A good show
A friend bought the 120
The EE cars made £8.8 million
When is a CType worth more than a D ?
http://www.bonhams.com/auctions/20934/
Edited by hipperson, 02 December 2013 - 12:42.
Bonhams Ecurie Ecosse auction yesterday
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, Dec 02 2013 12:32
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alansart
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Posted 02 December 2013 - 12:47
I know it's iconic but I'm amazed the transporter went for so much!
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hipperson
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Posted 02 December 2013 - 13:19
I thought an amazing price too..........the friend I was with went to a million which was quite exciting
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Allan Lupton
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Posted 02 December 2013 - 14:56
I know it's iconic but I'm amazed the transporter went for so much!
Yes, it'd have to be full of D and C type Jaguars before I'd stump up that much for it!
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D-Type
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Posted 02 December 2013 - 16:03
Does anyone know who bought any of the various lots?
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RTH
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Posted 02 December 2013 - 16:39
An American puchaser for the Transporter the C & D type those 3 vehicles cost him £7.3M
http://www.classicdr...tion-88m-london
£56000 for that Sprite !!
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Posted 02 December 2013 - 17:03
I wonder if the American owner also has the '56 Le Mans winner in has garage? Didn't it go to Seatle?
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Posted 03 December 2013 - 07:12
An American puchaser for the Transporter the C & D type those 3 vehicles cost him £7.3M
http://www.classicdr...tion-88m-london
£56000 for that Sprite !!
I suppose this means they'll now go abroad. I don't suppose we can get an export injunction (or whatever you call it) slapped on them? After all, if we can save Jane Austen's hairbrush for the nation...
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Posted 03 December 2013 - 09:17
Although it's stratospheric price for a Sprite, it's still a relatively cheap entry ticket to Classic Le Mans, Goodwood, Silverstone classic etc.
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john ruston
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Posted 03 December 2013 - 11:09
The Sprite is a replica so not so easy to get into those races?
Build one for less dosh!
Build one for less dosh!
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Posted 05 December 2013 - 09:19
The Sprite is a replica so not so easy to get into those races?
Build one for less dosh!
I don't think that it's been an issue so far but I stand to be corrected. Yes it's a replica but it has the chassis plate of the original (once again, I stand to be corrected).
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Posted 05 December 2013 - 10:14
I suppose this means they'll now go abroad. I don't suppose we can get an export injunction (or whatever you call it) slapped on them? After all, if we can save Jane Austen's hairbrush for the nation...
I would think it would be worth trying for the transporter... it's a unique part of British motor racing heritage, probably more so than a C or a D Type.
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Catalina Park
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Posted 05 December 2013 - 10:27
Is the transporter that important? As I understand it the transporter came after the D types. It was not there when the team was winning major races.
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Posted 05 December 2013 - 10:36
Is the transporter that important? As I understand it the transporter came after the D types. It was not there when the team was winning major races.
Probably not in the overall order of things. However what schoolboy of a certain age didn't own or lust after the Corgi model? It was of course, as you say, later than the "glory years" of Ecurie Ecosse but I believe in many people's minds it has come to represent them probably more so than a blue D Type with stripes on the nose. And it is unique.
