Price announced for TV star Ant Anstead’s Tipo184 — the world’s most cost-effective way to feel like Fangio

- Tipo184 is the world’s most cost-effective way into classic race car ownership
- Conceived by TV star Ant Anstead and uses Mazda MX-5/Miata mechanicals
- Single-make race series for Tipo184 starts this year

The innovative Tipo184 will be one of the world’s most cost-effective ways into classic race car ownership, it has been announced.

Prices for the beautiful self-build kits, which are based on economical and easy-to-source Mazda MX-5 running gear, have been set at just £16,450.

Brainchild of TV personality Ant Anstead and experts at Dowsetts Classic Cars, the Motorsport UK-compliant Tipo184 evokes the Alfa Romeo 158, driven by Juan Manuel Fangio in the 1950s, widely regarded as one of the most successful race cars of all time.

Ant Anstead “I was so inspired by the Alfa 158 that I made my own version of it from scratch. It’s so satisfying building and then driving your own beautiful car that I wanted to give other enthusiasts the chance to get into their garages and workshops, open up the toolbox and do the same. It’s been a tough time for plenty of people in the past year, so I’d also underline how good for your mental wellbeing it is to make something as beautiful as the Tipo184 from scratch.

“It’s also important that it was extremely affordable. That’s why we’ve kept the cost of the kit to the minimum and it’s based on easy-to-source, affordable MX-5/Miata components.