selling everything from wheels to complete cars. It’ s well laid out and appears to be well organised and the whole event has a friendly atmosphere.
Works Cars
My first port of call is the display area featuring the ex-works cars. This was a stunning line up of Mini Cooper competition cars, some of which had been campaigned by manes like Paddy Hopkirk, Rauno
Top: An ex-Rauno Aaltonen works rally Mini Cooper. Above Left: Patrick Walker’ s 1962 Mini is the oldest surviving works car. Above: 8 EMO is owned by celebrity chef James Martin and was once raced by Paddy Hopkirk.
Aaltonen and Timo Mäkinen. One of the more identifiable ex-works cars- registration number 8 EMO- is owned by celebrity chef James Martin and was driven to 4th overall in the 1963 RAC Rally by
Paddy Hopkirk and Henry Liddon. The owner was also at the rally, and not content with just bringing along his Mini, he also brought his Ferrari 275GTB which managed to find its way into the live arena
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