SCOOBY DOUGH

■ BECAUSE THEY DON’T MAKE ’EM LIKE THEY USED TO

We arrive to photograph the Prodrive P25 at 5.30pm. But the car park is full, and the rotary exit door from reception is stationary. No one’s going anywhere. It’s all hands on deck to put the finishing cosmetic touches on 2022’s latest fantasy restomod. So, while perspiring engineers adjust ride height, fettle the engine bay and apply the all-important ‘P25 PROTOTYPE’ decals to each door, I take a wander down memory lane.

Prodrive is like the Bernie Taupin of motorsport. And for readers under 60, I’ll repeat that with updated pop culture: Prodrive is, like, the Calvin Harris of motorsport. Rarely front-of-house, preferring bigger names to take the spotlight. But it’s been there, offstage,