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Anatomy of the Works Minis: Rally, Racing & Rallycross Cars
Brian Moylan
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Description for Anatomy of the Works Minis: Rally, Racing & Rallycross Cars
Paperback. How the giant-killing Minis of rallying, rallycross & racing fame were converted from standard Mini-Coopers in the BMC Competitions Department. The author, who spent 22 years in 'Comps', reveals the secrets of specification, build technique and development of the world famous Works Minis. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: WGCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 257 x 210 x 14. Weight in Grams: 408.
The inside story of how the giant-killing Minis of rallying, rallycross and racing fame were converted from standard Mini-Coopers in the BMC Competitions Department. The author, who spent 22 years in `Comps,' reveals the secrets of specification, build technique and development of the famous Works Minis. Particularly famous for their great adventures in the Monte Carlo rally, works Minis humbled many bigger and more powerful cars during the 1960s and 1970s. Contributions from `Ginger' Devlin & `Jumping Jeff' Williamson reveal, in detail, the modifications to the works racing and rallycross cars respectively.
The inside story of how the giant-killing Minis of rallying, rallycross and racing fame were converted from standard Mini-Coopers in the BMC Competitions Department. The author, who spent 22 years in `Comps,' reveals the secrets of specification, build technique and development of the famous Works Minis. Particularly famous for their great adventures in the Monte Carlo rally, works Minis humbled many bigger and more powerful cars during the 1960s and 1970s. Contributions from `Ginger' Devlin & `Jumping Jeff' Williamson reveal, in detail, the modifications to the works racing and rallycross cars respectively.
Product Details
Publisher
Veloce Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
403g
Number of Pages
96
Place of Publication
Dorset, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781845848705
SKU
V9781845848705
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99-15
About Brian Moylan
Brian Moylan started working for MG in 1950 as a mechanic in the service/repair shop. In 1955 he was drafted in to the Racing Department. which was the centre for all BMC competition work. During his time there he was fortunate enough to work on several rally winning Minis including the 1967 Monte Carlo Rally winner. Just before the factory closed in 1980 Bryan was offered the position of manager of a small satellite Morris Garages outlet. Bryan has always been involved in the MG Car Club, serving on the committee of the local Centre in various capacities. After his retirement he started giving slide shows on MG history and writing articles for the leading Classic Car magazines, plus three books on MG and rally connected subjects. Bryan has also worked closely with the Abingdon Museum setting up MG exhibitions.
Reviews for Anatomy of the Works Minis: Rally, Racing & Rallycross Cars
fascinating ... something anyone who has or has had any involvement with the breed should read. Motor Cycling Club (MCC) provides inspiration for a new generation of Mini racers Classic Car WeeklyYou don't have to own a Mini, or even have a specific interest in the Mini, to enjoy this book as it's great reading for any car enthusiast, and I have to say that I truly enjoyed it Retro Classics Magazine. It's not to be seen as a workshop manual, Moylan explains; more as an insight to the individual - and more often experimental - nature of each rally car, which was hand-built in the Abingdon workshops way before CAD/CAM and CFD calculations rendered producing the rally cars we know today a bolt-together kit cerise on the workshop floor. A slim volume, yet replete with sufficient information to provide the read with a measure of the flexible talents displayed by technicians and mechanics of that era. [And] there's much custom-build behind-the-scenes intelligence from this little soft back. - IRDC Quattro.