The Racing Car Show
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Date | 16 Jan 2016 |
Time | 2.00 PM |
Viewing | Thursday 14th January from 9.00am to 6.00pm Friday 15th January from 9.00am to 6.00pm On the day of the sale from 9.00am to start of sale |
Location | NEC, Birmingham, UK |
Admission | Admission by catalogue only (admits two to auction) |
Collection Terms | Terms & Conditions of Business |
Having devised the iconic original back in the early 1960s, John Cooper sold his own modified Minis under the ‘Mini Cooper’ name from the mid-1980s, before Rover’s acquisition...
The Heinkel Kabine was a microcar designed by Heinkel Flugzeugwerke and built by them from 1956 to 1958. Production was transferred under license to Dundalk Engineering Company in...
Britcar is an Endurance Motor Racing series formed in 1997, as a result of a discussion in a Nurburgring between Willie Moore and James Tucker. James Tucker...
The introduction of the Fulvia saloon in 1963 maintained Lancia’s reputation for innovation in automobile design. Designed by Antonio Fessia, the boxy-styled Appia replacement featured an all-new, narrow-angle,...
This latest model is a marked improvement in all respects over its forbears, reported The Autocar magazine after road-testing the new P-Type Midget in November 1934. A replacement...
Although the 1900 had been its first successful post-war model, it was Alfa Romeo’s next offering, the 1.3-litre Giulietta, which established the small car, big performance’ formula that...
The GT 1300 Junior was the entry model to the Alfa Romeo coupe range. It was introduced in 1965 as the replacement for the 101 series Giulia Sprint...
The story of the “F&M” (Fiorio & Maglioli) cars is well known to fans of the Lancia marque, only three cars were built in total, the first two...
The 75 was introduced in May 1985 to replace the Giulietta (with which it shared many components), and was named to celebrate Alfa’s 75th year of production. The...
Ford’s Zephyr Mk.2 was introduced in 1956. Longer, wider and more powerful than its predecessor, these Mk.2s were full six-seaters and even more flamboyantly styled. They were objects...
This example is the last Abarth car to be produced during the long and productive life of company founder and long-time principal, Carlo Abarth. Carlo Abarth informed...
In 1954 came Alfa’s second new postwar design, the Giulietta. Powered by a light alloy dohc four of 1,290 cc, it came as a unibody 2+2 coupe by...
The 1960 Geneva show saw the debut of what was arguably the prettiest of all the models, the Bianchina Special Convertible. It was a little luxury car, with...
The Lotus Seven is a small, simple, lightweight two-seater open-top sports car produced by Lotus Cars (initially called Lotus Engineering) between 1957 and 1972.
It was designed by...
Replacement for FIAT’s much-loved 500 ‘Topolino’, the Nuova 500 debuted in 1957. A radical departure from its predecessor’s essentially pre-war design, FIAT’s new baby featured unitary construction, a full-length...
Although always intended to house the new Tadek Marek-designed V8, the DBS first appeared with the 4.0-litre six of the concurrently produced DB6. Styled in-house by Bill Towns,...
This classic and nowadays much sought-after Ferrari was named after Enzo Ferrari’s son Alfredino, who died in 1956, aged 24. Enzo Ferrari credits his son with the inspiration...
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In June 1985, financed by the Swiss-based Mimram brothers, Lamborghini began the development of what was codenamed “Project 132” as the replacement of the Gandini styled...
For those would-be historic racers who have a desire to race in the glamorous arena of historic Sports Prototypes, this Ginetta G12 holds the door wide open in...
Put into production in July 1964, the 911 presaged the end of 356-production. It was July 1965 before the 911 made it to the US, and customers immediately...
The SLs of this era (the 107 chassis) really established themselves as an icon of quality and success in on the Continent as well as the Americas. Unlike...
We are delighted to offer this rare piece of rally history, the Vauxhall Chevette HSR DTV works rally car, XEG 550X, driven by Englishman Russell Brookes who said...
The Porsche 914 was introduced in September of 1969 as a collaborative effort between Porsche and Volkswagen to produce a sporty car. The car they came up with...
The landmark DB2, considered the first “true” postwar Aston Martin, was introduced in May 1950. The ultimate and most highly refined variant, the DB Mark III, debuted in...
Alongside its hyper-expensive race-bred sports car – the 300 SL – Mercedes-Benz offered the less exotic but no less refined 190 SL. Announced in 1954 and based on...
It was after racing a CSM-Ford Special and a Lotus 6, that Sussex garage owner Frank Nichols decided to build his own sports racing car. He chose the...
That this new car, the Z8, is scorchingly fast comes as no surprise. It employs the potent 400-hp M5 powertrain, which endows the M5 sedan with the acceleration...
The first-generation Chevrolet Camaro appeared in dealerships on 29th September 1966, for the 1967 model year on a brand new rear-wheel drive GM F-body platform and would be...
Moto Guzzi’s Galletto (cockerel) offered scooter-type weather protection and comfort allied to the superior handling qualities of a true motorcycle. For the engine Guzzi kept with tradition, specifying...
The new Guzzi appeared as a very simple model, both mechanically and by lead: the commands are few and all at hand, although in some cases antiquated (as...
Moto Morini is an Italian maker of motorcycles. It was founded by Alfonso Morini in Bologna, in 1937.
Earlier, Morini had also manufactured motorcycles together with Mario Mazzetti under the...
The Bahamas Speed Week was a sports car race held in Nassau, Bahamas from 1954 to 1966. Winners of the race included Stirling Moss, Dan Gurney, Innes Ireland,...
Rarely in the historic racing arena does such an opportunity such as this come along; an opportunity to invest in one of the longest associations with a world-class...
In 1987 a new version of the Lotus Esprit was unveiled, designed by Peter Stevens who later went on to design the McLaren F1.
With its revolutionary new...
One of the many unfortunate consequences of the MG-Rover Group’s demise was the curtailment of an ambitious competitions programme that had re-established the famous MG marque as a...
The Lancia Fulvia Sport Zagato was another collaboration with the legendary styling house. It was slightly more acceptable looking than the outlandish Zagato-bodied Sport Flavia, but the aluminium...
The Porsche 924 is a luxury sports car which was produced by Porsche AG of Germany from 1976 to 1988. A two-door, 2+2 coupé, the 924 replaced the...
Cooper may have introduced the mid-engined layout to post-war motor racing, but the Lotus 18 was the car which proved once and for all that a mid-engined car...
The C-Type was successful in racing, most notably at the Le Mans 24 hours race, which it won twice; the war won in 1951, its first attempt. The...
Rarely in the historic racing arena does such an opportunity such as this come along; an opportunity to invest in one of the longest associations with a world-class...
With original Porsche 2.7 RS Lightweights reaching astronomical figures, it is hardly surprising that Porsche owners are looking at replicas based on the ethos of this legendary Porsche...
Introduced at the 1950 Motor Show, the Morgan Plus 4 was designed as a more powerful sibling for the 4/4 model. Powered by the robust Standard-Triumph 4 cylinder...
The Ferrari 196/246 SP was produced from 1961 through 1963 with less than ten examples being created. The design was very untraditional for Enzo Ferrari, and against his...
It was the Escort that really put Ford on the rallying map, proving capable of winning World Championship events from 1968, when the Twin Cam model was the...
Built as an advertising project for EFM ( USA) auto-clutch volume manufacturers, this incredible trike is powered by two Yamaha Vmax engines- each 1200 CC, it can...
Throughout its history, BMW cars and motorcycles have been successful in a range of motorsport activities. Before World War II BMW motorcycles dominated the Isle of Man TT...
“One of the greatest names in the history of motor racing was to be seen on major race circuits after a period of 25 years, when a...
It was at the 1948 London Motor Show that Jaguar virtually threw the sports car world into turmoil with its stunning XK120. Here was a car with incredible...
The Mercedes-Benz R107 and C107 were produced by Mercedes-Benz from 1971 through 1989, being the second longest single series ever produced by the automaker, after the G-Class....
The first significant upgrade of Jaguar’s sensational E-Type sports car took shape in October 1964 with the launch of the 4.2-litre version. Along with the bigger, torquier engine...
Created for the short lived Group B race category, the 4WD mid engined MG 6R4 (6-cylinder, rally car, four-wheel-drive) Metro of 1984 was a world away from the...
The Porsche 996 platform was used as the basis for two lightweight GT variants called GT2 and GT3. The GT3 was based on the standard 996 Carrera, but...
For the 456 Pininfarina worked its magic once more to create a subtly beautiful curvaceous body contrasting with the hard edges of its predecessor. Although bereft of extraneous...
When Porsche first introduced their 964 Turbo in 1990, they had yet to develop a turbocharged version of the 3.6 litre M64 engine and were forced to build...
Produced between 1985 and 1989, the Ferrari 412 was the final glorious flowering of the ‘400’ series of luxurious four-seaters that had commenced with the introduction of the...
Built between 1989 and 1996, the V8-powered Shamal supercar was the ultimate expression of Maserati’s long-running Biturbo family. Maserati’s mainstream model throughout the 1980s, and the first series-production...
Whilst Ford’s Rallying history can be traced back to before the Escort, 1968 is the important year as far as the blue oval rally fans are concerned, as...
We all think of Lamborghinis as beautiful, sexy sports cars from the Miura and Countach and to the current range of supercars like the Murcielago, Gallardo and...
The purposeful mid-engine sports coupe is the finest Anglo-American supercar of the last century, with four straight victories at the Le Mans 24 Hour endurance race between 1966...
The Lancia Fulvia does not need much introduction for those interested in motorsport. Also known as the Tipo 818 it was Lancia´s competition car of choice during the...
Having devised the iconic original back in the early 1960s, John Cooper sold his own modified Minis under the Mini Cooper name from the mid-1980s, before Rover’s acquisition...
The introduction of the Fulvia saloon in 1963 maintained Lancia’s reputation for innovation in automobile design. Designed by Antonio Fessia, the boxy-styled Appia replacement featured an all-new, narrow-angle,...
Built for the ISSC series, the Reynard-Chrysler was a unique concept in motor-racing intended to take young drivers from the various two-litre single-seater formulae and prepare them for...
This stunning one owner Lotus Elise Cup R is the very first car produced, Chassis Number 001, and was bought directly by its only owner from the Lotus...
This Euroracing 101, chassis 2, is the only car to have won the European Formula 3 championship twice. Originally built as a March 813, chassis 4, it was...