Ex-howes AMC Javelin saloon gets track return

The AMC Javelin raced by David Howes in the British Saloon Car Championship will return to racing this summer after four decades away from competition.

Howes raced the car in the 1972 and ’73 BSCC but put it into storage in 1975 after breaking his leg in a road accident. Finally, late last year he sold the car to Belgian historic racer Marc Devis, who will bring the 6.4litre machine back to racing in the Historic Touring Car Challenge at the Silverstone Classic, which takes place on July 29-31.

“I have something of a reputation for special projects like this, and the fact the Javelin had been sitting with the same owner since the seventies certainly appealed to me,” said Devis.