Classic and Competition car 64 January 2016

January 2016 Issue 64

Rockingham Stages

VSCC Winter Driving Tests

Stratford Armouries Boxing Day

H&H Auctions Chateau Impney

Cars in the Claydons Launch

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Contents

Page 3 News.

Page 7 Cars in the Claydons Launch.

Page 10 VSCC Winter Driving Tests, Bicester Heritage.

Page 16 Rockingham Stages Rally.

Page 22 H & H Auction at Chateau Impney.

Page 29 Archive Photo of the month.

Page 30 Stratford Armouries Boxing Day Meet.

Simon Wright - Editor.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

Pete Austin.Pete is the man for Historic racing, with an extensive archive of black and white images covering the last few decades of motorsport in Britain. Very keen on BRM.

Mick Herring.Mick's first love is GT racing, including Historic, especially the Lola T70. Has an extensive knowledge of all things GT.

Janet Wright.Janet has been taking photographs for many years, and is also very skilled in video. She likes Aston Martins.

Lucy Owen-Moczadlo.Lucy runs Jucy Rally Photography and joins us to expand our rally coverage. She loves anything to do with Subarus and even tries her hand at a bit of autotesting in her modified Nissan.

Syd Wall.Syd runs Rally Photography and covers Rallying, Drag Racing and all things American

David GooseDavid runs Motorsport-Imagery web site with Stuart and covers GT, Touring Cars and the odd Rally and Classic car event

Stuart YatesStuart runs motorsport-imagery web site with David. Covers GT, Touring Cars and Classic car events

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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.

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

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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

Public Debut for Zenos E10 R.

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.shelsley-walsh.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.

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

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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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

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]

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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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

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

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

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

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Vintage Aston Martin

Modern Ferrari

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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.

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GT Racing Audi

Classic Norton Motorcycle

MG B Roadster in the Courtyard line up

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.

Dr Steven Pryke Frazer Nash TT Replica throws up the grass

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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

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 the many buildings on site. New for this 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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Paul Milner - Austin 7 Ulster 3rd in class

Some were already in the Christmas spirit. Miss Madeleine Rose in her Austin 7 Saloon finished 3rd in class

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Charlie Martin driving his Riley Special to the limit to win his class

Paul Weston - Frazer Nash TT replica 3rd in class

Colin Bromley & Nicolas Williams shared the Standard 9 LWB Tourer

John Williams Austin 7 “The Toy’ inside the hanger stage

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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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Mark Ballard - Frazer Nash Falcon TT Replica won Class 3


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Camilla Fraser - Austin 7 Fabric Saloon exits the hanger, part of one of the tests

Martin Greaves Alvis 12/50 Ducksback

Gary Caroline Morgan Super Sports retired just before end

Guy and Austin Lachlan shared the Singer Junior

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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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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 and Roslyn Rolinson, who both completed just three tests.

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Winner George Diffey - 1930 Austin 7

Nigel Stroud - MG M Type 2nd in class

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Rockingham Stages 5th-6th December 2015.Photos by Lucy Owen-Moczadlo Jucy Rally Photography and

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Steve Cressey and Tom Murphy Subaru STi two wheeling round Rockingham

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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

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 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

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Class 4 winners Paul King and Alicia Miles were 4th overall in their Ford Escort RS


Class 2 winner Richard & Stuart Bliss Honda Civic 10th overall© Motorsport-imagery

Jason & Charlie Kennedy BMW E30 M3 ahead of Class 1 winners Joe Cunningham/Marc Fowler Vauxhall Corsa


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


Adrian Mayall and Rob Hayden Alfa Romeo 33

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

3rd overall went to Peter Jackson and Stephen Hartley in their Ford Escort Mk2

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Dave Roberts & Dave Owen loose a wheel off their Ford Escort Mk2


Scott Rayner/Richard Bonnar Ford Escort Mk2



Stuart Andrews/Gary Whittington Nissan Micra won Class 0

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Steve Blackham and Helena Mayall Vauxhall Astra

2nd overall James Sharrock/Stuart Faulds Ford Escort Mk2



Winners Davis Tinn/Giles Dykes Mem Proton Satria Neo

Stuart Mead/Paul Ohren-Bird Ford Escort Mk2

Joe Cunningham/Marc Fowler Vauxhall Corsa won Class 1


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.




Saving Tyre wear David Gathercole/Andy Rowe Mitsubishi Evo 6

Ashley Feild/Ryan Vickers kerb hop the Darrian T90 GTR+

Bring on the Girls - Jade Paveley/Sarah Edwards Subaru Impreza



Class 3 winners Dave & Chris West in a Peugeot 306 Maxi finished 5th overall


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

1973 MGB GT V8 Sold for £14,560

Line up of classic cars waiting for the Sales.

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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 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 £7,280The other Bubble car was the 1960 Heinkel Type 153 which sold for £8,064

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

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

1960 Heinkel Type 153 Sold £8,0641959 Jaguar Mk 1 2.4 litre Sold £13,833

1972 Volvo P1800 ES Sold £12.320

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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 to a Ford 9.25 locker

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 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

1975 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Sold £3584

1965 Alfa Romeo 2600 Berlina Sold £10,080

1970 Porsche 914 Sold £8,736

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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

1985 Porsche 911 Turbo Targa by bb Sold £42,560

Yellow Porsche 356B Coupe £31,920 , Red E-Type 4.2 Coupe Sold £54,880


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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

1960 Jaguar XK150 S 3.8 Litre Drophead Coupe Sold £168,000

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

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 Saint-Cloud in Paris, the Hurlingham Club in London and the Chantilly Arts and Elegance Concours in September 2015.

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

1936 Bentley 4.25 litre Gurney Nutting Pillarless Coupe Sold £201,600

1987 Ford Dorchester Mk VII Limousine Sold £665

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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 ‘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.

1972 Volkswagen Kamann Ghia Coupe Sold £6215

1971 Morris 1300 GT Sold £3360

Replica 1933 Austin Seven Single Seater Not Sold.

1972 Volkswagen Kamann Ghia Coupe Sold £6215

1971 Aston Martin DBS V8 Sold £85,880

1971 Aston Martin DBS V8 Sold £85,880

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1987 Ferrari Mondial Quattrovalvole 3.2 Sold £25,760

1971 Austin Healey Sebring Sprite Evocation Not Sold

1933 Alvis Firefly Cross & Ellis Tourer Not Sold 1998 Spectre R42 Sold £26,320

1973 Citroen D Super 5 Not Sold 1971 NSU 1000 C Sold £5916

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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.

Archive Photo of the month.

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Stratford Armouries Boxing Day Car meeting. 26th December 2015. Stratford Armouries, near Stratford upon Avon.

By Simon & Janet Wright.

Triumph TR4 and Triumph Stag arrive at the Stratford Armouries

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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 trucks in good

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 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

All American line-up Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu SS and a couple of American pick up trucks

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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 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 pre-cross flow engine and auto gearbox

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

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.

1927 Lea Francis P Type saloon

Eddie Meyer V8 engine in Ford Model A pickup truck

Austin 10 and Ford Popular custom cars

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An unusual 1930 Hotchkiss AM2 13CV Monaco saloon was originally built at Hotchkiss et Cie in Saint-Denis, 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 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.It was nice to see a

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.

1960 Vauxhall Victor

Triumph TR3 arriving at the Stratford Armouries1950 Riley RMA

Hotchkiss badge and French cockerel


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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 Semi-Wayman 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 Ford Lotus Cortina Mk1

1935 Jowett Kestral saloonGerman built Ford Taunus Pontiac Firebird

Lomax kit car based on Citroen 2CV mechanicals Chevrolet Impala Station Wagon

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Classic and Competition car 64 January 2016