Classic and Competition Car 64 January 2016

January 2016
Issue 64
Rockingham Stages
VSCC Winter
Driving Tests
Cars in the Claydons
Launch
Stratford Armouries
Boxing Day
H&H Auctions
Chateau Impney
Simon Wright - Editor.
Contents
Janet Wright.
Simon has been photographing and
reporting on motor races for many
years. Served an engineering
apprenticeship many years ago. Big
fan of the Porsche 917
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News.
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Cars in the Claydons Launch.
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VSCC Winter Driving Tests, Bicester Heritage.
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Rockingham Stages Rally.
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H & H Auction at Chateau Impney.
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Archive Photo of the month.
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Stratford Armouries Boxing Day Meet.
&e w2u0d 0ike 62 wish
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Happy & successfu0
New Year 2 16
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years, and is also very
skilled in video. She
likes Aston Martins.
Pete Austin.
Pete is the man for Historic racing,
with an extensive archive of black and
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Editorial.
Happy New Year and welcome
to 2016. At this time of year,
people often reflect on what has
happened during the past 12
months, but it is also a time to
look forward to the coming year.
In the UK we are spoilt for
choice with motoring and
motorsport events all around the
country and new events are
springing up all over the place.
This year we have new events in
Bromyard, Speed Festival April
3rd and in Buckinghamshire,
Cars in the Claydons, (see page
7) on 3rd September, plus
Coventry Motofest and Chateau
Impney Hillclimb which are
bringing events closer to the
people. But don’t forget our
existing venues, Silverstone,
Donington Park, Oulton park,
Brands Hatch, Goodwood,
Shelsley Walsh, Prescott, Loton
park plus many others that are
all continuing to stage the best
motor sport events in the World
and need our continued support.
Lets make 2016 our best year
yet for motorsport and motoring
in the UK, and we will try to bring
you the best coverage we can of
these events over the next
twelve months.
La Vie en bleu incorporating
La Vita Rossa.
News
The annual French celebration held
at Prescott by the Bugatti Owners Club has added an Italian
flavour for 2016. La Vie en Bleu incorporating La Vita Rosso
now becomes a celebration of French and Italian cars,
music and entertainment over the weekend of the 28th and
29th May 2016. Now in its 10th year, La Vie en Bleu has
always been a firm favourite with the fans, with part of
Gloucestershire becoming part of France for two days, with Can Can dancers, onion sellers and
Gendarmes wandering around the paddock area. This year will add an Italian flavour to the
proceedings, with fine Italian cars adding to the French car displays and special competition
classes in the hill climb event for French and Italian cars. The event has managed to attract
supercars like the Bugatti Veyron for years and already confirmed for 2016 to go with the Bugatti
Veyron Supersports and Bugatti Pur Sang are a Ferrari Enzo
and a Ferrari 275 GTB. Nelson Piquet’s 1990 Benetton F1
car should also be on display.
On the entertainment side, the usual Can Can dancers will be
replaced by Flappers doing Charleston routines to French
inspired Electro Swing songs and will have competition from
Opera - Oyster Opera will perform in the paddock, possibly a
first for a motor racing event? Tickets will be on sale in
January at a special ‘Buy one get one free’ for a limited time
only. See www.prescott-hillclimb.com for more information.
HRCR Open Day.
The Historic Rally Car Register (HRCR) Open day is on 16th January 2016 at the British Motor
Museum (Formerly known as the Heritage Motor Centre) Gaydon. The event will look back 50
years at the controversy created by the Mini on the 1966 Monte Carlo Rally. The open day will also
celebrate the Minis continued success and popularity in historic rallying. The Open day is very
much a social gathering where visitors can see a few cars and meet Rallying event organisers. The
Open day is free and runs from 10am to 4pm. Please note that the museum itself is currently
closed for refurbishment and this event is run in the function rooms only. for more information
please see www.hrcr.co.uk or www.britishmotormuseum.co.uk
January 2016
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Public Debut for
Zenos E10 R.
A New Year brings new motoring anniversaries to celebrate at the
Silverstone Classic. In 2016 there will be track parades for
Lamborghini to celebrate 50 years of the Miura supercar as well
as 100 years since the birth of company founder Feruccio
Lamborghini, Viper and Westfield, while BMW car club UK will
celebrate the centenary of Bayerische Motoren Werke (BMW)
manufacturing company opening in 1916. The Morgan Sports Car
Club will celebrate 80 years of the 4/4/ model. Two other British
icons are also turning 50 this year with the Lotus Europa and the
Triumph GT6 and also the 2 litre Triumph Vitesse. For more info
on the Classic see their web site www.silverstoneclassic.com
January 2016
The Performance
Car Show at the NEC
between the 14th
and 17th January
2016, run in
conjunction with
Autosport
International, the
Racing Car Show,
will host the World
debut of the Zenos
E10 R. This 500 bhp/
tonne trackday car
will be the third
consecutive Zenos to
be launched at the show. It is powered by the 2.3 litre Ford
EcoBoost engine used in the Ford Mustang and Focus RS will
develop 350 bhp and can accelerate from 0-60 mph in around
3 seconds. The car has uprated brakes and fully adjustable
suspension and a new set of light weight wheels, which have
saved over 10 kg in weight compared to the E10S. Prices start
from £39,995
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Shelsley Walsh Breakfast meetings 2016.
These are social gatherings for car enthusiasts to bring along their
special vehicle to show others. Vehicles are parked in the historic
paddock and often on the lower parts of the hill climb course. These
meetings are very popular and Shelsley do ask that you register your
attendance in advance via their web site at www.shelsleywalsh.co.uk so they have some idea of numbers. There is also the
chance to walk up the historic hill climb course. Breakfast Club runs
from 9 am to 12 noon.
The first one of the year is St Valentine’s day, so bring the other half
for a romantic ride out in to the glorious Worcestershire countryside,
and let them enjoy the friendly atmosphere and take a trip down
memory lane with you, as you explore the classic and vintage
vehicles on display in these historic settings.
Dates for 2016 are as follows:
14th February 2016.
13th March 2016.
10th April 2016.
8th May 2016.
10th July 2016.
7th August 2016.
9th October 2016.
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Ford Fest dates announced for 2016.
One of the countries leading Ford events will take place at
Santa Pod drag strip in Podington, Bedfordshire on Sunday
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September 18th 2016. Ford Fest is now in it’s second year
and plans to expand on last years success, when over
1,700 club cars were on display.
This years event will focus on both classic and modern
Fords. As well as static displays, the event will also operate
the drag strip on a Ford themed ‘Run what Ya Brung’ where
visitors can pay to have 4 runs up the quarter mile Drag
Strip in their Ford vehicle. The Drag Strip will also be used
during the day to host Fireforce 3, Santa Pod’s very own Jet
car capable of over 300 miles per hour and a sub six
second quarter mile.
Ford Fest is just one of a family of Shows to celebrate Ford,
the other events being the International Ford Show at
Sandown Park between April 30th and 1st May and Ford
Fair which takes place at Silverstone on August 7th.
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Mighty Minis join BARC.
The British Automobile Racing Club (BARC) have announced
that from 2016 they will be organising and administrating the
Mighty Minis Racing Championship. This highly competitive
series is an ideal route for beginners to enter racing at an
affordable level, with tight regulations ensuring close,
competitive racing in identical cars.
With the BARC now in control, the series will be visiting some
exciting new venues in 2016 and beyond. For more information
contact Rodger Tello at [email protected]
Williams FW08C to star in action at Autosport Show.
The 1983 Williams FW08C Formula One car will be seen in
action by visitors to the Autosport International show in the Live
Action Arena. This is the same model of FW08C that won the
1983 Monaco Grand Prix driven by Keke Rosberg, father of
current Mercedes Grand Prix Driver Nico Rosberg. The car
finished 4th in the 1983 Constructors Championship driven by
Keke Rosberg and Jacques Laffite. The FW08C was also the
first Formula 1 car driven by Ayrton Senna.
Away from the Live Action Arena, there will be a display of eight
significant cars from Williams history on display at the show.
Another star car performing in the Live Action Arena will be the
Jaguar C-X75 that featured in the latest James Bond film
SPECTRE.
Autosport International takes place between the 14th and 17th
January 2016 at the National Exhibition Centre, near
Birmingham. For further information see
www.autosportinternational.com
January 2016
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Car Club Square adds new
dimension to the Capital’s
premier Classic Car Show
London is famous for it’s Squares - Trafalgar Square, Leicester
Square, Berkeley Square. Now the London Classic Car Show
will have it’s own Square - Car Club Square. Located in a
dedicated hall next to the main exhibition area, the new Car
Club Square will be filled with some of the countries best single
marque classic car clubs.
Already confirmed are Aston
Martin Owners Club, BMW
Car Club, Classic Corvette
club, Jensen Owners’ club and
the Mercedes-Benz Owners
Club. See www.thelondonclassiccarshow.co.uk for more info.
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January 2016
Nicholas Verney, Alexandra Verney and James Beckett launch Cars in the Claydons
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Cars in the Claydons
launch.
By Simon & Janet Wright.
An exciting new event for
2016 was unveiled by
James Beckett in
association with the
Claydon Estate who were
represented by Nicholas
and Alexandra Verney, the
son and daughter in law of
Sir Edmund and Lady
Verney.
Cars in the Claydons will
take place on Saturday
3rd September 2016 in the
grounds of the Claydon
Estate in
Buckinghamshire. The
famous Claydon Estate
will play host to a
Nicholas Verney sits in a Classic Jaguar
collection of vintage, historic,
classic and modern vehicles,
including many racing cars. The
event will take place in the historic
courtyard and grounds of the
estate. Claydon House is a
National Trust property, given in
1956, but the Verney family
retained and still manage the
Claydon Estate, which is where
the event will be held. In 2014 Sir
Edmund and Lady Verney handed
over management of the Claydon
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Estate, which includes the
Courtyard, Gardens and
Park land, to their son
Nicholas and his wife
Alexandra. They have
professional backgrounds
in property, events and
luxury goods, Nicholas and
Alexandra are passionate
about developing visitor
attractions and events to
the Claydons Estate.
Nicholas has always had
an interest in classic and
vintage cars and a chance
meeting with James
Beckett of James Beckett
Motorsport saw the idea of
Cars in the Claydons take
shape. James organises a
number of race series in
Modern Ferrari
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the UK including the prestigious
Walter Hayes Trophy meeting at
nearby Silverstone.
This new event has started with a
blank sheet of paper, and in the first
year will be a static display of
historic, vintage, classic and racing
cars and motorcycles. An
interesting concept is a Competition
Car concours event for racing cars,
which will include a special Formula
Ford Class. The team are aiming to
make this new addition to the
Vintage Aston Martin
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MG B Roadster in the Courtyard line up
GT Racing Audi
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historic motoring calendar an annual event which they hope to
grow and expand, and have not ruled out that in future years,
they may be able to host moving and action displays of vehicles.
© Janet Wright
January 2016 Classic Norton Motorcycle
3 Wheeled Bond Bug
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VSCC Winter Driving Tests, Bicester Heritage.
5th December 2015. By Simon & Janet Wright
and additional photos by Pete Austin.
January 2016
Dr Steven Pryke Frazer Nash TT Replica throws up the grass
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Paul Milner - Austin 7 Ulster 3rd in class
As the year drew to a close, the Vintage Sports Car Club
(VSCC) held their final competition event of the year with the
Winter Driving Tests, at
Bicester Heritage, in the
heart of England. A
former World War two
airfield, the heritage site is
being restored, with many
of the former buildings
converted in to workshops
which are now occupied
by Vintage and Classic
car restoration
companies. The airfield is
still used by light aircraft
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and the local gliding
club.
The VSCC Driving
tests took place all
around the site,
some tests were on
runways marked off
by traffic cones,
while other tests
took place amongst
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the many buildings
were already in the Christmas spirit. Miss Madeleine
on site. New for this SomeRose
in her Austin 7 Saloon finished 3rd in class
year, one of the
tests had the drivers enter an empty hanger through partially
opened hanger doors, drive round a cone inside and then back
out through the same partially opened hanger doors. The tests
are similar to an autotest, where the drivers abilities are tested
for steering, braking and manoeuvrability, with ‘garages’
marked out by cones where the car has to stop, sections which
required reversing, and a specified route which had to be
followed exactly.
There were a total of
ten tests, with an
additional hazard
this year of very
strong gusts of wind,
though at least the
day remained dry if
somewhat dull. The
large entry was split
in to three main
classes plus an
additional class for
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Mrs Alison Smith Ford A Tudor sedan
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Paul Weston - Frazer Nash TT replica 3rd in class
John Williams Austin 7 “The Toy’ inside the hanger stage
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Colin Bromley & Nicolas Williams shared the Standard 9 LWB Tourer
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Charlie Martin driving his Riley Special to the limit to win his class
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Mark Ballard - Frazer Nash Falcon TT Replica won Class 3
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Edwardian,
Cyclecars and
Oddities.
On events like
this, it is the
handling of the
car and skill of
the driver which
are the key
factors, rather
than pure power
and it was the
nippy little 747cc
1930 Austin 7 of
George Diffey
that won the
event outright.
His best overall
performance
award was won
with a total
score 0f 637. He
also won the
Modified Sports
Car Class.
Second overall
was Charlie
Martin in a
1500cc 1931/35
Riley Special
with 645 points
and a class win,
whist third
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Martin Greaves Alvis 12/50 Ducksback
Ford V8 'Woodie'
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Gary Caroline Morgan Super Sports retired just before end
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Guy and Austin Lachlan shared the Singer Junior
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Camilla Fraser - Austin 7 Fabric Saloon exits the hanger, part of one of the tests
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Tony Stephens Trojan Utility
complete the
last test Georges
Gallop.
Dr Rachel
Bolton-King
only managed
a single test in
her MG C Type
Montlhery.
The other two
retirements
were driving
the same car,
an Austin 7 driven by Jonathan Nigel Stroud - MG M Type 2nd in class
and Roslyn Rolinson, who both completed just three tests.
overall went to Robert Moore in another little
1929 Austin 7. Next on overall points was the
Class 3 Standard Sport cars class winner
Mark Ballard at the wheel of a 1931 1496cc
Frazer Nash Falcon TT Rep with a score of
666. The Class 2 Touring Cars winner was
Neil Thorpe at the wheel of an excellent 1934
972cc Singer 9 Sports Coupe, with a score of
716. The final two classes for Edwardian and
Veteran and Cyclecars and Oddities were
combined together with Harry Fraser claiming
the class win in an Edwardian 3 litre 1910
Overland 38 Speedster.
Only four cars retired from the event, with the
most unlucky being Gary Caroline in the
Morgan Supersport who only failed to
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Winner George Diffey - 1930 Austin 7
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Rockingham Stages 5th-6th December 2015.
Photos by Lucy Owen-Moczadlo Jucy Rally Photography and
Stuart Yates and David Goose Motorsport-imagery.
Steve Cressey and Tom Murphy Subaru STi two wheeling round Rockingham
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Class 4 winners Paul King and Alicia Miles were 4th overall in their Ford Escort RS
Organised by Thame Motorsport Club and Middlesex County
Automobile Club and the 3rd round
of the Motorsport News Circuit
Rally Championship in association
with MSVR, this was the 12th
running of the Rockingham Stages.
The event consisted of both a
double day event and a single day
(Sunday) event, with 12 stages or
97 miles on Saturday, including 2
night stages and a further 6 stages
of 48 miles on Sunday.
Last years winners made it two in a
row with David Tinn and Giles
Dykes taking a clear victory in the
Mem Proton Satria Neo by over
one and a half minutes from James © Motorsport-imagery
Sharrock and
Stuart Faulds Ford
Escort Mk II who in
turn were only six
seconds ahead of
3rd placed Peter
Jackson and
Stephen Hartley in
another Ford
Escort. A further
eighteen seconds
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Class
2
winner
Richard
&
Stuart
Bliss
Honda
Civic
10th overall
behind in 4th place
were Paul King and Alicia Miles in their Ford Escort RS, who
won class 4. The Class 3 winners were Dave and Chris West in
a Peugeot 306 Maxi who finished 5th overall. In 6th place were
Class 5 winners Nigel Mummery and Chris Sharpe-Simkiss in a
Ford Focus 05 WRC. Class 2 winners were Richard and Stuart
Bliss in a Honda Civic who were 10th overall. The other two
class winners were Joe Cunningham and Marc Fowler in a
Vauxhall Corsa who
won class 1 in 24th
overall, and Stuart
Andrews and Gary
Whittington in a Nissan
Micra in 48th overall
who were winners of
Class 0.
The award for best
Thame Motorsport Club
member went to Andy
Corner and Ade Campo
in their Peugeot 205 in
7th place, while the
best placed Middlesex
County Automobile
Jason & Charlie Kennedy BMW E30 M3 ahead of Class 1 winners Joe Cunningham/Marc Fowler Vauxhall Corsa
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Club were Dave and
Chris West in 5th. Finally
the Team Award went to
cars 48 Richard and
Stuart Bliss in the Honda
Civic and 66 William Hill
and Jamie Vaughan in
their Ford Fiesta.
Special mention must be
made of Steve Blackham
and Helena Mayall who
finished 13th in class
and 39th overall in their
Vauxhall Astra after
failing to finish the event
for the last two years
and also for Adrian
Mayall and Robert
Hayden who came 5th in
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3rd overall went to Peter Jackson and Stephen Hartley in their Ford Escort Mk2
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Adrian Mayall and Rob Hayden Alfa Romeo 33
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class and 47th overall in their
unusual Alfa Romeo 33.
The cars that only competed
in the Sunday stages had
seperate awards for the
shorter event. The overall
winner was James Yates and
Tom Woodburn in a Ford
Fiesta R5, over 2 minutes
ahead of Mark Jasper and
Dan Whyatt who were 2nd
overall in their Ford Escort
Mk2 while Petr Krizan and
Connor Poole were 3rd overall
in a Mitsubishi Evo 9. The
Class 2 winners Robert Vardy
and Simon Rogers were 4th
overall in a Ford Fiesta R2,
Class 3 winners Stuart
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Dave Roberts & Dave Owen loose a wheel off their Ford Escort Mk2
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Scott Rayner/Richard Bonnar Ford Escort Mk2
Stuart Andrews/Gary Whittington Nissan Micra won Class 0
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Joe Cunningham/Marc Fowler Vauxhall Corsa won Class 1
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Steve Blackham and Helena Mayall Vauxhall Astra
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Winners Davis Tinn/Giles Dykes Mem Proton Satria Neo
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2nd overall James Sharrock/Stuart Faulds Ford Escort Mk2
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Stuart Mead/Paul Ohren-Bird Ford Escort Mk2
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Cameron and Marc Neil with 5th overall in their Davrian
T90. Sam Browne and Adam Fuge won class 5 in their
Ford Sierra in 8th place, and Andrew Johnson and
Aaron Field won Class 4 driving a Subaru STi Turbo in
9th. The final class winners were David and Lucy
Johnson winning class 1 driving a Proton Satria to 13th
and Class 0 winners Stephanie Clark and Chris
Sheridan in 20th in a Nissan Micra. The final award for
the best mixed crew went to Barri Wilmot and Clare Bird
who were 15th in a Vauxhall Nova.
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Ashley Feild/Ryan Vickers kerb hop the Darrian T90 GTR+
Saving Tyre wear David Gathercole/Andy Rowe Mitsubishi Evo 6
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Bring on the Girls - Jade Paveley/Sarah Edwards Subaru Impreza
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Class 3 winners Dave & Chris West in a Peugeot 306 Maxi finished 5th overall
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1973 MGB GT V8 Sold for £14,560
H&H Auction sale, Chateau Impney.
9th December 2015. By Simon Wright.
The annual winter auction at Chateau Impney drew together a large
collection of classic and exotic cars for the H&H sale, with two large
halls and an external car park full of interesting vehicles. There were
no particular ‘Barn finds’ this year, though a 1975 Chevrolet Corvette
Stingray with some rear bumper damage, was in need of restoration
and sold for £3,584. The oldest car in the sale was a 1931 maroon
coloured 747cc Austin 7 Saloon with a claimed 49,568 miles from
new, and only two owners. Unfortunately the car did not sell. There
was also a 1933 Austin Seven Single seater replica in the sale. Built in
the 1970s and recently restored, the aluminium body is based on
blueprints for ‘Number 10’, one of two Austin 7 Twin-cams in the
Donington Collection. This car fitted with a 750cc engine, has raced in
750 Motor Club events. The car has been modified with various more
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Line up of classic cars waiting for the Sales.
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1972 Volvo P1800 ES Sold £12.320
modern components, such as Hydraulic brakes and rack and
pinion steering. This car also did not sell at the Sale. The oldest
car that did sell was a 1933 Lagonda 3/4.5 litre Tourer, which
sold for £87,360. The car had belonged to the late jazz musician
Jim Shelley. The newest car was a 2004 Mercedes Benz SLK
Kompressor convertible that sold for just £9,520.
Another unusual car in the auction was a 1971 NSU 1000 C,
which is one of only 16 known to the DVLA. This model has a
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1959 Jaguar Mk 1 2.4 litre Sold £13,833
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four cylinder, rear mounted
996cc engine which
produces 40 bhp and gave
the car a similar
performance to Mini
Coopers and Hillman Imp
Sports of the time.
Not all of the vehicles had
four wheels. There were a
couple of bubble cars
located in the entrance to
the Regent centre, where
the auction was taking
place. The 1961 BMW
Isetta looked like new in its
bright blue and yellow
colour scheme. The BMW
1961 BMW Isetta 300 Sold £7280
Isetta in 1955, became the first
mass produced car to achieve a fuel consumption of 94 mpg.
Isetta was originally an Italian car, but BMW made the design
their own by redesigning the powerplant round the BMW one
cylinder, four stroke, 247cc motorcycle engine which produced
13 hp. The redesign was so complete that none of the parts of
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the BMW Isetta are
interchangeable with the
original Iso Isetta. The
first BMW Isetta rolled off
the production line in April
1955, and after a run of
161,728, they finished
production in May 1962.
The car sold for £7,280
The other Bubble car was
the 1960 Heinkel Type
153 which sold for £8,064
1960 Heinkel Type 153 Sold £8,064
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The most unusual car for
sale was this 1957 Austin
A35 ‘Gasser’. Not your usual
granny shopping car, this
A35 did not have much in
common with the original
model which left the
Longbridge factory 58 years
ago. Built in Belgium for drag
racing, this 4.6 litre V8 Ford
Mustang engined A35 has a
2 speed B&M quick shift/line
lock semi automatic
transmission. This connects
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differential with cut down axle, Ford Transit vented disc brakes on
the front and Ford drum brakes on the rear. It has a full roll cage
fitted though It has never actually been used in competition and is
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painted in
a striking
shade of
purple.
The
interior is
a mixture
of purple,
chequer
plate and
black
leather.
The car
sold for
£12,320
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1975 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Sold £3584
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1965 Alfa
Romeo 2600
Berlina Sold
£10,080
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1970 Porsche 914 Sold £8,736
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1985 Porsche 911 Turbo Targa by bb Sold £42,560
1985 Porsche 911 Turbo Targa by bb.
This is one of only two amazing Porsche 911 Turbos
reconfigured by German car designer Rainer Buchmann’s
Frankfurt based company bb to this specification at a cost of
DM250,000 and this car was exhibited at the 1986 Geneva
Motor Show. The car was remodelled in steel and features
Porsche 930 running gear including the 3.3 litre flat 6 engine
and four speed manual transmission. It has a bespoke digital
dashboard, upholstery and
Blaupunkt stereo system.
This was one of the last cars
modified by bb. The Targa
conversion was based on a
930 coupe shell, strengthened
as required with steel. The car
has only completed around
10,921 miles since new, having
been stored several times over
the years. Sold for £42,560
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Yellow Porsche 356B Coupe £31,920 , Red E-Type 4.2 Coupe Sold £54,880
January 2016
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69 RHD examples made and retains the original upholstery. It
has had a recent engine overhaul. The 3.8S has a has a quoted
265 bhp thanks to triple SU carbs. It had a quoted top speed of
141 mph and a 0-60 mph time of just 7.6 seconds, which made
it an equal match with rivals Ferrari, Maserati and Aston Martin.
The car featured a separate chassis and was the first to be
available with four wheel disk brakes
The most expensive car sold was on the stage behind the
auctioneer. The 1936 Bentley 4.25 litre Gurney Nutting Pillarless
Coupe sold for £210,600. The car is believed to be one of just
eleven built with this Curvilinear body style. First registered for
1987 Ford Dorchester Mk
VII Limousine Sold £665
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The cheapest car to sell at the auction was also probably the
largest, a 1987 Ford Dorchester Mk VII Limousine which sold
for £665. It was originally based on a Ford Granada which had
been professionally converted by Coleman Milne. It has been
used as a wedding car for the past fourteen years. It is powered
by the Ford 3 litre V6 engine fitted with an automatic gearbox.
The stretched body has an additional row of seats allowing
seating for six passengers.
The most expensive sports car car sold at the sale was the
1960 Jaguar XK150 S 3.8 litre Drophead Coupe in British racing
green, which went for £168,000. This rare car was one of just
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1936 Bentley 4.25 litre
Gurney Nutting Pillarless
Coupe Sold £201,600
the road in 1937, a full history including registration documents
are available with this car, covering 1937 to 1973. The car has
not been restored and is in original condition and good order, but
has been mechanically services as required. The car has been
shown in recent years at some of the Worlds greatest
preservation shows such as the Louise Vutton Classic at SaintCloud in Paris, the Hurlingham Club in London and the Chantilly
Arts and Elegance Concours in September 2015.
1960 Jaguar XK150 S 3.8 Litre Drophead Coupe Sold £168,000
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Replica 1933 Austin Seven
Single Seater Not Sold.
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1971 Aston Martin DBS V8 Sold £85,880
Another car that sold for a high price was a 1971 Aston Martin
DBS V8, one of just 405 made, though only 130 were manual
gearbox like this one which has a 5 speed ZF gearbox. This car
is part way through restoration.The listed colour is green, though
the car is currently
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‘primer’ white. It is
showing just 48,000
miles on the
speedometer, though
this is unwarranted.
When built, the 160
mph top speed and
0-60 mph in 5.9
seconds made the
DBS one of the fastest
production cars in the
World.
1971 Aston Martin DBS V8 Sold £85,880
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1972 Volkswagen
Kamann Ghia Coupe
Sold £6215
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1972 Volkswagen Kamann
Ghia Coupe Sold £6215
1971 Morris 1300 GT Sold £3360
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1987 Ferrari Mondial Quattrovalvole 3.2 Sold £25,760
1973 Citroen D Super 5 Not Sold
1971 NSU 1000 C Sold £5916
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1971 Austin Healey Sebring Sprite Evocation Not Sold
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1933 Alvis Firefly Cross & Ellis Tourer Not Sold
January 2016
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1998 Spectre R42 Sold £26,320
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Archive Photo
of the month.
By Pete Austin.
At the Classic Motor Show last November, Richard
Attwood and Ian Wagstaff were present to sign copies of
Ian's book on Porsche 917 chassis 023. This was the car
that won the 1970 Le Mans 24 Hours driven by Richard
Attwood and Hans Herrmann. The cars first appearance
was in that years BOAC 1000ks at Brands Hatch. It was
driven on that occasion to second place by Vic Elford and
Denny Hulme. Still in its plain white colour (rather than
the red and white colour
scheme used at Le
Mans) it is seen here
leading the other
Porsche Salzurg 917
(chassis 020) of
Attwood and Herrmann
(who would take over
the car for Le Mans)
which finished third in
this race.
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Stratford Armouries Boxing Day Car meeting.
26th December 2015. Stratford Armouries, near Stratford upon Avon.
By Simon & Janet Wright.
January 2016
Triumph TR4 and Triumph Stag arrive at the Stratford Armouries
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All American line-up Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu SS and a couple of American pick up trucks
The unusually mild weather for the time of year brought out a
good sized crowd for the annual Boxing day car meeting, at its
now regular home of the Stratford Armouries museum. The free
meeting usually attracts a good mix of vehicles and this years
event was no exception. One of the high lights for the organiser
was when three military trucks arrived, which was fitting for a
military
museum. There
was also a
strong
contingent of
classic American
cars and trucks
this year,
including a
couple of big
American pickup
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trucks in good
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condition. The saloons included a Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu in
a blue and white ‘Shelby’ style paint job and a Chevrolet
Impala station wagon.
There were several custom cars and hot rods parked up. One
of the most interesting was what appeared to be a black
Humber Imperial which in turn was based on the Super Snipe
design, but it was
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in fact a Jaguar
XJR Saloon
underneath, with
custom body
panels fitted on the
outside and
powered by a 375
bhp Supercharged
V8 engine. It had
been a custom
build project that
Humber Imperial custom body on Jaguar XJR saloon
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plus Ford Escort back axle. A late arrival was a Ford Model A
hotrod.
Several pre-war cars were on display including a 1937 885cc
Morris 8, the model which helped Morris regain its position as
Britains largest motor manufacturer. A 1927 Lea Francis P Type
Saloon looked stately in its two tone blue and black bodywork.
Originally built in nearby Coventry, the P Type Saloon was
actually the Lea Francis model 12 which was built between 1927
and 1935 during which a total of 1700 ran off the production line.
It was powered by a 1496cc Meadows 4ED straight 4 engine
Austin 10 and Ford Popular custom cars
had even included reskinning the door shells to match the
Humber appearance. Amoung the hotrods there was a blue
1955 Ford Popular hodrod fitted with a 7.5 litre engine which
was immaculately presented, and a 1932 Ford Model A pickup
truck which was powered by a 3.6 litre Eddie Meyer V8 engine.
The best paint job was on a 1933
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Austin 10 in black with flame effects
painted on the sides. The car was
formerly known as Amber Gambler
and is fitted with a Ford 1500 precross flow engine and auto gearbox
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1927 Lea Francis P Type saloon
Eddie Meyer V8 engine in Ford Model A pickup truck
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which produced 38 bhp in single carb configuration and 52 bhp
in twin carb set up. The actual P Type is thought to have run to
1093 assembled cars of which it is thought that as many as 97
have survived to now.
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An unusual 1930 Hotchkiss
AM2 13CV Monaco saloon
was originally built at
Hotchkiss et Cie in SaintDenis, Paris, France.
Powered by a 2412cc
straight 4 engine which
produced around 48 bhp. It
had rod operated brakes.
The company badge on the
radiator grill consists of a
pair of crossed canons,
which refer to the
companies arms
manufacturing history. For a
short time, they had a
factory in Coventry,
England, but this was sold
to Morris when car
production returned to
Hotchkiss badge and French cockerel
France.
Post war cars included a 1950 Riley RMA saloon complete with
split windscreen.
The Riley was
powered by a
straight 4 1.5 litre
engine which
produced around 60
bhp. It was the first
Riley model
produced after the
war. Between 1945
and 1952 over
10,500 were built.
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It was nice to see a
1950 Riley RMA
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1960 Vauxhall Victor
perfect example of a 1960 Vauxhall Victor F2 Super Saloon, as a
lot of that period Vauxhall models suffered terribly from corrosion
and not many have survived. The Victor was powered by a
1508cc 4 cylinder engine producing around 55 bhp and linked to
a 3 speed manual gearbox.
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Triumph TR3 arriving at the Stratford Armouries
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1929 Rolls Royce 20 25
January 2016
There were a few
vintage cars that
turned up including a
rather splendid 1929
Rolls Royce 20 25
which went to H J
Mulliner coach
builders for SemiWayman Four Light
bodywork to be fitted.
The car was first
registered in London in
1930 to the Lilley
family of Lilley &
Skinner shoes. Mrs
Lilley drove it for nine
years before trading it
in to Jack Barclay of
Berkley Square in
London for another
Rolls Royce. It has
had a further eight
owners to date,
including spending 28
years in America
between 1961 and
1989 where it
underwent a full
restoration. The
present owner,
Richard Cottrill from
Worcestershire
purchased the car in
2012 after it had been
off the road for 6 years
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Appropriately, the Army vehicles made a nice display at the
Armouries museum
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Saab fan with a sense of humour - The Prancing Reindeer
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German built Ford Taunus
1935 Jowett Kestral saloon
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Lomax kit car based on Citroen 2CV mechanicals
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Ford Lotus Cortina Mk1
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Pontiac Firebird
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Chevrolet Impala Station Wagon
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