Mike Marshall’s first events were reliability trials in the 1960s. His first stage rally was the 1970 Shell Silver Fern driving a 1600cc Ford Anglia. He led from stage one but a navigating error on a touring stage cost him the lead after missing several stages. Subsequent results: 1971 Heatway Rally third overall; 1972 Dukeries Rally England eighth overall; 1973 Heatway Rally second overall; 1973 Snowman Rally Scotland third overall and 1975 Heatway Rally first overall.

Mike Marshall - 2001 Peugeot 106

Mike Marshall’s first events were reliability trials in the 1960s. His first stage rally was the 1970 Shell Silver Fern driving a 1600cc Ford Anglia. He led from stage one but a navigating error on a touring stage cost him the lead after missing several stages. Subsequent results: 1971 Heatway Rally third overall; 1972 Dukeries Rally England eighth overall; 1973 Heatway Rally second overall; 1973 Snowman Rally Scotland third overall and 1975 Heatway Rally first overall.

2001 Peugeot 106:

The Peugeot 106 arrived into New Zealand in 2004 as a left-hand-drive road car. With the contacts the Marshall family had with Peugeot Sport, the components required to develop it into a Super 1600 rally car were imported. The car has recently had further modifications with a new engine from Poland and a SADEV 6 speed gearbox with a Geartronics Paddleshift system. A weight reduction programme brings it to 60kg below its homologated weight.