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The Engine
The Engine
Back in the day, in the 1970s and 1980s, Fiat's Lampredi twin-cam engine was winning rallies: the Fiat 131 Abarth won the World Rally Championship for Manufacturers three times, in 1977, 1978 and 1980, and Walter Röhrl won the 1980 Drivers’ World Rally Championship in one. It took around 20 WRC event wins between 1976 and 1981 .
This Morris Minor 2000, VFM 906F, is similarly powered by a Fiat/Lampredi twin-cam engine — the same engine family that powered Fiat and Lancia to those multiple World Rally Championship titles, including the Fiat 131 Abarth mentioned above.
The engine in this car is not identical to a full works 131 Abarth rally unit. The rally cars had Abarth competition development, special heads and tuning. But the underlying engine family and reputation are absolutely authentic.
The Original 'Build'
The Original 'Build'
The car was converted by the renowned Beardmore Brothers, a well-known company in modified Minor circles, around 1990. It was transformed from its original Morris Minor status into a capable fast-road and track car. Below is the opening paragraph of their online story, and you can read the full story from the Beardmore Brothers themselves here.
The Story Continues
The Story Continues
Since conversion - now around 36 years ago - the car has undergone many changes and developments, but still retains the core components of that conversion e.g. engine, gearbox transmission, exhaust, brakes, etc.
The car has been restored to a level of 'track ready' in the past five years. There have been so many enhancements - all of which are detailed on this website - far too many to simply list!
Click below to browse and read all about them.
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