Following last summer’s Exhibition Class win at Pikes Peak with driver Tanner Foust posting a record-breaking time of 09:37.326, Radford Motors is introducing the company’s new Type 62-2 Track Car Edition series.
With a limited production run of only 12, the new speed demon represents a custom coachbuilt racer engineered for track day thrills, the company noted. With commissions from Radford Motors starting at $1 million, each 710-hp bespoke Type 62-2 Track Car is a race-ready work of art made in the same grand tradition of Harold Radford’s celebrated British coachbuilding company founded in 1948.
“As a coachbuilder, Radford revels in creating one-off cars—each bespoke to client wishes in terms of build and performance. Our Pikes Peak-winning car this year was the first example of our new Type 62-2 Track Edition car. A single seat weapon born to tame the mountain,” said F1 champion and Radford Motors Co-Founder Jenson Button. “The Pikes Peak car received an additional cooling package to combat the overheating risks at altitude as well as F1-engineered aero to keep the car planted. Tiptronic controls at the steering wheel and an increased turning circle to tackle the bends and curves of Pikes Peak all combined to not only allow us a class win, but to set a new class record. Quite the debut.”
Each new Type 62-2 Track Edition car presents Radford Motors clients the opportunity to work with the company’s team that includes automotive and motorsports luminaries such as F1 championship-winning driver Jenson Button, Ant Anstead and Roger Behle. The vehicles can be designed and targeted for a specific, special race such as Pikes Peak or The Hillclimb at Goodwood’s Festival of Speed, if desired.
Over nearly 75 years, Harold Radford and his company have become known for vehicles viewed as works of automotive art, including custom channeling and metalwork and lavish interiors.
“Under the skin of each Radford Motors Type 62-2 Track Edition is a highly tuned supercar that leans into our F1 partners and engineers as well as Colin Chapman’s ethos of simplifying everything and adding lightness,” Anstead commented. “Our cars are some of the lightest supercars on the planet and offer an exhilarating driving experience that we believe has been lost in recent years. As increasingly complex features seem to be added more and more by many car manufacturers, Radford Motors works to actively remove them.”
The model boasts an array of enhanced engineering and chassis upgrades that depart from the road car version, encompassing a broader body constructed with a full carbon composite monocoque, an updated underbody design, revamped subframes, a fresh suspension system and a newly integrated rear airfoil.
Each Track Edition car is capable of producing up to 710 hp, with a 0-60 mph time under 2.2 seconds and a top speed of 160 mph. Both solo and twin seats are also made available in both lefthand and righthand drive versions.
The package includes a personalized Sparco racing ensemble and an intimate driver handover experience led by Button.
