The inside story of how the giant-killing Minis of rallying, rallycross and racing fame were converted from standard Mini-Coopers in the BMC Competitions Department. The author, who spent 22 years in "Comps", reveals the secrets of specification, build technique and development of the famous Works Minis. Particularly famous for their great adventures in the Monte Carlo rally, works Minis humbled many bigger and more powerful cars during the 1960s and 1970s. Contributions from 'Ginger Devlin & 'Jumping Jeff Williamson reveal, in detail, the modifications to the works racing and rallycross cars respectively. " . invaluable to anyone restoring a period car . good stuff if youre into nuts and bolts, and top value." - Classic & Sports Car " .

a technical profile on the various modified Minis that were produced by the BMC competitions department for racing, rallying and rallycross. Separate chapters . all backed up by appendices on the race and rallycross cars . complete a package that will interest competitive Mini pilots" - Classics.