Now sold, and soon to be heading back to the UK :)
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Now sold, and soon to be heading back to the UK :)
Not necessarily, someone in Australia is currently working out how it could be got road legal over there :)
Now Sold
http://www.trademe.co.nz/a.aspx?id=660783205
BUY1 CAR GET1 FREE 1990
Start price: $30,000.00
Closes: Sun 24 Nov, 2:45 pm Listing #: 660783205
Buy Now: $47,000
On Road Costs: Included...
F1 cars are no longer officially timed, which is why you get them doing donuts :) The hill record is still held by Nick Heidfeld, who drove a McLaren MP4/13 Formula One car up the hill in 41.6...
An interesting car for someone?
http://www.trademe.co.nz/a.aspx?id=569655649
MG J2 1933 ex Grand Prix Car
Start price: $30,000.00
Closes: Sun 17 Mar, 9:00 pm
Listing #: 569655649
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Thanks for that, you're right, it does soon add up! I talked to one of the English FJ drivers at Teretonga (the pea green Lotus 22 in my photos) and he was enthusing about all the racing - he'd done...
Hmm, but wouldn't that make it Formula Honda?!
Not wishing to hijack the thread but, as a mere spectator unaware of the costs of racing, does FF really cost $5,000 per meeting??!! Phew!
Expensive, but pretty - and rare! I'm sure the car is well-known to members of this Forum :)
Copy of listing pasted in below:
http://www.trademe.co.nz/a.aspx?id=566840254
Lotus Mark VI 1955...
Yes, the car looks absolutely amazing :)
Sorry, only made it down there on the Friday and that's all the photos I took - I've got heaps from last year (and 2009) though.
http://i1295.photobucket.com/albums/b632/GPL513/Classic%20Speedfest%202013/SDC10018_zpsa13f8234.jpg
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The Fordina
http://i1295.photobucket.com/albums/b632/GPL513/Classic%20Speedfest%202013/TheFordina_zpsc6109d04.jpg
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http://i1295.photobucket.com/albums/b632/GPL513/Classic%20Speedfest%202013/SDC10007_zpsf0747954.jpg
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The McBegg
http://i1295.photobucket.com/albums/b632/GPL513/Classic%20Speedfest%202013/TheMcBegg_zps0b2f25e9.jpg
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No pictures from Teretonga yet, so - here are some I took on the Friday test day
The Stuart Special...
You can still see something very similar for the big meetings at Teretonga these days, such as the NZ V8 meeting last month.
This car is also at Teretonga this weekend for the Classic Speedfest :)
and not long finished a rebuild in Invercargill. It was in the paddock at Teretonga today and is scheduled to demonstrate at the Classic Speedfest there this weekend.
http://www.trademe.co.nz/a.aspx?id=562495513
Lotus seven s 1 climax 1958
Start price: $18,000.00
Closes: Wed 27 Feb, 7:13 am
On Road Costs: Included
Kilometres: 3,500km
Body: aluminium,...
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