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AUSTIN LANCER RARE OPPORTUNITY TO RACE AT GOODWOOD REVIVAL & MAJOR HISTORIC MEETINGS

1959 Austin Lancer (Series II):

The rare model is based on the BMC Australia Factory Team cars entered in the Armstrong 500; specifically the Castrol backed car (No.39c) driven by Brian Foley and Peter Edney.

SPECIFICATION:

·         Competition prepared/seam welded body, fitted with a Caged Laser Engineering T45 roll cage.

·         CMES 1860cc BMC B series race engine running on a Weber 48DCOE and a 3 synchro straight cut gear set, sitting within the original gearbox casing.

·         Simpson racing custom exhaust manifold and side exit exhaust system.

·         Uprated front anti roll bar. Uprated telescopic damper kit (front & rear), based on the original optional heavy duty suspension package offered by BMC Australia, along with uprated torsion bars and rear leaf springs.

·         A rear 'A-frame' axle locator/stabiliser is mounted, with a competition LSD and uprated competition half shafts.

·         BMC front discs and competition pads, with vented drum brakes at the rear.

·         Running on 13” competition steel wheels, shod with the mandatory Dunlop Historic CR65 L-Section tyres.

·         The car retains the original dash and instrumentation/switch gear, with a new steering column mounted dash pod housing custom Farringdon gauges and switch gear.

·         New black interior panels were made and fitted to original factory pattern.

·         A Tilton floor mounted pedal box system is in place of the original pedal arrangement.

·         Safety equipment consists of a Racetech competition seat, a Lifeline zero360 electrically operated extinguisher, a lightweight lithium race battery with electrical ignition kill switches,

·         60ltr fuel safety tank

·         Heated front screen fitted

This is a proven historic Touring Car that is ready to race this season.

Car be entered through the HRDC to the Donington Historic Festival 30th April.

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