
Roy Jarvis, a qualified mechanical engineer and devout motor-rallying competitor, established Ralloy Engineering ltd in 1988. Following training served in all engineering skills with the Vickers Engineering organisation, Roy branched out on his own and started specialising in converting standard cars, from basic shell upwards, to completely built, restored rally specification cars. Though earning experience on a huge range of vehicle conversions, Roy developed a particular speciality in the conversion of Ford Escort MkI's and MkII's to various levels of rally specification with, through the years.