The car has a Ford 2.6 ltr engine and was built "before the Cobra era" as Alastair tells it. It is currently falling to bits out of so much use but has had plenty of successes on several rallies.

Pictured below: Highlights from some of the three Carerra Panamericana rallies he has taken part in with the AC Aceca.

[Below] Start line at the Emerald Isle Classic Rally, 2004.