Barry Moran | E-Type Crashes, £500 Racing Cars & Bernard Manning

This week on Wheels & Deals, I’m joined by a man who has been a huge part of my family’s life in the motor trade, the one and only Barry Moran. Barry’s story is a fantastic journey through the golden era of British motoring, from working on aircraft to becoming one of the go-to guys for American muscle and classic British sports cars in the North West and a great friend of Bernard Manning.


Pitstops: 


• The story of a 1962 Le Mans lightweight E-Type, bought for £15,000 and sold for a £5,000 profit – a car that’s now worth millions! 


• Racing a full-house Boss Mustang with a 427 Holman and Moody engine, and the constant battle to keep it on the road. 


• How a £500 E-Type, bought from a scrapyard, became a successful racing car in the hands of Malcolm Hamilton. 


• The truth about the disastrous GM diesel engines of the 70s and the graveyard of broken V8s in Fort Lauderdale. 


• The story of Barry’s dad swapping a brand new MG for an Oldsmobile, and how that sparked a family love affair with American cars.


A Nod to: 


• De Tomaso • Val Martin (Stadium Garage, Ashton) 


• Malcolm Hamilton • Upper Yard Spares (Leeds) 


• Holman and Moody


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