The Classic Sale at the Warwickshire Event Centre 2024

32 The Classic Sale at the Warwickshire Event Centre 2024 Cars iconicauctioneers.com •Sourced on behalf of our vendor by marque specialist, Tony Collins of Car and Classic Restorations in Herne Bay, this Mk1 RS2000 was known to be exceptionally original but needed restoration after years of slumbering in storage. • In 2019, it began an absolutely no-compromise restoration, with the emphasis on creating a car as close to original-spec as is possible. Full details of the restoration are available on our website •Using the car’s original parts and NOS components, when necessary, but never conceding on it being ‘just right’ • The car was 90% complete by June 2024 when it was finished off and made ready for the road by Dave Brooks of DBRS and again by Copthorne Classics. The file contains dozens of photographs documenting every stage of its transformation with the quality of the work appearing quite exceptional •One of the most exacting restorations we have ever seen and surely the best available. The investment of time, skill and money has been sizeable - the latter well exceeding £100,000. It’s been a real dilemma for our vendor to ‘let it go’, but a change in circumstance has forced his hand Fabulous restoration based on an amazingly original car, superb in every way with lots of original parts and £130,000 invested. Seller Rating: 133 / 135 ««««« Registration: OKB 44M Chassis No.: BFATNC00267 Estimate: £70,000 - £80,000 Specialist: Joseph Watts Telephone No: 07779 082707 Lot 948 1973 Ford Escort Mk1 RS2000 •Known to the Savage Register, this is an original Jeff Uren car built at Race Proved in Uxbridge and finished in Ermine White. Since 2004, it’s been owned by the same family who spent a great deal of time initially sourcing a genuine, complete and solid car •Race Proved options include Walnut dash and door caps, seatbelts and the drivers-only option of a matching bucket seat •Savage-specific details also included a Jeff Uren-designed custom front cross member, V6 rev counter and foot rest • The Essex V6 is mated to Corsair 2000E 4-speed gearbox (without overdrive), Capri diff and the suspension and brakes are similar to Lotus spec • Fitted with electronic ignition and a modern temperature sensor for the fan control which improves reliability and hot starts •Supplied with a set of original Minilite-style wheels, a set of new Race Proved and Savage badges, some MOT Certificates and tax discs from 2004 onwards and its V5C • The car was dry stored between 2011 and 2017 and since then has been mainly used for shows and events A rare example of Jeff Uren’s game-changing development of Ford’s second generation Cortina. Seller Rating: 81 / 135 «««¶¶ Registration: YUU 522H Chassis No.: BA97JD08964 Estimate: £20,000 - £25,000 Specialist: Richard Greenhalgh Telephone No: 07948 152921 Lot 949 1970 Ford Cortina Mk2 3000E V6 Savage More Details Lot 948 Bid On Lot 948 More Details Lot 949 Bid On Lot 949