Earlier this year I had the opportunity to visit the Banbury based operation north of London, hooking onto a guided tour of the massive facility getting a closer look at many of the company’s most famous cars.
At the time, pre COVID-19, the factory was full of Aston Martin race cars being prepared for the season ahead, with a couple of Subaru rally cars being rebuilt throughout the workshop.
It’s hard to believe that just a few weeks later, the factory was in lockdown mode, like the rest of the UK. Yet, like many other motorsport businesses, they ‘reinvented’ themselves for the cause, enabling their hundreds of staff to keep working.
He was the successful bidder for the car and it soon found a spot in Robertson’s garage, thus satisfying his desire to own a redundant works Cortina.
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