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D1705 built as a Class 47 with a difference. A 47 bodyshell and a Sulzer 12LVA24-type engine, resulted in a Class 48 classification. Refitted with a standard engine in 1969, this turned her the loco into a 47.
Sparrowhawk is seen here on the GCR
D1705 built as a Class 47 with a difference. A 47 bodyshell and a Sulzer 12LVA24-type engine, resulted in a Class 48 classification. Refitted with a standard engine in 1969, this turned her the loco into a 47.
Sparrowhawk is seen here on the GCR
Coachwork by Heuliez
Renault 25 Phase 1 converted into Phase 2
Estimated : € 8.000 - 12.000
Sold for € 20.468
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Auction - Artcurial
Renault Manufacture
Flins-sur-Seine
Aubergenville - France
December 2025
- Rare armoured version
- Particularly luxurious finish and equipment
- Used by Raymond Lévy, CEO of Renault
Keen to add a luxurious, extended-wheelbase version of the 25 to its range, Renault turned to the coachbuilder Heuliez, based in Cerizay, which had experience of working on models for other manufacturers. The version produced by Heuliez, which was lengthened by 23cm from the B-pillar back, was presented at the 1984 Paris Motor Show as the Renault 25 Limousine. Entirely built by Heuliez, some 830 Limousines were produced, making it a rare model.
The Limousine presented here is even more exceptional, as it is an armoured version with a reinforced bodyshell and special glazing, used in period by Raymond Lévy, Renault’s CEO. It should be noted that the vehicle registration document does not mention the armouring and that there has been no change to the gross vehicle weight rating.As well as having additional space and a small folding seat fitted as an extension to the centre console and facing the rear passengers, it features all the refinements specific to this very up-market model: separate rear seats in quilted leather, footrests, special lighting, wide armrests and special storage compartments ...
Externally, it is a phase 1 model which has been converted into a phase 2 version by replacing the front of the car; the Heuliez logo appears on the wide central pillar and the front bumper is fitted with two small flag holders, but the wheels (apparently from a Safrane) aren’t consistent with the original model. Its history file includes a note from the communications department, allocating the car in October 1995 to the Heritage department, although at the time it was still in the management car pool. We know that in June 1993 it had covered 45,151km. The odometer was reset to zero when the car was partially restored, and it still has its original registration document from 26 September 1985 in the name of ‘RNUR’ (the state-owned holding company for Renault) as well as its original registration number 7704 NK 92.
In decent condition and needing a service before being driven again, this very special Renault 25 will certainly appeal to lovers of rare and original models.
* The Ford Escort Mk I ~ (powered by a 1600cc engine )
Won the tough London-Mexico Rally in 1970 ..
To capitalise on this success, Ford brought out a performance model of the Mk I Ford Escort 'Mexico '
~ available to the general public
~ with a strengthened bodyshell, uprated suspension, 1,598cc Crossflow engine, sporty interior and Mexico decals.
Only 10,352 Mexico's produced..
Newlands Corner - Guildford
~ 7056
In 1963, Jaguar decided to introduce a new variant of its popular Mk II model (1959-1967), the luxurious S-type saloon. The S-type came with either a 3.4 or 3.8 litre XK engine, however Jaguar decided not to offer a 2.4 version (as in the Mk II range) as it did not really fit the new car's image profile.
The S-type featured a modified version of the Mk II bodyshell with unique front and rear ends added. The front had its own distinctive grille, shrouded headlamps and a slim line bumper. The rear of the S-type looked very similar to the large Mk X saloon and had a similar independent suspension design which gave a class leading ride.
Most buyers opted for the more powerful 3.8 version, although the 3.4 was by no means under-powered. The 3.4 could set quite a fast pace and although not as quick as the Mk II 3.4, the car handled extremely well thanks to its new suspension layout.
KUO 135E, seen at the 2010 POPS Rally at Wedgwood, Barlaston. Staffs.
A series of photographs documenting the release of GB Railfreight's Class 92, 92 044 "Couperin" from the Wabtec Brush works at Loughborough. 044 had spent exactly 14 months there for overhaul, reliability mods and new wheelsets. The assisting locomotive was a fellow Brush Traction machine, Class 60, 60 002 "Graham Farish 50th Anniversary 1970-2020".
The 60 had also been out of traffic for more than a year after a turbo fire. The Covid-19 pandemic had delayed repairs and then some additional mods were done as well as its immaculate repaint - the first GBRf loco repainted at DB Cargo's Toton depot.
This was the 60's first working for GBRf after its long spell in Toton and also its first run on the main line sporting its recently received new name commemorating the 50th Anniversary of Graham Farish.
This was also the first time two of GB Railfreight's Brush "cousins" - the Class 60 and Class 92 - had been together. The locos share a common bodyshell design, built by Procor in Wakefield, and have other similar components.
Potentially most historically of all, though - with the subsequent announcement the Brush Traction works are due to close by the end of the year - there's a good chance this was the last time a Class 60 will visit the place where the 100-strong class were built in 1989-1993.
GB's sole active grey 92 had lost its tunnel rings and Crewe Electric depot plaques whilst in Brush, but there are rumours of a new livery to come in due course. However, that won't be before it gets back to earning some coin for its owners (and DB!) with a brief visit to Crewe for a test run, before heading to Dollands Moor to resume tunnel duties.
60 002 ran from Toton as 0Z60 08:45 Toton TMD to Loughborough Brush, then moved 92 044 to Crewe ETD on 0Z61 09:58 Loughborough Brush to Crewe ETD, before the 60 then ran on solo to resume biomass duties on 0Z62 13:09 Crewe ETD to Tuebrook Sidings.
1/32 resin slot car Morris Oxford MkIII 1955 Monte Carlo rally driven by Edwin Lambert & Norman Millican to 263rd place. PSR modified resin bodyshell, PCS32 chassis and aluminium rims with resin inserts.
1977 MGB roadster.
10 previous keepers.
Restored in 1997 using a new bodyshell and converted to chrome bumpers.
More Mk4s on test! In rather awkward light, Mk4 DVT no. 82213 heads set NL13 through Gamston, working today's Peterborough to Neville Hill test run (5Z50). Due to the recent discovery of cracking in the bodyshells of the IET fleet, the plans to re-introduce IC225 sets to the ECML have been accelerated; one diagram has already been given over to Class 91 power, with 91111 + Mk4 set NL13 likely to begin a second diagram later this week. I'm going to have a 'cracking' time photographing these!!!
This set is currently in reverse formation with the loco leading on the south end, presumably it will be turned prior to entering service on a second diagram.
All hail the mighty Lima class 31!
I got it from the Warley model rail show and it's a surprisingly good runner. In fact, it's the fastest model engine I have as it even beat the class 121 in a race (and the 121 is quick!). In fact the 121 has somehow made its way into this picture.
As this was fairly cheap, it will more than likely be the candidate for conversion into a class of engine I've been wanting, but doesn't exist in N scale form.
Hopefully that will be a fairly straightforward swap of bodyshell and bogies without having to permanently alter it, so it can revert back to 31 form if needed.
Power is drawn from one bogie and applied via just four wheels on the other (and not the four that would power a real 31 bogie either) so maybe that bogie swap might not be so straightforward.
Because of this unusual arrangement, with 12 wheels and only 4 of them powered, it has less haulage capacity than the 08. In fact it probably has the worst haulage capacity of everything!
A series of photographs documenting the release of GB Railfreight's Class 92, 92 044 "Couperin" from the Wabtec Brush works at Loughborough. 044 had spent exactly 14 months there for overhaul, reliability mods and new wheelsets. The assisting locomotive was a fellow Brush Traction machine, Class 60, 60 002 "Graham Farish 50th Anniversary 1970-2020".
The 60 had also been out of traffic for more than a year after a turbo fire. The Covid-19 pandemic had delayed repairs and then some additional mods were done as well as its immaculate repaint - the first GBRf loco repainted at DB Cargo's Toton depot.
This was the 60's first working for GBRf after its long spell in Toton and also its first run on the main line sporting its recently received new name commemorating the 50th Anniversary of Graham Farish.
This was also the first time two of GB Railfreight's Brush "cousins" - the Class 60 and Class 92 - had been together. The locos share a common bodyshell design, built by Procor in Wakefield, and have other similar components.
Potentially most historically of all, though - with the subsequent announcement the Brush Traction works are due to close by the end of the year - there's a good chance this was the last time a Class 60 will visit the place where the 100-strong class were built in 1989-1993.
GB's sole active grey 92 had lost its tunnel rings and Crewe Electric depot plaques whilst in Brush, but there are rumours of a new livery to come in due course. However, that won't be before it gets back to earning some coin for its owners (and DB!) with a brief visit to Crewe for a test run, before heading to Dollands Moor to resume tunnel duties.
60 002 ran from Toton as 0Z60 08:45 Toton TMD to Loughborough Brush, then moved 92 044 to Crewe ETD on 0Z61 09:58 Loughborough Brush to Crewe ETD, before the 60 then ran on solo to resume biomass duties on 0Z62 13:09 Crewe ETD to Tuebrook Sidings.
The Delahaye 135 is a luxury car manufactured by French automaker Delahaye. Designed by engineer Jean François, it was produced from 1935 until 1954 in many different body styles. A sporting tourer, it was also popular for racing.[1]
History
The Delahaye 135, also known as "Coupe des Alpes" after its success in the Alpine Rally, was first presented in 1935 and signified Delahaye's decision to build sportier cars than before. The 3.2-litre overhead valve straight-six with four-bearing crankshaft was derived from one of Delahaye's truck engines and was also used in the more sedate, longer wheelbase (3,160 mm or 124 in) Delahaye 138. Power was 95 hp (71 kW) in twin carburetor form,[2] but 110 hp (82 kW) were available in a version with three downdraught Solex carbs,[1] offering a 148 km/h (92 mph) top speed. The 138 had a single carburetor and 76 hp (57 kW), and was available in a sportier 90 hp (67 kW) iteration.[3]
The 135 featured independent, leaf-sprung front suspension, a live rear axle, and cable operated Bendix brakes. 17-inch spoked wheels were also standard. Transmission was either a partially synchronized four-speed manual or four-speed Cotal pre-selector transmission.[4]
Competition 135s set the all-time record at the Ulster Tourist Trophy and placed second and third in the Mille Miglia in 1936,[5] and the 1938 24 Hours of Le Mans.[6]
The list of independent body suppliers offering to clothe the 135 chassis is the list of France's top coachbuilders of the time, including Figoni & Falaschi, Letourneur et Marchand, Alphonse Guilloré, Marcel Pourtout, Frères Dubois, Jacques Saoutchik, Marius Franay, Henri Chapron, Faget-Varnay, Antem, and others.[7]
Production of the 3.2-litre version ended with the German occupation in 1940 and was not taken up again after the end of hostilities.
A larger-displacement (3,557 cc) 135M was introduced in 1936. Largely the same as the regular 135, the new engine offered 90, 105, or 115 hp, with either one, two, or three carburetors. As with the 135/138, a less sporty, longer wheelbase version was also built, called the "148". The 148 had a 3,150 mm wheelbase, or 3,350 mm in a seven-seater version. On the two shorter wheelbases, a 134N was also available, with a 2,150 cc four-cylinder version of the 3.2-litre six from the 135. Along with a brief return of the 134, production of 148, 135M, and 135MS models was resumed after the end of the war. The 135 and 148 were then joined by the one litre larger engined Delahaye 175 / 175S; 178; and 180, being an entirely new series that was under development before the war. When the large displacement chassis-series was discontinued in 1951, the 135M was updated to be introduced as the Type 235, as a last ditch effort to save Delahaye. The 235 was offered until the demise of Delahaye in 1954, but only 84 examples were built.
168
Presented in December 1938 and built until the outbreak of war in 1940, the Type 168 used the 148L's chassis and engine (engine code 148N) in Renault Viva Grand Sport bodywork.[8] Wheelbase remained 315 cm while the use of artillery wheels rather than spoked items meant minor differences in track. This curious hybrid was the result of an effort by Renault to steal in on Delahaye's lucrative near monopoly on fire vehicles: after a complaint by Delahaye, Renault relinquished contracts it had gained, but in return Delahaye had to agree to purchase a number of Viva Grand Sport bodyshells.[8] In an effort to limit the market of this cuckoo's egg, thus limiting the number of bodyshells it had to purchase from Renault, Delahaye chose to equip it with the unpopular Wilson preselector (even though the marketing material referred to the Cotal version). This succeeded very well, and with the war putting a stop to car production, no more than thirty were supposedly built. Strong, wide, and fast, like their Viva Grand Sport half sisters, the 168s proved popular with the army. Many were equipped to run on gazogène during the war and very few (if any) remain.[9]
135MS
Short wheelbase 135MS (1937)
An even sportier version, the 135MS, soon followed; 120–145 hp were available, with competition versions offering over 160 hp.[1] The 135MS was the version most commonly seen in competition, and continued to be available until 1954, when new owners Hotchkiss finally called a halt. The MS had the 2.95 m wheelbase, but competition models sat on a shortened 2.70 m chassis.
The Type 235, a rebodied 135MS with ponton-style design by Philippe Charbonneaux, appeared in 1951. Wikipedia
Audi stellte den SUV Q5 2008 vor. Seine Stahlkarosserie besteht aus etwa 1/3 Tiefziehstählen und 2/3 hoch-, höher- und höchstfesten Stählen. Gefügt wird die Karosserie mit gut 5000 Widerstandsschweißpunkten und mehr als 80 m 2-Komponenten Klebstoffnähten. Auch Laserschweißen und Löten kommen als Fügetechniken zum Einsatz.
1/32 slot car Volvo PV544 1960 Monte Carlo rally. Driven by Arve Andersen & Ulrich Moller-Halvorsen to 60th place. OCAR resin bodyshell, PCS32 chassis, MRRC wheel inserts & MRRC figures.
Der Audi TT von 2007 setzte auf die Hybrid Bauweise. Die gesamte Karosserie mit Ausnahme des hinteren Bodenblechbereiches, der aus Stahlblech gefertigt war, war in der ASF Bauweise (Audi Space Frame) aus Aluminium gebaut. Diese Änderung gegenüber der ersten Serie erfolgte u.a. um mehr Gewicht auf die Hinterachse zu bekommen und so dem Auftrieb bei hohen Geschwindigkeiten entgegen zu wirken.
DRS operated Brush/GM Class 57 'Bodysnatcher' number 57 307 'LADY PENELOPE' seen stabled at Carlisle Railway Station on the West Coast Mainline. This locomotive used the bodyshell of 47 225.
Interestingly on my last two visits to Carlisle Railway Station this very same locomotive has been stabled in the same location.
This will be the view of the innards of the model soon. It looks like I should be able to get the bodyshell to pass over this! The upper deck has been finished as per the lower deck colours, however the area around the rear panels / staircase is the same red it would have been in London. I have cut part of the upper deck rear panel (around the emergency window) off to allow the upper deck to go together this way.
1972 MGB roadster.
Taxed but last MoT test expired in July 2015. H&H classic car auction, Buxton -
"Chassis Number: GHN52796909
Engine Number: 18V582FH6064
H&H are indebted to the vendor for the following description: "I have owned this car for over twenty years and it was restored using the original shotblasted bodyshell and mainly the original parts. It is not concours but it is in excellent overall condition and free from obvious rot or rust. The mileage at 43,400 is believed but not warranted to be genuine and there are supporting MOTs / service records running back for almost twenty years. The car has a correct period Motorola radio, handbook and workshop manual. A correct period Moto Lita steering wheel is fitted. The engine is in good order as is the four-speed manual gearbox which benefits from overdrive. The interior trim is free from tears or excessive wear and the hood is in reasonable condition. The car rides on wire wheels (including the spare) and there is plenty of tread on the tyres. It is eligible for historic class (free) road tax and has proven very reliable during my ownership". Great summer motoring, this smart MGB Roadster is offered for sale with MOT certificate valid until June 2009."
Unsold.
Registered as a 1985 'Special Kit' with a 5300cc engine. DVLA now has the colour as orange. Fitted with a Mitsubishi Pajero LWB Intercooler Turbo 2800 bodyshell.
1/32 resin slot car Ferrari 250 GT SWB Le Mans 1961. Driven by Lucien Bianchi and George Berger. OCAR resin bodyshell and PCS32 chassis with PSR running gear.
The NS 1700 Class were built in the early 1990s and their bodyshells show the class's heritage: based on the earlier 1600 Class which in turn was inspired by the SNCF BB7200 class. Number 1749 is seen here at Amsterdam Centraal at the head of a train of DB CityNightLine stock, presumably having hauled the final leg of one of the overnight routes into Amsterdam.
A series of photographs documenting the release of GB Railfreight's Class 92, 92 044 "Couperin" from the Wabtec Brush works at Loughborough. 044 had spent exactly 14 months there for overhaul, reliability mods and new wheelsets. The assisting locomotive was a fellow Brush Traction machine, Class 60, 60 002 "Graham Farish 50th Anniversary 1970-2020".
The 60 had also been out of traffic for more than a year after a turbo fire. The Covid-19 pandemic had delayed repairs and then some additional mods were done as well as its immaculate repaint - the first GBRf loco repainted at DB Cargo's Toton depot.
This was the 60's first working for GBRf after its long spell in Toton and also its first run on the main line sporting its recently received new name commemorating the 50th Anniversary of Graham Farish.
This was also the first time two of GB Railfreight's Brush "cousins" - the Class 60 and Class 92 - had been together. The locos share a common bodyshell design, built by Procor in Wakefield, and have other similar components.
Potentially most historically of all, though - with the subsequent announcement the Brush Traction works are due to close by the end of the year - there's a good chance this was the last time a Class 60 will visit the place where the 100-strong class were built in 1989-1993.
GB's sole active grey 92 had lost its tunnel rings and Crewe Electric depot plaques whilst in Brush, but there are rumours of a new livery to come in due course. However, that won't be before it gets back to earning some coin for its owners (and DB!) with a brief visit to Crewe for a test run, before heading to Dollands Moor to resume tunnel duties.
60 002 ran from Toton as 0Z60 08:45 Toton TMD to Loughborough Brush, then moved 92 044 to Crewe ETD on 0Z61 09:58 Loughborough Brush to Crewe ETD, before the 60 then ran on solo to resume biomass duties on 0Z62 13:09 Crewe ETD to Tuebrook Sidings.
1/32 resin slot car Rover P6 2000TC 1965 Monte Carlo Rally. Driven by Roger Clark. Resin bodyshell (by Steve Francis), PCS chassis and front steering unit ( by Gareth Jones at www.chase-cars.com ).
Audi stellte den SUV Q5 2008 vor. Seine Stahlkarosserie besteht aus etwa 1/3 Tiefziehstählen und 2/3 hoch-, höher- und höchstfesten Stählen. Gefügt wird die Karosserie mit gut 5000 Widerstandsschweißpunkten und mehr als 80 m 2-Komponenten Klebstoffnähten. Auch Laserschweißen und Löten kommen als Fügetechniken zum Einsatz.
1/32 resin slot car Ferrari 206 SP Dino Coupe c.1967. Le Mans style livery, resin bodyshell with PCS32 chassis, aluminium rims with resin inserts.
The bodyshell in one coat of primer. This view shows the quality of fit of the parts as nothing has been done here beyond glue them together.
Seven bodyshells were modified for underwater sequences, this is one of them fully restored after being rescued from a scrap-yard in the Bahamas.
For the road sequences, Lotus lent the film-makers one and Colin Chapman lent his own personal car when they needed another
Der Audi TT von 2007 setzte auf die Hybrid Bauweise. Die gesamte Karosserie mit Ausnahme des hinteren Bodenblechbereiches, der aus Stahlblech gefertigt war, war in der ASF Bauweise (Audi Space Frame) aus Aluminium gebaut. Diese Änderung gegenüber der ersten Serie erfolgte u.a. um mehr Gewicht auf die Hinterachse zu bekommen und so dem Auftrieb bei hohen Geschwindigkeiten entgegen zu wirken.
D1705 built as a Class 47 with a difference. A 47 bodyshell and a Sulzer 12LVA24-type engine, resulted in a Class 48 classification. Refitted with a standard engine in 1969, this turned her the loco into a 47.
Sparrowhawk is seen here on the GCR
Frazer-Nash Sebring 1955 Le Mans. Driven by Marcel Becquart & Dickie Stoop to 10th place. Modified AA resin bodyshell and PCS32 chassis.
2014 "Ford Mustang" in the paddocks of the 2014 CRAA classic race in Aarhus.
Driver: Martin V. Jensen (DK)
Racing class: Auto-G DTC
Race number: 20
Race results in 2014 event:
Training (fri.): 9 (of 18)
Qualifying (sat.): 16 (of 19)
Heat 1 (sat): 14, RET (of 19)
Heat 2 (sun.): 17, RET (of 18)
Heat 3, final (sun.): 12 (of 18)
Photo taken after heat 1.
DTC stands for Danish Thundersport Championship. The cars follow the CCR MkI and MkII regulations. They consist of a chassis built by Performance AutoMotive Scandinavian AB (PASAB) fitted with a clip-on bodyshell. The engines are 5,7 litre V8s, delivering 445 hp. The available bodyshells change a little from year to year, but in 2014 there were 3 options: Ford Mustang, Chevrolet Camaro and Dodge Challenger.
Each race weekend consists of a free practice, qualifying and 3 heats, of which the last one is considered the "final"
After heat one, the top 8 will normally get reversed for the heat 2 starting grid, which often causes interesting results and is a guarantee for highly entertaining racing.
Races take place mostly in Denmark, but with occasional visits abroad. 2 races per year take place on street circuits: this one in Aarhus at the CRAA and one in Copenhagen during the Historic Grand Prix there.
Most drivers are danish, but there's always a few norwegians in the pack as well.
The driver line-up is incredibly mixed and features star drivers (past and present) like Jan Magnussen, "Super John" Nielsen, Ronnie Bremer and Casper Elgaard alongside some of Denmark's finest young racing talents with full backing from big teams, as well as a bunch of privateers, who primarily take part for the fun of racing.
At the end of each season, a driver's 3 worst results get discarded to get the final overall result.
The DTC class is widely regarded as the pinnacle of racing on danish soil and is followed intensely by media as well as spectators.
There have been some voices against the DTC being included in the CRAA, saying that this class is anything but "classic racing", which is, of course, true, but no class causes the stands to be as packed as DTC, so it certainly helps attract people (and media interest)
DTC may not be "classic racing", but it plays a major part in making the annual CRAA event so successful.
1/32 resin slot car Morris Oxford III 1955 Monte Carlo rally. Driven to the finish by Edwin Lambert & Norman Millican. Modified PSR resin bodyshell, PCS32 chassis with RS Slot Racing ali rims, tyres and resin inserts.
1/32 resin slot car Rover P6 2000TC 1965 Monte Carlo Rally. Driven by Roger Clark. Resin bodyshell (by Steve Francis), PCS chassis and front steering unit ( by Gareth Jones at www.chase-cars.com ).
This type of Diesel locomotive is affectionately nicknamed ‘sex sheds’ by train enthusiasts due to having been designated with the TOPs Classification Number 69. A 69 is actually the bodyshell of a Class 56 fitted with the EMD 710 diesel engine - the same engine found in a 66!
Audi stellte den SUV Q5 2008 vor. Seine Stahlkarosserie besteht aus etwa 1/3 Tiefziehstählen und 2/3 hoch-, höher- und höchstfesten Stählen. Gefügt wird die Karosserie mit gut 5000 Widerstandsschweißpunkten und mehr als 80 m 2-Komponenten Klebstoffnähten. Auch Laserschweißen und Löten kommen als Fügetechniken zum Einsatz.
1/32 resin slot car Maserati 151/3 1965 Le Mans. Modified BSB resin body and PCS32 chassis with MRRC wheels & tyres.
Engine: 112hp, Peugeot-Citroën "DV6 Monde"1.6 TDi from late 407 & C5, Ford Mondeo, Volvo S40/ V50
Fibreglass bodyshell
Madagascar, Indian Ocean
1/32 slot car Porsche 911 (993) GT2 race car c.1995 in Ducados livery. Top Slot resin bodyshell with Scalextric Porsche chassis with s-can motor.
Audi stellte den SUV Q5 2008 vor. Seine Stahlkarosserie besteht aus etwa 1/3 Tiefziehstählen und 2/3 hoch-, höher- und höchstfesten Stählen. Gefügt wird die Karosserie mit gut 5000 Widerstandsschweißpunkten und mehr als 80 m 2-Komponenten Klebstoffnähten. Auch Laserschweißen und Löten kommen als Fügetechniken zum Einsatz.