Clancy Mirella TS230 (fully functional one-off): “a dream car come true” from Australia, 1983

This blew me away, as a young kid. That someone could dream up, design and build this futuristic, mid-engined, fully functional air conditioned six cylinder car in his home garage, using a stack of odd parts (Leyland Austalia, Datsun, Toyota, Alfa Romeo, VW).

With styling help from his brother on law, who happened to be a very senior Ford Australia designer.

Shown in its completed, fully functional form to the leading motoring magazine in Australia ***41 years ago***.

With his wife’s name for the car and her initials on the number plate.

The 1983 Wheels Magazine article was republished in full, here (including full digital dashboard details): https://www.whichcar.com.au/features/classic-wheels/retro-mirella-230ts-a-dream-car-come-true

This 2017 article noted Dr Clancy still had this car, 34yrs later, with a turbo 2L Lancia Beta engine… Always a turbo Awaiting a turbo 13B rotary transplant (it’s fourth engine; second turbo rotary).

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