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1995 Sullivan-Honda CBR Fireblade 900 Monoposto

This unique car comes with its original drawings and design specifications and was owned, campaigned and penned by Peter Sullivan and used to great effect by him both on the circuits and hills during the late 90's and early 2000's.
Recently re-commissioned and rebuilt by a professional team with all new parts as needed, including a re-paint, this car offers a fantastic introduction to motorsport at a very sensible price with great single seater performance and handling, 6 speed sequential g'box, slicks/wets and covered bespoke trailer. Outstanding value and any part exchange considered! Make me an offer.................

£ 7,950


1998 Jedi Honda CBR 900 Fireblade Hillclimb/Race car

This is chassis no.094 and is a Mk4, ex Peter Sullivan, which has been raced and hillclimbed with much success in the past. It has not been used for several years but has recently been sympathetically re-commissioned and is now ready to go and win again.
6 speed sequential gearbox, AVO dampers, AP Racing calipers, Split Rim Wheels, a shift light and reverse gear for Monoposto racing, slicks/ wets and a covered bespoke trailer. Very nice order throughout and absolutely outstanding value. We have just re-painted the bodywork to conclude our professional and total re- build of this fun and exciting car.

£ 8,950


1976 Ford Escort RS 2000 Custom Droopsnoot

If you were going to build an outstanding replica of Ari Vatanen's Group 1 Avon Tour of Britain car you could do no better than appoint Mike Jordan of Eurotech and JordanSport fame. His exacting standards have produced highly successful FIA GT, British GT, BTCC and Britcar machines that have claimed success around the world including Daytona and Le Mans over the last 25 years.
This is Mike's personal rally car built on an original, concours RS 2000 Custom bodyshell complete with welded bespoke cage and Dave Brooks ultimate Gp 1 spec 2.0 Pinto with German camshaft, twin downdraught webbers and a special hi-torque exhaust manifold. Complete with a Quaife pro gearbox, German baby Atlas axle and Ford Motorsport LSD it is easy to see the quality that has gone in to this car. Even the seats are best quality- matching Sparco's with head restraint, Coralbra trip meter, composite bonnet and boot (but originals available to be FIA compliant) , MSA Technical Passport and papers making it eligible for historic rallying today.
You only need to see this yellow peril once to understand the outstanding value it offers today. Easy to drive and above all-great fun!
Part exchange welcome- competition cars included.

£ 29,990


BMW M3 GTS (E36)

Ex Harry Handkammer/ David Leslie 1995/2006.
Built from an original factory Motorsport shell this car was rebuilt in 2006 by GT services of Earlswood to ultimate Britcar specification. Featuring a Geoff Page 410 BHP engine with Drentch sequential gearbox, Penske dampers, Dymag carbon wheels and a sophisticated aero package comprosing of a flat floor undertray, rear diffuser, front splitter and rear wing-all completed with assistance from MIRA and extensively refined in their wind tunnel. This car was developed by the late David Leslie over several seasons and won either it's class or outright on every outing and as such is an outstanding opportunity to win again in either Britcar or GT Cup in 2010 and beyond.
New Recaro seat, FIA harnesses and fire system for 2010 season, it is totally on the button and ready to go!

£ 44,990


1965 Ex-Works Ford Lotus Cortina KPU 386C

Walter Hayes was the Ford man behind AVO ( Ford's Advanced Vehicle Operations) and the inspiration behind the development of the Cortina with Colin Chapman's Lotus Cars.
During this early AVO period a batch of "Works Cars" were built by the Ford Competition Department at Boreham with works series registration numbers KPU 380C through to KPU 397C.
This car, KPU 386C, is fitted with totally original interior, plus correct "works spec" which includes:
aluminium bonnet, boot and door panels
original short-ratio gearbox with alloy tail shaft and remote shift
aluminium bell housing and differential
long range twin fuel tanks
5.5inch steel wheels
fully rebuilt engine with BRM cam covers.
The car was sent fom Boreham direct to the famous Alan Mann Racing team in 1965 helping with the development of their race effort.
There is a photo in the comprehensive history file of KPU 386C from Autosport magazine (dated 18th November 1966) which shows none other than Lotus world champion, Jim Clark, testing the car at Bagshot for the forthcoming 1966 RAC Rally.
There is also a black and white picture of Jim Clark and a very young future rally champion- Roger Clark -standing next to the car in period at Bagshot.
The history file then tells us that it next went on to become a Ford experimental car in 1967 used for the purpose of developing an automatic Lotus Cortina, under Ted Davis - the chief engineer at Borg Warner.
There is evidence of this unique period, even today, where signs of modification to the centre consul have been made by the factory.
This car is a very significant and important part of Ford competition history offered at a totally realistic price today. The car is on the button ready to go, either as an enjoyable road car or an ideal car to take on long distance tours/rallies and drives superbly................

£ 49,990


2001 Jaguar S Type V8 Star

Chassis number V8S-15 was built in March 2001 to be raced successfully in the inugural 2001 V8 Star championship by Tomas Scheckter and the same championship in 2002 by Ellen Lohr.
Stored at the end of that championship by Arden Jaguar Germany for several years, the car was eventually bought to the UK by Stuart Scott and campaigned in 2006 in the UK V8 Supercar series achieving several podium positions.
More recently the car has been updated with a fresh 7 litre Chevy built by Steve Curl at Xero Competition giving an amazing 704 bhp! Coupled to a 6 speed Hollinger sequential gearbox this space frame chassis is seriously quick and ready now to be enjoyed in the Dutch Supercar series or would provide the absolute ultimate track day experience.
Spare wheels, new slicks and wets and a complete exhaust system, this amazing race car is priced realistically to sell today at;

£ 49,990


1972 BMW 3.0 CSL Batmobile Group IV FIA Race Car

This car has been campaigned extensively throughout Europe over the last decade competing in both Patrick Peter's Classic Endurance series and Masters post-historic Touring Cars with great success by Ian Guest and myself. Two outings in 04 and 06 at Classic Le Mans prooved the car to be the quickest 12 valve Batmobile out there, resulting in victory in plateau 6 at Le Mans in 2006.
Properly prepared by Techspeed with all the right suspension and brake components that are fully optimised within the regulations, plus air-jacks, centre-lock wheels and a reliable and fresh 350 BHP from the Lester Owen engine running on correct Kuggelfischer injection. No bumps or shunts throughout it's past, this car has continuous race history from the early 80's when it was first prepared from a 3.0CS road shell (as were all CSL race cars of the period) by the late Tim Busby. FIA Papers and Technical passport.
Ready to race and win in 2010 with 10 BBS split rim wheels and myriad spares, slicks and wets. You could not build it to this spec and standard of finish for double the money.
Priced to sell today and any part exchange welcome

£ 95,000


Jaguar XK GT3 RS (ex Apex Motorsport)

This car is the result of the application and massive sports car experience of the late and great Richard Lloyd. Designed using the very best people and built using the very best parts this car is the epitomy of current FIA GT3 regulations and offers someone a massive oppurtunity to takeover, at a fraction of the cost, a really exciting and competitive oppurtunity.
Never realising it's full potential since the private jet air tragedy which cost the lives of all five people on board including team owner Richard Lloyd and team test driver- David Leslie.
The car has recently been tested by Mike Jordan of JordanSport who has enormous enthusiasm for this car and a genuine belief that the car can still win at the very top level of FIA GT3 and of course in British GT3 or any domestic sportscar championship.It has also been tested and featured in the February 2010 edition of "Motorsport Magazine" as driven and written by Johnny Mowlem.
Without question it is the best looking GT3 I have ever seen and offers outstanding engineering and design at a fraction of the already spent R and D budget of the team.
All interested parties must come and see the detail first hand and will soon see the potential in this car for themselves.
Any part exchange welcome and testing by arrangement

£ 199,990


1958 Porsche 356A Carrera GS/GT Coupe

This 1958 model year car was first delivered on 13/01/1958 as a Carrera 1500cc GS finished in Silver with an 80 litre fuel tank (with a central bonnet re-filler), leatherette 'Speedster' seat, lightweight 'Plexiglass' rear screen and a 'Spyder' rear view mirror. The lucky customer, an enthusiastic racing driver and professional jockey, was Mr Hans Harzheim of Koln, Germany, who raced the car successfully in his home country and is still alive today. He achieved notable results including the AvD Rheinland Pfalz Preis on 03/08/1958, a 5th place at the famous Nurburgring Nordschliefe in the GT 1600cc Class and a win on 05/10/1958 in the Eifelrennen Nurburgring, again in the GT 1600cc Class. In addition he also claimed some notable results in rallying with a win in the Avus Rallye, Berlin in 1958 and 1959 and a third place in the Rallye Lyon-Charbonniere finishing in 3rd place. During 1959 he also came 2nd in the Wolsfelder Hillclimb Rennen (German Hillclimb Championship)
The car and driver were also invited to compete in the Nurburgring ADAC 1000Kms Rennen (1 of 6 World Championship races) albeit by this time the car was back at Porsche receiving it's up-date. Furthermore, Hans Harzheim raced on 13/07/1960 in the Rheinland Pfalz Preis Nurburgring GT Class (finishing in 8th place) and at Trier on 19/09/1962 competing in the Porsche Carrera Formula Junior race (finishing in 4th place).
During this period of intense racing activity results were further improved by the car returning to the Porsche factory in 1958 to receive an upgrade of a 1600cc GT engine (115ps), lightweight alloy bonnet, alloy boot lid and alloy doors plus a change of colour to Red.
Following its successful period of racing in Germany the car was sold and exported to the USA, eventually returning to Europe in 1980 when it was discovered by the famous German industrialist, Hans Dieter Blatzheim.
In 1984, it had a complete restoration in Switzerland at a cost of over 74,000 Swiss Francs carried out by distinguished Porsche restorer, Armin Baumann, in preparation for its place in the famous Blatzheim collection in Bonn.
Hans Dieter Blatzheim was an enthusiastic and accomplished racing driver who had one of the largest and most significant collection of Porsche racing cars in the world. Tragically, he died at the age of 47 on 14/08/1985 in a Porsche 917 while testing for the Oldtimer Grand Prix at the Nurburgring. This Porsche 356, along with the rest of his collection, was left to his two young sons on the condition that the cars could not be sold until both sons reached the age of 25 - hence the recent release of this car onto the market.
Therefore, this car has predominantly remained a static display in a private collection, covering no more than 1,500 kms during the last 25 years.
It has recently been sympathetically re-commissioned and has FIA papers and Technical Passport and is now completely eligible and welcome at all the world's most prestigious historic motorsport events, including Goodwood Revival, Tour Auto, Historic Le Mans and Mille Miglia, etc.
This concours condition car represents a unique and exciting opportunity into historic motorsport worldwide with an outstanding pedigree and provenance.
(With thanks to Martina Engels for her help with this research.)

£ 275,000