Gartrac made its very first friend having David Sutton who had been the movie director of Clark & Simpson who have been Ford investors during the Sloane Rectangular, London. The vehicles was mostly practical no roll cages, although not Gartrac given uprated suspension and powering equipment areas to the event.
Just prior to the start of the rally Dave Bignold is asked because of the Ford to search around Clark Paderborn local escort & Simpson and you will fit rear shock absorber turrets for the Rauno Aaltonen’s Ford Escort 1850 GT. Installing the device try finished easily more a week-end and Aaltonen’s car is actually prepared to participate on the rally.
Regarding the early seventies, Gartrac modified Escort Mk1 bodyshells to own Clark & Simpson in London area
New London area – Mexico Community Mug rally already been from the Wembley Stadium in the London on April 19th 1970 level everything sixteen,000 miles through European countries and you can South america and you will completing within the Mexico Urban area may 27th 1970. Continue reading →