The one-off backmarker brought back to life after half a century
The unique McKee-Chevrolet Mahrya achieved very limited success in period. But over half a century after it was shuttered, it has completed a 17-year restoration and is once again turning heads on the track
“The only angle that’s ugly is the very front - it looks like a guppy fish - but we’re not going to change it. It is what it is and she’s unique.”
Those who attended the popular American SpeedFest event at Brands Hatch earlier this month – returning after a COVID-19-induced hiatus – may well have seen Greg Thornton’s “guppy fish” as it made its way forward from the back of the Bernie’s V8 field.
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A proud Yorkshireman, Stefan Mackley is Autosport's National Deputy Editor. Having graduated from the University of Central Lancashire with a degree in sports journalism he spent nearly four years working on local newspapers in Wiltshire - during which time he became an NQJ-qualified journalist and cut his teeth covering club racing at Castle Combe in his spare time.
Making the jump into motorsport journalism full-time, he joined the national desk for both Autosport magazine and Motorsport News in 2017 before becoming National Deputy Editor for the former in 2020.
His passion for motorsport stems from watching Formula 1 as a child with his father and is matched only by his love for Star Wars.
A better journalist than racing driver, he has so far competed in the Citroen C1 24 Hours and 116 Trophy with hopes of racing more machinery in 2021 and beyond.
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