Before I go any further, and even though I’m still only in the research and parts buying stage of this project, I already have several people I want to thank for their help and support just to get to this point. The list below are those who’ve played a role in this cars creation very early on, mostly in the research and planning stage. There are other people who I’ll thank in later chapters who have shown amazing generosity with parts supply, and I’ll be mentioning them in due course. There will undoubtedly be more along the way, but I want to start with those who have already had a role to play.

Neil Tolich:

First up is Neil Tolich. I first reached out to Neil for help when I was trying to gather information on understanding the hows and whys of FIA Appendix K rules, and the accompanying Homologation Sheet and HTP. Neil raced the famous Ivan Segedin Fleetwood Motors Mustang in the UK and Europe, and went through the same challenges as me in having to get his head around the rules.

The Mustang, even though it was restored back to its original Segedin guise as raced during the 1965/66 season, didn’t fit the very strict FIA Pre 1966 Group 2 Touring Car rules which are in use throughout the UK and Europe, and Neil had to make several changes made to his car, including have a complete Group 2 motor built in the UK. It was Neil who alerted me to the Homologation Sheet list, and helped me to understand the rules.

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