ARGO JM19 C

Argo cars came to be after Modus a British racing car manufacturer was closed down in the early eighties. Swiss engineer Jo Marquart who had had been the key designer at Modus began work for the newly formed Argo cars. Jo plus American racing driver John Peterson and engineer Nick Jordan were the team created to design Group C challengers for the company.

This car is an Argo JM19C, chassis number 122 manufactured in 1988 for PC Automotive to compete in the C2 category of the World Sportscar Championship. It was originally fitted with a Ford Cosworth 3.3 DFL and a Hewland 5-speed transmission. This car was extensively campaigned throughout the 1988 season, mainly being driven by Richard Piper and Martin Birrane, with Ianetta/Graham driving at Le Mans. The car's best result was a 4th in C2 at the 1000k of Nurburgring with 5th over the same distance at Spa, 6th at Silverstone, 7th at Brands Hatch and 13th in the end of year non-championship race at Kylami. After the one season in WSC, JM19C number 122 was stored until 2001 when a restoration was carried out which included removal and repainting of the carbon/kevlar bodywork in period-correct Texas colour scheme.

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