1978 March 783 Ex Nigel Mansell

March Engineering was established in 1969 with four founding members, Robin Herd, Max Mosley, Alan Rees and Graham Coaker who all oversaw different elements of the business. With the exception of Formula One it went on to be more successful in more classes than any other manufacturer. Offered here is a 1978 March 783 Formula 3, Unipart Team car that was driven by future World Champion Nigel Mansell. The complete history line shows it was converted to Formula Atlantic specification in 1979/80 before being passed on to Tony Hudson in 1981. The car was subsequently owned by Tony O'Neil (1982), Mick Waller (1984), John Vines (Toyota F3 Championship, '86 & '87), Martin Cocks (from 1988) and finally acquired by Richard Dutton (of Fortec fame) in 2012 and competed in the 2014 Historic Monaco event. It has been subject to a comprehensive rebuild including, a full gearbox strip and re-assembly by PDS with a new maincase, new clutch, new fuel tank, new extinguisher and seat belts, rebuilt dampers, new brake discs and rebuilt brake calipers, new bearings and joints. The engine has completed one test day and the Monaco event since a full rebuild by Neil Brown Engineering. Spares include two sets of new wheels plus some original March wheels, two nose cones, a top body section and two sets of March 793 side pods and top body.The car is in possession of new spec HTP papers as of May 2014. This represents a great opportunity to own an historic Formula 3 car that has been prepared by one the UK leading formula exponents and is eligible for a host of championships.