SLIPPERY ANNE: RECREATING A 1920s RACER

In the 1920s, Austin 7-based specials were a popular choice for any form of motorsport. ‘Slippery Anne’ was one of the well-known single-seater A7 specials and Mark Atkinson has now painstakingly recreated this Brooklands racer.

Working from little more than photographs and period texts, the recently retired aviation engineer from Lytham in Lancashire has spent several years turning an ambition into a reality and car was running in time to compete at Prescott in September.Atkinson plans to tackle a range of Vintage Sports-Car Club speed events in his creation but is determined to keep the car in as close to period specification as possible and not develop it beyond its period trim.

Atkinson explains: “I’m very interested in the methodology they used in period and how that evolved to what we use today. I worked in the aviation business and was always