Looks like there are a plethora of 60’s Classic Race & Rally Cars coming together for Silverstone Auction Sale at the Race Retro Show in Warwickshire on 21st and 22nd February. We looked at the lots and pulled out our favourites coming up at the sale:
Amongst the lots are this 1960 Fixed Head Coupe MGA. This car has competed in the 1998 Monte Carlo Challenge, 1999 Winter Challenge, 2000 Classic Marathon, 2001 Rallye de Paris and the 2002 Monte Carlo Historique. Among the myriad of upgrades fitted to 351 STE are sump and petrol tank guards, Halda trip meter, stop watch, Don Barrow light, additional map reading light, OMP rally seats, four point harness and roll cage. Included with the car is a spare set of steel wheels with snow tyres and chains. Showing minor Rally Rash the papers are out of date, but could easily be renewed. Estimate £19,000 – £22,000
Also a 1962 Triumph TR4 built to Fast road Rally Spec. Built as a Works rally replica and benefitted from a chassis-up rebuild in 2003-2005, with full photo record is available. The 2213cc engine has been dyno tested and is producing 113bhp at 3,810rpm. Sold with rally tripmeter and two dashboard mounted stop watches. It had a FIVA Identity Card issued May 2004, but this expires after ten years so it will need to be re-applied for. Sold with UK V5C and fully road-legal with MOT to June 2015. Estimate £28,000 – £32,000
1968 Alfa Romeo 1750 GTV Race car – Finished in Orca Yellow it claims to have Italian FIA conformity and hailing from Italy, it is of course in lefthand drive guise, the car sits high and looks purposeful even when motionless. Specification includes: monocoque chassis; independent front suspension with coil springs and telescopic dampers; rigid axle rear suspension, again with coil springs and telescopic dampers; non-adjustable roll-bar; period correct engine with reputed 1779 cylinder capacity; Weber type 40 carburettors; electric fuel pump; wet-sump lubrication; five gears; rear-wheel drive and limited slip differential; front and rear disc brakes; worm and roller steering and alloy GTA-style wheels. Estimated to fetch £16,000 – £20,000
1956 Jaguar Mk1 Saloon Race car – Looking very handsome in Carmen Red inside, the racing seat, harness and competition dash evoke memories of the late John Coombes and his highly respected racing saloons of the late 1950s and early 1960s. The 3.4 ‘B-Type’ head engine is freshly rebuilt by Sigma Engineering ,who set a new record for a 3.4 with their power output achieved on the dyno. A new aluminium radiator keeps everything cool and the 4 speed synchro gearbox benefits from a refresh, as does the rear axle which incorporates a ‘Powerlock Gripper’ limited slip differential. The FIA spec brakes (Mk9 calipers and discs with drums at the rear) are new, as are the hubs, wheels, Koni dampers and suspension. A new ‘bag tank’ sits in the boot and the car is now fully ready to race. The car has competed at one ‘shake down’ race at Donington with the HRDC in 2014 and is now a competitive and front running car in the right hands. It is known to Goodwood and is eligible for racing in the Revival – subject, of course, to securing an invitation! Estimate £55,000 – £65,000
1963 FIA Lotus Cortina Racecar – This car has been a race car since 1990 and was originally raced with the HSCC. Colin Blower bought this car from HSCC racer, Nick Humphries, in 1998 and promptly put the car in to storage where it was to stay until 2012! Colin then commenced a detailed and comprehensive restoration project on the car with the help of a local university student with the original intent of racing the car with his son. The shell was considered not strong enough for an FIA race car project and a new left hand drive shell from Hungary, was sourced by Brian Whitfield of Roberts Motor Bodies. This was duly converted to right hand drive and fully prepared for racing by him to include the fitment of an FIA roll cage. The shell was prepared on a modern flat jig to ensure the frame was square and great attention was paid to panel gaps and accurate fit of the aluminium bonnet, boot and doors. The straight cut close ratio gearbox, lightweight bell housing and tail shaft were rebuilt by renowned Lotus expert, Guy Smith of Northampton and the ‘A’ frame rear axle and limited slip diff expertly fitted by Colin. FIA spec suspension, brakes and high ratio steering box were rebuilt and fitted along with new front and rear bumpers. FIA dampers, correct lower track control arms, straight lower ball joint/steering arms and an FIA spec roll bar were fitted and the car also benefitted from a new wiring harness, racing type lightweight battery, FIA fire system and period guages.
The engine was built by noted expert, Nick Stagg, and is fresh and unused. The car has obtained FIA HTP papers and is now road registered, freshly MOT’d and ready to test and race. Estimated to fetch £48,000 – £55,000
For more details about the rest of the above vehicles and the other lots on offer at Silverstone Auctions Race Retro Sale, visit www.silverstoneauctions.com.
