UNCLE PHIL’S PICKS
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WE SENT UNCLE PHIL OFF ON HOLIDAY, BUT THE WORLD’S FUSSIEST MAN DOESN’T DO RELAXATION. INSTEAD HE’S BEEN ORGANISING FORD’S BIG FALCON SEND OFF AND BUYING MORE CARS. HERE’S HIS PICK OF THIS MONTH’S UNIQUE CARS CLASSIFIEDS
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UNCLE PHIL’ S Top Pick OF THE MONTH
1969 CHEVROLET CHEVELLE $35,000
NASTY AND LOVING IT
HAVE YOU SEEN THE MOVIE JACK REACHER? Apart from casting a midget in the lead role of a character who stands 6’5” in the book, it’s a great flick. The best bit is where Reacher commandeers a villain’s 1970 Chevelle SS and then proceeds to beat the living snot out of it around the streets of Pittsburgh. Six stunt cars were demolished during filming, which is a bit of a shame because I also love the Chevelle. This 1969 car ticks a lot of the boxes for an entry-level Chevelle but remember, if some toothy dwarf with anger management issues asks for the keys, make sure he has adequate comprehensive insurance cover first.
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LEYLAND P76 SUPER $19,000
THIS MIGHT JUST BE the first Leyland P76 that has ever been offered for sale without a picture of a 44-gallon drum in the boot. Dud, lemon, Car of the Year, call it what you will, but life with a P76 is probably a long way from dull. This one’s the midrange Super model (you could also buy a base Deluxe and a swankier Executive) and has the lovely V8 lump rather than the dour six. It’s also brown. That counts in its favour if you’re looking for period 1970s authenticity.
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1971 LOTUS ELAN +2 $46,500
YOU HAVE GOT TO BE JOKING. I’ve seen Elans half this good sell for a lot more than the $46.5k being asked for this one. If I hadn’t just bought myself something sporty for the weekend, I’d be sorely tempted by this one myself. It’s been built up with some hardcore fast road/race bits including a straight-cut gearbox and a whole host of Tony Thompson race parts. The vendor will also negotiate a deal on a custom tilt trailer if you need one.
Take it from me, unless you speared it into a tyre wall, you’re never going to lose on this.
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1970 FORD TORINO $22,000
WHILE WE CAN ALL speculate how much more this car would be worth if it was a Starsky and Hutchable Gran Torino, fact is it’s not but I like it anyway. The 1970 ‘New’ Torino features swooping Coke bottle styling and this hardtop is available for a fraction of the price of an Aussie XB Falcon. As the basis for an OTT project car at an attainable start price, this one has a lot of legs. It’s only got the baby 302ci V8 but these Windsors upgrade well. This could be turned into something seriously outrageous for modest expenditure.
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2006 LAMBORGHINI MURCIELAGO
$435,000
LOOKING FOR A SUPERCAR BARGAIN?
For someone, this could be it. $435k is punchy money for an early Murcielago model but this one will sell because it’s a time-warp, immaculate, low-mileage car and supercar purchasers will usually buy on condition. Me?
I’d be holding out for a manual LP640 which is always going to make serious money as an endof- era car. The last of the proper spaceframe Lambos with the Bizzarrini V12s, the window for snapping up Murcis isn’t too far away.
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