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† ◊◊◊AN ASTON MARTIN APPROVED ‘1959 LE
MANS TRIBUTE’ HALF-SCALE MODEL
OF THE WINNING ASTON MARTIN DBR1,
BY THE EVANTA MOTOR COMPANY OF
HERTFORDSHIRE, ENGLAND,
chassis numbered EVANTA-DBR1-007 of a
limited edition of 59 examples to be built, a
static model of the car to commemorate the
victory by Roy Salvadori and Carroll Shelby
at the 24-hour race, fibre-glass body shell
with removable bonnet and rear panel, plastic
windscreen, chromed spoked fixed wheels with
spinners fitted with pneumatic tyres, the cockpit
with two canvas seats, dashboard bearing
maker’s plaque and with dummy instrument
panel and wooden laminated steering wheel,
bodywork finished in Aston Martin Californian
Sage Green and bearing number ‘5’ race
roundel with drivers’ details to each side,
measuring approximately 203 cm long, 83cm
wide and 53cm high, offered together with
mock ‘V5 registration document’ and ‘test
certificate’, sold together with a purpose built
wooden packing crate, with decorated period
appearance that doubles as a display base.
(Qty)
£7,500 - 9,500
€8,700 - 11,000
83
◊◊◊A HALF-SCALE ELECTRIC-POWERED
MODEL OF ‘DAD’S ARMY’ LANCE-
CORPORAL JONES’ 1935 FORD BB BOX
BUTCHER’S DELIVERY VAN,
child’s car, powered by 24 Volt electric motor
driving twin rear wheels, with forward and
reverse gears powering the vehicle to a speed
of approximately 8mph, with rack and pinion
steering and hydraulic disc brakes to front
wheels shod with 14inch pneumatic tyres,
with working headlights, Klaxon horn, opening
front and rear doors, moveable cab roof and
bulkhead to suit larger drivers, with seating to
rear and finished in blue and white livery with
yellow trim and signage as featured in the
famed 1970s British comedy series and 2016
film, and complete with dummy rifle barrels
emerging from portals in the left side, measuring
approximately 280cm long, 100cm wide and
130cm high.
£4,000 - 6,000
€4,600 - 6,900
84
◊◊◊A PETROL DRIVEN 1961 ‘SHARKNOSE’
FERRARI 156 CHILD’S CAR,
50cc engine, with self starter, box section
chassis, with bolt-on monocoque body of alloy
and steel construction, trimmed cockpit with
engine turned dashboard, three instruments,
‘Ferrari’ steering wheel to rack and pinion
steering, inboard rear brakes and 30cm
diameter spoked wheels fitted with pneumatic
tyres, the car 224cm long overall.
£10,000 - 14,000
€12,000 - 16,000
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