The latest in a long line of car auctions this summer takes place on the 19th July at the '
Historics
' auction at Brooklands. As usual there's no shortage of interesting lots featuring the usual historics, classics, and sports cars, but one vehicle attracting attention is the
ex-Gerry Marshall Land Rover
We covered his legendary exploits in 'Baby Bertha' recently in PH Heroes, and at Goodwood the 'Old Nail' 1971 Firenza he raced before he slid the wide-bodied V8 machine to a number of his 625 race victories was sold at auction. The Land Rover (lot 256) was his personal vehicle for many years before he passed it on to the son of a fellow racer, and it still has the rev counter he had fitted as well as well as all the various stickers that were lovingly slapped on to it. And no, none of them say 'Kenwood' or 'Motorsport'...
The estimate of £4,000-6,000 for a 1972 Land Rover SWB seems a bit steep - you can usually get a 'restored' one for that. But the 'Old Nail' Firenza made £47,000 at Goodwood (including buyer's premium) against an estimate of £30,000-40,000 so I wouldn't be surprised to see the Landy burst its upper estimate on the back of the success enjoyed by the ex-Marshall Firenza.
And while we're talking Firenzas,
this blue one
should go for somewhat less than the one at Goodwood - although it appears to be a bit 'semi-prepared' and could do with either being fully converted for either racing or road duty. £4,000-6,000 is the estimate on this one and I doubt it would go beyond that. Cool shape though, no?
Of course if you prefer your Fords and have a bigger budget, you're more likely to go for this RS2000 'recreation' which has been built more with competition in mind. The estimate is curiously broad at £11,000-16,000 although I'd expect it to land in there somewhere.
If, however, you're after some serious performance then there's plenty to bid for depending on your preferred style of serious performance. There's an Ultima GTR, two Integrales, and a Carrera 2S on one hand...and an 8.2 litre Cobra replica on the other!
Oh and I couldn't sign off without mentioning a commercial vehicle...bear with me. This Commer 'Cob Van' is estimated at £4,500-7,500 and looks like butter wouldn't melt...but it's running a Jack Brabham-fitted 1725cc Alpine engine with an alloy head, twin carbs, and an overdrive 'box! Historic racing support vehicle, anyone...?
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