Cars for Sale

1950s Sports & GT Cars for Sale

FISCAR suitable cars noted for sale. No recommendations are made; our attention has been drawn to them but we cannot say that they fully comply with our regs, or are still available. However, they are certainly worth checking out if you are in the market for an appropriate FISCAR entry. 

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• Mark Hoble’s Turner Mk 1 - now £35,000

• For details click on button further down the page

  JT - 20/04/2024

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1949 Connaught L2

Frank Lugg, now in his late eighties and without access to the internet, has written to me to advertise his Connaught L2.

One of only 6 Connaught L2s built, this is MPH 995, chassis no 1358, the ex Mike Oliver Team Car which Oliver drove in a few events in 1950. It was subsequently campaigned by Stanley Boshier and H M Sinclair, and in the latter’s hands it won a scratch race for up to 2 litre cars at Silverstone in September 1952.

Frank tells me that it has been in his ownership since 1965. It has both full width and aero screens, has a spare close ratio gearbox and block, and is to original spec. The car was road tested by ‘Bill’ Boddy in the March 1951 issue of Motor Sport under an article entitled ‘Emphasis on Sports Cars’ which is available online but only, I suspect, to Motor Sport subscribers. It is also mentioned in Graham Rabagliati’s excellent book on the History of Connaughts, entitled ‘From Send to Syracuse’ which also contains a number of photos of this particular car.

Frank is asking for £95,000 or offer (considerably less than its sister car mentioned further down the page) and can be contacted on 01245 4710016 to discuss. The car is in Chelmsford, Essex.

JT - 21/01/2024

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Mark Hoble has two FISCAR suitable cars for sale - one (Turner) through Richard Thorne, and one (Triumph TR2) via Racecarsdirect. Both these cars have raced with FISCAR before. See below:-

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The JCX Alfa has now been sold as a complete project, so let’s hope it gets completed and we see it out. In the meantime, Brian Arculus has drawn my attention to the sale by auction, of Peter Swete’s TR3 which ran with us many years ago in Peter’s hands but more recently with Ben Norfolk driving. This is an ideal car for FISCAR and probably one of the more financially accessible ways of entering into 50s sports car races! JT - 04/08/2023

A project started by the late Ryan Hodges (see News page) and an absolutely first class sports car for FISCAR. I had several exchanges with Ryan about this car back in 2019/2020 and he was clearly trying to restore it to originality with the intention of running it with us. Must be worth a really good look for anyone wanting run a unique and pretty 1950s sports car with what could be a fairly low initial outlay. JT - 07/06/2023

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Wishful thinking on my part but this lovely Le Mans spec DB2 Lightweight would be a superb addition to FISCAR grids.

Added 15/01/2023 (JT)

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I’ve come across this Turner 950S, at The Motor Shed Ltd. It would need checking for compliance but visually seems all OK and at £28k probably one of the cheaper ways of getting into FISCAR races. Hit button below for details:-

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Spotted in the November (2021!) Issue of Motorsport is a car which would look great on a FISCAR grid and no doubt suitable for higher profile events. Given it’s rarity £135k doesn’t seem outrageous:-

An ex works 1949 Connaught L2, chassis no.1360, reg no MPH 996 with a documented racing history:

Tel No: 01395-514820

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The Classic Motor Hub has a 1956 Jaguar XK140 to FIA Racing Spec here:-

The above added - JT (8/10/2021)

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I have come across number of cars recently that may be very suitable for FISCAR, an AC Ace Bristol & the famous Tojeiro MG - LOY 501 from Theisen. Also, Ivan Dutton Ltd has a very interesting 1949 Lea Francis F2 car which can be converted to a sports car (and looks a lot better in that form!). Please click on the buttons:-

There is also an Aston Martin DB2 lightweight for sale in the September Motor Sport mag but only the telephone number 01753644599 is given. JT - 30/07/2021).

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This is a car that we know and has raced with us in the past with the two previous owners. A lovely Lancia B20GT, it is for sale at Simon Drabble Cars. (added 06/05/2021)