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GT40 going to auction
With a GT40, GTHO falcon and a Brough Superior in the one spot...
2014 Shannons Melbourne Summer Classic Auction - 08/12/2014 - Shannons ...this is a pretty cool line up for an Australian auction! |
That white SLR grabbed me, looks real nice.....for the price
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Do you believe the price on that fire hydrant :eek: I've got one in my yard I picked up years ago for nicks.
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That Brough Superior brings back a sorry tale in my family. My father in his teenage years, sold his older brothers bike for a few bob ( the older brother was away at the time). He was never forgiven as it was a "Brough" and apparently a similar unit to the one in a movie Laurence Of Arabia. Spelling apologies.
There was always a lot of 'shaking heads' when that story resurfaced at family functions! Cheers Chris L |
Yep, there's no such thing as a cheap Brough Superior..! I hadn't seen any in the flesh until Dad and I visited the National Motorcycle Museum in Birmingham. I knew they were desirable, but it just fell in love with the styling. A 1939 model will never bring the dollars of the earlier BS's, but it's still bloody beautiful.
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Here it is. 1932 Brough Superior Austin engined four.
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5603/...4f9b29bd_c.jpg https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7543/...69126d5a_c.jpg |
Jeez, that's a good looking nose and double chin...
That one and the Golden Dream were the pick of the crop. |
Seems awfully cheap for an original Brough combination - the chair is the "fuel in frame" one made by/for Brough. Do you think Shannon's estimate is realistic?
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Surprisingly, yep the 11-50 models aren't anywhere near the stratospheric prices of the SS80 and SS100s. Considering George Brough's 1939 SS100 sold this year for £253,500, this seems like an absolute bargain!
Here's a previous 11-50 sale https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/13243/lot/301/ The condition of the one here in Australia and the addition of the sidecar seems to pu t the estimate in the correct ballpark. I'd still love to see it go for over $100K. |
Ss 11-50
I sent you (or tried to send) two PMs but they don't show up in my sent folder. Did you get one or both?
Thanks! |
Is that 40 Graeme Akers old car?
According to DRB's facebook page it was "in 2-Pack Ford Blueprint blue was built at the DRB factory and delivered in 2003. Motor is 5 litre Ford Windsor with stroker kit to give 347 cu in fitted with alloy heads, 8 throttle body Perfection Injection system controlled with a MoTec computer and produces over 500 H.P......Transmission is Porsche G50-52 5 speed with LSD and fitted with electric pump and oil cooler system.......Harrop brakes fitted with 13.5” multi-grooved discs and 4 pot alloy calipers are fitted and are operated by an adjustable Tilton pedal box." |
Yes, originally commissioned by Rob Warren, then Graham , then a Mr Tabe
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