Special Saloons started in the mid-60s. Things like Doc Merfield's Cortina Mk1, mated with a big V8. Then there was Brian Tarrant's V8 engined Austin A40. We have many threads on these in the historic racing archive.The wheels got wider and the engines more potent. Doors, Bonnets and Bootlids were exchanged for lighter glass-fibre and through time to full spaceframe race cars.
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