Anglia Auctions With Another RS
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rallycross said:
Some cars did seem to make silly money the convertible BMW’s and rover mg’s notable for questionable high prices .
The one that struck me was the VW T2 minibus which was estimated £10-12K and went for £18K. There was some huge red flags in the MOT history regarding condition. Edited by C4ME on Monday 8th April 18:33
reddiesel said:
The Dolomites Sprints or otherwise never suffered from theft or ringing like the Escorts did so perhaps the DVLA story stands up who knows
In the late 80s a pal Geoff, had an early blue Sprint rally car, twin 45s and many other trick parts. He had it parked just around the corner from his house in south Chingford, opposite the top of the alley way that led to his garage. One day, a recovery truck turned up and dragged his Sprint up onto it and disappeared…My pal knocked up the neighbours and they said that “ we thought it had broken down and was being taken for repair “…..
SS427 Camaro said:
In the late 80s a pal Geoff, had an early blue Sprint rally car, twin 45s and many other trick parts. He had it parked just around the corner from his house in south Chingford, opposite the top of the alley way that led to his garage. One day, a recovery truck turned up and dragged his Sprint up onto it and disappeared…
My pal knocked up the neighbours and they said that “ we thought it had broken down and was being taken for repair “…..
Unfortunate but you take my point ?My pal knocked up the neighbours and they said that “ we thought it had broken down and was being taken for repair “…..
I waited to bid on the very last car online, a very nice white Vanden Plas 1300 manual (yes, an Austin 1300 with big grill, wood & leather). It's paint was SO much better than many other cars that looked good in photos but poor close up, always the way it seems. 
I bid £2800, £3200 and £3600 and dithered about £4k, but was soon swamped. Ended up at £6800 + fees! It was very good but not THAT good. It wasn't mint. There were a lot of handwritten notes in German and 2 x 6 year gaps in the MoT history so likely abroad a lot (MoT exemption for 40 y.o. started in 2018).
Also in the history was a receipt for the car in 2019 for £11,995
from West End Classics in Cambridgeshire. Along with a disclaimer to the age of the car and its components. Bloody cheeky at that price! Reminded me of the Harry Enfield character with the shop "I saw you coming."
A friend of mine mentioned them being staff cars for BOAC, so maybe a German crew member took a shine to one?
I bid £2800, £3200 and £3600 and dithered about £4k, but was soon swamped. Ended up at £6800 + fees! It was very good but not THAT good. It wasn't mint. There were a lot of handwritten notes in German and 2 x 6 year gaps in the MoT history so likely abroad a lot (MoT exemption for 40 y.o. started in 2018).
Also in the history was a receipt for the car in 2019 for £11,995
from West End Classics in Cambridgeshire. Along with a disclaimer to the age of the car and its components. Bloody cheeky at that price! Reminded me of the Harry Enfield character with the shop "I saw you coming."A friend of mine mentioned them being staff cars for BOAC, so maybe a German crew member took a shine to one?
Unfortunately, I killed an earlyish one - an E registration Mark 1 in grey with the Sprite style rear lamps. It was the very early 1275 version with near enough a Cooper S engine (solid wall Midget block but S crank and 11 stud head) and said engine and gearbox went straight into a Mini. The interior (full leather on the 1100) including the dash went into an Austin 1300 Mark III.
The 1100/1300 was always a favourite of mine but sadly the rot was just not economically fixable. The VdP looked nice but the rear sills, heelboard and front 'trumpets' were rotten. That was 45 years ago - how any have survived is a miracle!
The 1100/1300 was always a favourite of mine but sadly the rot was just not economically fixable. The VdP looked nice but the rear sills, heelboard and front 'trumpets' were rotten. That was 45 years ago - how any have survived is a miracle!
Something a bit different for a 70s Sports saloon
https://www.swva.co.uk/classic-car/hillman-avenger...
https://www.swva.co.uk/classic-car/hillman-avenger...
Yeah nice the GT , from memory they had a very short production run , two years I think ? I wouldn't hazard a guess on which was the rarer the GT or the Tiger which came later . My old man never rated either of them religiously sticking to the Dolomite Sprints though how much of that was simply brand loyalty , I don't know . I am thinking back to those Rootes Performance Saloons of the Seventies , the Hunter GLS I suppose would be another ? The Hunter suffered from one problem , the Ford Cortina
Edited by reddiesel on Tuesday 9th April 21:54
reddiesel said:
Yeah nice the GT , from memory they had a very short production run , two years I think ? I wouldn't hazard a guess on which was the rarer the GT or the Tiger which came later . My old man never rated either of them religiously sticking to the Dolomite Sprints though how much of that was simply brand loyalty , I don't know . I am thinking back to those Rootes Performance Saloons of the Seventies , the Hunter GLS I suppose would be another ? The Hunter suffered from one problem , the Ford Cortina
Yes can never really remember seeing many of either. The GTs I saw were usually pretty ropey by the early 80s - probably not as sought after as the faster Tiger. Edited by reddiesel on Tuesday 9th April 21:54
One of the tyre fitters at the depot on Smithfield Road had a GT but it was similar to a 1300GT Escort speed-wise
Of course, back then we’d already sniffed out the best bang for your buck!
To digress slightly, I have only just got round to looking at the results of the automobilia auction and saw these;
https://angliacarauctions.co.uk/classic-auctions/2...
https://angliacarauctions.co.uk/classic-auctions/2...
https://angliacarauctions.co.uk/classic-auctions/2...
https://angliacarauctions.co.uk/classic-auctions/2...
aeropilot said:
The GK does have looks only a mother would like, that's for sure, but I get the attraction, as they are 'relatively' affordable for a rare car, unlike stuff like DeTomaso Mangusta's, Iso Griffo's and the like. I'd still choose an Interceptor over a GK though in the same price range, and quite frankly, for the same money as a GK, I'd rather just have all the rest of the bits that came with a 60's Corvette 
A nice big-block 65/66 Coupe could be had for the same money, which would be much more up my strasse
I can confirm, the C2 is one of the motoring world’s best kept secrets. A nice big-block 65/66 Coupe could be had for the same money, which would be much more up my strasse
Edited by aeropilot on Friday 5th April 17:18
I’ve had my 427 a while now and I’ll never be without it.
And my previous one with my old mk1 RS2 to help keep on topic maybe
Edited by vpr on Thursday 11th April 08:47
reddiesel said:
Yeah nice the GT , from memory they had a very short production run , two years I think ? I wouldn't hazard a guess on which was the rarer the GT or the Tiger which came later . My old man never rated either of them religiously sticking to the Dolomite Sprints though how much of that was simply brand loyalty , I don't know . I am thinking back to those Rootes Performance Saloons of the Seventies , the Hunter GLS I suppose would be another ? The Hunter suffered from one problem , the Ford Cortina
That is a 1500GT, and very rare in 4 door form, but the GT ran until 1976, the 2 door I sold last summer was P reg and 76, by then with a 1600 engine. Edited by reddiesel on Tuesday 9th April 21:54
Despite most 2 door survivors being rally cars and very few GT, s, the 4 door is the rarest of all.
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