July 2013
restored a purist with the money would pay 25K so good luck to the buyer........ Read more
It always intrigues me when I see the Fury on Antique programmes. I worked at S-T throughout this period and was responsible for getting the new machinery into the factory for the new models of the time, notably the Slant4 and V8 transfer lines. In this capacity I was able to wonder almost wherever I pleased. I never remember even seeing photographs of the car. I suspect it was a one off wholly engineered by Michelotti.
The factories at Coventry and Speke were quite unable to produce sufficient cars once the tribulations of the pre Leyland days had been resolved so no chance of such a beast. Total Marque sales in the UK through the '60s of large sports cars were about 1000pa and small about 5000pa Read more
An auction triumph to be sure & well done Bonhams - But will the car ever race again or be demonstrated at full speed.............questionable given its new value..........analogies that come to mind are a classic vintage wine........rare but undrinkable...........an oil painting in a vault. Racing cars are living, breathing things..........tactile, aural, so very special..........New generations need to know how they look, sound, smell to appreciate our motor racing past & how it has influenced both the present & the future............... Read more
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