We've seen an odd rally car come by here (click) - here's another. Yep, that's a Cox GTM rallied in the mid-1970s by Tim and Nick Porter. Hang on, it could be a Heerey GTM, too, I'm not sure. Anyway: the Porter's weren't doing bad with their little Gran Turismo Mini, coming fifth overall in the Somerset Stages rally in 1977. The car came with a 1293cc engine with inclined valves and head of around 130 bhp. It used a straight cut gearbox with drop gears and was bought in Edinburgh where it had previously been rallycrossed..! Oh! And the good news is that it survives to this day.
Rallying a Cox GTM, here at a stage at the Cricket St. Thomas estate in 1977
Picture courtesy gtmdrivers.com
Over the bridge and straight left. Thundering along country lanes was never cooler
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'YRM 675 J' survives to this day. Not sure if it is a Cox or Heerey GTM though
Picture courtesy ebay.co.uk
Arches were seriously widened. Please do not put a motorbike engine in it
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