Many, arguably all, race cars are worth bringing back from the dead.  The best ones have history though and we are very happy to work with our customers to research their cars further and obtain FIA Historic Technical Passport (HTP) papers if applicable.  In our case, this Austin A40 was the overall winner of the British Saloon Car Championship in 1960 (running to the SupaTura regulations) and its history before and after that was easy; Trevor Parfitt of Scott Automotive purchased it in 1967!  Not seen on the road, let alone the track, since 1970, and in storage until 2008, Doc Shepherd’s famous A40 UCE 13 has now been fully rebuilt and race prepped by us.  We re-launched it back on track at the 2018 Silverstone Classic, during the 60th Diamond Jubilee anniversary year of the BTCC.

But there was a lot of work to be done before this.  The A40 was taken right back to its bare shell, which was then dipped to eliminate all rust.  The body was then repaired as necessary, before the body was dipped a second time.  All components have been stripped, rebuilt, repaired if necessary, or re-engineered.  This is a true “nut and bolt” restoration and our attention to detail should see UCE 13 last for decades if kept under the right conditions.