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The inside story of how the giant-killing Minis of rallying, rallycross and racing fame were converted from standard Mini-Coopers in the BMC Competitions Department. The author, who spent 22 years in `Comps,’ reveals the secrets of specification, build technique and development of the famous Works Minis. Particularly famous for their great adventures in the Monte Carlo rally, works Minis humbled many bigger and more powerful cars during the 1960s and 1970s. Contributions from `Ginger’ Devlin & `Jumping Jeff’ Williamson reveal, in detail, the modifications to the works racing and rallycross cars respectively.

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Works Rally Mechanic is the inside story of the BMC/BL Competition Department from 1955 to 1979. From a works mechanic's point of view, Brian Moylan tells how competition cars were prepared, how rally support was organised and graphically describes what it was like to repair and service cars in difficult conditions, and against the clock. Brian prepared cars for international rallies for 22 years, providing service support for `Big' Healeys, Minis & TR7s. This book tells of the adventures, hilarious events, hardship, winning, losing, and real danger.

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