---
title: "This Falcon MKII Works Car is a Beautiful Classic Racer You Probably Haven’t Heard Of"
description: "This racing kit took heavy inspiration from the Jaguar D-Type for an 800th of the price of the famous Jag."
date: "2018-01-04"
modified: "2018-01-04"
authors:
  - name: "Chris Constantine"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/chris-constantine"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/article/17351/this-falcon-mkii-works-car-is-a-beautiful-classic-racer-you-probably-havent-heard-of"
categories:
  - "News"
  - "Racing"
tags:
  - "Bring A Trailer"
  - "D-Type"
  - "Falcon Shells"
  - "Kit Cars"
  - "race car"
---

# This Falcon MKII Works Car is a Beautiful Classic Racer You Probably Haven’t Heard Of

![](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/images-by-url-td/content/2018/01/falcon-mkii-works-racer.jpg>)
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If you're the type of person who loves 1950s British race cars but can't afford to shell out more than $12 million for a [Jaguar D-Type](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/17184/1954-jaguar-d-type-works-driven-by-stirling-moss-is-expected-to-auction-for-more-than-12-million>), we've found a [1957 Falcon MKII Competition](<https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1957-falcon-competition-mkii-falcon-works-sportsracer/>) on Bring a Trailer that makes a much more affordable alternative ($22,000 at the time of writing).

This Falcon MKII Competition was a factory-built [kit car](<https://www.thedrive.com/article/12102/this-porsche-917-kit-car-is-the-ugliest-craigslist-find-of-the-year>) with an impressive (but unsuccessful) racing history. It finished 19th at Daytona and did not finish at Cumberland in 1961, as well as making an appearance at Silverstone a year prior. The seller has owned the car for 15 years, recently giving it an extensive restoration.

The works racer is finished in iconic British Racing Green, featuring a "Terrier" tube frame chassis designed by Len Terry (designer at Lotus). Most of the controls are original, but the gauges and steering wheel are new and the car has had a horn and turn signals installed to make it street-legal. A 997cc 4-cylinder from a [Ford Anglia](<https://www.thedrive.com/accelerator/1760/oh-look-a-saab-powered-ford-hot-rod-drift-car>) provides power through a 4-speed manual transmission, and it sounds pretty good in [this video](<https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=15&v=kgZJIqTR06c>).

These race cars were built by Falcon Shells, an Essex, England-based manufacturer of fiberglass bodies and kit cars. The MKII Competition variant was originally sold as a complete kit for about $760 (in 1960s money that is). The cars were heavily influenced by the [D-Type](<https://www.thedrive.com/gear-up/804/naked-jaguar-d-type-is-the-best-jaguar-d-type>), featuring the iconic shape that defined the legendary Jaguar racer.

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