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We are always on the lookout for both classic cars and motorcycles, our preference are vehicles in A1 concourse condition, but we will consider everything from a basket case upwards. Phil has 40 years worth of contacts and experience to enable him to sell your car or motorcycle either privately or into the trade. We can sell your vehicle without it even leaving your premises.
1971 Rickman Montesa Metisse 250 £2495

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Just completed extensive rebuild and in superb ready to race or show condition.
2000 Ducati 750 Super Sport £2495

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Only 14000 miles from new with full and up to date Ducati main dealer service history including recent belts all books spare keys. A superb bike on the road with 12 months MOT Just ready for summer £2495 or exchange cash ether way for classic bike or car.
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Bumpster 3 bike trailer £375

This rather unique trailer requires no loading ramps as the complete trailer bed drops down to floor level making for ease of loading, and automatic front wheel bike anchors make loading even easier. Will take three large bikes or even a trike.

1969 Moto Minorelli 50 Super Sport Offers Invited

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One owner from new, totally original and been stored from 1972 up to its recommisioning this year. The engine and gearbox have been completely stripped and reasembled with new seals, and is running superbly. A very attractive little bike with a mere 2500 miles from new.

1962 Norton 99 Deluxe £6795

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This bike is just superb in every way. It comes complete with old and new log books, original registraion number and matching engine and frame number. Fully restored - one of the best in the country.

1962 Velocette Viper - In Sports Trim £6495

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This bike is so honest. It's not in mint condition as it is an everyday riders bike, but it is in very very nice condition throughout. On the road and ready for spring.

 

1993 Fisher Fury 3.5lt Super Sports £11950 or would ex motorcycle

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This car is just breathtaking. The build quality and attention to detail are superb and a credit to the builder. Fitted with a 3.5lt Rover sdi enginge with 5 speed gearbox and Ford atlas rear axel. The engine has reworked cylinder heads, high compression pistons, performance cam with anti pump up lifters, 4 barrel holly carb, custom built exhaust headers with twin side exhaust. Weighing in at only 740kg, the car's performance is entertaining to say the least with a massive silly grin factor both in speed and noise! Fitted with 'as new' weather gear and a heater, his car can be used year round. The car has just had one owner / builder and also our good selves from its completion and registration, with full sva testing in 1993. It took five years to build and a small fortune was spent by its festidious builder. Road or race ready. The car has only covered 3950 road miles with no competition use. You won't find another as good as this.

1973 Rickman Bonneville T120R Cafe Racer £7995

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Super bike with Norman Hyde tuned 750 conversion with full Norman Hyde engine spec sheet. All the usual cafe race features, plus close ratio 5 speed box and Rickman unique front brake. Purchased from us in 2002 the bike covered less than 100 miles. It is currently being re-commisioned and will be available shortly.

 
1956 Moto Guzzi 250 Airone £6250

This bike has won over 100 trophies and must be one of the best available in he UK. With tax and mot, and running beautifully, it is ready for summer.

Ferrari 900 D.O.H.C.
Ferrari 900 D.O.H.C. Offers Invited or Exchanges Considered

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It all started when David Kay wrote to Enzo Ferrari's son Piero, requesting to build a one-off motorcycle sporting the famous prancing horse badge in tribute to his late father. In a letter dated maranello, 23rd May 1990 and signed by P Ferrari himself (included in the comprehensive press and information file on this lot) Kay receives: ' the approval to place the Ferrari badge on your motorbike' and is wished good luck with his project. When highly reputed MV Agusta 'guru' David Kay set about building this unique piece of engineering from scratch, he looked towards both the future and the past, as he thought of what may have been if Ferrari would have decided to produce a GT or endurance racing machine. Kay was inspired by the fact that Enzo had started his racing on a Scott two-stroke machine and so a project representing over 3,000 man-hours of work was launched.

The engine is a 'scratch built' 900cc, transverse, double overhead camshaft, four cylinder, eight valve unit with magnesium and alloy casings, driven through a five speed gearbox. The tubular chassis is made of Reynolds 531 tube, engineering on the motorcycle is irreproachable and the detail is quite astounding. The attention to this is quite incredible, with the master cylinder built into the obviously one off digital instrument panel and is again portrayed with the exquisite steering damper. Terry Hall, who also produced the double curvature reverse cone megaphones, made the entire bodywork out of aluminium. In Kay's own words these are too beautiful to merely funnel exhaust gases from engine to atmosphere; 'the noise is like a Messerschmitt chasing a Spitfire'.

The front end is very contemporary in conception with Forcelle Italia upside down forks, massive twin piston Brembo disc brakes front and rear (6 pot calipers to the front, 4 to the rear) and special 17 inch hand spun Astralite wheels. WPS twin rear shock absorbers complete the basic specification.

Four years after starting on the project, although tested but never to its full capacity, the 'Ferrari 900' has an estimated top speed of 265 km/h producing 105bhp at 8,800rpm with a dry weight of a mere 172kg.

The bike has been featured with acclaim in worldwide publications ranging from 'Scuderia' in Japan, 'Themen & Trends' in Germany, 'Motociclismo' in Italy, 'SM30' in Spain and obviously 'Motor Cycle News' in the UK; not forgetting a full half page colour spread in the 'Daily Telegraph'! With a long article in Mike Walker's recognised work 'The MV Story', it has also been the star of several TV programs and exhibited at the Coventry Classic Bike show to mention just a few occasions.

Having spent most of its life in the vendor's drawing room and rightly regarded as a work of art, he has now decided that the time has come for this masterpiece to find a new custodian. In today's world of mass production, the chance to purchase this officially acknowledged one off tribute to Enzo Ferrari, may never arise again.

1975 Ducati 250 Desmo
1975 Ducati 250 Desmo SOLD

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Beautiful example just undergone general refurbishment with frame powder coated new chromium and lots of stainless. Wheels striped and original alloy rims and hubs mirror polished and rebuilt with stainless spokes. Fully serviced 12 months MOT Ready to ride.

1951 Douglas 90+
1951 Douglas 90+ SOLD

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A superb example of this rarely offered race model with factory fitted road legal kit. Just had extensive mechanical overhaul including, Rebore and new pistons, rebuilt crank, Rebuilt cyl Heads, clutch. gear box ( bike comes with close ratio gear set and STD road ratio set) Original carburetors have been resleaved. brakes and suspension overhauled.This bike is a first time starter and runs and rides superbly.The bike including its engine,gearbox,and frame numbers are authenticated and registered with the Douglas owners club as a genuine 90+

1979 Benelli SEi 900 Six Cylinder
1979 Benelli SEi 900 Six Cylinder SOLD ...
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Less than 3000 miles from new

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This is an outstanding Italian Super Bike which has covered 10,000 miles and it is mainly original in its condition other than an engine rebuild due to an oil leak by Roy Meggott restorer and Benelli enthusiast. This example was featured in July 2007 Classic Bike. You will not see a better example. To be sold with one years MOT upon a sale being agreed. Superb Italian Super Bike.

1937 Rudge Rapide 250 cc Two Valve
1937 Rudge Rapide 250 cc Two Valve SOLD

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This is an extremely rare bike and presented in excellent condition. This is the two valve model. The Rudge retains its original registration number and is supplied with its old Buff log book. Showroom exhibit for many years so in beautiful condition. Currently being re-commissioned and it runs very well. To be MOT tested for one year upon an agreed sale. A very rare opportunity to acquire a quality Pre War motor bike.

1972 Norvil 920cc Commando Production Racer - Road Registered
1972 Norvil 920cc Commando Production Racer - Road Registered SOLD

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This bike is awesome and impeccable. Outstanding workmanship. The engine was rebuilt by the late Fred Barlow Ex Works BSA mechanic using many trick internal parts. The gear box is brand new and the bike is running a 40mm primary drive belt and the clutch is a dry racing type. Fuel is delivered by two new 36mm Smooth bore Amal carburettors and the gas escapes through Norvil racing silencers. The isolastics are MK3 and fitted is a Norvil head steady. New rear shock absorbers to the rear. Norvil 12 inch front disc with Lockheed racing caliper fitted with racing brake pads. The rear brake is vented and fitted with racing linings. CRMC eligible. This bike was featured in the 2007 December Classic Bike Guide and it is also the featured cover machine.

1928 Austin Six Doctors Coupe
1928 Austin Six Doctors Coupe SOLD

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1928 Austin Six Doctors Coupe - bodied by Gordons. One of only two ever produced and currently the only known survivor. The car has received a very careful restoration and original and good has been retained. The remaining components and cosmetics which were in need of restoration or replacement have been beautifully attended to. The engine has though been completely rebuild at a cost in excess of £3,000. The supporting invoice is supplied with the car. The car is charming and drives very well at the pace it was intended to attain. A beautiful vintage Austin supplied with supporting history, original buff log book and handbooks.

2007 Reynard/Vortex Prototype GT Le Mans LMP900
2007 Reynard/Vortex Prototype GT Le Mans LMP900 SOLD

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Bob Hall, proprietor of Concept Racing, began his career making aluminium bodywork and plumbing solutions for historic sports cars. Over the last seventeen years he has worked on some of the most prestigious racing cars ever built, from Maserati 250Fs, Lotus Grand Prix cars, Rolls-Royce and Aston Martin to current Formula 1 engined hill climb cars and 24 hour Le Mans machinery. Concept Racing prides itself on the ability to produce extremely high quality individual solutions to the current needs of the motor sport industry. The services they provide include one off fabrications ranging from historic grand prix Maserati oil and fuel tanks to current F1 oil tanks, radiators and wishbones. A comprehensive off the shelf product range catering for all levels of motor sport including oil tanks, catch tanks, fuel tanks, water header tanks, petrol/water swirl pots, intercoolers, radiators and suspension components are also available. The ability to put together complete cars is a rare skill. Specialist welding for magnesium, titanium, aluminium and alloy steels are all in-house as well as the full installation of fuel, air, oil and water systems.

It is no surprise therefore that any car to come off the test bench at Concept Racing will not only be well designed but each component will have been tested, built using the best materials and well put together. The LMP900 presented here today is the only aluminium honeycomb chassis ever to use this bodywork. It was made by Reynard for their 2KQ Le Mans LMP900 sports prototype. The body is a fully autoclaved carbon fibre unit over a Nomex core and is super stiff and very light. The Floors, rear diffuser and side pods are all carbon as is the twin element rear wing and wing posts. The chassis was designed and made by Concept Racing and is made from aluminium honeycomb sheet as well as the wishbones and ancillary components. The engine is a supercharged Hyabusa engine upgraded in order to make it strong enough to cope with the 300bhp available. The super charger is a Rotrex unit which is a mechanical turbo running a gearbox internally to step the revs up 10 to 1. With the current gearing it runs at 14psi but can run up to 22psi if required. It also runs its own sealed oil system and oil cooler which are inherently very reliable.

The engine oil system is cooled by means of a heat exchanger (water cooled oil cooler) and the induction charge is cooled by both an intercooler and a charge cooler (water cooled inter-cooler). The engineering on this car is outstanding, all components have been designed to flow, all water radiators and intercoolers have shaped header tanks to improve flow and all have been built to F1 standards using titanium and alloy steels. There are over £3,000 worth of hose clamps alone and the wishbones are of Cromoly aero section design. The steering wheel has an Aim mounted display and full data logger with a Reynard 2KQ pedal box. The carbon fibre gear change rod, Nitron shocks and Quaife differential all contribute to make this a seriously rapid tool and podium finisher in any hillclimb you care to mention.

The car comes with a set of wets,spare sprockets and drop gears,new 6 point sparco race harness,and new plumed in fire extinguisher along with two new spare front wings,nose cone and the full rear body all new and in carbon fiber, there are also some body moulds to complete a full spare body which from Reynard's where originally at a cost of £40,000. The total build cost of this car has exceeded £70,000 (and was a five year project) plus that did not include the cost of one body never mind the second spare one. The car has just undergone a full pree race check over and at the same time the qwaife gear box has been fitted with the latest upgraded splind input shaft. The car is ready to race. Our asking price for this superbly engineered, unique and virtually unused race car represents fantastic unrepeatable value for money. Not to be missed !

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Phil Cotton, Classic Vehicle Consultants, South Lakes, Cumbria. Telephone 0783 1207 977. Email info@philclassic.co.uk