Few categories of historic motorsport offer the accessibility, close competition and enduring appeal of Formula Ford.

Since its introduction in 1967, the formula has produced generations of racing drivers, with names such as Senna, Hunt, Brabham, Scheckter and Prost all honing their skills in these wonderfully simple yet immensely rewarding single seaters.

Among the most respected manufacturers of the era was Merlyn, whose beautifully engineered chassis became regular front-runners throughout the late 1960s and 1970s.

Offered here is an attractive Merlyn that competed in Historic Formula Ford during the early 2000s and is accompanied by HSCC papers originally identifying the car as a Mk20.

It subsequently emerged that the chassis had been upgraded during its competition career to the closely related 1974 Mk25 specification.

Externally the two models are virtually indistinguishable, however the later specification allows the car to compete in Classic Formula Ford in the UK whilst ...