Wednesday, 12 September 2012 22:46
40th Oldtimer Grand Prix Nürburgring - Part 2 10-12 August 2012
Written by Guus Docen
Coys Auction
Like every year the Coys auction was held on Saturday afternoon and also this year some very special and extraordinary cars were displayed to draw the attention of a possible new owner. No less than three Formula 1 cars were available of which two cars were from the Arrows-stables.
Lot-number 127 is the Barclay Arrows A8 which was driven by Belgium Thierry Boutsen during the 1985-1986 F1-races. Originally this car had the turbocharged 1500 cc. 4 cyl. BMW-engine but during the auction the car didn’t have an engine or gearbox installed. The other Barclay Arrows was driven by Gerhard Berger during the same period but this car was in overall good condition. Both cars were sold for the low sum of 21,000 and 30,000 Euros.
The third Formula 1 car was none less than Jean Alesis’ V12 Ferrari type 412T in which he finished tenth in Jerez (Spain) and sixth in Australia during the 1994 F1-season. In 2009 the engine was completely overhauled by the factory for a massive 120,000 Euros since than the car had completed just 266 kilometres. Highest bid was 460,000 Euros but the car went unsold.
A sixties touring car ready for historic racing was the ex-Alan Mann Ford Escort Twin (Pic No.11).
For the 1968 British Touring Car Championship cars ran according the Group 5 regulations which allowed the Escorts to use the Cosworth built FVA injected F2 engine producing 210BHP.
This car was driven by Peter Arundell, Jackie Oliver and possibly Roger Clark at Brands Hatch.
During the 80's XOO 348F was used amongst other things for rally cross with notable success and since then has been totally rebuilt back to 1968 group 5 BTCC specification to a very high standard, with group 5 front and rear suspension, a fresh built injected FVA engine, magnesium bell housing and limited slip differential and was described as being in very good condition. This ex-works Alan Mann Escort was probably the only Alan Mann Escort to be offered for sale in the foreseeable future and the estimate price was 110,000-130,000 Euros, but with highest bid was 75,000 Euros the Escort stayed with it’s owner.
A complete different car was the 1938 Jaguar SS 100, bought by the vendor at Coys some six years ago. A serious concourse contender after a ground up restoration during its last ownership by its fastidious enthusiast owner, this German registered Jag was sold for 250,000 Euros (Pic No.12).
The rarest entry of this auction was definitely the 1963 ATS GTS, created by ex-Ferrari engineers Carlo Chiti and Giotto Bizzarrini for Count Volpi’s Automobili Turismo e Sport company
For its day a very revolutionary car, mid engined by a 2500 cc. V8 engine equipped with 4 Weber carburettors producing 260 Bhp. The body was build entirely out of aluminium by Allemano. The dry weight is a low 750 kilograms, and the top speed was said to be an impressive 255 kph.
There are no official records of production numbers of the GTS, but the meagre sources quote that there were just 5 GTS built. Two cars were damaged during the transport to the Nürburgring in 1963 when the truck transporting the cars had a bad accident. So just 3 cars have survived and the example on offer was in immaculate condition having recently undergone a substantial amount of restoration work.
The highest bid by telephone was 355,000 Euros and the owner agreed to sell (Pic No.13). Another Italian thorougbred was a 1929 Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 (Pic No.14), fitted with a James Young elegant and stylish cabriolet bodywork. This very original car has been well preserved over the years and was described by the vendor as being in excellent general condition. Highest bid was 170,000 Euros and under the reserve of 190,000 Euros so a non-seller. A stunning Grand Tourer also from Italy was a 1962 Lancia Flaminia Sport 2.5L 3C Zagato (Pic No.15), spending all its life in Italy and fitted with Roma number plates. Some years ago the body was restored and the engine had been overhauled with less than 100 kms recorded. The prices for this type of Lancia have took off in the past 10 years so no wonder this car fetched an impressive 115,000 Euros. A strong 480,000 Euros was paid for a 1958 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roaster, sold new to the United States; it spent forty years in the benign climate of California. In 2000 it came back to Europe and was imported to the Netherlands, where it stayed in a major collection for the next ten years. The coachwork has been refinished in a Ocean Blue to a very impressive standard this year
Key to Images
1st row – left to right:
Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa
Alan Mann Ford Escort Twin Cam
Jaguar SS100
1963 ATS GTS
2nd row – left to right:
1929 Alfa Romeo 6C 1750
1962 Lancia Flaminia Sport 2.5L 3C Zagato
TVR Griffith (Sean McInerney)
Rob and Nick Hall in AC Cobra
3rd row – left to right:
The badly damaged Gotcha E-Type
Alex Bumcombe (E-Type)
Special transport by Citroën
Ford Galaxie and Ginetta
4th row – from left to right:
Alfa Romeo 1600 GTA
Bill Sheppard in the Shelby Cobra
Alfa Romeo Tubolare Zagato 2
Maserati T61 Birdcage
The third Formula 1 car was none less than Jean Alesis’ V12 Ferrari type 412T in which he finished tenth in Jerez (Spain) and sixth in Australia during the 1994 F1-season. In 2009 the engine was completely overhauled by the factory for a massive 120,000 Euros since than the car had completed just 266 kilometres. Highest bid was 460,000 Euros but the car went unsold.
A sixties touring car ready for historic racing was the ex-Alan Mann Ford Escort Twin (Pic No.11).
For the 1968 British Touring Car Championship cars ran according the Group 5 regulations which allowed the Escorts to use the Cosworth built FVA injected F2 engine producing 210BHP.
This car was driven by Peter Arundell, Jackie Oliver and possibly Roger Clark at Brands Hatch.
During the 80's XOO 348F was used amongst other things for rally cross with notable success and since then has been totally rebuilt back to 1968 group 5 BTCC specification to a very high standard, with group 5 front and rear suspension, a fresh built injected FVA engine, magnesium bell housing and limited slip differential and was described as being in very good condition. This ex-works Alan Mann Escort was probably the only Alan Mann Escort to be offered for sale in the foreseeable future and the estimate price was 110,000-130,000 Euros, but with highest bid was 75,000 Euros the Escort stayed with it’s owner.
A complete different car was the 1938 Jaguar SS 100, bought by the vendor at Coys some six years ago. A serious concourse contender after a ground up restoration during its last ownership by its fastidious enthusiast owner, this German registered Jag was sold for 250,000 Euros (Pic No.12).
The rarest entry of this auction was definitely the 1963 ATS GTS, created by ex-Ferrari engineers Carlo Chiti and Giotto Bizzarrini for Count Volpi’s Automobili Turismo e Sport company
For its day a very revolutionary car, mid engined by a 2500 cc. V8 engine equipped with 4 Weber carburettors producing 260 Bhp. The body was build entirely out of aluminium by Allemano. The dry weight is a low 750 kilograms, and the top speed was said to be an impressive 255 kph.
There are no official records of production numbers of the GTS, but the meagre sources quote that there were just 5 GTS built. Two cars were damaged during the transport to the Nürburgring in 1963 when the truck transporting the cars had a bad accident. So just 3 cars have survived and the example on offer was in immaculate condition having recently undergone a substantial amount of restoration work.
The highest bid by telephone was 355,000 Euros and the owner agreed to sell (Pic No.13). Another Italian thorougbred was a 1929 Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 (Pic No.14), fitted with a James Young elegant and stylish cabriolet bodywork. This very original car has been well preserved over the years and was described by the vendor as being in excellent general condition. Highest bid was 170,000 Euros and under the reserve of 190,000 Euros so a non-seller. A stunning Grand Tourer also from Italy was a 1962 Lancia Flaminia Sport 2.5L 3C Zagato (Pic No.15), spending all its life in Italy and fitted with Roma number plates. Some years ago the body was restored and the engine had been overhauled with less than 100 kms recorded. The prices for this type of Lancia have took off in the past 10 years so no wonder this car fetched an impressive 115,000 Euros. A strong 480,000 Euros was paid for a 1958 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roaster, sold new to the United States; it spent forty years in the benign climate of California. In 2000 it came back to Europe and was imported to the Netherlands, where it stayed in a major collection for the next ten years. The coachwork has been refinished in a Ocean Blue to a very impressive standard this year
Key to Images
1st row – left to right:
Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa
Alan Mann Ford Escort Twin Cam
Jaguar SS100
1963 ATS GTS
2nd row – left to right:
1929 Alfa Romeo 6C 1750
1962 Lancia Flaminia Sport 2.5L 3C Zagato
TVR Griffith (Sean McInerney)
Rob and Nick Hall in AC Cobra
3rd row – left to right:
The badly damaged Gotcha E-Type
Alex Bumcombe (E-Type)
Special transport by Citroën
Ford Galaxie and Ginetta
4th row – from left to right:
Alfa Romeo 1600 GTA
Bill Sheppard in the Shelby Cobra
Alfa Romeo Tubolare Zagato 2
Maserati T61 Birdcage
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