1962 Ogle SX1000 Competition Coupé

Registration no. VJN 392 Chassis no. MO/62/004

Footnotes

This charming Ogle SX1000 boasts significant provenance as well as offering an unusual and exciting entry into historic motor sports events. Chassis number '004' briefly belonged to company founder David Ogle, who died tragically in a crash while driving another SX1000. '004' subsequently passed to his widow, who stored it for 30 years.

'004' eventually found its way into the hands of an enthusiast, who restored it to concours standard and exhibited the car on the Cartier Style et Luxe lawn at the 2009 Goodwood Festival of Speed. Shortly thereafter, it was decided to transform the car into a tribute to the SX1000 raced in period by the late John Handley, winner of the 1968 European Touring Car Championship driving a works Mini Cooper.

The project was entrusted to specialists 'Classic and Race' of Burstow, Surrey, whose brief was to upgrade and modify the Ogle to FIA Appendix K regulations, enabling it to compete in prestigious historic motor sports events such as the Goodwood Revival Meeting. To this end, the car was fitted with a 1,293cc BMC A-Series engine rebuilt to FIA specification (full details available). Running on 105-octane fuel, the engine produces a maximum of 120bhp, making the little Ogle genuinely quick. The four-speed manual 'dog box' transmission is to competition standard also, and, like the engine, its full specification is available.

The car rides on rubber cone competition suspension with Spax dampers, while the steering geometry has been professionally set up with corner weighting. The 'rose petal' alloy wheels are shod with Dunlop CR65 tyres. Braking is by Mini Cooper S front discs and callipers fitted with Hawk Blue racing pads, with drums at the rear. The electrics' dry-cell battery is charged by a high-output racing alternator. Meeting all MSA and FIA safety requirements, the interior boasts a Caged Laser Engineering roll cage; a Tillett FIA-specification racing seat; and a Lifeline foam fire-extinguishing system.

The Ogle is UK road registered (currently on SORN), and has a valid FIA Historic Technical Passport expiring in 2026, and is eligible to compete in HRDC and HSCC events; the Goodwood Revival; and Silverstone Classic. It can also take part in the Motor Racing Legends pre-'63 GT events, and the GT and Sports Car Cup series. The Ogle has already contested the Fordwater Trophy (2010 and 2014) as well as the 2017 Goodwood Members' Meeting Westlake Cup. The engine was last refreshed after the 75th Goodwood Members' Meeting in 2017 and has done only two races since then. Two large history files accompany the car, documenting the restoration and conversion work as well as its recent racing results. It also comes with a complete spare glassfibre body (a new lightweight body is on the car) plus two sets of wheels and tyres, and the entire interior trim and glass from the concours rebuild in 2009.