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The Shirley Mk2 was a development of the Mk1, the redesign most prominent in the nose section. Like a lot of specials of this era the Shirley was based around Ford Popular (upright) models which provided the chassis and mechanical components.
The Shirley Mk2 was available as a 2 or 4 seater (bodywork simply cut out of the rear deck to accomodate the extra 2 seats) and also with a hardtop (extra 35 GBP) and full opening doors.
The 1172cc Ford sidevalve was the engine of choice (as it came with the donor) Wheelbase was 7' 10" with a 4' track for the 4 seater and 7' 6" for the 2 seater. Bodyshell prices were around 90 GBP. The sale of Shirley bodyshells seemed to fizzle out around 1960.
1/32 resin slot car Renault Dauphine 1958 Monte Carlo rally winner. Driven to 1st place by Guy Monraisse & Jacques Feret. Resin bodyshell with PCS32 chassis, 14" PSR ali rims and resin inserts.
Unusual combination of Herald Coupe bodyshell with Vitesse 6-cylinder mechanicals and front end- spotted at the NEC Classic Show November 2012.
1/32 resin slot car Austin A35 1960. CSCC & BRSCC livery. GTM resin bodyshell (lowered) and composite chassis with Mabuchi motor.
1977 Ford Capri.
A heavily modified car using a fibreglass replica Capri Mk.1 bodyshell with an elongated engine bay. Fitted with a 4900cc V8 engine. No previous keepers. Last MoT test expired in August 2014.
1/32 resin Triumph Spitfire Mk2 c.1965 in SCCA livery. Modified PSR resin bodyshell with PCS32 chassis.
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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.
1/32 resin slot car Peugeot 203 c.1959 in BSCC livery. Resin bodyshell, Slot Classic chassis, ali rims and resin inserts.
2014 "Chevrolet Camaro" in the paddocks of the 2014 CRAA classic race in Aarhus.
Driver: Jan Magnussen (DK)
Racing class: Auto-G DTC
Race number: 23
Race results in 2014 event:
Training (fri.): 1 (of 18)
Qualifying (sat.): 1 (of 19)
Heat 1 (sat): 1 (of 19)
Heat 2 (sun.): 1 (of 18)
Heat 3, final (sun.): 1 (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.
Der Audi A8 von 2010 setzt die Tradition des Aluminium Raumrahmens (Alu Space Frame) fort und zählt erneut zu den leichtesten Karosserien in der Oberklasse. Die Rohkarosserie besteht aus Strangpressprofilen, Gussknoten und Blechen. Gefügt wird im Wesentlichen durch Schweißen und Stanznieten.
The Citroën AX is a supermini car which was built by the French manufacturer Citroën from 1986 to 1998. It was launched at the 1986 Paris Motor Show to replace the Citroën Visa and Citroën LNA.
Development of this model started in 1983, and it was initially also going to form the basis of a sister model from Talbot to replace the Samba; however, the falling popularity of the Talbot brand - coupled with the huge success of the new Peugeot 205 - had led to Peugeot deciding to axe it by the time the Citroën AX was launched, and so the Talbot version never made it into production.
With the final demise of the classic Citroën 2CV in 1990, the AX became the smallest model in the Citroën range.
The car was very economical, largely because of excellent aerodynamics for its class of car (drag coefficient of 0.31) and a very light weight of 640 kg (1,411 lb) for the basic version. This was due to the extensive use of plastic panels in non-load bearing areas and varying the thicknesses of steel in the bodyshell to be the minimum needed to take required loads
In 1989, a naturally aspirated diesel AX, using the 1360 cc, all aluminium alloy TUD engine, managed a figure of 2.7 litres per 100 kilometres (100 mpg‑imp; 87 mpg‑US), totalling over 1,000 miles (1,609 km) from Dover to Barcelona. This was the longest ever distance travelled on 10 imp gal (45.5 L; 12.0 US gal) of fuel and earned it a place in the Guinness Book of Records as the most economical production car.
GERMANY's Bochum-Gelsenkirchen Tramways (Bogestra) will launch a tender before the end of this month for 42 new metre-gauge LRVs after the company's supervisory board approved a €200m plan to replace the troubled fleet of NFD6D trams and modernise the vehicles used on Stadtbahn Line U35.
The fleet of 42 NFD6Ds, which were built by Düwag and Siemens in 1992-94, has been restricted to 30km/h since January 28th 2015 following the discovery of damage to wheelsets. A revised timetable has been introduced on parts of the network and a programme of remedial works has begun with the aim of raising the maximum operating speed to 50km/h, but it is likely to be several years before the whole fleet can be treated. The first modified vehicle is due to return to service next month.
The vehicles previously suffered problems in 2006 when bodyshell fractures began appearing around doors and windows.
Bogestra will now order replacement vehicles on a like-for-like basis and an international tender will be issued within the next few weeks with delivery scheduled for 2016-20. The contract will include an option for eight additional vehicles, for delivery in 2023-24.
The fleet of 25-year-old type-B trains used on Stadtbahn Line U35 will also be modernised to extend their useful life until the mid-2020s. Six additional trains will also be required to supplement the fleet and these will enter service in 2021-22.
Rover's first attempt at reviving the MG marque in the early 1990s...utilising Heritage MGB bodyshells with modern styling bits and the 3.9 litre Rover V8 from the Range Rover. Most went to Japan and they're rare and collectable these days. Great British muscle cars, always liked these.
1/32 resin slot car Peugeot 203 c.1959 in BSCC livery. Resin bodyshell, Slot Classic chassis, ali rims and resin inserts.
The Batterie Todt war museum with the fearsome 280mm railway gun in the background, and my Rover 400D in the foreground. I really should have left it there and come home on the Eurostar, it was the worst car I have ever driven by a long chalk. With a gutless 1.6 engine and a flexible bodyshell (don't try opening the tailgate when parked on an incline) the only thing I liked about it was the colour. It was a happy day when the company came to its senses and started buying Vauxhall again, and it was exchanged for a Cavalier :-)
RENFE 340 020. These were essentially two Hymeks inside a larger Class V200 bodyshell which developed a mighty 4000 hp. However, according to Wikipedia, they suffered from reliability problems due to mixed traffic usage and poor maintenance.
The CL Series Valiant was introduced in November 1976. Although it used the same bodyshell as the previous VK range, the front and rear ends were restyled. The front end used horizontally arrayed quad round headlamps flanking a central grille. The front guards and bonnet were also reworked accordingly. The new bootlid's curved leading edge flowed down to new taillights that sandwiched a simple centre garnish panel. The bumpers, however, were the same units as had been used on the 1969 VF series Valiants.
The 3.5 L (215 cu in) Hemi-6 and 5.9 L (360 cu in) V8 were dropped, and the only engine options were low- and high-compression versions of the 4.0 L (245 cu in) Hemi-6 and the 5.2 L (318 cu in) V8. The CL's introduction had closely coincided with that of the strict exhaust emission regulations contained in ADR 27A. With the 318 engine, a new emissions control system was introduced: Electronic Lean Burn.
Valiant and Regal sedans also benefited from the 1978 introduction of Radial Tuned Suspension in response to Holden's having marketed their suspension as particularly suited to radial tyres.
36,672 CL Valiants — including the last-ever Chargers — were built.
Der Audi A8 von 2010 setzt die Tradition des Aluminium Raumrahmens (Alu Space Frame) fort und zählt erneut zu den leichtesten Karosserien in der Oberklasse. Die Rohkarosserie besteht aus Strangpressprofilen, Gussknoten und Blechen. Gefügt wird im Wesentlichen durch Schweißen und Stanznieten.
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.
DRS 37229. A standard Farish bodyshell renumbered from a 37261 model and sitting on a Bees Hill Models Dummy chassis. Other details included fitted snow ploughs and finished with a light weathering.
Outside a friend's workshop today... Bond Bug micro car bodyshells, no rust worries as they're fibreblass anyway
Subsequent to the launch of the Mazda MX-5 in 1989, British Motor Heritage (by then owned by Rover Group) had placed the MGB bodyshell back in production to serve the MGB restoration market. The success of the MX-5 had given Rover confidence that the market for 2 seater roadsters had re-emerged, and the decision was taken in 1991 to create an updated MGB model. The suspension was only slightly updated, sharing the leaf spring rear of the MGB. The boot lid and doors were shared with the original car, as were the rear drum brakes. The engine was the 3.9-litre version of the aluminium Rover V8, similar to the one previously used in the MGB GT V8.
The engine produced 190 bhp (142 kW) at 4,750 rpm, achieving 0–60 mph (96 km/h) in 5.9 seconds. Largely due to the rear drum brakes and rear leaf springs, the RV8 was not popular with road testers.
A large proportion of the limited MG RV8 production went to Japan – 1,579 of the 1,983 produced. In the UK, 330 RV8s were sold initially. Several hundred (possibly as many as 700) of these cars were reimported back to the UK and also Australia between 2000 and 2010.
Using a Class 47 bodyshell, bogies and other parts, Class 57 no 57302 stabled at Crewe next to Class 37/5 no 37516 working the East Lancs Enterprise railtour. The latter has now spent longer in refurbished condition than it did in original form as D6786/37086.
Display Car
Estimated : € 20.000 - 30.000
Sold for € 92.708
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Auction - Artcurial
Renault Manufacture
Flins-sur-Seine
Aubergenville - France
December 2025
- Show car true to the Benetton B195
- Benetton’s best season in Formula 1
- In the colours of Michael Schumacher, 1995 World Champion
In 1995, the new FIA regulations imposed a reduction in engine size from 3.5 to 3 litres, in the hope of limiting the cars’ performance and, in so doing, the risks for the drivers. The new Renault V10 engine, the RS7, was supplied for the first time to the Benetton team and proved a brilliant combination with the B195 chassis designed by Ross Brawn and Rory Byrne. Add a gifted driver, Michael Schumacher, into the mix, and there you have it. The team run by Flavio Briatore had an exceptional season, with eleven victories (nine for Schumacher and two for his team-mate, Johnny Herbert), enabling it to claim both the Constructors’ and Drivers’ titles in the World Championship.
The car presented here is a show car, created for promotional purposes. Bearing Schumacher’s name and his racing number 1 (reserved for the reigning World Champion), it consists of a bodyshell built specially to this end and has no mechanical components other than those that can be seen. The cockpit has a bucket seat and steering wheel. It is a superb show car, in very good condition, and a reminder of the Benetton team’s best season in Formula 1, thanks in large part to the Renault engine.
Estimated : € 6.000 - 10.000
Sold for € 44.548
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Auction - Artcurial
Renault Manufacture
Flins-sur-Seine
Aubergenville - France
December 2025
- Replica inspired by the runner-up in the 1989 Supertouring Championship
- Displayed at the 1991 Bangkok Motor Show
Started in 1976, the Production, then Superproduction and Supertouring Championship quickly became very popular as the saloons competing looked similar to the standard production versions. In 1987, Renault decided to enter it with its newly introduced 21 Turbo. Totally modified, the car received a partly tubular chassis, a lighter body, four-wheel drive and an engine prepared by Sodemo, taking its power from 175 to 430 bhp. Driven by Jean Ragnotti and Jean-Louis Bousquet, the R21 brazenly dominated the 1988 season, Ragnotti winning the title and the two drivers together notching up six wins over the ten rounds that year.
The following year, changes to the regulations led to the engine being installed longitudinally rather than transversely. The car was no longer in Renault’s colours but those of Philips Car Stereo, and despite a difficult start to the season, it finished as the runner-up with 11 pole positions out of 14.
The car offered today is a display model inspired by car number 21 from the 1988 season, with a stripped-out steel bodyshell, roll cage, bucket seat and the running gear from a standard R21. It was displayed at the 1991 Bangkok Motor Show before joining the collection at a very early stage. With no engine, it represents an absolutely spectacular show car for any Supertouring fan.
Engine: 112hp, Peugeot-Citroën "DV6 Monde"1.6 TurboDiesel from late 407 & C5, Ford Mondeo, Volvo S40/ V50
Fibreglass bodyshell
Madagascar, Indian Ocean
The rear lights were also painted silver and again more masking was applied to prevent unnecessary thick paint build-up in areas that did not receive the body color.
Painting the filler cap and door handle is fiddly work. Next time I would paint the filler black first, then put on the Martini stripes, and lastly the silver cap.
Der Audi A8 von 2010 setzt die Tradition des Aluminium Raumrahmens (Alu Space Frame) fort und zählt erneut zu den leichtesten Karosserien in der Oberklasse. Die Rohkarosserie besteht aus Strangpressprofilen, Gussknoten und Blechen. Gefügt wird im Wesentlichen durch Schweißen und Stanznieten.
Der Audi A8 von 2010 setzt die Tradition des Aluminium Raumrahmens (Alu Space Frame) fort und zählt erneut zu den leichtesten Karosserien in der Oberklasse. Die Rohkarosserie besteht aus Strangpressprofilen, Gussknoten und Blechen. Gefügt wird im Wesentlichen durch Schweißen und Stanznieten.
With the X-Bars tack welded in position on the main hoop , I welded the drivers side base plate to the bodyshell.
With future sales forecasts likely to remain low, Chrysler had planned on discontinuing the Imperial at the end of the 1973 model year. While image and appearance were an important part of luxury car appeal, without sales Chrysler could not afford to build an Imperial with a unique bodyshell.
A front-end design envisioned for the next Imperial penned by Chrysler/Imperial exterior studio senior stylist Chet Limbaugh came to the attention of Elwood Engel. It featured a "waterfall" grille with thin vertical chrome bars separated by a body-colored band running through the center, which started on top of the nose and flowed down.
To save money the 1974 model would use the same body panels as the Chrysler New Yorker except for the front end clip and trunk lid. This meant that for the first time as a separate marque, the Imperial would share the same wheelbase as a production Chrysler.
With the full effects of the 1973 oil crisis being solidly felt, a bad year for both the U.S. economy and its auto industry was in store for 1974 - cruel timing for Chrysler's 50th anniversary year. The "by Chrysler" script was removed from the car for 1974. The Imperial's electronic ignition system was a U.S. market first, as was the optional car alarm.
While total sales were down from 1973, Chrysler was pleased with the 14,483 Imperials produced, given the poor economy in 1974 and a retail price of $7,230 for the sedan.
7 May 2017
"Cravens" 1541 is one of a batch assembled by CIÉ at Inchicore Works in Dublin from bodyshells and parts supplied by Cravens in the UK in 1964/5. She is seen at Kilkenny on the return Shannon and Suir tour to Dublin.
Der Audi A8 von 2010 setzt die Tradition des Aluminium Raumrahmens (Alu Space Frame) fort und zählt erneut zu den leichtesten Karosserien in der Oberklasse. Die Rohkarosserie besteht aus Strangpressprofilen, Gussknoten und Blechen. Gefügt wird im Wesentlichen durch Schweißen und Stanznieten.
1/32 resin slot car Ferrari 340-375 MM Berlinetta Competizione LM 1953. Driven to 5th place overall by Paolo Marzotto & Giannino Marzotto. Resin bodyshell with PCS32 chassis.