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.
" ... invaluable to anyone restoring a period car ... good stuff if
youre into nuts and bolts, and top value." - Classic & Sports Car
" ... a technical profile on the various modified Minis that were
produced by the BMC competitions department for racing, rallying and
rallycross. Separate chapters ... all backed up by appendices on the
race and rallycross cars ... complete a package that will interest
competitive Mini pilots" - Classics