From autocross Anglias to championship‑winning BTCC and WRC machines, David Mountain recalls the cars that have made the biggest impressions on his personal and professional lives -
F430. Coupe, F1 gearbox – I’ve still got it today in fact. I’ve had it quite a long time. I’m a bit of a Ferrari fan; I owned a couple of 360s, and then I got the 430, which I’d find difficult to sell because every time I drive it, it just makes me smile. It’s such a fabulous car to drive, even though you’re struggling to use a car like that these days. But when you do get a chance it’s just so exciting. It doesn’t need touching, it’s just a beautifully balanced car.
After a while, a chap called Terry Hoyle dropped in to see me at my little workshop. Terry was quite famous, as he’d built all the works rally engines for Ford, BDAs and stuff like that. He’s now a Ferrari man but back then he explained how much money he was charging to build these Ford engines, and I just fell off my chair and said to the guys, “Right, we’re gonna get into Fords!”
They’d obviously done a very clever job in putting this car together with motorsport in mind, particularly the RS500, as it had all the necessary bits, like a huge turbo, eight injectors, massive intercooler, and all of a sudden you had this car… well, we used to get people popping in with their road cars, they’d drive them in, and then drive them up the road with 400 horsepower an hour later! It was just mind-blowing really.
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