1941 PACKARD 180 AMBULANCE - H&H AUCTIONS

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IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM, DUXFORD, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, CB22 4QR

WEDNESDAY 12th OCTOBER 2016

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1941 PACKARD 180 AMBULANCE

Question - when is an ambulance not an ambulance? Answer, when its exterior has been painstakingly restored as per its service at the Muroc Army Air Force base (from where Yeager broke the sound barrier - now known as Edwards from where the shuttle was supported) in the Mojave desert, but the major mechanicals have been replaced by modern alternatives and the stretcher bay trimmed throughout in Red pile carpet! In the vendor's words, ''YWG 722' has the patina of a 75 year old classic military vehicle but the reliability of a modern car'. The Packard is nowadays powered by a contemporary 350ci Chevy V8 engine driving through a 700 R4 automatic gearbox to a Ford 9 inch final drive. The vendor informs us that this unique 21ft Packard 'drives, stops and handles brilliantly, will comfortably cruise at 70mph and is immensely practical; especially if you have lots of friends'!

SOURCE: http://www.handh.co.uk/buy/1941-packard-180-ambulance/13154

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1962 MERCEDES-BENZ 220 SB ‘FINTAIL’ - COYS AUCTIONS ASCOT SALE

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SATURDAY 8th OCTOBER 2016

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1962 MERCEDES-BENZ 220 SB ‘FINTAIL’ 

Introduced at the 1959 Frankfurt Auto Show, the 220 Sb saloon was one of three six-cylinder (W111) models sharing a new up-to-the-minute body style. This trio featured unitary construction bodies, independent suspension all round (at the rear by means of a single-pivot swing axle), and powerful servo-assisted drum brakes. Much attention had been paid to improving passenger comfort and safety, the cabin being enlarged and the glass area increased for better visibility, while the incorporation of front and rear crumple zones represented a milestone in automotive safety technology. Designed to appeal equally to European and North American markets, the sleek new body featured tail fins, a styling device then much in vogue, which gave the models their nickname: Heckflosse (Fintail).

Powered by an up-rated (110bhp DIN, 124bhp SAE in the USA) version of its predecessor’s 2,195cc overhead-camshaft six-cylinder engine, the 220 S was good for a top speed of around 102.5mph.  Fuel-injected ‘SE’ versions followed, the coupé and cabriolet models lacking the saloon’s swiftly outdated tail fins, while front disc brakes were standardised on the 220 Sb in April 1962. Production ceased in 1965.

This 220 Sb saloon has had three owners from new. The previous owner bought the car in 2013 and carried out a bare-metal restoration of the entire body. Works carried out include replacing the front floor panels, the inner and outer front sill panels, and the off-side front inner wheel arch, while the underside has been sealed and the body re-sprayed in its original Antique Ivory- it is now in excellent condition. The rubber seals for the doors, windscreen, rear screen and boot have all been replaced. The seats have been reupholstered in red leather, and all the carpets replaced.  The door cards are  all in excellent original condition.

Mechanically,  the original engine has been stripped and reassembled with all new seals and gaskets and we are advised that the car cruises easily at 70mph. Described by the vendor as in excellent condition throughout, this desirable classic Mercedes is offered with its original owner’s manual and service booklet, a V5C Registration Certificate and MoT certificate valid until to September 2016.

SOURCE: http://www.coys.co.uk/cars/1962-mercedes-benz-220-sb-fintail-saloon

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1978/79 MINI 1275GT CLUBMAN - COYS AUCTION ASCOT SALE

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SATURDAY 8th OCTOBER 2016

ASCOT RACECOURSE, ASCOT, BERKSHIRE, SL5 7LX

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1978/79 MINI 1275 GT CLUBMAN 

BRITISH TOURING CAR CHAMPIONSHIP WINNING SALOON

EX RICHARD LONGMAN

The Mini is an icon of British motoring history and has been equally at home carrying out domestic chores as it has been racing around a track or rally stage. In the late 1960s and under the ownership of British Leyland the Mini was given a facelift by stylist Roy Haynes who restyled the car to give it a squarer frontal look. It was named the Mini Clubman and was intended to replace the upmarket Riley and Wolseley versions of the Mini. The new look mini was offered in sporting guise with the introduction of the 1275 GT which replaced the 1275cc Cooper S. It was the first Mini to be equipped with a tachometer and also featured a standard-fit close-ratio gearbox. Performance of the 1275GT was lively for the time, achieving 0–60 mph in 12.9 seconds, and the excellent midrange torque offered a 30–50 mph time in top gear of only nine seconds

The Mini 1275 GT we have here, holds a very special place in history. In 1978 with financial backing from British Leyland and Patrick Motors, the racing driver Richard Longman modified and prepared this car to enter it into the British Touring Car Championships. It was entered in all 12 races and won its class in 11 of those races and retired once. As a result Richard Longman took the honours and won the Championship in fine style in this very car. In the subsequent 1979 season Richard Longman took 10 class wins over the 12 races and won the championship once  again in this very same car. It is not an overstatement to say this car was at the epicentre of a golden period for the Mini in motorsport.

At the end of the 1979 season the car went into storage and didn’t race for the next 30 years until the current owner of the car handed the car back to Richard Longman for him to use at Silverstone for a British Racing Drivers Club track day.

The car comes with the RAC Motorsport Division British Leyland race recognition form as well as many items of memorabilia relating to where it raced including tickets, maps and letters. This is a unique opportunity to own a key piece of British Motorsport history and surely not one to be missed.

SOURCE: http://www.coys.co.uk/cars/197879-british-touring-car-championship-winning-mini-1275-gt-clubman-saloon-2

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1964 RENAULT 8 1300C - COYS AUCTIONS ASCOT SALE

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SATURDAY 8th OCTOBER 2016

ASCOT RACECOURSE, ASCOT, BERKSHIRE, SL5 7LX

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1964 REnauLT 8 1300C

The Renault 8 (Renault R8 until 1964) and Renault 10 are two rear-engined, rear-wheel drive small family cars produced by the French manufacturer Renault in the 1960s and early 1970s.The 8 was launched in 1962, and the 10, a more upmarket version of the 8, was launched in 1965. The Renault 8 ceased production and sales in France in 1973. By then the Renault 10 had already been replaced, two years earlier, by the front wheel drive Renault 12.

They were produced in Bulgaria until 1970 (see Bulgarrenault), and an adapted version of the Renault 8 continued to be produced in Spain until 1976. In Romania, a version of the 8 was produced under license between 1968 and 1971 as the Dacia 1100. In total 37,546 Dacia 1100s were built.

This lovely example was totally rebuilt 5 years but has retained its original cosmic period wheels with Falcon Sport Tyres. The rear bumper has been re chromed and large spot lamps placed on the front of the car. The engine was fully rebuilt with full syncro gearbox, modified head to Stage 1and had an unleaded conversion.

The engine has 40 DCOE side draft webbers on a competition manifold, facet race fuel pump and adjustable filter king, competition oil catch tank and Aldon electronic ignition. The suspension was upgraded as well as the brakes which are all new. The interior has 2 Corbau period race seats, 2 Luke full harnesses and a leather stitched alloy steering wheel. The car was modified 3 years, rolling road tuned and is eligible for many motorsport categories.

SOURCE: http://www.coys.co.uk/cars/1964-renault-8-1300cc

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1954 SUNBEAM ALPINE - COYS AUCTIONS

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ASCOT RACECOURSE, ASCOT, BERKSHIRE, SL5 7LX

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1954 SUNBEAM ALPINE

OFFICIAL WORKS DEMONSTRATOR AND JOURNALIST CAR

In late 1952 the Rootes Group decided to create a sports design and development team within its subsidiary Sunbeam. It was using an idea from George Hartwell a Bournemouth Rootes dealer and rally preparation expert to create an open two seater rally car from the Sunbeam Talbot Coupe production chassis that the first prototype Alpine was developed. This car LEL 333 was entered in the 1952 Alpine Rally as a testing. Sunbeams design and development engineers with ERA revised and developed the engineering to create a new prototype which was tested at Jabbeke in Belgium in March 1953 by Stirling Moss and Sheila van Damm recording a record speed of over 123 mph. Leslie Johnson racing and rally driver plus director of E.R.A. then tested the car for endurance at Montlhery and realised the car was a potential Rally winner. Sunbeam wasted no time in launching the Alpine model in June 1953 and named after the test rally of 1952. Sunbeambuild a total of 1,800 before it

was replaced by the Mk 3 in October 1954. Of cause the car featured heavily in the 1953 feature film, “To Catch A Thief with Grace Kelly and Carry Grant.

In parallel to the highly tuned prototype and the standard Alpine Model, E.R.A were secretly developing the Alpine Special. They had developed better performance from the standard Alpines single downdraught carburettor, and had lightened the car with Aluminium panels to the boot and bonnet. To gain homologation six LHD pre-production Alpine Specials cars were made along with six rally cars drawn from production registered MKV 21-26 in early 1953. With celebrity drivers such as Stirling Moss in 21, Peter Collins in 23, and Sheila van Damm in 25 the team secured many prizes in that years event. The car used revised manifolding and a down draught Solex twin choke carburettor with a standard overdrive and revised gearbox and rear axle ratios and straight through exhaust system with increased performance. Strangely the model was not available for sale until May 1954 when it was launched. ln total only 70 Specials were built with two thirds of production being LHD for export. Today the Alpine Special is a very rare model of surviving the Alpine cars.

This fabulous British sports car is presented in Ivory with a  red leather and cream piping interior which is in beautiful condition.  Also, which is rare, the car also comes with a  hard top,  which is included in the sale. A red tonneau and hood compliment the wonderful interior and the car also comes with all invoices relating to its restoration.

OKV 899 was used by John Bolster the well-known racing driver and journalist to evaluate the car and this actual car was official the works demonstrator registered to Humber Ltd.’s engineering department (as were the rally cars) in May 1954 and used by him for the article appearing in the September Autosport magazine of that year. Many photos exist of the car in archive material as it was and is now in its original colour scheme of Ivory with red interior after extensive restoration by Alpine Specialist Ken Sparkes. The car comes with many historic photographs of the 1954 Testing series and later restorations. Described as being the most important works Specials built after the six Alpine Rally cars, this is a very rare and highly collectable vehicle.

SOURCE: http://www.coys.co.uk/cars/1954-sunbeam-alpine

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