RESTORING a piece of history to a specific moment in time is a huge and painstaking undertaking. Thankfully, Jack Perkins grew up around these cars and has been able to work with many former employees, team members and devoted fans to fill in any gaps he found.
“When you restore these cars, you pick an event and stick to it,” says Jack. “Even the decals can change between events, so understanding the specifications of the car on race day comes through a series of documentation. We relied on a lot of our parts drawings for hardware, as they were dated. A lot of hardware, like engines, brakes, diffs, suspension uprights and the like, all got Perkins Engineering numbers.”
For the VP’s restoration, 1993 was the first year for the CAMS…