1967 LOTUS ELAN S4/SE FHC - UK SPORTS CARS

Well the weekend is upon us again and hopefully the weather where you are stays sunny & rain free.

We look at something today to bring back memories of the swinging sixties and comes from the stock of

To me the Lotus Elan brings backs memories of The Avengers and Diana Rigg playing the role of Emma Peel along with bowler hatted Patrick McNee as John Steed.

So as our Classic of the Day for today is

1967  Lotus Elan S4/SE F.H.C.

Lotus Elan S4/SE F.H.C., 1967. 

Last owner for 20 years and just 2 former registered keepers.£21995

Lotus Elan S4/SE F.H.C., 1967.   Last owner for 20 years and just 2 former registered keepers.  Delightful example in Cirrus white with a very original interior with the benefit of a replacement dashboard of superb quality.   Replacement wiring loom.  The car was rebuilt on a genuine Lotus chassis a number of years ago and it feels very taut in the handling department.  MOT Certificates going back 30 years.  Masses of documented history stretching back to the Seventies. Period Radiomobile and map reading lamp. A really lovely example with exquisite road manners and a lovely well cared-for feel.  Full MOT and 12 months tax (road tax fee exempt).

Production: 12,200 (all Elans)

Price at launch: £1499

Price (excellent): £17,000

Price (good): £14,000

Price (average): £8500

Price (project): £4250

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Performance

0-60mph:8.0secs

Top speed:110mph

Power:100bhp

Torque:102lb/ft

MPG:29mpg

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Engine

Configuration:in-line four

Aspiration:normal

Fuel:petrol

Fuel delivery:carburettor

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Chassis

Suspension Front: Independent, coil springs

Suspension Rear: Independent, coil springs

Drivetrain: front-engine RWD

Steering: rack and pinion

Bodyframe: chassis and seperate body

Transmission: Four-speed manual

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Dimensions

Length: 3689mm

Wheelbase: 2134mm

Width: 1422mm

Height: 1105mm

Weight: 585kgs

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UK SPORTS CARS 

1969 LOTUS ELAN S4 SE

 1969 LOTUS ELAN S4 SE

Make Lotus
Model Elan S4 SE DHC
Year 1969/G
Mileage 1,400
Description White with Black ambla interior, black carpets, black hood. Very pretty type 45 drop head which has had a nut and bolt restoration in 2010/11 and has covered 1,400 since!
Drives superbly and looks stunning, please call for full details.
There is a walk round video clip on our Facebook page which can be accessed from our website homepage.  FERNHURST TVR

Price £34,995

1930 ALA ROMEO 6C 1750 GS - CHARLES PRINCE CLASSIC CARS

Our choice of CLASSIC OF THE DAY is available for sale at 

CHARLES PRINCE

Worldwide Vintage and Classic Car Sales

 

1930 Alfa Romeo 6C 1750GS 

Ulster TT Works Competition Car

Chassis No: 8513092
Eng No: 10814376
Registration No: GN57

During the 1920s Alfa Romeo  became the  dominant force in Grand Prix motor racing, and to a great extent  this was due to the genius of their chief designer Vittorio Jano. After Alfa Romeo won the World Championship with his legendary P2 Grand Prix car Nicolo Romeo asked Jano to design a production car. Using the P2 as a basis for the new design, he developed a 1500cc 6 cylinder car that proved reliable and powerful. The design was later enlarged into the 1750cc car and finally the supercharged 1750GS (Grand Sport). This sports car with its various bodies has become known as one of the most successful performance car designs of all time. Production ceased in 1933.

In 1930 Fred Styles ran Alfa Romeo (British Sales) Ltd, and he was keen to be the official factory entrant for the prestigious 1930 Ulster TT. After he won a very bitter and well publicised dispute with the "HCF" syndicate (Lord Howe, Malcolm Campbell, and Edgar Fronteras) who also wanted the concession, he took delivery of three factory prepared racing 1750GS chassis and set about preparing them for the race. Regulations required the cars to be fitted with 4 seater touring bodies. James Young were commissioned for two of the chassis (including this one), and the third was built in Duralumin, by Hoyal. Styles also procured the services of three of the greatest drivers of all time; Tazio Nuvolari (No10) Giuseppe Campari (No9--this car) and Achille Varzi (No8).

This famous  race turned out to one of great excitement and tension, very wet, with the lead changing many times. The result was more than Styles could have hoped for. His team of 1750GS  Alfas took 1st 2nd and 3rd places, winning the team prize. At first it looked as though Birkin would win in his blown 4.5 Litre Bentley, but he crashed at Ballystockart, them Lord Howe in the 7 Litre blown Mercedes was a threat, but the Alfas proved more reliable and were victorious in the end. Nuvolari won, Campari was second in this car, and Varzi third. This result puts this car into the major collectors league. A Factory Team Car is always desirable and with the Alfa Romeo marque being one of the most illustrious, this car will always be high on the list of "must haves" for any collection. 

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1913 TURCAT - MERY MODEL MJ (FISKENS of LONDON)

Today's' Classic of the Day has been chosen by my Wife, so who am I to argue.

The vehicles vendor are Fiskens of London.

1913 TURCAT-MERY MODEL MJ BOULOGNE ROADSTER

CHASSIS No: 1103

At the age of 22, cousins Leon Turcat and Simon Méry decided to use their engineering and advanced degrees to enter the automotive business. Turcat, Méry and Company was formed in 1899, building two prototypes by 1901 and soon unveiling their first production car.
Their creations were on display at the 1901 Paris Motor Show where the duo met Adrien de Turckheim. Having made his fortune in railway construction, Turckheim was looking to diversify his endeavours and quickly became the company’s influential financial backer.
Seeking to enhance their prospects still further, Turcat and Méry thrust their automobiles into Europe’s burgeoning motorsport scene. At the Platrieres hillclimb and inaugural Monte Carlo Rally Henri-Louis Rougier drove a Turcat-Méry to overall victory, generating publicity that would lead to crucial sales for the company.
During the First World War Turcat-Méry manufactured combat materials and, after the conflict, upgraded to larger facilities. However the expense of this move, added to the post-war cost of scarce raw materials, made it difficult for the company to continue. By 1921 they were experiencing serious financial trouble, with significant reorganisations deemed necessary that year and again in 1924. Motor car production ceased in 1928, with the company continuing to provide parts and services until 1933.
The Turcat-Méry offered by Fiskens is a Model MJ Roadster from 1913. Using a mammoth 6.1-litre, 4-cylinder engine, it is believed to be one of very few surviving examples. Indeed, it is entirely possible that the car is wholly unique.
This MJ Roadster was part of the famed Petronis collection for over 20 years before it received a significant restoration – to exacting standards – at an equally well-known California collection.
Now in its second century, this extraordinary motor car stands as testament to the quality of vintage-era craftsmanship and educated owners. Likely unique and undoubtedly rare, it presents the discerning collector with an intriguing opportunity.

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1937 RILEY MONAC O 9 SIX LIGHT SPORTS SALOON - TERENCE MORLEY

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1937 RILEY MONACO 9 SIX LIGHT SPORTS SALOON

 Chassis Number S67ZX3208. Finished in cream bodywork with dark red leather upholstery and dark red carpets. The interior is in good order as is the chrome and paintwork. Still retaining its factory fitted sunroof. Mechanically sound and running and driving well with a floor changing manual gearbox. The spare wheel is mounted inside the flap down boot lid. This pre-war Riley is supplied with some history and old buff log book plus new V5C and historic tax. A very sound and solid motor car in good order throughout. Viewing highly recommended.   £12,750. 

 

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TERENCE MORLEY 

 

1958 MG MAGNETTE ZB VARITONE - PERCIVALMOTOR COMPANY

Our Classic of the Day comes from the stock of Percival Motor Company based in Maidstone. From an eclectic mix of classics we have selected this corner stone of bygone British motoring.

1958 MG MAGNETTE ZB VARITONE

 

We sold this Magnette to a very good customer of ours late last year - it is due back here shortly due to his change of plans. light grey over dark grey with a lovely dark red interior.
A good restoration was carried out some years go. The bodywork shows no signs of rust and the paintwork is clean and free of blemishes. The interior is absolutely lovely with excellent leather seats, a replacement carpet and refurbished woodwork. The engine bay is clean and well detailed and the bumpers have been rechromed.
The first owner kept the car right up to 2002 - it has had three owners since. There is a detailed history log going back some years showing regular care and maintenance.
The engine and gearbox were overhauled 15,000 miles ago. The car comes with an original workshop manual. It drives very well and has completed a tour of Holland last year. A rare find nowadays, this Magnette looks very handsome and is ready for regular use
Part exchange considered especially Classic Cars and Land Rovers


Production: 36,650
Price at launch: £713
Price (excellent): £6500
Price (good): £5250
Price (average): £2750
Price (project): £1250

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Performance

0-60mph:22.6secs
Top speed:82mph
Power:60bhp
Torque:71lb/ft
MPG:25mpg

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Engine

Configuration:in-line four
Aspiration:normal
Fuel:petrol
Fuel delivery:carburettor

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Chassis

Suspension Front: Independent, coil spring, wishbone
Suspension Rear: Live axle, semi-elliptic leaf spring
Drivetrain: front-engine RWD
Steering: rack and pinion
Bodyframe: chassis and seperate body
Transmission: Four-speed manual

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Dimensions  

Length: 4450m

Wheelbase: 2560mm

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LAGONDA RAPIDE - CLASSICMOBILIA

Tuesday 12th August

For today's Classic of the Day we take a visit to Classicmobilia based in Milton Keynes.

LAGONDA RAPIDE

 
The Lagonda Rapide was David Browns dream to produce a four-door sports saloon. Based on the Aston Martin DB4 chassis, lengthened by 16 inches, body design by Touring with a Supperlegga aluminum body shell and publishing a top speed of 125 mph, with a 0 to 60 in the 9 sec bracket, from its revised 4.0 liter alloy twin cam engine.

A total of 55 Lagonda Rapides were built: two in 1961, nine in 1962, 40 in 1963 and four in 1964. Eight were originally fitted with a manual gearbox and five left hand drive cars were built for USA, France, Switzerland and South Africa.

Running on DB4 steering and suspension with a de Dion rear end, it demanded the best that Aston Martin could produce.

It was estimated that one Rapide was built at the expense of three Aston Martin’s, the car was purchase as a special order with a selling price of £5251, which was three times as much as an E type.

One Rapide, chassis number 18, was even converted to a track racer by Ian Mason and Richard Williams, competing in hill climbs and sprint outings; it even won the 2-liter class at the 1964 Brighton Speed Trials.

Today there are said to be only 47 Lagonda Rapides on the road, with cars being used as donor cars for DB4 Zagato and even a shooting brake.

One Rapide, chassis number 18, was even converted to a track racer by Ian Mason and Richard Williams, competing in hill climbs and sprint outings; it even won the 2-liter class at the 1964 Brighton Speed Trials.

Today there are said to be only 47 Lagonda Rapides on the road, with cars being used as donor cars for DB4 Zagato and even a shooting brake. 

 This Lagonda Rapide, Chassis number LR/133/R was supplied new by Francis Motors to Mr. R Kearsley of Northants on 2^nd October 1964. The original body colour was Caribbean Pearl with white Gold interior leather trim, which it still has today.

With full Aston Martin Newport Pagnell history right up until late 1970  with 31,743 miles the car was sold on to Mr R M Willan of Cheshire. 

The car was sold on to Mr. J.T Hinkle of Fort Worth, Taxes and shipped to the States. It was then sold on to Mr. Jim Forester in September 1984, also in Taxes, where Import Service and Restorations of Georgia looked it after the car.

Mr. M Arkell, repatriated the car back to the UK in September 1989 with only 43,443 mikes on the clock, covering just over 5,000 miles while in the States.

 The car has a large file of invoices from well know repairs and was treated to a bare metal repaint in 1996 by Solent Vintage Engineering to the current Rolls Royce Royal Blue.  From 1989 to when it was returned to the UK up until 2005, when the current owner purchased it, the car had only covered 48,300 miles.

 The car was then shipped to Hamburg where it was looked after by Aston Services Hamburg.  The car has been subject to major refurbishment, which has been very well documented and with a huge amount of detailed photographs of the work carried out.

Today with only 50,000 miles and in fine fettle, with a good documented history, it would make a fine collectors investment for the future and a pleasurable drive

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