Suffice to say, he knows his stuff about driving on the rough.ĭespite his gravel-spewing predilections, Stuart grew up dreaming of the Ford GT40 and, around 2003, he started thinking about real world alternatives.
He’s also three times ANWCC North West stage rallying champion, having lifted the title in 2000, 20. Stuart hails from a rallying background: he’s been competing since 1980 in everything from a Nissan Micra to a Mark 2 Escort to his current Group A Toyota Celica GT-4. You could be forgiven, then, for thinking that the owner, Stuart Deeley, has a long history in circuit racing. No one could blame them: it’s one awesome automobile.
Whether it was charging up the hill to the rat-a-tat-tat tune of its hard charging Duratec or simply reposing in the pits, everyone wanted their chance to gee and gawp. We stumbled across the car at Shelsley Walsh hillclimb, where it was one of the guest cars at last summer’s Retro Rides Gathering, and the imposing 62S turned heads wherever it went.
What’s more, amongst the right crowd, it draws at least as many stares as any Lamborghini or Pagani you care to name. In other words, this hip high homage has the accelerative chops to stick it to almost every saccharine shouty supercar on the market today. Then you’ll have worked out that this righteous racecar delivers a power-to-weight ratio of 500bhp per ton. I’ll give you a second to bust out a calculator and do the maths. Don’t tell me you’re not jealous of this Banks Engineering Lotus 62S replica, which kicks ass and takes names to the tune of 360bhp, 240lb/ft and 720kg. Just… look at it, in all its red and gold, Gold Leaf-liveried glory.
‘WITH 360BHP THE EUROPA EATS MOST MODERN SUPERCARS’
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