Posted Sunday, December 15, 2024 at 9:55pm
Ian Gwynne’s eyes are everywhere. And he’s listening intently. He’s been here before. There’s nothing new in the process, but breathing life into a Group A Subaru Impreza 555 second time around is special.
December’s just a day or two old and winter is very much in evidence; a blanket of freezing fog sits over this corner of Buckinghamshire. There’s something of a ’90s RAC feel about the whole thing: close your eyes and the chill nips your nose while your ears are filled with that beautiful off-beat burble of a Japanese-sourced, Prodrive-built boxer engine.
Shakedown day.
Rebuilding Subarus is nothing new for Gwynne and his BGMsport firm. But there’s something very different about this Impreza. It’s off color; very much a 555 in its away strip.
