Car: 1970 Morgan Plus 8
Claim to fame: Nut-and-bolt restoration in 2012
Perfect for: HSCC events, Tour Auto, Tour Britannia and 1970s HSCC Roadsports race at the Silverstone Classic
Estimate: £60-70,000
There’s nothing like an old Morgan…and with a new steel chassis, new factory ash frame, newly built 254bhp John Eales race V8 and nut and bolt rebuild, this Plus 8 is not much like one. Apart from the looks of course which are as perfectly period as ever. The car, built to FIA Appendix K spec by Brands Hatch Morgans, is one of the relatively rare ‘Moss box’ Plus 8s, with synchro on second, third and fourth. The car is being supplied with MOT (the car is road usable) and its FIA/MSA passport valid until 2027, along with mounds of spares including original engine and alloy wheels.
Silverstone Auctions’ Race Retro sale is at Stoneleigh Park in Warwickshire with 30 competition cars crossing the block on February 23rd and 70 classic road cars on Saturday February 24th.
Our pick of the road cars? Got to be the 1969 Bullitt-spec Dodge Charger, being sold by Jay Kay and as previously owned by Bruce Willis. Now that’s star provenance! Estimate: £50-60,000.