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Silverstone Classic Sale 2012 Highlights

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The Silverstone Classic sale (held July 21, 2012) by Silverstone Auctions consisted of half road cars and half race cars. Almost all of the road cars sold, whereas seemingly half of the racecars failed to meet their minimum reserve. With some “results to follow” (as the auction house is trying to complete a post-auction sale), the top sale was a 2008 Ferrari F430 GT3 that brought $119,000

One of our feature cars failed to sell, the Satecmo Eolia. The Chausson CHS Prototype did sell, for $17,300. Other interesting sales include a 1964 DKW Munga – there’s some serious fun to be had with this thing for only $5,500.

This 1947 Emeryson Jaguar, a one-off racing special built by Paul Emery, sold for $22,500.

A similar looking car (and with a similar base) is this 1983 Kougar Jaguar. Kougars were  built around Jaguar S-Type mechanicals. It sold for $17,000.

Another race car that actually sold at this sale was this 1970 Mallock Mk 8/16. Built by Arthur Mallock, this car was intended for use on the hillclimb circuit – even though it closely resembles a Formula car. This car actually won a 1600cc “B” Sport championship in its day. It sold for $7,800.

Two other interesting road cars were this 1948 Allard M-Type (top) for $43,400 and an awesome 1998 Renault Sport Spider (bottom) for $31,700.

For complete results, click here.

Satecmo Eolia

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1954 Satecmo Eolia

Offered by Silverstone Auctions | Silverstone, England | July 21, 2012

What, never heard of a the Satecmo Eolia? Satecmo was founded by Frenchman André George Claude. I don’t know a lot about the company, other than that they sold tuning parts for the Renault 4CV. Well, Claude was an amateur racer who was pretty picky and didn’t like any of the myriad of available sports cars of the era. So he decided to build his own using only French parts.

The engine was a four-cylinder from a Renault 4CV mounted in the rear. There are only two doors for the passengers, but there are actually two additional rear doors that open like passenger doors for engine access. Top speed was 104 mph. In 1960, the 4CV engine was replaced by an 850cc engine from the Renault Dauphine Gordini. Power was rated at 69 horsepower. The body is magnesium.

The name Eolia is derived from Eolias, a mythological god of wind. And this car was built to go through some wind with a sleek, rounded, Abarth-bubble-like silhouette with two massive fins at the rear:

It was completed in 1954 but was not registered for the first time until 1958 (which is why you might find this car listed as a 1958 in other places). Claude wanted to drive it at Le Mans, but was no invited (he did drive there in 1951 in a Satecmo-tuned 4CV). Without racing pedigree, Renault turned down Claude’s pitch that Renault put the Eolia into production. He held on to it until 1967 when it changed hands for the first time.

This is the only car like this ever built and it survives in remarkable condition with only 15,000km on the odometer. It is expected to sell for between $100,000-$130,000. For more information click here. For more from Silverstone’s Classic Sale, click here.

Update: Not sold.

Chausson Prototype

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1947 Chausson CHS

Offered by Silverstone Auctions | Silverstone, England | July 21, 2012

Occupied France was flush with engineers and designers who had automobile plans ready to go when World War II ended. They were not, however, flush with raw materials and the equipment to mass produce them immediately following liberation.

Enter British racing driver Tom Delaney, who traveled to France after the war and brought the car you see here back with him to England. The car was a running prototype – chassis and engine #1 – built by Chausson (who are still active in the motorhome business). His goal was to get the car into production. It never happened and this is the only example that still exists of the three originally built.

Delaney kept the car until about the year 2000, when he gave it to his friend – interestingly, Delaney (who was born in 1911) drove racing cars – okay, the same Lea-Francis – from 1930 until a few months before he died in 2006, making him the oldest licensed racing driver in the world.

It was called the “Economy Car” and it’s small, powered by a 340cc single-cylinder engine. It is being offered for sale for the first time in history in “as is” condition. The paint is gone and it looks pretty rough, but definitely restorable. It comes with a few spares and six file boxes of documentation, including the original blueprints! It’s definitely an interesting opportunity. It is expected to bring between $22,000-$28,000. For more information, click here. For more from this auction, click here.

Update: Sold $17,370.

Silverstone Spring Sale Results

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Silverstone Auctions’ recent Spring Sale featured two ex-Ayrton Senna race cars. The Formula One car failed to sell, but the 1982 Ralt RT3 Formula Three car sold for $177,000.

The top sale was a 1973 Porsche 911 Carrera RS 2.7 Touring that brought $320,000.

Our two feature cars, the Ford RS200 and the Turner Mk II both failed to sell. Another interesting sale was this 1992 Vauxhall Lotus Carlton. These were real hot rod sedans of the early 1990s. It’s a 114,000-mile car and sold for $15,500.

For complete results, click here.

Turner Mk II

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1961 Turner Mk II

Offered by Silverstone Auctions | Silverstone, U.K. | May 16, 2012

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Jack Turner opened his sports car business in 1951 and quickly started production on small British sports cars such as this 1961 Mk II. The company produced sports cars similar to MGs (the first car was a re-worked MG) and the like. Six different models were available until the company closed (voluntarily) in 1966. They could be purchased as full, complete running cars – or in kit form.

This is a Mk II, of which about 150 were produced (a fire burned the factory records) from 1960 until 1963. Front suspension was based on a Triumph Herald and engines options came from Ford, Austin and Coventry Climax. This particular car as a 1275cc A-Series straight-four from BMC – the stalwart of tiny British four-cylinders.

Turners are rare cars – only 317 are known to exist, their locations split almost evenly between the U.S. and the U.K. with the U.S. having a handful more more. They are quite attractive (especially with those awesome Minator or Minator-esque wheels) and when was the last time you saw one? The pre-sale estimate is $22,500-$29,000. For the complete catalog description, click here. And for the rest of Silverstone Auctions’ Spring Sale lineup, click here.

Update: Not sold.

Ford RS200

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1988 Ford RS200

Offered by Silverstone Auctions | Silverstone, U.K. | May 16, 2012

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Ford was a little late to the Group B Rally party in the mid-1980s. Audi and Peugeot had been dominating the series for years by the time Ford rolled in with their RS200. By the time it was introduced in 1984, it had been 20 years since Ford built a vehicle as awesome and performance-capable as the RS200 (the GT40). This car has a space frame chassis, four-wheel drive and a mid-mounted 1.8-liter turbocharged straight-four making 250 horsepower on the road and somewhere between 350 and 450 in race trim. Later, the displacement would be bumped up to 2.1-liters and horsepower would go upwards of 650!

Unfortunately for Ford, shortly after their arrival on the scene, things would go horribly wrong. At the 1986 Portuguese Rally, an RS200 would go careening into the crowd, killing three spectators. Another RS200 would crash at a later event, killing the co-driver. So after only one year of serious competition, the RS200 – and Group B Rallying in general – were finished.

However, fortune shines on the enthusiast as Group B rules dictated that the cars must be homologated for the road with construction of 200 road-going versions of whatever outlandish car the manufacturers decided to race. Sources differ on how many actually were sold as street models but it seems to range from 140 to 220. It is known that 24 of these cars were upgraded to “Evo” specs, which are a bit more powerful (580 horsepower, and 0-60 mph in about 3.0 seconds).

This is one of the road cars, chassis 118, and it has a few rally-inspired extras on it. When it was freshened in 2010, the engine was upgraded to 2.0-liters and 550 horsepower, closer to the Evo’s specs of 580. It only has 1,850 original miles. These are rare and awesome cars – dare I say Ford has not built a car this awesome since – the GT included. The pre-sale estimate is between $185,000-$210,000. For the complete catalog description, click here. And for more of Silverstone’s Spring Sale, click here.

Update: Not sold.

Jaguar XKR Silverstone

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2000 Jaguar XKR Silverstone

Offered by Coys, Essen, Germany, November 30, 2011

The Jaguar XK introduced in 1996 was a major design leap forward for Jaguar. These cars still look fresh today and this limited edition Silverstone edition stands out above the rest. It’s striking Platinum paint with silver “Detroit” wheels and seemingly colorless front lights really make it look like a bullet.

This car features a 4.0 liter V8 making 370 horsepower. It has special Brembo brakes and a custom Silverstone-only interior. This is one of 25 Silverstones delivered to Germany and one of only 563 Silverstones built.

This is a late-model collectible that may never be worth it’s weight in gold, but it has low miles and is very clean and will draw glances wherever it goes. Coys expects it to sell for between $51,000 and $58,000 – which is significantly more than any run-of-the-mill used XKR.

More info on this car can be found here with more info on Coys sale at the Essen Motor Show at their website.