Trade Me find: "Mr Shifta"

This weeks Trade Me find is a crazy home built rally car. This car is called "Mr Shifta" and is a heavily modified Hillman Hunter. The seller describes it as "one of the nearest cars you'll get to the good old Group B Rally car days."

"Mr Shifta" is powered by a 4.4 litre Rover V8 but was previously equipped with a 3.8 litre version which was dyno'ed at 375 BHP. The engine is said to have "all the good bits" in it and features upgrades such as a dry sump lubrication system and Motec fuel injection. The engine is matched to a NZ built T10 close ratio straight cut gearbox with a 3.5:1 MK 2 Jaguar limited slip differential.

The engine is covered by this awesome looking carbon fibre bonnet that has a huge scoop to allow air into the glorious intake trumpets.

The interior is race ready with what appears to be a partial carbon dashboard with all the essential switch gear and gauges laid out purposefully.

Also present are Racetech seats with full Racetech harnesses and a full roll cage.

There is also a stack of tyre's that may come with the sale which includes dirt and tarmac tyre's.

Overall, we agree that this awesome car is pretty much as close as you can get to a Group B rally car. With Rover V8 power and rear wheel drive it's sure to be a crowd pleaser. This car is for sale in Palmerston North and has a current asking price of $30,000. You can go to the listing by clicking here.

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