Description
This lot will be auctioned via Classic Car Auctions, The Christmas Sale 2023 on Saturday the 9th of December, Warwickshire Event Centre, CV31 1XN.
A technological marvel from the days when engineers, not accountants, made the decisions
Remarkable numbers: four-cylinders, 791cc, 70bhp, 9, 000rpm, 790kg and 100mph
UK buyers of the S800 benefitted from a conventional final drive with a prop-shaft and coil-sprung live rear axle rather than the chain-drive of the early cars
This UK-supplied right-hand drive Mk1 S800 has had just two previous keepers and was subject to a restoration back in the 1980/ 90s
Freshly painted again in 2023 in its original factory silver which looks slightly blue in direct sunlight. A lot of the brightwork was re-chromed at the time and additional work included a mechanical refresh (all detailed in the condition report)
Supplied with a large file of history provided by its previous keepers, including invoices and earlier MOTs and tax discs along with photographic evidence of the earlier restoration and recent refresh
S800s rarely come to market and this delightful example needs to find a new home with an enthusiast who will quickly have to get used to the attention generated by these remarkable little 1960s sports cars
