or later with carbs as shown will be hard(er); Jenvey TBs & megasuirt or other engine management would do it, and might make more power too

Edited by Huff on Sunday 27th November 18:50

Edited by Huff on Sunday 27th November 18:52

[sheepdip]

Thanks Huff

To be honest I think I will need to make up an exhaust as they are a tad loud ( I have not run mine yet) so I would just add a cat - I have some nice motorsport ones in stock!

[sheepdip]

Took the rocker cover last night to check the valve gear etc. I cannot believe how clean it looks.

[sheepdip]