This extremely nice1955 OSCA MT4 came

straight from Belgium to our shop. The engine

needed a complete rebuild and a re-design of

the oiling system.

We put in a trip master and

had to recreate a drive for it in the transmission.

Installed seat belts and went through the braking

system. We installed a hydraulic hand brake and

had a custom tonneau made for it.



 

This Lotus Elite was received with a lot of praise at the Peoria Wheel O"Time Museum.



 

The Lotus Elite is one of the most elegant little sports cars ever created. This one belongs to a repeat customer who had the engine rebuild a while ago by expert Bill Hutton. The body was gone over years ago in Hong Kong.

Apart from some minor mechanical problems, we were asked to make the body look new and put a new wiring harness in.

After stripping the glass fiber car – there is no metal chassis, the suspension is bolted on to the polyester- the body was send to the body shop. Now that the paint job is done, we started to fit the new wiring harness , rebuild the brakes and are now ready to put the engine back into the body.





 



This VC 1300 came in our shop for a go through and install of a reinforced 5 speed gearbox with a R5 Alpine engine (ca. 135 HP). The owner had his doubts about the chassis, and rightfully so. The chassis had been taken out the car before and reinstalled in such a way that it moved back and forth in the body. The steering rack had pierced a hole through the fiberglass…

Now we had to take the chassis out, had it media blasted and did all the repairs to it that it needed. We convinced the owner that doubling the horsepower could result in overheating problems and we had to relocate the radiator to the front. With the chassis out it was a lot easier to install the engine and route the tubes for the coolant. After we put the chassis back in the body we will fit an original style front radiator with two fans as was factory original for the more powerful A110’s.






 



The owner of this Mini Moke asked us to assemble the car. There were a stack of parts and a drive train plus some seats and glass.

After making an inventory we started the project. The Moke had a non original engine with the wrong transmission and many other non-fitting parts. It seems that the previous owner had a Mini 850 and thought he could use parts from that car for the Moke.

HRC’s expertise with Mini’s and Moke’s (Rich Range worked for over 40 years on these cars) came in handy as the project went along. Not only could we provide the correct diff housing and some obsolete drive train parts, we also were able to make some fairly cheap upgrades to safe money on future maintenance.

A new wiring harness was installed and the drive train was checked and repaired where needed. Interior and seats installed and a shifter fabricated.

We anticipate this Australian build Moke to go back to Michigan soon.





 



Don Tuscany, the owner of this Fiat 124 lost a flywheel after installing a new cylinder head. Luckily no damage was done to the valve train and we rebuild the engine for Don. The builder of the head had used valve spring shims to adjust the valve clearance. One of the shims found its way out of the bucket on the dyno. We rebuild the head and installed venier sprockets, did the cam shaft timing and found almost 15 extra HP.

At the moment the Fiat is prepared for the 2006 season starting at Hallett in March. The car is getting a new rear end, new seat belts installed (to work with a HANS device) and many more minor adjustments.



 

This 1963 Alpine Berlinette A110 raced at the 24 hours of Sebring in 1965. It's equiped with a rare 804 motor (1100cc Gordini) that HRC is rebuilding after a rod bearin spun. We will also do some work on the chassis, and rear end.


This 1972 ex Ecurie Filipinetti Martini MK9 (MK does not stand for Mark, but Martini-Knight) was driven to a second place in the 1972 European F3 Championship by Frenchman Jacques Coulon.

Now HRC owner Yves Boode races it during most of the VSCDA events in the Mid West. A broken brake rotor caused the only DNF at Mid Ohio. The extensive damage was repaired in house during the after hours.

This car came from the Netherlands. The owner had the engine rebuild and brought the car in to our shop to be finished. Engine was installed and drive train connected. Many improvements were made to the car. The owners intend is to have the Car featured in a Mini Magazine.


After spending a great deal of money during a five year restoration, the owner of this car pulled his mini out of another shop and brought it to HRC. We got a painted tub and a load of parts to work with. It took almost 5 month to get the car together. The owner drives it as often as possible in Knoxville Tennessee, and finally gets to enjoy his Mini Cooper.

 

This is a 1935 MG PB. One of 426 built. It is our job to restore this car to it's original glory. This is the third car we are restoring for the same owner!

Check the site for  future follow ups on this fun project. It is my first engine that is not equiped with a water pump..





 

The couple that owns this very pretty MK1 Cooper S, walked in after a 1500 dollar quote for a not needed exhaust system. The steering rack needed replacement, and the sub frame appeared to be welded to the body. HRC broke the welds, was able to take the whole exhaust system out ( and back on) in one piece and replaced the steering rack.While doing that we noticed an oil leak. This was caused by a not matching flange to the diff housing and would have caused major damage if not taken care of. Praise to the owners for letting us repair the differential housing the proper way!

This beauty is driven almost every dry day and participated in several long distance
rallies.



 

HRC rebuilt the engine of this 1961 Mini Cooper S after it had dropped a valve. We also installed a front and a bigger rear anti roll bar. After these improvements the car raced for the first time at Blackhawk Farms and finished fifth overall.



 

Another nice Fiat 124 spider. This one is raced with Mid Western Council as an ITB racer. The owner asked us to go through the car and resolve some problems with overheating brakes and a rear end issue.
We also welded up a spare differential, and will align and weigh the car before the season starts.




 

This pretty potent Datsun 510 had the Engine rebuild with durability in mind by HRC. After the rebuild, the owners couldn’t set the carburetors up properly and asked us to see what we could do. For safety reasons we will also install a removable steering wheel.

Hopefully this car will be flying around Blackhawk Farms again soon, as the driver hasn’t decided to continue racing.