1988 FORD ESCORT RS TURBO - COYS AUCTIONS Fontwell House Sale Chichester Thursday 12th September 2019

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1988 FORD ESCORT RS TURBO
Registration No: F965 AEL

The ‘Series 2’ Escort RS Turbo (produced between 1986-1990) was in many ways a much better car than the Series 1. New features were adopted for the Series 2 including utilising the 1600cc, fuel-injected CVH engine from the Series 1 Turbo but now fitted with the Garret T3 Turbo (water-cooled, unlike the S1), revised engine management settings, lower overall gearing, an improved gearbox and limited-slip differential, a larger clutch, improved KE Jetronic unit, and an intercooler.

Suspension and chassis changes included stiffer front and rear springs, uprated anti-roll bars, mechanical ABS and larger brakes. The Series 2 car produced an impressive 132bhp at 5,750rpm, with maximum torque of 133 lb/ft at 2,750rpm, giving it serious performance with a top speed of 125mph and a 0-60mph time of 8.3 seconds. Although on paper, these figures were slightly less competitive than the Series 1, the new car was considerably easier to drive quickly and, effectively, was a faster car for it.

This rare grey, left-hand drive car was imported in August 1998. The car shows only 33,000 miles on the odometer and judging by the condition of the car it looks to be true. The car’s interior is clean and in good condition as is the paintwork and mechanicals. The car is no different underneath being very well presented and has recently benefitted from a service which included the cambelt. The vendor describes the car as being in excellent condition and that it runs and drives well. With so many of these cars suffering from rust and modifications, it is becoming increasingly hard to find an original, unmolested and solid example. A superb opportunity and certainly a rare car in this condition.

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1974 Citroën DS23 Safari Estate - BONHAMS AUCTIONS GOODWOOD MEMBERS MEETING Goodwood, Goodwood Estate, Chichester PO18 0PX Sunday 7th April 2019

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1974 Citroën DS23 Safari Estate

Registration no. Not UK Registered

Chassis no. 00FF4182

*Cavernous practical classic

*Five-speed manual gearbox

*History file of invoices and MoTs

*Registered in the Republic of Ireland

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  • Just as it had done 21 years previously with the revolutionary 'Traction Avant', Citroën stunned the world again in 1955 with the launch of the strikingly styled 'DS'. Beneath the shark-like newcomer's aerodynamically efficient, low-drag bodyshell there was all-independent, self-levelling, hydro-pneumatic suspension plus power-operated brakes, clutch, and steering.
  
  
  The project had been initiated in the 1930s by the company's managing director, Pierre-Jules Boulanger, and would be brought to fruition by designers André Lefebvre, previously with Voisin and Renault, and Flaminio Bertoni, who had worked on the styling of the pre-war Traction Avant. Part of Boulanger's brief had been that the proposed 'VGD' (Voiture de Grand Diffusion or Mass Market Car) should be capable of affording a comfortable ride over sub-standard rural roads while remaining stable at sustained high speeds on the Autoroutes. The solution to these seemingly incompatible requirements was the famous hydro-pneumatic suspension, suggested by Citroën engineer Paul Mages. No European car would match the DS's ride quality for several years, the fundamental soundness of Citroën's ahead-of-its-time hydro-pneumatic suspension being demonstrated by its survival in top-of-the-range models until very recently.
  
  
  In September 1965 the DS's original 1,911cc, overhead-valve, long-stroke engine – inherited from the Traction Avant - was replaced by a short-stroke 1,985cc unit, also available in 2,175cc and 2,347cc versions, while other DS developments included swivelling headlights, fuel injection, and a five-speed manual gearbox. Other models offered alongside the original DS were the ID (a simplified, cheaper version), the cavernous Safari estate and the two-door Décapotable (convertible), the latter boasting coachwork by Henri Chapron. Right-hand drive versions were assembled in England at Citroën's Slough factory up 1966, whereupon manufacture of all RHD models reverted to France. By the time production ceased in April 1975, more than 1.3 million of these wonderfully idiosyncratic cars had been built.
  
  
  This DS23 has the powerful 2.3-litre engine and the desirable five-speed manual gearbox. The history file contains MoT certificates dating back to 1983 and sundry invoices for work done going back to early 1990s when the car was owned by the Reverend Peter Brown of Staines. The Citroën subsequently belonged to a Mr Clifford and there are also invoices on file for work done during his ownership. Permanently exported from the UK in 2009, where it was registered as 'SKX 469M', the car is currently registered in the Republic of Ireland.

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c.1936 SS1 Coupé SS1 Fixed-Head Coupé - BONHAMS AUCTIONS GOODWOOD MEMBERS MEETING Goodwood, Goodwood Estate, Chichester PO18 0PX Sunday 7th April 2019

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c.1936 SS1 Coupé SS1 Fixed-Head Coupé

Registration no. not UK registered

Chassis no. to be advised

*One of only 2,503 built

*Rare survivor of an early SS model

*Formerly part of the Aalholm Automobile Museum *Collection, Denmark

*Acquired for the Key Collection in 2012

*Repainted since acquisition

• Forerunner of the 'Jaguar' marque, the SS1 predated yet epitomised the former's advertising slogan, 'Grace, Space, Pace.' 'SS' originally stood for the Swallow Sidecar & Coachbuilding Company, which had been founded in Blackpool, England by William Walmsley in 1922. The company branched out into motor manufacture in 1926, its first major success being an attractive sports saloon on the Austin Seven chassis. The design was the work of Walmsley's business partner, William Lyons, whose future Jaguar creations would confirm his reputation as one of the British motor industry's most gifted stylists. Relocation to Coventry followed and the Swallow range expanded to include models on Morris Cowley, Wolseley Hornet, and Standard Sixteen chassis.
  
  
  Marque status arrived in October 1931 with the launch of the SS1, a close-coupled coupé. Based on that of the Standard Ensign 16hp, the SS1's low, under-slung chassis was designed by Lyons and supplied exclusively to Swallow by John Black's Standard Motor Company, which also provided the 2.1/2.6-litre six-cylinder side valve engine and four-speed gearbox. Lyons' design for the body was startling: the SS1's excessively long bonnet, tiny passenger compartment and helmet-type front wings suggesting that it represented the ultimate in high performance. In so doing, the SS1 went some way towards establishing the pattern for future Jaguars, combining sporting good looks with a better-than-average specification and all at a bargain price. Indeed, so successful was Lyons' new venture that production of Swallow-bodied cars ceased altogether in 1933 and SS Cars Limited was formed, initially as a subsidiary of the Swallow sidecar-building business.
  
  
  The SS1 body was revised for 1933 and the engines up-rated with alloy cylinder heads and improved manifolding, advances that raised the top speed to 75mph. For 1934 the SS1 gained a new wide-track chassis and slightly enlarged Standard engines of 2,143cc and 2,663cc, while the body - now available in four different configurations - underwent yet another restyle. In this, its final form, the SS1 remained in production until 1936, by which time 2,503 examples of this ultimate version had been made.
  
  
  Believed to be a 2.1-litre model, the SS1 fixed-head coupé offered here was purchased from the sale of the Danish Aalholm Automobile Museum Collection in 2012, since when it has been cosmetically restored by the Key Museum. Early SS cars are rare and highly desirable and this example, with its fresh two-tone paintwork, is undeniably handsome. 
  
  
  Should the vehicle remain in the UK, local import taxes of 5% will be added to the hammer price.

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1933 MG Magnette K1 Saloon - BONHAMS AUCTIONS GOODWOOD MEMBERS MEETING Goodwood, Goodwood Estate, Chichester PO18 0PX Sunday 7th April 2019

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1933 MG Magnette K1 Saloon 

Restoration Project

Registration no. AXB 201

Chassis no. K0370

*Matching chassis and engine

*Fitted with the 1,271cc engine

*Present family ownership since 1964

*Offered for restoration 

Small-capacity six-cylinder cars were much in vogue in the early 1930s and MG had duly climbed aboard the bandwagon in 1931 with the launch of the Magna F. Continuing the 'small six' theme, the K series of Magnette sports cars was announced at the London Motor Show in 1932. The Ks used an overhead-camshaft six-cylinder engine similar to that of the existing Magna series, but downsized to 1,087cc to gain entry into racing's 1,100cc Class G. Success in Class G was considered vital by MG boss Cecil Kimber, although customers not intent on competition could specify the Magna-type 1,271cc engine. For the K series, MG's long-stroke 'six' received a cross-flow cylinder head, and while the K1 was available in a range of body styles, the short-wheelbase K2 was only ever offered in two-seater sports form. Only 372 of all K1/K2 types were built between 1932 and 1934.

'AXB 201' was first registered on 5th December 1933. Little is known of the car's pre- and immediately post-WW2 history prior to its purchase by Mike Waggot in 1964. In poor but running condition when acquired, the MG was used initially before an ongoing restoration was commenced. Elements of the body have been replaced but the original body plate is still in place, and while the chassis is presumed original, the front knuckle has been replaced with one of a different number, possibly following accident damage (it was in place in 1964). It should be noted that the accompanying old-style continuation logbook (issued 1962) records the body number, not the chassis number.

We are advised by the private vendor that the chassis and body are in good condition, the former requiring inspection and the latter - currently in primer – in need of finishing, as is the original interior. The gearbox has been rebuilt but has not been tested, while the engine has been dismantled and will require a full overhaul. Offered with sundry bills and a V5 registration document, 'K0370' represents a wonderful opportunity for the MG enthusiast to bring one of these rare early six-cylinder MGs back to its former glory

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