In late 2019, Jaguar Land Rover acquired Bowler to add to their Special Vehicle Operations Division, The 'Challenge' cars were based on a standard car which was taken off the production line and hand-finished by a specialist team at Bowler. The 2-litre Ingenium petrol four-cylinder engine (296bhp and 295lb/ft of torque) and the 8-speed automatic transmission both remained largely untouched in order to achieve identical performance in the competing cars. To this they added:, Structural body and chassis, • Monocoque bracing – minimises body movement and supports underbody protection, • Full internal roll-cage integrated with body and linking suspension mounts, • Internal spare wheel mount integrated to roll cage, • Additional front recovery points, • Rally-spec gearbox cross member, • Stiffened gearbox mounts, • Strengthened engine mounts, • Braced front and rear subframes, • Front suspension turret brace, • Rear turret brace, • Strengthened radiator mounts, • Adapted chassis and subframe mounts, • Rally jacking points, Performance, • Improved cooling – auxiliary radiators removed and increased airflow to main radiator, • Increased transmission cooling capacity, • Bowler 18" wheels with increased strength, • Bespoke suspension design with modified subframes, new springs and unique turrets for increased stiffness, • Bespoke Fox dampers, • Race steering wheel with quick release boss, • Side air intake covers, • High level air intake, • Front upper wishbone revised to reflect new ride height geometry, Electrical/systems, • ECU system integration with race box, • ABS/DSC – rally control modifications, • New integrated wiring harness for new components, • New rally-spec facia, • Navigator control unit for lights/washer/horn, • Rally system integration with JLR safety systems, • Adapted body control unit, Regulatory, • High-level rear marker lights, • Alpine, door and rear windows replaced with polycarbonate, • Race sports seats with specific race seat mounts, • Six-point race harness, • Integrated and hand-held fire suppression, • Electrical cut-off switches – internal and external, • Complete removal of all airbag systems, Styling, • Front bumper adapted to take new underbody protection, • Bowler front grille with increased air flow, • Rear roof spoiler with extended profile and integrated additional reversing lights, • Front and rear wing shields to meet new underbody protection, • Wheel arch extensions utilising accessory fitment, • Door lowers – protection pieces on shortened doors, Function, • Additional bonnet-mounted windscreen washers – to deal with rally levels of water splash, • Front driving lights for increased night driving illumination, • Rally-spec mud flaps, • Full underbody protection system – 6mm aluminium reinforced design, • New gear shift position – optimised to sports seats, • Column-mounted gear shift paddles – unique to Bowler, • Passenger foot rest, • Rear door manual release mechanism, • Wheel arch lines – increased strength to meet rally requirements, ABOUT US - Simpson Motors is a family run business now on its second generation of Simpsons, The business was originally established in 1980 by Raymond Simpson at a smaller site just down the road from our current location, Raymond quickly outgrew that site and moved to our current premises which has around 4 times the capacity of the original site. Bryan Simpson, Raymond's son joined the business in 2006 at the age of 15 and followed his father closely learning the family trade, He now runs the business and has continued to grow while providing the high level of standards our customers expect and know us for. All our stock is carefully selected either purchased directly from the public or through trade contacts we have built up over the years. All stock goes through an extensive history & mechanical checks before being offered for sale. We are of course more than happy to share the. WHITE, £74,995