Who: Dale Shreeve
Age: 35
Job: mechanic
Location: Wiltshire, UK
Car: 1961 Popular 100E
Start condition: V6-powered unfinished project
Condition now: dry build almost complete
Time taken so far: 3 years
Estimated date of completion: Summer 2024
Having a race car is great, but there is a downside — they’re rubbish for taking the family out in at the weekend. That’s the situation Dale Shreeve found himself in a few years ago, when he realised the Zetec turbo-powered Mk3 Escort drag car that was parked in his garage wasn’t really ideal for carting his kids around.