by gaukcars.com | Oct 1, 2024 | Blog
E-type 60
CELEBRATING the E-TYPE’S 60TH ANNIVERSARY with a SPECTACULAR LINE-UP of HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT E-TYPES
Over the weekend of 12 and 13 June at the historic Shelsley Walsh Hillclimb course, E-types of every description – the fast, the last, the famous, the first – are gathering in a not-to-be-missed celebration of the E-type’s 60th anniversary.
The event is set to be a remarkable reunion of the three E-types that starred at the Geneva launch in March 1961 – the car that wowed the crowds on the show stand as well as 77 RW and 9600 HP, the Roadster and Coupe that thrilled passengers on the test course outside.
Apart from the first production Roadster, Jaguar Daimler Heritage Trust will also present WHP 205J, one of the earliest V12s, and HDU 55N, the very last E-type off the production line.
E-types of the celebrity sort will include FPL 660C, the Ex-Denis Jenkinson E-type; HMT 598B, aka The Dave Clark Five album cover car; and 848 CRY, the beautiful red survivor from The Italian Job.
E-type track stars will also be superbly represented by the unique E2A prototype that raced at Le Mans in 1960, and, as an absolute treat, the first two production E-types that took to the start line in 1961 at Oulton Park. The race-winning ECD 400 will be joined by the car that started life as BUY 1, and which morphed over time into the Lightweight E now known as 4 WPD.
Other racing machines of huge interest are the unique, Sami Klat-designed Low Drag Lightweight registered as 49 FXN along with the GTO-beating Ford Galaxie V8-engined Egal racer.
Central to the car displays at E-type 60 will be the E-type CatWalk, which will comprise one example of each Series 1, 2 and 3 body style.
With E-types of absolutely every persuasion on site, fans of this 1960’s icon will not be disappointed. As they say though, that’s not all! Special guests include that other motoring icon of the 1960s, the Mini. The event reunites John Fitzpatrick and the Broadspeed Mini he campaigned in the early ’60s.
The action-packed 1960s-themed weekend will feature everything from exciting racing action, star cars, demonstrations and celebrity appearances, to live music, op art, films, fashion and more!
There will also be more than 50 specialist exhibitors in the E-type 60 Shopping Village, providing a broad array of products and services.
Experienced motoring video producer and E-type 60 filming partner, Berlinetta Films, will be on hand to capture all the weekend action.
Advance tickets are £22 each, £25 on the gate. Children under 16 years enter for free.
“Hang on, lads – I’ve got a great idea”
The cult movie The Italian Job will be fondly remembered with a recreation of the robbery scene. The ‘getaway run’ will feature red, white and blue Mini Coopers, a coach, an Alfa police car – and, of course, completing the line-up, the original Jaguar E-type Roadster ‘848 CRY’, which played a starring role in THAT scene with a digger and a mountainside!
The High Tones to play at ‘Swinging 60s Shelsley’
As seen in Liverpool’s Cavern Club – the birthplace of the Beatles! The four-piece band The High Tones will pay homage to the fab groove of the greatest musical decade, performing countless hits from The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Kinks, The Monkees, Van Morrison, The Hollies and The Small Faces, to name a few. The show is guaranteed to take you on a magical, melodic journey through the Swinging Sixties.
In addition, there will be a fashion competition for the best and most authentic vintage outfit. Why not don that Mary Quant-inspired outfit or flower-power clothes, and visit the on-site hair salon and beautician for a period makeover!
Charity partners
Hope For Tomorrow
The event is actively supporting charity partner Hope For Tomorrow, dedicated to bringing cancer care closer to patients’ homes via Mobile Cancer Care Units that they provide to NHS Trusts across the country.
Midlands Air Ambulance
Since 1991, the Midlands Air Ambulance has responded to more than 50,000 missions, averaging 2,000 per year, making it one of the longest-established and busiest air ambulance organisations in the UK. The charity is responsible for funding and operating three air ambulances serving the communities of six Midlands counties: Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Worcestershire and the West Midlands.
For further information, please visit www.etype60.com
by gaukcars.com | Oct 1, 2024 | Blog
- £2.3million worth of sales achieved
- A staggering 837 Ferraris were at the wider event, The National Ferrari Owners’ Day
- 1,800 people in attendance on Saturday 5th June
- No less than four Ferrari Dinos sold on the day
Last weekend Silverstone Auctions attended National Ferrari Owners’ Day at Sywell Aerodrome where they hosted their dedicated marque sale of Ferraris.
The auction house had a brilliant sale with a fantastic £2.3 million worth of sales achieved. The event was a huge success with a staggering 837 Ferraris there and 1800 people attending the wider event. Silverstone Auctions really enjoyed their collaboration with Ferrari Owners’ Club. Over 100 items of Ferrari themed automobilia and 30 superb Ferraris went under the hammer on this spectacular day.
Throughout the day, a number of cars through the ages sold such as Lot 206, the 2010 Ferrari 458 Italia DCT. This exceptional Ferrari has celebrity provenance behind it, fabulous specification,a comprehensive service history and sold for £120,375. Another was Lot 211, 2003 Ferrari 575M Maranello F1. This striking and very attractive Ferrari is presented in immaculate condition with a double dose of celebrity provenance and sold at the weekend for £92,250. Lot 229, the 1996 Ferrari F355 GTB – Manual was the ultimate F355, it is an immaculate, low mileage example with beautiful carbon seats and sold with Silverstone Auctions for £90,000.
A number of Ferrari Dinos went under the hammer at the auction with no less than four out of four selling! Lot 216, 1974 Ferrari 246 Dino GTS – RHD Factory ‘Flares’ Car attracted lots of attention on the day. This very rare, right-hand drive is Classiche Certified and sold for £388,125. Another Dino was Lot 221, 1972 Ferrari Dino 246 GT – Matching Numbers – just 1/488 UK-supplied with less than 35,000 miles from new and has been beautifully restored, sold for £277,875. Lot 227, was the 1971 Ferrari Dino 246 GT with very few miles since a full engine rebuild, this example was classically presented with lots of history and sold for £202,500. The fourth and final Dino which sold was Lot 230, 1973 Ferrari Dino 246 GT which sold on National Ferrari Owners’ Day for £213,750. Saturday was definitely a Dino day for the UK market leaders!
Gary Dunne, Sales Controller of Silverstone Auctions noted “We were honoured to be a part of such a special day which celebrates Ferraris. We were delighted to see so many faces in our auction hall last Saturday as we safely welcomed back bidders into the room. We are now inviting entries to our next auction, talk to one of our team today about The Classic Sale at Silverstone.”
From noon Silverstone Auctions also had an automobilia sale. The sale was successful and saw an entire collection of number plates offered from a well-known radio and television presenter, all of which sold for great prices. The sale ended with a number of number plates, watches, paintings, and enamel signs selling, all the results from the great day are on their website.
Silverstone Auctions are now inviting entries for their next auction which is The Classic Sale at Silverstone on Saturday 31st July – Sunday 1st August, with a dedicated motorcycle sale on Friday 30th July. You can now submit an entry for this auction here or contact the expert team on 01926 691141.
IMAGES
2010 Ferrari 458 Italia DCT
2003 Ferrari 575M Maranello F1
1996 Ferrari F355 GTB – Manual
1974 Ferrari 246 Dino GTS – RHD Factory ‘Flares’ Car
1972 Ferrari Dino 246 GT – Matching Numbers
1971 Ferrari Dino 246 GT
1973 Ferrari Dino 246 GT
For high resolution copies of the images please get in touch with the PR contact below
2021 AUCTIONS
The Classic Sale at Silverstone: 30th July – 1st August
The NEC Classic Motor Show Sale: 12th – 14th November
by gaukcars.com | Oct 1, 2024 | Blog
- Rolls-Royce collaborates with Swiss master horologists BOVET 1822 to create unique timepieces for first Boat Tail coachbuilt commission
- Pair of reversible tourbillon timepieces, each designed to be worn on the wrist, used as a table clock, pendant or pocket timepiece, or placed within the fascia as Boat Tail’s Timepiece
- Timepieces and dashboard holder took 3,000 hours to develop and manufacture
- Five-day power reserve and tourbillon mechanism ensure the timepieces keep perfect time when used as dashboard clocks
“Rolls-Royce Boat Tail is a pure expression of its owners’ interests, influences and passions, with every detail minutely considered. We have enjoyed working with BOVET 1822 to create a pair of exquisite timepieces that also serve as Boat Tail’s dashboard clocks. In doing so we have together created historically significant items of detail, precision, and beauty. These remarkable objets d’art, unique to the first iteration of Boat Tail, represent the finest examples of the skills and values shared by our two great luxury Houses.”
Torsten Müller-Ötvös, Chief Executive Officer, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars
“I am so proud of the BOVET 1822 team, who worked in tandem with their counterparts at Rolls-Royce to produce something truly spectacular. The owners of the coachbuilt car, and these bespoke timepieces, are personal friends, as well as valued collectors of BOVET 1822. It was important to do the very best for them – two completely unique pieces that are unlike anything we have ever done before.”
Pascal Raffy, Owner, BOVET 1822
A MOMENT IN TIME
The clock in a Rolls-Royce motor car frequently assumes a jewel-like status, often becoming a canvas for the client to tell the story of their commission in miniature. For Rolls-Royce Boat Tail, the recently unveiled, first of three, coachbuilt creations, in which every element has been created to the owners’ exact specifications, this iconic centrepiece has been elevated to new technical and aesthetic heights.
In a spirit of warm collaboration, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars and Swiss master watchmakers, BOVET 1822, have created a pair of unique timepieces for Boat Tail and its owners. This ambitious undertaking brought together designers, engineers and craftspeople from both luxury Houses, in a magnificent demonstration of their shared values of excellence, precision, heritage, artistry, innovation and attention to detail.
The timepieces are unique to both the horological and automotive worlds. Made as a pair – in lady’s and gentleman’s versions – they are reversible, and housed in BOVET 1822’s patented Amadeo case, which allows them to be worn on the wrist, or used as a table clock, pendant or pocket-watch, as well as being placed front and centre in Boat Tail’s fascia as the motor car’s own timepiece. Both are fitted with tourbillon mechanisms to ensure perfect accuracy.
IN KEEPING WITH TRADITION
BOVET 1822 initially earned its reputation making luxury pocket-watches for wealthy patrons in China; today, it is renowned worldwide for its exquisite timepieces featuring hand-painted dials, detailed engraving and finely finished visible mechanisms.
The timepieces, created for this first iteration of Boat Tail, have specially designed 18K white gold cases and feature matching front dials with the same Caleidolegno veneer found on the aft deck of Boat Tail itself, and are finished with the owner-couples’ names. The gentleman’s timepiece is highly polished; the lady’s is ornately engraved then filled with blue lacquer.
On the reverse side, the dials are more individual. The gentleman’s features an aventurine dial with the celestial arrangement of the night sky over the place of his birth on his birth date; the lady’s is decorated with an ornate miniature painting of a flower bouquet on a mother-of-pearl dial. This design is a traditional BOVET 1822 motif, chosen by and personalised for the owner.
Both reverse dials have hand-engraved Bespoke sculptures of Boat Tail, complete with wheels, door handle, mirrors and other fine details. By working closely together, the teams at Rolls-Royce and BOVET 1822 were able to achieve a precise colour match between the lacquer on this tiny work of art and the full-size motor car.
Further close cooperation was required to ensure the timepieces conformed to the demands of their unique role as motor car clocks. In watchmaking, weight is rarely an issue for a complex timepiece, but in this instance, there was a limit on the combined permissible weight of the timepieces and their holders. BOVET 1822 met this requirement by creating an entirely new 44mm white gold case. In addition, the timepieces and holders also had to be tested to automotive-industry standards for vibration and crash safety – something never previously undertaken on mechanisms of this kind.
At a conservative estimate, the timepieces’ design, engineering, sculptures, miniature painting, marquetry, bespoke movements and cases took a total of 3,000 hours to complete.
THE TRANSFORMATIVE TOURBILLON
When a pocket-watch is left static in one position for any length of time, the effect of gravity on key moving parts can impair its accuracy. At the end of the 18th Century, watchmakers solved this problem by developing the tourbillon, where the escapement and balance wheel are mounted in a cage that slowly revolves, cancelling out the gravitational effect. In a wristwatch, the wearer’s natural physical movements diminish the need for the tourbillon. However, when that same timepiece is mounted vertically in a car dashboard for many hours at a time, the tourbillon truly comes into its own.
BOVET 1822 is a specialist in tourbillion timepieces, for which it holds a number of patents and has received many awards including the Aiguille d’Or, watchmaking’s highest honour. It is also one of the only companies in the watch industry to manufacture its own spirals and regulating organs. To reduce potential impact from the vibration from the car, the tourbillon has pivots rather than the traditional ball bearings; a heavier balance wheel and an increased oscillation rate to aid precision. Finally, the tourbillon bridge is finished with a miniaturised Spirit of Ecstasy handcrafted in gold.
The timepieces have an astonishing five-day power reserve, rather than the 42-48 hours of a ‘standard’ watch, to allow for their role as motor car clocks.
DASHBOARD HOLDER MECHANISM: PERFECT PRECISION
The holder mechanism is unique to Rolls-Royce Boat Tail and was designed by BOVET 1822 engineers and the Rolls-Royce Coachbuild design team from a blank sheet of paper. Although in a Rolls-Royce vibration is naturally reduced to an absolute minimum – undetectable vibrations are inevitably still present. This highly complex mounting assembly serves to isolate the timepieces from these micro-vibrations. It also ensures they operate silently, are easy to mount and remove from the dashboard and, above all, remain safe and secure.
These challenges were unlike any normally encountered in watchmaking and car manufacture. From the start, BOVET 1822 was determined to follow a purely mechanical approach in keeping with its tradition of Swiss handcrafted production. The engineers’ innovative solution was to keep all the system’s moving parts external, with the dashboard providing a solid setting for the holder. Finally, Rolls-Royce ensured that when the holder is not housing one of the time pieces, it can be covered with a beautiful engraved and lacquered display plaque. Below the clock, the dashboard is fitted with a special drawer, lined with the same leather as Boat Tail’s seats, which serves as a safekeeping receptacle to house the timepieces, straps, chain and pendant when not in use.
ROLLS-ROYCE BOAT TAIL TIMEPIECES FACTS & FIGURES
- Case Size: Bespoke; diameter – 44mm; thickness – 14mm
- Case Type: 18K white gold Fleurier case; BOVET 1822 bow at 12 o’clock; 49 components
- Case Function: Amadeo Convertible System; reversible; pocket watch on chain; pendant watch on necklace; table clock; dashboard clock
- Case Finishing: Men’s timepiece is high polish finish; Women’s timepiece is hand-engraved then filled with blue lacquer
- Movement: Bespoke 60-second tourbillon; manual-wind; 284 components (without dial and hands); 21,600 v/h
- Functions: Hours and minutes on both sides (reverse hand-fitting); power reserve indicator on front
- Power Reserve: 5 days
- Men’s Front Dial: Hand-made wood marquetry dial; hand-engraved Spirit of Ecstasy sculpture fixed to the tourbillon bridge; “A Special Timepiece Commission” on the dial
- Women’s Front Dial: Hand-made wood marquetry dial; hand-engraved 18K white gold Spirit of Ecstasy sculpture; “A Special Timepiece Commission” on the dial
- Men’s Reverse Dial: Blue aventurine glass with sky chart of owner’s birth day and birth place; hand-engraved bespoke Boat Tail sculpture, lacquered to match the colour of the car then miniature painted by hand to add the details; lady’s name engraved on the mirror-polished (by hand by the watchmaker) tourbillon bridge
- Women’s Reverse Dial: Miniature hand-painting of flower bouquet on mother-of-pearl dial (based on historical BOVET 1822 timepiece, customised); hand-engraved bespoke Boat Tail sculpture, lacquered to match the colour of the car then miniature painted by hand to add the details; gentleman’s name (engraved on the mirror-polished (by hand by the watchmaker) tourbillon bridge
- Dashboard Holder: Aluminium and Titanium; 51 components; Engraving of two Rolls-Royce Boat Tails in a white gold case, to match that of the timepieces, to place inside when the timepiece is not present (100% engineered, designed, and produced in-house by BOVET)
- In-car Drawer: to hold timepieces, straps, chain, necklace
- Independent laboratory certification: shock, temperature, humidity, vibration
by gaukcars.com | Oct 1, 2024 | Blog
- Intelligent Money British GT Championship GT4 Pro-Am champions Mia Flewitt and Euan Hankey graduate to GT3 class with 720S GT3
- Pairing will contest Silverstone 500, Spa-Francorchamps and Donington Park rounds
- Team Rocket RJN returns to GT3 class; McLaren Customer Racing team also runs a trio of 570S GT4 cars including McLaren Driver Development Programme at British GT rounds
McLaren Customer Racing will be represented by an additional 720S GT3 for Team Rocket RJN in the Intelligent Money British GT Championship at selected rounds this season as reigning GT4 Pro-Am Champions Mia Flewitt and Euan Hankey graduate to the championship’s top GT3 class later this month.
Double Pure McLaren GT Series champion Flewitt joined forces with McLaren Factory Driver Hankey for the 2020 British GT season after contesting two rounds of the 2019 championship’s GT4 class with Stewart Proctor. The pairing competed in a 570S GT4 prepared by Balfe Motorsport, taking overall GT4 victory at Oulton Park in their second race. In addition, they won eight of the nine rounds in the GT4 Pro-Am class on their way to the British GT GT4 Pro-Am championship title.
Flewitt and Hankey will contest three rounds of the 2021 season in the Team Rocket RJN McLaren 720S GT3. They will make their first appearance at the Silverstone 500 three-hour race on June 26-27, returning to action at Spa-Francorchamps on July 24-25 and the season finale at Donington Park on October 16-17.
Team Rocket RJN already runs two McLaren Driver Development Programme cars as well as a third 570S GT4 in this year’s British GT Championship. The team will now make its return to the championship’s GT3 class, in which last year it won on its debut with the 720S GT3, driven by James Baldwin and McLaren GT Driver Michael O’Brien.
“We are very pleased to welcome Mia and Euan to the Team and very much looking forward to getting our GT3 car back on track. We already have a busy GT4 programme with 3 cars this season but to add the McLaren 720S to the programme is fantastic. Mia and Euan are a great pairing and obviously very familiar with working together during their time in GT4.”
Bob Neville, Team Principal, Team Rocket RJN
“I’m super excited to be joining Team Rocket RJN for select rounds in British GT this season! I will be sharing their McLaren 720S GT3 with my driver coach and co-driver Euan Hankey. Stepping up from GT4 was always the plan for this season but it’s been a challenging year so far to make it happen. I’m forever grateful to all who have helped and supported us to get here. Bring on Silverstone!”
Mia Flewitt, Intelligent Money British GT Championship GT4 Pro-Am champion
by gaukcars.com | Oct 1, 2024 | Blog
- Highly anticipated Signature wide body model to make first public debut at
London Concours, 8-10 June - Latest electric supercar from EverratiTM is a redefined Porsche 911 (964) wide body
- 500bhp, 500Nm, sub-4-second 0-62mph acceleration, 150+ mile range
- EverratiTM is on a mission to redefine and futureproof iconic cars by upgrading them with EV technology
- www.everrati.com
Everrati Automotive Limited (EverratiTM), a leading technology company specialising in the redefining and futureproofing of automotive icons through the integration of the very latest electric vehicle (EV) powertrains, will give its latest creation – the ‘Signature’ wide body – its global public debut at London Concours next week.
Held in the heart of one of the world’s most recognised megacities – a capital that is increasingly embracing zero-emission mobility – London Concours features an exclusive display of iconic modern and classic cars from the industry’s most renowned marques. This year, EverratiTM’s ‘Signature’ wide body will be among the cars on display, showcasing the company’s prominent engineering and technical expertise.
Revealed only last week, the ‘Signature’ wide body is based upon a fully restored 1991 Porsche 911 964, featuring carbon fibre body elements and a state-of-the-art EV powertrain, coupled to a 53kWh battery pack and battery management system, capable of delivering an electric, emission-free driving range of more than 150 miles and sub-4-second 0-62mph acceleration.
Justin Lunny, Founder & CEO of Everrati Automotive Limited said: “When we launched EverratiTM in 2019, we set out on a mission to create the most desirable, technically advanced, sustainable, zero-emission iconic cars in the world. We believe that it is the very DNA of a car that makes it iconic and that such cars must be preserved for future generations – not be placed in a museum, but to drive. We take some of the world’s most beautiful and seminal cars, restore and re-engineer them, always operating with full respect for the brands that created them.
“After releasing details of the car last week, we’re delighted to give the ‘Signature’ wide body its global public debut at London Concours – one of the world’s most prestigious motoring events, held in the centre of a megacity that is fully moving towards an electric future. The team’s hard work, expertise and dedication to their craft truly is unmistakable when the car is seen in the metal.”
Andrew Evans, London Concours Director, said: “We are delighted that Everrati has chosen London Concours for the global debut of its stunning signature wide body model. There is no doubting the interest and growth in the electrification of classic cars and what Justin and his team at Everrati are developing, is clearly at the cutting edge of this rapidly developing market. We are really looking forward to hosting Everrati on the Honourable Artillery Club lawns and seeing the reaction.”
Following an intensive test and development programme, the EverratiTM ‘Signature’ wide body model will be finished to concours standards and offered to customers as part of the company’s extensive portfolio of restored, remastered and electrified automotive icons.
by gaukcars.com | Oct 1, 2024 | Blog
- Kia celebrates five per cent market share YTD
- Fifth record-breaking month for fully electric and plug-in hybrid sales
- Almost 10 per cent market share of the UK EV market YTD
- 8,207 new Kia cars registered in the UK last month, making this Kia’s best ever May
Kia UK Limited has recorded its best ever May sales during the first complete month of fully re-opened showrooms across the UK.
8,207 new Kias were registered last month, according to new data revealed by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) today.
The company’s previous best was 7,279 sales, making this May a record-breaking month by some margin. Kia UK’s market-share year to date has reached an all-time high of five per cent, a clear display of its continued business success. In May Kia also saw an unprecedented market share of 5.2 per cent.
As the Korean brand’s evolution continues towards electrified mobility, it’s fully electric sales also achieved nearly 10 per cent (9.7) share of the EV market year to date.
The Kia e-Niro retained its place as the second best-selling BEV in the UK so far this year, with 919 sales in May. More than doubling its previous monthly sales, Soul EV also made an important contribution.
This May marks the fifth month in a row in which Kia has broken previous records for sales of its eco range. As a result, Kia now holds an astounding 7.3 per cent share of the eco market, comprising of Hybrid, Plug-in Hybrid and Fully Electric vehicles.
The Sportage remained ever successful, confirming Kia as the leading provider of C-SUV vehicles during May, with an eight per cent share of the segment. With sales of 2,956 units, Sportage was the sixth best-selling car in the UK this month. Meanwhile, 989 registrations of the Kia Picanto earned the A-segment model a 15.7 per cent share of its class.
The Kia Ceed model family and the all-new Sorento also continued to impress buyers throughout the month, proving to be strong contenders in their individual segments.
Paul Philpott, President & CEO of Kia UK Limited, commented: “May has been the first full month of re-opened showrooms across the UK, and our sales clearly reflect a level of pent up demand which thankfully we as a company were able to fulfil. The Niro family continues to impress customers, particularly the fully electric e-Niro, which is holding its own in an increasingly competitive segment. Equally, the Sportage continues to prove very popular and demand for the new Sorento has surpassed even my most ambitious expectations.
“To achieve a record market-share of 5.2 per cent in May, and more impressively five per cent year to date is a fantastic achievement that we are all very proud of. Our performance this year continues to reflect the hard work and devotion of our dealer partners, and their constant ability to go above and beyond for our customers.”
