Metro 6R4
David Gillanders owned a large car dealership in Peterhead, Scotland and had been a customer for many years, winning rallies with a Gartrac G3 and also the Group A Scottish Rally Championship in 1985 with a Volvo 240 Turbo.
In 1986 Dave Bignold was summoned to a meeting with David Gillanders and the Bosses at Austin Rover to discuss running David in a Metro 6R4 competing in the National and Scottish Rally Championships. After a successful meeting an official team was formed with Gartrac preparing the car and Dave Bignold managing the team which was to be sponsored by British Car Rentals, part of the Rover Group.
Metro GR4
1987 National Rally Champions
Gartrac had a free hand to develop the Metro 6R4, which proved extremely successful with Gillanders winning the National Rally Championship in 1987 and coming ruuners up in the Scottish.
With nine wins in one year, Gartrac were proud to mastermind Austin Rover's only Championship success.