Dave Spencer is no stranger to taking on a project, though this one has by far been his biggest and most ambitious to date. “I’m more a motocross guy,” Dave tells us. “I raced ’bikes for years, won a few championships and I’m still involved with the sport today.” Aside from the bikes, self-taught mechanic Dave once previously converted an Astra diesel into a GTE, but we’re sure that must have seemed like a walk in the park compared to the mammoth project he’s currently working on. As we can see, he’s picked up a wide range of useful skills over the years. After receiving a neglected Mk3 Cortina from his brother-in-law, Dave soon discovered a full restoration of that car would
