Specialist Vehicle Builds

Dansport specialist vehicle builds include, ground up restorations and transformations from Road cars to bespoke competition vehicles.

Wheather winning the British historic or any of the many international championships are your goal Dansport have the experience and skills to build you the Perfect machine to compete at the highest level.

<  Porsche 911 Carrera 2 (964) Rally Car.
(This car was completed in 2017 it’s the only of its kind to hold a full Historic Technical passport in the world).

 

Audi Quattro 44 WMN

44 WMN an Ex Works Audi Quattro group B rally car.

At the hands of works driver Hannu Mikkola in 1986 the car won two out of the three events it competed on.

Fully Restored by Dansport this legend now does show events driven by its new owner and his son.

 

Ford Focus WRC cars

 

ET53 UJP 

Is an Ex M-Sport Works Ford focus WRC car. Driven by Markko Martin in 2004 this very car went on to finish five times in the top ten, including outright wins in both Corsica and Rally Catalunya. The car was retained by the Works and upgraded to 2005 specification for the next season, where it finished three times in the top ten, now stored and maintained by Dansport the vehicle is still being rallied as hard as ever.

 

VK3 (Formally EU07 STX)

EU07 STX Is an Ex M-Sport Works Ford focus WRC car. The Cr was driven in the 2007 World Rally championship by Marcus Grönholm.

Marcus cam 1st overall on Rally New Zealand and 2nd on Wales Rally GB.

Steve Perez bought the car from M-Sport and with the assistance of Dansport piloted the car BTRDA Rally championship in 2010.

 

Ford Escort Mk 1 RS1600

This Car has been purpose built by Dansport for UK & European FIA competition

 

 

Datsun Safari Car’s

We are lucky enough to have three Datsun Safari Cars in our stable. The project was started over 10 years ago, the aim to beat the Porsche’s in Africa.

The Cars have undergone many changes since their inception as highway cruisers of the 1970’s.Our Datsun Safari cars are capable of doing 100 mile plus stages without breaking sweat.

Dansport have managed to make these brutes stage winning monsters.

We are currently building a tarmac version, watch this space for updates.

 

 

Porsche 911 Carrera RS

Car 001 this is the first competition vehicle built by Dansport.

Completed in 2011 the vehicle competed on its first event in Barbados of the same year and won Class H3.

 

 

The Legendary Lancia Stratos

Dansport has been fortunate enough to continue Lancia’s legacy of this iconic car, our beautiful Stratos is always a rally fans favourite both young and old.

Plagued by mechanical issues Dansport have now the Stratos into a reliable class winning icon.

 

 

 

Fiat 131 Abarth Group 4

Bare shall re-build by Dansport completed in 2019, bespoke to our client’s requirements.

Competed in The Midnight Sun (Three Day Gravel rally in Sweden), Trackrod (UK Gravel Rally) & (Roger Albert Clark five day Rally in the UK)

 

 

Ferrari 308 Michelotto group 4 rally car

Dansport has recreated the ultimate Tarmac Rally car in the form of a 308 Michelotto

A labour of love saw a rough 308 road car turned into a bespoke, purpose built Rally and track competition car completed in May 2019.

The first event for the car was the epic five day Modena Cento ore classic Rally in Tuscany Italy.

After the event ex F1 driver and European Historic Rally champion Erik Comas drove the car in a special test organised by Dansport at Castelletto Circuit, “the best historic Rally car I have ever driven”  said the legend.

 

 

Lancia Fulvia HF

Built by Dansport in 2014 this is one of the most beautiful examples currently competing.

 

Ford Escort Mk2 RS 1800

Built by Dansport in 2012 and featured as a centre fold in Classic Ford magazine in 2013.

This beautiful MK2 has done over ten marathon events all over the world since being built.