Est. 1967
Mathwall Engineering was founded in 1967 by Stuart Mathieson and Peter Wallace, both of whom had left Alan Mann Racing after contributing to Ford’s successful racing programmes.
Starting from a small lock-up workshop in West Byfleet, Surrey, the company’s first commission was to prepare a Ford Falcon for saloon car racing. What began as a modest operation quickly established the foundations for a reputation built on engineering excellence, innovation and motorsport success.
Early Racing Success
The company was immediately successful in this class of racing and subsequently picked up major saloon car racing programmes for BMW and Mazda. These Mathwall-prepared cars dominated the competition and the company enjoyed regular race and championship successes.
Throughout this era, Stuart continued to provide Ford and Chevrolet engine building services for race and road use. However, it wasn’t long before Mathwall looked further a field and Stuart began to work with Professor Watson at Imperial College, London developing turbo charging systems.
The Turbo Era
The turbocharging expertise developed through Mathwall’s BMW race programme opened the door to a new area of the business: high-performance road car conversions.
In fact, Mathwall introduced a turbocharged Lotus Esprit before Lotus launched the factory Esprit Turbo.
Sold through Bell & Colvill as a fully warranted new vehicle, the Mathwall-developed Esprit received widespread praise from the leading automotive journalists of the day.
The GT40 Programme
Mathwall provided engines for all 40 of the GT40 MkV Safir cars in the 1980s, many of which are still running today.
The project reflected the company’s growing reputation for specialist engineering and its involvement with some of the most respected performance cars of the period.
Into the 21st Century
In 2007 Stuart handed over the running of the company to his son Mark who had spent the previous ten years working with Ilmor Engineering and Mercedes-Benz HighPerformanceEngines.
Mark diversified the company’s capabilities and the range offered today serves historic motorsport, motorsport and automotive sectors.
50th Anniversary
In September 2017, Mathwall celebrated its 50th birthday with a friends, customers and suppliers past and present.
The original, small company spirit lives on and novel, interesting projects are always well received by the team.
