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broadspeed was first established in 1962 - we' ve been continuously online since 1995 .
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ralph broad, who has died after a long illness, made his name in the 1960s and ’70s through his broadspeed race team and tuning ﬁrm. broadspeed mini coopers were regular class winners, often with ...
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the front suspension features broadspeed wishbones, broadspeed strut and upside down bilstein shock absorbers side by side. the brakes are group 4 escort forest specification with vented discs, four pot calipers and braided lines (rubber lines originally )
racing success followed with the much lighter and more nimble ford escort right through to the mid - 1970s. fitzpatrick continued to be seen regularly in the broadspeed cars, winning four btcc races in a broadspeed escort rs2000 in 1971 .
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olivier' s broadspeed gt replica should be finished by next year. we' ll keep an eye on the project here
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are there any broadspeed ex employers about or people with contacts. would like to piece some of my cars early history together .
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gives me an excuse to post this... coolest, if also worst, racing car ever. # xjc # broadspeed urltoken
in 1965 broadspeed became the official works backed competitor in the european saloon car championships. during this season the broadspeed cars won their class at the monza 4 hour race, the nurburbring 6 hour race, and a class win at zandvoort, they also won at spa .
here' s a # mini but maybe not as you know it: the 1966 mini # broadspeed # gts used for racing. urltoken
i spec' d the car quite highly but the base price was slightly better than that of broadspeed. plus the extra' s were discounted
how many' i want' bits can you spot on this amazing racer... ? # broadspeed # classicmini # racer # retrocars urltoken
now has a brand new broadspeed tc with original lucas injection original gearbox (zf) and original axle. i managed to source the original brakes of the car, it is all together but needs striping painting & putting back together. apparently it is the only broadspeed escort that won outwright !
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sounds beautiful, tell us more, how many broadspeed escorts remain now, only a few i bet. what paint livery is she wearing. pic would be nice .
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: work is progressing, but first a little note: olivier writes :
jeroen, i think we have to rename the tittle of your article. broadsprint may be better than broadspeed gt replica, i think, because i' m sure that the original broadspeed gt wasn' t' sprinted' on the bottom? mine is sprinted top and bottom !
unlike the others, broadspeed charges a £199 ‘introduction fee’, meaning upfront payment from you if you decide to buy. it also offers local warranty where its competitors offer full uk warranty .
though carwow did fairly well in the table, you may find a better deal with one of its competitors. surprisingly, broadspeed came in second place, even including its ‘introduction fee’ .
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the new mazda2 will arrive to a segment full of strong contenders, like the ford fiesta and volkswagen polo. you can compare the cheapest new car prices for these models online at broadspeed .
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this exactly what broadspeed and drive the deal do, they put you in touch with a uk supplying dealer and you deal direct with them. essentially they' ve just negotiated the discount or you .
in 1965, broadspeed became the official works team for the bmc mini cooper s in the european saloon car championship. the broadspeed cooper s cars won their class at the monza 4 hours, spa and zandvoort, but despite this success, broad severed his links with bmc at the end of 1965 to run a team of ford anglias. bmc management were not amused by his decision to shift allegiance to their arch - rivals at dagenham. broad added to their displeasure in 1966 when his top driver, john fitzpatrick, won not only his class but also the british saloon car championship outright in a broadspeed anglia .
broad sold his broadspeed business to a former mini - racing colleague, john handley, and in 1977 retired to portugal, where he ran a stove business. he is survived by a son, david .
no, you’re not seeing things: the classic broadspeed ford capri written off in a huge crash at silverstone in 1973 has been brought back to life by ed foster the words ‘replica’ and ‘recreation’ ...
as we commented in a brief paragraph devoted to the racing car show recently, the converted capri appears to be the modified car for 1971. at the show both bvrt and broadspeed displayed sophisticated ...
170 bhp broadspeed bda under the bonnet a few issues ago i looked into the possibilities of further developing the elan for road and track use, concluding with some brief impressions of a 2 - litre ...
superb cars sourced by broadspeed are uk - main - dealer - supplied and
first keeper
- not pre - registered. to be clear, the car you buy from our main agent will be identical to the
during the 1963 season the team broadspeed, now comprising ralph broad, don jackson, peter tempest, eric barnard, jeff may and john fitzpatrick ran a pair of 850cc minis in group 3. the drivers were broad himself and fitzpatrick with jeff mat acting as team manager. as far i am aware this was the first season that the team broadspeed colours of silver over red (that' s ford / aston martin silver fox & rolls royce regal red) were seen, this colour scheme would become the
official, broadspeed livery until the teams eventual demise. although the broadspeed minis were a bit down on power compared to the cooper car company vehicles they were often just as
fast
, this was put down to the exceptional handling of the broadspeed cars. on one occasion one of the cars engines was examined by the scrutineer' s as it was going so well, upon investigation the car was the regulation 848cc. meticulous attention was paid to all aspects of the cars preparation, broads
trick two supposedly being to make absolutely certain that everything was balanced perfectly .
2 cars sourced by broadspeed are uk - main - dealer - supplied and
first keeper
- not pre - registered. to be clear, the car you buy from our main agent will be identical to the
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broad was one of the team' s drivers. it became sufficiently competitive to attract bmc factory support in 1964, and, as engine sizes went up, the broadspeed cars sometimes got the better of the full - works coopers .
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8. can people view the car before they buy? yes, by arrangement with the supplier (but 95% of customers don' t ask to, especially repeat broadspeed customers – who represent more than 40% of our business .
he established team broadspeed in 1962, competing against the factory - backed mini coopers in group 3 of the british touring car championship. the broadspeed minis were not always as fast in a straight line as the factory - backed coopers, but were thought to handle better. broad' s minis were always found to be within the letter of the racing regulations when examined, though his superbly prepared cars went so well that they often attracted the attention of scrutineers looking for illegal modifications .
by 1964 the 850' s had been replaced by new 1071cc cooper s' s, these were in turn quickly superseded by 1293 models. team broadspeed had now entered their golden era! not only were they pushing the works cooper team in the british saloon car championship, but they could win as well. it was around this time that broadspeed first began to attract a little works support and the odd interesting engine part, from eddie maher at the morris experimental engines plant .
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ralph broad was an engineer by trade who ran a small business in sparkbrook a suburb of birmingham. although broadspeed were never really interested in selling go faster goodies or for that matter working on customer cars, they are such an important team i could hardly exclude them from my list .
many times have we heard vague attempts to define the domestic and racing activities of the broadspeed organisation. we hope that this article has served to clarify the position somewhat. we are certainly convinced ourselves that ralph broad knows how best to combine the advantages of both amateur and professional concerns .
2. how are you able to offer such sizeable discounts? we cut out the showroom margin and salesman’s commission. many dealers underperform and all have large sales targets to meet: broadspeed helps them reach those targets. we also enable dealers to order in large batches - which maximizes the discount .
standing quarter mile: 16. 1 sec. speedometer error: 3 m. p. h. slow at 70 m. p. h. converter: broadspeed ltd. , banbury road, southam, warwicks. prices: commece at £1, 825, test car valued at £2, 400 .
in the meantime, broad had gone into small - scale road car production with his mini cooper - based broadspeed gt. by removing the standard mini roof above the waistline and replacing it with a swooping, glass fibre
fast back
, (and adding an upmarket interior), the resulting mini coupe had the appeal of a small - scale aston martin. only 28 were built, and today the broadspeed gt is one of the most coveted of all the exotic mini derivatives of the 1960s. production finished in 1968 when the sparkbrook workshops were due to be demolished to make way for a ring road .
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finally, the shell itself. the car is a 1969 / 1970 shell converted by broadspeed to british touring car / super saloon specification. another detail, you can just about make out the brake ducts under the front headlights. the wheels (which aren’t the originals) are image items, measuring 10×15 up front and 12×15 out back .
his company, broadspeed, was part of a huge tuning and accessory industry that grew up around the british motor corporation (bmc) mini in the 1960s. many of these firms were short - lived, specialising in go - faster trinkets of little value. by contrast, broad' s engineering background ensured that his minis ranked among the best .
does anyone remember
broadspeed
on the stratford rd in sparkhill? they produced mini' s that looked like minature aston martins with the fish tale, i believe they started with a mini van. was it started by ralph broad? is it still in business, i know that it left birmingham several years ago, has anyone got any pics ?
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broadspeed is a name synonymous with ford’s circuit racing history, much like that of zakspeed. so to stumble upon one of only two surviving examples (as far as we’re aware) of one of the finest escort circuit racers known was a pretty mean feat. i’ll let you pick up the mag to read the full story about how this all came about .
as we commented in a brief paragraph devoted to the racing car show recently, the converted capri appears to be the modified car for 1971. at the show both bvrt and broadspeed displayed sophisticated versions of the 3 - litre, though the manner in which they were decorated may have put off the very people who could afford these 120 - plus m. p. h. machines .
in 1974 broad won the contract to run the works triumph dolomite sprints for his old bosses in birmingham, who were now operating under the british leyland flag into which the former bmc had been absorbed. with andy rouse at the wheel, the broadspeed - prepared dolomite sprints earned the manufacturers' title for british leyland, giving flagging spirits at the strike - torn company a much - needed boost .
judged overall, the capri suffered more than its fair share of minor ailments which would be rectified by ford under warranty (the bonnet lock jammed intermittently as an example) but surmounted these by its excellent performance and general balance. the car we tried is just an example of broadspeed' s talents, for the intention is to tailor each car exactly to the customers' requirements. seating, steering wheel design and even a camshaft for automatic transmission can all be specified, as can a £40 limited slip differential which would really ice the cake. with an enormous variety of ford variations on the capri theme that are available and the sophistication that broadspeed can offer, i think the modified 3 - litre capri could well carve out a highly desirable niche in market and make a lot of owners extremely glad they are keen enough to have their production cars improved .
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work on replicas of the broadspeed gt is going on in several countries, and over in france, close to lyon, olivier filliettaz is slowly but surely getting his car ready. olivier has been working from photographs to build the mini of his dreams, as he wrote :
hi jeroen. i am 44 years old and bought my first mini when i was 19. after having travelled to the uk at 20 where i bought my first copy of miniworld, i fell in love with the broadspeed. since that time i had a van, pick - up, moke and a lot of mk1 / mk2 minis, several coopers and cooper' s' s, but i always longed for a broadspeed gt. and so i bought a very poor mk1 998 cooper and started work on that. i have' sprinted' it and made a master mould from the roof to the rear back, working only with pictures. it' s on the way now, as the fiberglass roof, taken from the mould, is on the car at this time. i think in the spring or summer of next year it will be driving. the car is for myself, but also to see how the job between fiberglass and steel will need to be done… i have also already bought a cut roof mk2 shell, which will be turned into the second car…
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during this season it was not unknown for the braodspeed team to take points off coopers, maybe it was this, or maybe there was another reason, but at the end of the 1965 season ralph broad severed all links with bmc and ran the very successful ford anglias the following season, and remained a faithful ford representative in circuit racing for years to come. say broadspeed to most car enthusiasts and they will automatically say escort! but minis brought them their first success .
although a considerable number of thought - and work - hours has gone into the broadspeed anglias in their present form, ralph, as usual, is one step ahead of his current racing programme, and he is in the process of building a 1, 000 - c. c. anglia fitted with lucas fuel injection, a new downdraught head, a five - speed gearbox, and redesigned rear suspension. he is hoping to have this car ready for the august bank holiday meeting at brands hatch .
i did a full season of brscc club racing in 1963. the mini was still 850cc and was stripped more than once by the scrutineers to check the capacity after beating the 1000cc cars. at the end of the' 63 season i won the end of the year final race and won the brscc 500 club trophy. sir john whitmore was at the race and approached me after my win to tell me that he had signed for ford and would not be driving the works mini coopers in 1964 and would i like to take over his seat. he duly arranged an appointment for me with john cooper in surbiton from which i emerged with a contract to drive for the' works' team. ralph was very pleased for me, but the irony of the situation was, that during 1964, the broadspeed car driven by john handley was often faster than my works car. this resulted in my returning to broadspeed for the following season which ultimately lead to me becoming a ford driver when ralph changed his allegiances .
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high detailed, correctly scaled model of 1965 broadspeed gt 2 + 2 coupe. originally created with 3ds max 8. rendered with v - ray, files with standard materials are included. unit system is set to metric units. model is built to real - world scale. geometry is editable poly. turbosmooth is use separately to objects (73 of 126 named objects) with iterations 2 (671616 polys, 429944 vert .) each file was checked before upload. materials and textures are included (6 textures - jpg 1024x1024) .
we were unable to borrow the bvrt car, the lancashire based preparation specialists having no demonstrator: in fact the author has seen a replica of the bvrt show car lurking in the city of london, but that has not helped him to secure such a car for road - test. the subject of this feature is, therefore, the broadspeed bullit, the test car being insured for £2, 400 and equipped with nearly every optional extra that broadspeed can provide. however, the performance and handling of
our car
would be much the same as the more basic bullit models costing £1, 825 when based on the 3000gt and £1, 995 when the plusher 3000e version of the capri is used as a starting point. last year we tried a 1600gt capri with many of the handling and appearance items which now appear on the bullit and this
mini - bullit
with 110 b. h. p. and roughly the same number of m. p. h. to serve as top speed, is still available at a basic cost of £1, 575 .
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the new mazda2 may look familiar as it has very strong overtones from the bigger mazda3. in fact, this is the fourth model, which belongs to the new kodo design philosophy. introduced in 2010 with the shinari concept car, the kodo theme translates to „soul of motion”. it resulted in the sleek mazda6, the cx - 5 suv, the new mazda3 and a kodo chair which was unveiled at the 2013 milan design week. unfortunately you can' t find the new chair on broadspeed, but you can research the best prices for all mazda models online. plenty of new car deals are available with free financing .
broadspeed director and founder of the conversion side, ralph broad, told us how the firm was established in 1927, to continue as successful bmc dealers and subsequently as competition experts when broad took over the business from his father during the 1950s. by the early 60s, broad had switched his allegiance to racing ford anglias in group 5 trim, so that the business subsequently followed on their success with ford products. today the concern are ford dealers and avo dealers as well, operating from £250, 000 modern premises at southam, not far from banbury. broad says that the main clientel for the car have come from the professions .
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there is nothing stark about a broadspeed anglia. ralph broad insists that they be given the best possible finish, and inside, apart from a leather - covered wheel, the roll - over bar and a special, tailor - made seat, it is surprisingly unchanged from the time it left the dagenham production line. even the carpeting is retained. instrumentation, of course, is improved, with the standard speedometer head assembly being moved to take the place of the similarly - shaped glove compartment on the left. replacing it on the right are oil pressure gauge, thermometer and r. p. m. gauge, with the latter being given prominence .
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broadspeed has been continuously online since 1995 - we have more than 1 million enquiries every month - and have 500, 000 new bmw car buyers registered. that big volume gives us significant leverage. it is also key that we identify bmw main dealers who are behind on their monthly sales target. we work with large and small bmw dealers including most of the uk' s largest plc car dealer groups. we help customers buy and finance new bmw cars - our clients include national newspapers, media broadcasters, banks, trades unions, civil service - many thousands of private individuals and small to large companies. our extensive business relationships enable us to offer you big new bmw discounts - along with the best (and sometimes 0% free) bmw finance deals .
broadspeed has been continuously online since 1995 - we have more than 1 million enquiries every month - and have 500, 000 new audi car buyers registered. that big volume gives us significant leverage. it is also key that we identify audi main dealers who are behind on their monthly sales target. we work with large and small audi dealers including most of the uk' s largest plc car dealer groups. we help customers buy and finance new audi cars - our clients include national newspapers, media broadcasters, banks, trades unions, civil service - many thousands of private individuals and small to large companies. our extensive business relationships enable us to offer you big new audi discounts - along with the best (and sometimes 0% free) audi finance deals .
broadspeed has been continuously online since 1995 - we have more than 1 million enquiries every month - and have 500, 000 new volkswagen car buyers registered. that big volume gives us significant leverage. it is also key that we identify volkswagen main dealers who are behind on their monthly sales target. we work with large and small volkswagen dealers including most of the uk' s largest plc car dealer groups. we help customers buy and finance new volkswagen cars - our clients include national newspapers, media broadcasters, banks, trades unions, civil service - many thousands of private individuals and small to large companies. our extensive business relationships enable us to offer you big new volkswagen discounts - along with the best (and sometimes 0% free) volkswagen finance deals .
hi speedhunters. i too am inspired by this article, so much so i am rebuilding my
broadspeed
to replicate it. 3 years ago my escort was stolen from my house, the stripped out shell was found a few days later, i was running a
lotus twin cam
in it at the time. which is why i think it was targeted. i have since had the shell sandblasted, re - painted, and in the process of rebuilding it. here in christchurch nz we have an annual classic meeting
skope classic
1st weekend in feb. i am hoping to be entered in the 2015 meeting. will keep you posted on my progress, with photos, [ still learning how to do e - mail photos? ? ]
have used broadspeed in the past and they have been absolutely fine. the issue some folk seem to have is they quote a fee of £199 - which is a finders fee type thing - they also get a commission which is much higher - but this is all included in the savings you get - they could be a bit more transparent to be honest as most people are only really interested in the total price to change - just read the
small print
. they put you in touch with a main dealer and away you go :). as for getting a main dealer to match - the aberdeen one would just laugh at you - they have 2 year old cars on the forecourt as per my earlier post for £600 less that a brand new one from here: )
broadspeed has been continuously online since 1995 - we have more than 1 million enquiries every month - and have 500, 000 new mercedes - benz car buyers registered. that big volume gives us significant leverage. it is also key that we identify mercedes - benz main dealers who are behind on their monthly sales target. we work with large and small mercedes - benz dealers including most of the uk' s largest plc car dealer groups. we help customers buy and finance new mercedes - benz cars - our clients include national newspapers, media broadcasters, banks, trades unions, civil service - many thousands of private individuals and small to large companies. our extensive business relationships enable us to offer you big new mercedes - benz discounts - along with the best (and sometimes 0% free) mercedes - benz finance deals .
fuel storage is a problem which has claimed the undivided attention of the broadspeed organisation, so determined are they not to have a repetition of the tragic accident in which peter procter was so badly burned. an analysis of that incident revealed that the conventional method of running the fuel intake pipe from the tank to the external filler cap is particularly vulnerable, since a sideways shock on the rear body is likely to sever the intake pipe just below the cap, at the point where it protrudes through the bodywork. indeed, this is exactly what happened to procter' s anglia the fuel spilling over the car and igniting from the sparks caused by metal / tarmac friction. fuel tanks are now made of pliable rubber, encased in a two - piece box of fibreglass mounted centrally inside the boot. the intake pipe is a short one which does not extend anywhere near the bodywork, the boot lid having to be raised for each refuelling .
i duly went back a day or two later to drop off the car and when i collected it, it was completely transformed. suddenly i was winning the sprints at curborough and after finding a copy of' motor racing
at a friend' s house, i decided to join the brscc and enter a club race at snetterton. ralph tuned up the car and i set off for the race together with two friends. we stripped the car of seats and any unnecessary weight at the track, stuck on some numbers and proceeded to come last in the open saloon car race. nevertheless, i had caught the bug and we bought a trailer and an old tow car and took the mini off the road. ralph did a bit more work on it and we started to do well in a few club events. it was during this time that people started asking me who was tuning the car and ralph and i came up with the name broadspeed .
10. what’s the normal sequence of events when someone has seen a car they are interested in on your website? first step - broadspeed emails price quote per customer specification. second - customer asks for dealer introduction. third - dealer emails quote, then - dealer emails order form. fourth, customer signs order form, pays credit card deposit to dealer (normally £500 or £1000). fifth, dealer confirms order is placed. sixth and once car arrives - there are two payment options: 1) customer inspect & collect at showroom (pays balance to dealer by debit card), 2) doorstep delivery (england max cost £75, sco + wales ranges eg £120 to glasgow - £250 to inverness), customer pays dealer the balance by transfer or debit card - on day prior to delivery. there' s a money - back guarantee if the new car' s specification / condition is not 100% correct – or the delivery date is delayed by 30 days or more .
car on finance? we negotiate the best car deal then put you together with our cheapest new bmw main agent to complete your order. if you require a pcp quote, this is generally sent to you by the dealership - though we may well have sent you the best pcp deals we found, in advance. if the pch (leasing) figures come in substantially cheaper than pcp (personal contract hire has no option to buy the car at the end), we may introduce a cheap bmw leasing company or agent - as this is often much less per month than a bmw main agent. for peace of mind, all brand new bmw cars sourced by broadspeed are uk - main - dealer - supplied and
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- not pre - registered. to be clear, the car you buy from our main agent will be identical to the bmw car for sale at your local showroom (but costing far less). just because we' ve negotiated a discount, don' t think that a cheap bmw car deal means you receive poor service, warranty - or local dealer back - up .
car on finance? we negotiate the best car deal then put you together with our cheapest new audi main agent to complete your order. if you require a pcp quote, this is generally sent to you by the dealership - though we may well have sent you the best pcp deals we found, in advance. if the pch (leasing) figures come in substantially cheaper than pcp (personal contract hire has no option to buy the car at the end), we may introduce a cheap audi leasing company or agent - as this is often much less per month than a audi main agent. for peace of mind, all brand new audi cars sourced by broadspeed are uk - main - dealer - supplied and
first keeper
- not pre - registered. to be clear, the car you buy from our main agent will be identical to the audi car for sale at your local showroom (but costing far less). just because we' ve negotiated a discount, don' t think that a cheap audi car deal means you receive poor service, warranty - or local dealer back - up .
car on finance? we negotiate the best car deal then put you together with our cheapest new volkswagen main agent to complete your order. if you require a pcp quote, this is generally sent to you by the dealership - though we may well have sent you the best pcp deals we found, in advance. if the pch (leasing) figures come in substantially cheaper than pcp (personal contract hire has no option to buy the car at the end), we may introduce a cheap volkswagen leasing company or agent - as this is often much less per month than a volkswagen main agent. for peace of mind, all brand new volkswagen cars sourced by broadspeed are uk - main - dealer - supplied and
first keeper
- not pre - registered. to be clear, the car you buy from our main agent will be identical to the volkswagen car for sale at your local showroom (but costing far less). just because we' ve negotiated a discount, don' t think that a cheap volkswagen car deal means you receive poor service, warranty - or local dealer back - up .
car on finance? we negotiate the best car deal then put you together with our cheapest new mercedes - benz main agent to complete your order. if you require a pcp quote, this is generally sent to you by the dealership - though we may well have sent you the best pcp deals we found, in advance. if the pch (leasing) figures come in substantially cheaper than pcp (personal contract hire has no option to buy the car at the end), we may introduce a cheap mercedes - benz leasing company or agent - as this is often much less per month than a mercedes - benz main agent. for peace of mind, all brand new mercedes - benz cars sourced by broadspeed are uk - main - dealer - supplied and
first keeper
- not pre - registered. to be clear, the car you buy from our main agent will be identical to the mercedes - benz car for sale at your local showroom (but costing far less). just because we' ve negotiated a discount, don' t think that a cheap mercedes - benz car deal means you receive poor service, warranty - or local dealer back - up .
ralph broad in 1964. bmc management were unimpressed when he shifted allegiance to ford
ralph broad, the birmingham - born saloon car racer and engineer, who has died aged 84, had one of the most impressive records in the history of his field of british motorsport. a confident, easily bored man with a self - deprecating sense of humour, broad was a highly effective combination of driver, engineer and tuner .
his career started in sparkbrook, birmingham, in 1941 when, at the age of 14, he took over the family garage business after the death of his father. broad took up racing in 1955 and was one of the pioneers who saw the competition potential in the new bmc mini. in 1959 he bought one of the very earliest models and won his class first time out at silverstone, smashing the 850cc lap record. this was useful publicity, and broad soon offered a full race conversion for private mini customers for £340 .
by now broad had moved his operation down the a45 to southam, in warwickshire. his team, as well as running a ford dealership, did early development work on a turbocharged version of the rolls - royce v8 engine (that would eventually emerge as the bentley mulsanne turbo in the 1980s), as well as consultancy work for tvr and opel. he offered a turbo conversion for the ford capri called the bullit .
broad firmly believed that jaguar, the flagship of the bl group, should have an official racing presence again, and in 1975 he was given the contract to prepare the jaguar xj 5. 3 v12 coupe for group 2 of the bmw - dominated european touring car championship. huge expectations were heaped on this unlikely racer, with its walnut dashboard and electric windows. here, in effect, was a government - sponsored racing car that presented a glamorous antidote to the miserable world of austin allegros and morris marinas built by the same group .
after much fanfare, the cars were ready by the summer of 1977. they proved potent, and showed moments of brilliance, but even in the hands of ace drivers such as derek bell and rouse, they were embarrassingly unreliable and overweight in the face of the dominant bmw 3. 0 csl coupes. broad believed that he could have made the jaguars competitive, had he been given another season to develop the cars. but the money had run out at leyland and the jaguar xj12c was a downbeat finale to an otherwise near flawless career in motorsport.
broadspeed engineering ltd was a british automobile tuning and engineering company that operated from sparkbrook , birmingham , england , principally during the 1960s and 1970s . it was started and run by ralph broad , and first became well known for its success in campaigning mki bmc minis during the early 1960s . the company also offered a variety of different road - and race-tuning packages for bmc and ford engines . now an independent car dealer , broadspeed offers multiple brands of cars from very large range of authorized dealers at a discounted price . 
broadspeed engineering ltd was a british automobile tuning and engineering company that operated from sparkbrook, birmingham, england, principally during the 1960s and 1970s. it was started and run by ralph broad, and first became well known for its success in campaigning mki bmc minis during the early 1960s. the company also offered a variety of different road - and race-tuning packages for bmc and ford engines. now an independent car dealer, broadspeed offers multiple brands of cars from very large range of authorized dealers at a discounted price.
broadspeed engineering ltd was a british automobile tuning and engineering company that operated from sparkbrook, birmingham, england, principally during the 1960s and 1970s. it was started and run by ralph broad, and first became well known for its success in campaigning mki bmc minis during the early 1960s. the company also offered a variety of different road - and race-tuning packages for bmc and ford engines. now an independent car dealer, broadspeed offers multiple brands of cars from very large range of authorized dealers at a discounted price.