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Showing posts with label 2019. Show all posts

Tuesday, 29 October 2019

2015 JAGUAR C-X75 'BOND CAR' - DUNCAN HAMILTON ROFGO

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2015 JAGUAR C-X75 'BOND CAR' 
ORIGINAL SPECTRE STUNT CAR - CHASSIS 007
ONE OF THE 5 STUNT CARS USED IN THE JAMES BOND FILM 'SPECTRE'
CHASSIS 007


"Built to be abused on the set of the Bond film Spectre, the Jaguar C-X75 stunt car is a seriously entertaining machine" -  Evo magazine December 2015
Considered by most as the car Jaguar should have put into production. Originally launched in 2010 as a concept hybrid car and developed in conjunction with Williams Advanced Engineering it was going to be put into production with a supercharged 1.6-litre four-cylinder car with an electric motor at each axle.
Built around a carbon fibre tub it was conceived to be a rival to McLaren P1 and Porsche 918, but Jaguar lost courage and in 2012 the project was pulled. However, the car was given a second life when cast as the villain's car in the 2015 James Bond film, Spectre.
Jaguar already had two hybrid prototypes and these were used for the static and low-speed shots but full working cars were required for the chase scenes. Williams Advanced Engineering and Jaguar, therefore, built five stunt cars. They were built around a spaceframe constructed to exceed GT3 regulations to ensure the safety of the stunt drivers. The cars used the same springs and dampers as the 2015 Porsche 911 GT3 tarmac rally cars. The cars are powered by the same thundering 5 litres supercharged V8 as the Jaguar Project 7, which is a bulletproof engine with sensational torque and power. This was mated to a Ricardo GT sequential gearbox, as used in the McLaren 650S GT3 car.
The road test in the December 2015 Evo magazine summarized the car:
“All too often these days performance cars are smothered by their own multitude of driver aids and drive modes, or the complexity of their drive-trains. The C-X75 is a wonderfully simple machine. Built to be tough, it’s happiest when being slung this way and that, when being hung right over the edge and thrashed to within an inch of its life.
It’s not intimidating or particularly tricky to drive hard. In fact, it delivers one of the year’s purest, most entertaining driving experiences. Stunt drivers have never had it so good.”
Chassis AEWJLRJB24007 is one of the 5 stunt cars used in Spectre. The car is presented in the same burnt orange as it appeared in the film, and carries the all-important and unique '007' in its chassis number.
Not only a Bond car but one of the all-time greatest looking concept cars - ultra-rare, usable and brutally fast.






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Thursday, 9 May 2019

1989 HEALEY Mk4 - Murray Scott-Nelson Beaconsfield Works, Beaconsfield Street, Scarborough, YO12 4EL



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Murray Scott-Nelson
Beaconsfield Works, Beaconsfield Street, Scarborough,
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1989 HEALEY Mk4
Healey MK 4 3500cc. A rare opportunity to purchase this unique piece of motoring history. Bearing chassis number 00001, this car was the successor to the iconic big Healey of the 1960s and was made with the approval of Donald Healey. This car is fitted with a 3500cc v8 Rover fuel injected engine giving 194BHP, 220 lbs/ft of torque, 5-speed gearbox, front and rear disc brakes, all independent suspension with 0-60 in 5.9 seconds and a top speed circa 140MPH. Finished in black with grey leather trim and fitted with stainless steel wire wheels, spotlights and stainless steel exhaust. This was the launch car and used for all the press coverage road testing which included tv, newspapers and magazines. This car is the only one bearing the Healey chassis plate and badges as the ownership of the trademark was disputed by Jensen which resulted in the production of these cars commencing under the HMC name. 




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Wednesday, 8 May 2019

1973 FERRARI 246 DINO - International Collectables Ltd 12 Hammersmith Grove London W6 7AP



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International Collectables Ltd
12 Hammersmith Grove London W6 7AP
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1973 FERRARI 246 DINO


A UK delivered RHD Dino with only 28,000 original miles and 1 owner for the last 43 years.

'It is a thrill to drive a car like the Dino, one whose capabilities are far beyond what even an expert driver can use in most real-world motoring, and that is Dino's reason for being. The real joy of a good mid-engined car is in its handling and braking and the Dino shone as we expected it to. The steering is quick without being super quick, and it transmits by what seems a carefully planned amount of feedback exactly what is going on at the tyres. Thanks to the layout's low polar moment of inertia the car responds instantly to it. The Dino's cornering limits are very high... ' – Road & Track. 

It was the need for a production-based engine for the new Formula 2 that had prompted the introduction of a 'junior' Ferrari, the Dino 206 GT, at the Turin Motor Show in 1967. The latest in a line of Dino V6 'quad-cam' engines stretching back to the late 1950s, the new unit proved as successful on the racetrack as in the showroom, Derek Bell and Ernesto Brambilla both winning races in the European Championship, while Andrea de Adamich triumphed in the 1968 Argentine Temporada series. 

Building on experienced gained with its successful limited edition Dino 206S sports-racer of 1966, Ferrari retained the racer's mid-engined layout for the road car but installed the power unit transversely rather than longitudinally. A compact, aluminium-bodied coupé of striking appearance, the Pininfarina-styled Dino - named after Enzo Ferrari's late son Alfredino Ferrari and intended as the first of a separate but related marque - was powered by a 2.0-litre, four-cam V6 driving via an in-unit five-speed transaxle. The motor's 180 brake horsepower was good enough to propel the lightweight, aerodynamically-efficient Dino to 142mph, and while there were few complaints about the car's performance, the high cost enforced by its aluminium construction hindered sales. 

A 2.4-litre version on a longer wheelbase - the 246 GT - replaced the original Dino 206 in late 1969. Built by Scaglietti, the body was now steel, and the cylinder block cast-iron rather than aluminium, but the bigger engine's increased power - 195bhp at 7,600rpm - adequately compensated for the weight gain. A Targa-top version, the 246 GTS, followed in 1972. The Dino 246 was built in three series: 'L', 'M', and 'E', these designations reflecting detail changes in the specification. 

Originally finished in Azzurro Metallizzato with black vinyl interior, chassis number '06648' - a right-hand drive E-series car fitted as standard with Cromodora alloy wheels - was delivered to the UK's official Ferrari importer, Maranello Concessionaires, in June 1973. In August of that year the Dino was sold to its first owner, Barry Jones of Ringwood, Hampshire, passing to its second owner, Tony Burke of Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire early in 1975. The 3rd owner purchased the car from Mr Burke in November 1975 (at 17,000 miles) and had been its custodian until this year. 

Important works carried out over the course of the last 43 years include a re-trim in black leather (1976); fitting a stainless steel exhaust (1984); bare-metal re-spray (1989); new rear screen (1992); suspension powder coated (1993); wheels refurbished (2001); new starter motor (2007); new fuel pump (2014); and engine and chassis water pipes replaced (2017). For the last 25 years, the Ferrari has been looked after by GTC Engineering of Silverstone. 

The 3rd owner had used the Dino sparingly and has tried to cover 500 miles annually for the last 8-10 years. Original apart from the changes detailed above, the car comes complete with its original leatherette wallet with handbook and duster; original wheel chock, jack and tool kit; two ignition keys; and a most comprehensive history file containing MoTs and bills. 

While not quite as fast in a straight line as its larger V12-engined stablemates, the nimble Dino was capable of showing almost anything a clean pair of heels over twisty going. Truly a driver's car par excellence, it is still highly regarded today. Every Ferrari collection should have one, and this well-documented example, benefiting from long-term ownership and offered for sale for the first time in over 40 years.
Photo Credit - Tom Shaxson

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