'Big Sam' - Bonhams auction at 2010 Silverstone Classic.

[gogriz91]

There's a nice writeup on this car in the August issue of Octane Classic and Perfomance car magazine if your bookstore carries it, page 110.

[HS30-H]

Here's the result from the Bonham's auction at the Silverstone Classic meeting on 24th July:

Lot No. 119 - 'Big Sam' - reached a Hammer Price of £70,000 - so with the Buyers Premium and taxes, the new owner will have paid a total of £79,987.50 ( that's the equivalent of around $122,750 US at today's exchange rate ). Not bad.

Hopefully the car will see the track again soon....

Alan T.

[MikeW]

£10,000 above the high end of the estimate not including the extra fees. It's nice to see that only the Bentley and Aston Martin sold for a higher price. I suppose it's safe to assume that the buyer is someone simply adding a toy to an existing collection.

[Ron Carter]

Wow, that is a good number for a special car.

Alan, like you I hope to hear and see the car on the track in the near future.

Ron

[Walter Moore]

Interesting car with an interesting story. I am glad it found a good home.