A wonderful seleection of classics will set off tomorrow (29th January) for a Monte Carlo adventure... Fifty three years after its success in the 1967 Monte Carlo Rally, the actual Mini driven by rally legend Paddy Hopkirk will be first off the ramp at the start of the Historique event in Glasgow’s George Square on Wednesday night. The car with its classic LBL 666D registration plate has been … [Read more...]
Classic rallying – We have ignition – or maybe not…
MONTE MINI MISSES ITS SPARK... A graphic example of the challenges facing the crews in next year’s classic Monte Carlo rally was highlighted today in the centre of Glasgow. A Monte Carlo Mini from the Sixties – identical to the ones which scored success in the 1967 Monte Carlo Rally – should have been squeezed into Glasgow City Chambers to launch the start of the historic re-run of the event … [Read more...]