Daren

Daren Cars was first founded in 1967 with the development of the MK1 Daren which first raced in 1968. This car was Built by John Green for his own use. This car was built as a one off using all the running gear from a Merlyn single seater that John was racing at the time.
The car had a full width aluminium body.
This car driven by John Green still holds the outright lap record at Llandow in Wales.

The MK1 was so successful in 1968 season that John was getting requests to build cars for
customers which led to the development of the MK2.
As the MK2 was built as a customer car it had a fibreglass body for quick replacement.
The car on the left was John's own car fitted with a 3lt Martin engine and the one on the right was
originally sold to Martin Raymond who won the 1969 Motoring News Championship in this car.
This very successful car was designed by Dave Taylor and this is the car that we currently own.
There were eight of the MK2 cars built in total.

1971 saw the development of the MK3 which was launched at the Earls Court Racing Car Show.

There were 25 cars built in total. The original selling price of the car as a rolling chassis
( no engine or gearbox ) was £2,500 but if they find there way into the market place now they can fetch £60,000 complete.

This is the car that we currently own, it is a 1969 MK2 in 1996 it was competing in modern GT races and was still wining it's class.

The MK6 is
fitted with a rotary Mazda engine providing some 280 bhp