The most brutal baking of Ecurie Ecosse are sold
Posted on 26-09-2013 at 20:24 by ricardo – 12 Comments”
The most legendary racing team from Scotland is still called Ecurie Ecosse. This characteristic blue cars were decades ago, good for a pair of Le Mans-verwinningen, came from in the Formula 1, and if you these cars will soon be in your garage/living room would like to park, then this can be arranged.
The team, which the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1956 and 1957 on his name wrote used always the tweekleur of the Scottish flag: blue, with white stripes. Something that also returns on the eight vehicles which on 1 december at the headquarters of Bonhams in London under the hammer. A klassiekerverzameling for you to say, and consists of the:
- Jaguar XK120 1952
- Jaguar C-Type 1953
- Jaguar D-Type 1956
- Tojeiro-Jaguar from 1959
- Cooper T49 1960
- Austin-Healey ‘Sebring’ Sprite from 1961
- Tojeiro-Buick Coupe from 1962
- Commer Ecurie Ecosse Transporter (the van with place for three cars, and a fitting workshop)
Stuff of dreams, where no doubt eagerly on will be provided. The owner that they are disposing of is klassiekerverzamelaar Dick Skipworth, who in the video below from the Chelsea Auto Legends Show in 2010 explains that brute bus.
Gallery: Ecurie Ecosse Le Mans racing team
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If you, like yours truly, wondering why this Scottish team is actually a French name, that freely translated the ‘Team Scotland’ means? Ecurie Ecosse has given the following explanation:
We are often asked why David Murray, an Edinburgh accountant and racing driver, chose a French name for his team but we do not need to look far for the answer. David Murray was a true Francophile who, in addition to his accountancy practice owned a number of pubs in Edinburgh and a wine shop that featured French wines. He also reasoned that if he was going to develop a motor racing team that would race Internationally having a French title might help extract a little more starting money from European organisers!
The team managed to get in just ten seasons with 86 victories to achieve, and it was the famous D-Type that twice Le Mans won. Behind the wheel sat at the time, Ron Flockhart, Ninian Sanderson and Ivor Bueb.