For sale: 1969 Lancia Fulvia 1.3S Rallye Coupe £24,950
The sporty and sophisticated first series Fulvia 1.3S Rallye Coupe is fitted with a twin-carb, twin-cam engine, oil cooler, servo-assisted discs and lightweight opening panels. It was one of the last models to predate the brutal cost-cutting of the 1970s. This low mileage LHD example, in blanco Saratoga and blue fabric, was sourced in Italy a few years back.
Now UK-registered and sympathetically recommissioned and serviced by Day and Whites, the car presents well and encourages a spirited drive. There is some lovely original paperwork as well as various more recent invoices. A world rally championship winner in period, the Fulvia is a practical and canny choice for road trips and classic events today. .
For sale: The ex-Bill Gates 1963 Lotus Elan S1 with period race history £59,950
A Bourne-bodied car – and one of the first Elans to go to Australia – 0202’s first owner was Bill Gates, radio presenter, pop group manager and handy weekend racer, who competed in it with considerable success, before doing something similar in a 26R. The car was later restored after a period off the road, and, more recently, came to the UK. A pair of hefty files covers its race history – including a win at Surfers Paradise – and subsequent restoration.
The car is on its original chassis with a Craig Beck twin-cam in fast road tune, a close-ratio gearbox, a slightly longer diff and solid driveshafts. The original soft top and steering wheel are present. We have been through the car with Nick Adams at Historic Racing Services, among others, and attended to a number of details. Cars with period race history that can be enjoyed today are rare. A lovely thing to leave in the competitor’s car park at Goodwood.
Sold: 1960 RHD Porsche 356B T5 to Super 90-spec
This rare RHD T5-bodied 356B Super, with period registration and in Aetna blue with black, was delivered to AFN in late-1960. At some point – possibly very early in its life – it was uprated with the running gear of a Super-90 of a similar vintage, including a 616/7 engine, matching gearbox, camber bar and a correctly calibrated rev counter. In all but name, it became, and remains, a Super-90.
Roger Bray brought the car back from the US in the early-1990s, undertook a light restoration and repaint and pronounced it the best example he had seen. It has been lightly used and well maintained since, notably by Prill Porsche Classics. We have fitted a refurbished pair of Solex carburettors along with new steel wheels and tyres and refreshed some of the lighting.
The car presents and drives very well and would be ideal for road trips and visits to the events at Goodwood, Hedingham and elsewhere.
Sold: 1978 Moto Guzzi 850 Le Mans Mk 1
The Moto Guzzi 850 Le Mans is a stylish cafe racer introduced in the mid-1970s with a large-capacity V-twin engine, shaft drive and other modish features such as an electric start, alloy wheels and front and rear linked braking. There were three iterations, of which the earliest, the Mark 1, with its distinctive bullet fairing and circular headlight, is the most favoured today.
This UK-supplied late-Mark 1 was repainted in white, as a small number of bikes were in period, as part of an extensive restoration. It’s been lightly-used and well-maintained since, with further new parts including a pair of Lafranconi silencers, and, most recently, a check-over and service by our friends at the Classic Bike Workshop. A good-looking and very usable Italian superbike.
Sourced: The ex-Betty Haig 1967 RHD Porsche 911
Betty Haig was truly a one-off. An accomplished and successful rallyist, hillclimber and circuit racer, she competed in the Monte Carlo Rally and the Le Mans 24 Hours in successive years in the early-1950s. Later, she involved herself in car clubs and motor racing organisations with equal energy. She was an early board member of the Porsche Club, an organiser of, and participant in, the first historic race in the UK and a founding member of the Historic Sports Car Club.
A pleasure, then, to source BLH 7, the ex-Betty Haig 1967 RHD Porsche 911 for a knowledgeable and appreciative new owner. Haig bought the car new and owned it for more than ten years. She made few changes beyond asking Dickie Stoop to advise on suspension set-up.The most striking thing about the car now is its exceptional condition and originality. The paint is original – with the odd slightly carefree touch-in – and the interior is hardly used. The speedo shows an exceptionally low, but believable, total of less than 25,000 miles.
