Auction-tastic: Coys At The Autosport/PH Show

We take a look at some of the juicier lots up for grabs at the Autosport International show next weekend

By Riggers / Thursday, 6 January 2011 / Loading comments

One of the highlights of the Autosport/PistonHeads show held at the NEC in January (roll up for your tickets in a virtual manner at the PH show website) is always the Coys auction.

Last year, our very own RacingPete even got out his wallet, having spotted an old flame in the form of his former Austin-Sprite-turned-MG-Midget historic racing car.

This year we’ve already taken Pete’s wallet away from him, because there are some genuinely tantalising pieces in the sale. Here are just a few of them – the ones that have tickled our taste buds the most. If you fancy a closer look (or even a bid or two) the auction will be held on Saturday 15th January.

1990 Ford RS200 EVO, one of 24. This set the 0-60 record in 1994 at 3.08 seconds, which stood for 12 years, and was originally built for King Hussein of Jordan - £120-140k	1990 Lancia Delta HF Integrale Evolution works Group A rally car. An official works rally entrant in the 1990 World Rally Championship, this was driven by the four-time WRC Champion Juha Kankkunen - £POA
2002 Ford Focus WRC works rally car. This Ex-Colin McRae machine was winner of the 2002 Cyprus Rally - £110-130k	Built in 1969, The Le Mans Piper GTR was an ambitious project to say the least. In many ways revolutionary, its cockpit-adjustable front spoiler pre-dated Group C practise by two decades - £85-110k
The ex-Andrew Hedges Sebring Sprite is one of only six examples built by John Sprinzel Ltd with alloy coupe bodywork by Williams and Pritchard – £85-95k	1972 Aston Martin V8 (FIA Race Car). This is one of only two known FIA-approved Aston Martin V8s - £60-70k
Lotus 18 Formula Junior Purchased in September 1960 by Ken Tyrell and driven on its first outing by John Surtees at the Oulton Park Gold Cup - £55-65k	1975 ex-Le Mans De Tomaso Pantera Group 4 - Competed at the 2010 Goodwood Festival of Speed and Le Mans classic - £POA