The Finest Auctions Offering Up Several Ultra-Rare Vehicles for Private Sale
Are you tired of silly public auctions where high-quality, ultra-rare cars can be bid on by any riff-raff that shows up with a few million dollars? It’s almost Monterey week, so we’re about to see more of them. But if you’re looking for a private sale, without the hassle of an auction, we have some rare eye candy for you to drool over.
The Finest Auctions are offering up a few super-special cars for you to add to your collection, each with some pretty impressive history.
1956 Jomar MkII
This particular Jomar MkII was slated to race at Sebring, but didn’t. It did, however, compete in over 20 documented races. It’s built on the 4th TVR Racing Chassis that they built, and was assembled in Manchester, New Hampshire.
Here’s the racing history of the car;
| 5/16/57 | Cumberland MD DNF Broke Accelerator Ray Saidel |
| 5/26/57 | THMPSN SCCA N.E. Reg. Race #2 DNF Car #2 Fuel line broke Ray |
| 5/30 – 6/3/57 | Dunkirk NY 6th Overall, 2nd in class Ray Saidel |
| 6/8/57 | Limerock Nat Champ. DNF No comp #4 Ray Saidel |
| 6/29/57 | Thompson Conn Sat 1st in class Ray Saidel |
| 6/30/57 | Thompson Conn Sun 2nd in class Ray Saidel |
| 7/6/57 | Limerock DNF, crashed Sat Ray Saidel |
| 7/7/57 | Limerock 1st Overall, 1st in class (lapping 1.13) Ray Saidel |
| 7/18/57 | Marlboro MD Race #1 3rd in class Ray Saidel |
| 7/19/57 | Marlboro MD Race #2 3rd in class Ray Saidel |
| 7/27/57 | Limerock Race #5 3rd overall, 2nd in class Ray Saidel |
| 8/17/57 | Montgomery Nat Champ Race #1 ?? |
| 8/18/57 | Montgomery Nat Champ Race #3 DNF Stuck throttle ray |
| 9/1/57 | Thompson Nat Champ Sun 4th in class Ray Saidel |
| 9/2/57 | Thompson Nat Champ Mon 3rd in class Ray Saidel |
| 9/7-5/57 | Limerock B, C, D & Mod cars, XK140’s 3rd overall (BRKN Valve Sprng) |
| 9/20 – 21/6/57 | Watkins DNF Burn’t Plugs Ray Saidel |
| 10/6/57 | Thompson Regional 4th Place Wrong Axle Ratio Ray |
| 10/20/57 | Thompson Race #2 G, H FII 4th Place Overall Ray Saidel |
| 11/10/57 | Limerock Conn, 1st in class Ray Saidel |
1949 Talbot Lago T26C Factory Grand Prix
This blue baby racer has competed in over 114 events around the world, and has been in over 300 track sessions in 18 different countries around the world. If you want a race-proven car, this beauty could be yours.
Here’s just some of the competitions the car has participated in;
ETAT DES PARTICIPATIONS
| 1950 | |||
| 18 juin | GP de Belgique | Étancelin | Ab |
| 2 juillet | GP de l’ACF | Étancelin /Chaboud | 5° |
| 23 juillet | GP de Hollande | Étancelin | Ab |
| 24 décembre | 500 Miles de Rafaela | Rosier | 2° |
| 1951 | |||
| 26 mars | GP de Pau | Étancelin | 5° |
| 5 mai | Daily Express Trophy | Étancelin | 12° |
| 20 mai | GP de Paris | Étancelin | 4° |
| 27 mai | GP de Suisse | Étancelin | 10° |
| 2 juin | Ulster Trophy | Étancelin | 11° |
| 17 juin | GP de Belgique | Étancelin | Ab |
| 1 juillet | GP d’Europe (et de l’ACF) | Étancelin | Ab |
| 14 juillet | GP d’Angleterre | Étancelin | F |
| 22 juillet | GP de Hollande | Étancelin | 2° |
| 29 juillet | GP d’Allemagne | Étancelin | Ab |
| 5 août | GP d’Albi | Étancelin | Ab |
| 15 août | Circuit de Pescara | Étancelin | 3° |
| 28 octobre | GP d’Espagne | Étancelin | 8° |
| 1952 | |||
| 6 avril | GP de Turin | Étancelin | Ab |
| 1 juin | GP d’Albi | Étancelin | Ab |
| 7 juin | Ulster Trophy | Étancelin | 5° |
| 2 août | Boreham Meeting | Étancelin | 3° |
| International Trophy | |||
| 1954 | |||
| 29 mai | Aintree • 200 • | Étancelin | 11° |
How much, you might ask? Well the old saying goes, if you have to ask you can’t afford it. But if you are interested in either of these cars, or others offered up in this limited-time private sale, head on over to The Finest’s page where you can check out the details and arrange your purchase online.
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via [The Finest Auctions]