KDU 497N

Originally fitted with a 4 cylinder Sprint engine it was later uprated. It was usually driven in 1976 by Brian Culceth and Johnstone Syer. the first finish for this car was in the 1976 Burmah rally when Brian Culceth and Johnstone Syer finished fifteenth overall. A few weeks later the same crew finished in fifth place on the Manx Trophy rally, the first time both cars finished an event. In November of 1976, 497N came eleventh overall in the Tour de Corse before being replaced by OOE 937R. When OOE 937R was damaged Culceth reverted to 497N. A new car was built with the KDU 497N registration, it had a Safety Devices shell, now with built in roll cage and the V8 engine, it was used for development and rallied by Dereck Boyd in 1978.