1960 Ford Anglia race car

In 1962 Ford introduced the Anglia Super to the range with a higher level of equipment. Engine capacity was increased to 1198cc and it was now fitted with the all-synchromesh Cortina four-speed gearbox. There was more chrome, a luxury interior and a heater as standard. Strap on a pair of spot lights and you had a useful rally car. The engine was capable of being modified to produce much more power and it became the motive power unit for various forms of motorsport. The Ford Anglia was entered in the Monte Carlo Rally from 1960 - 65 finishing consistently above its station and today rally and racing Anglias are still an important and competitive part of the historic scene and are homologated by the FIA at 997cc, 1198cc and1340cc.

Offered here is a competition prepared 1960 Ford Anglia 105E with a superb history. A letter in the file from 11th November 1992 states that the car was previously owned by a Mr John Charles D. Smith, at which point it was registered URX 949. The car was eventually passed down to a Mrs P.G. Griffin, daughter of the first owner, who later sold it to a Mr Toplis of Nottingham. URX was built up into 'club rally' spec and then sold to well-known Cobra racer John Atkins of Banbury. He persuaded the DVLA to release the iconic Anglebox registration '105E' made notorious in the early days of saloon car racing by the infamous 'Doc' Merfield. FIA Appendix 'K' papers as a 1200 were gained in 2000 and the car was invited to the Goodwood Revival where it finished 12th of 22 competitors in the St Mary's Trophy race that included famous names like, Smokin' John Rhodes, Jackie Oliver, Gerry Marshall and Silverstone Auction's very own MD Nick Whale. Atkins repeated the exercise the following year before dismantling the car and selling the car to Alex Postan who rebuilt it as a 1650cc Anglia in the style of the Superspeed cars as raced by John Young and Chris Craft.

Another Goodwood Revival weekend was completed in 2003, this time driven by Atkins and Karim Ojjeh. Each year at Goodwood, the roof of this Anglia was signed by many of the drivers in attendance, including motorsport legends Barry Sheene, Frank Sytner, Steve Soper & Derek Bell to name but a few....

Alex Postan, himself no stranger to motorsport, rebuilt the car for a final time with an Autosportif all steel 1650 cc Ford pre-Crossflow engine, along with a full gearbox rebuild and some other remedial work at a total cost of over £10,000. The car was dyno tested by DTW engines and showed a figure of 151 bhp at 7500 rpm. Raced and rallied in England and on the continent, '105E' has proved to be an excellent, multi-discipline, tarmac competition car. To the Historic Ford aficionado, '105E' has the ultimate specification: all steel 1650cc pre-crossflow with twin Weber 45 carburettors and A6 camshaft; the gearbox is a straight-cut, TranX three rail, Rocket 'box; and the "A" frame rear axle has a Quaife Torsen differential and three-piece competition half shafts.

Finished in dark metallic blue with a silver roof, the cockpit houses 2 Sparco seats and safety harnesses. There is also a plumbed in fire extinguisher behind the driver's seats, hidden neatly underneath the original rear seats which still remain in situ. Potential buyers should satisfy themselves as to the legality and currency of all the safety equipment in this car. In the hands of our vendor, himself a successful ex-World Endurance Championship racer and multiple British Modsports Champion, the 'Anglebox' has recently only made it out into the competitive arena a handful of times, the last of which was at Prescott last year.

This versatile little Anglia is crying out not to be stuck in a garage in the Cotswolds with a doting custodian, but should be back 'out there' on the circuits with the HSCC, tarmac rallying, Prescott and Shelsley, or possibly even used as the most fun way to get between pubs on a Sunday morning! Supplied with two box-files of invoices and correspondence, workshop manuals, (now expired) FIA papers and a UK V5c, '105 E' is now ready for the next chapter of its celebrated life!