Silverstone Auctions - Silverstone Classic Race Car Sale 2018 19th July 2018

Cars 25 www.silverstoneauctions.com + buyer’s premium of 15% including VAT @ 20% Lot 222 1987 Morgan Plus 8 Class ‘B’ Race Car Registration: D982 TFJ Chassis No.: R9838 Estimate: £28,000 – £38,000 • Originally developed and modified by Richard Thorne Racing and Chas Windridge of Mogsport • Running a John Eales Developments 4.0-litre V8 270bhp engine. Race-ready • No expense has been spared preparing this very competitive 4.0 Plus 8 • Eligible for the AR Motorsport Morgan Challenge, 750 Motor Club Roadsports, track days, hill climbs and sprints etc. Lot 223 1968 MG C GTS Sebring homage Registration: THN 777F Chassis No.: GCD1-2131G Estimate: £30,000 – £35,000 • Competitive road/rally car built as a GTS homage. Dual-registered; UK V5C and French FFVE papers • Built by the highly regarded Lola chief engineer, Clive Robinson, Vic Young and Ric Hall • 3000cc, straight-six, competition-spec engine with triple Weber ‘48’s’ developing a proven 255bhp • All-synchro Quaife gearbox with Laycock competition O/D. Quaife ATB 4.2 LSD • Comprehensive account of the build including photos, dyno sheets, engineers drawings, numerous invoices. Lot 224 1979 Group 1 Ford Capri FIA Papered race car Registration: Not specified Chassis No.: Not specified Estimate: £50,000 – £60,000 • Original race-spec Capri 3.0S built in 2003 and first raced in 2004. Reshelled/rebuilt in today’s ‘Esso’ form for the 2005 season • Over 100 starts (2005-11) in Group One/Pre-83 Classic Touring Car Race Club and 70’s Groove Baby series • Class winner/joint 2nd overall in 2006 CTCRC Grp One Championship. Won its class overall in the CTCRC Pre-83 Championship in 2015. Ran strong in the Gerry Marshall Trophy at the Goodwood Members Meeting in 2015, Race 1 8th/30 and Race 2 into 4th/28. • The Esso Capri has been invited to the Goodwood Members Meeting for the last four years to contest in the Gerry Marshall Trophy Race, co-driven by Emanuele Pirro for the last two, at one point running 4th with a Laptime of 1.31.6. • 260bhp JW Developments engine recently tuned and set-up at Tim Adams Dyno, Capri Group-One gearbox with Hewland internals, Atlas axle with 3.44 LSD, Leda two-way front and newly developed two-way rear shocks • Full FIA Homologation Papers and ready for any UK or European event where it could be very competitive in the right hands!