The Driver: Gareth Shipley
The Desire
It was inevitable that
I would always look for the car that was ‘different’ when I was born my parents
had a V8 Ford Pilot, at seven they replaced that with an Allard followed by
Mini Cooper S, E Type, MGC, Alfa 1750 Sprint the list goes on. So when the
Integrale was brought out following the demise of Group B and the Delta S4, I
had to have one, unlike many people who have the same dream, 25 years later
after a few glasses of red wine trawling Ebay I found it, semi prepared for
sprints and hillclimbs, but never used as he prefered his Fiat 128 and Alfa
GTV6… looked good in the photos, so of to Guilford to have a look…. SOLD !
The car was not as
well prepared as initially thought, the bodyshell and paintwork were in
outstanding condition for a 25 year old car, and the engine was fresh, but the
roll cage and fuel system needed re-installing to meet current regulations,
this was sorted so off to my first event in Anglesey.
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