The Car

Built by Barrie Shepherd & Garry Tressler, owned and raced by Barrie Shepherd.
This project started after Barrie raced at Northampton in the Bamforth challenger back in 2005.

First time ever, in a car after racing F1 twenty five years ago as a red top. As of old he was first to the checquered flag.

Barrie asked Gary Tressler could they build a replica of the car that Garry and Barrie had built thirty years ago.Work commenced in November 2005, ith about 10 twenty four foot lengths of box section & two inch tube, photos of the original car and a vernier to work a scale as, no records were kept of the actual measurements of the orignal car.Garry & Barrie worked every Wednesday evening and most weekends to complete the car with help from parts from Essex, Fairford, Huddersfield, Leeds, Gloucestershire etc. All fabricated parts made at Garrys work shop.

The 1977 cars had a Chrysler engine where the replica has a 454 Chevy. It was impossible to obtian a 440. The replicat car has the same axels and springs from a Morris LD van, humber scout car steering box and a Morris FG radiator.

All paint work was carried out by Garry and Barry. Sign writing by L&R Graphic Designs (Garrys neice)
Can you guess what make of donor car was used for the roof.

Copied from the information board that was with the car at the 2010 World Final Meeting at Coventry.

Thanks to Garry and Barrie for putting the information on show, hope you don't mind us sharing it with a wider public.