Best TA40 Race Car For sale

[Debs]

AS ANOTHER YEAR OF SHOWS AND DISPLAYS COMES NEARER I HAVE LOOKED AT MY STABLE OF FOUR CLASSIC CARS - TWO CELICAS AND TWO NON TOYOTAS. AS THE YEARS ADVANCE, THINGS LIKE STORAGE AND MAINTENANCE DON'T GET ANY EASIER AND MY USE OF THEM ALSO TENDS TO REDUCE. THEREFORE I FEEL IT IS TIME TO REDUCE BY AT LEAST ONE CAR. I WOULD PROPOSE TO OFFER MY 1978 CELICA TA40 RACE CAR FOR SALE.

THIS IS ONE OF THE TWO CARS WHICH WERE RUN FOR TOYOTA (GB) LTD. IN THE 1979 BRITISH TOURING CAR CHAMPIONSHIP BY HUGHES OF BEACONSFIELD AND DRIVEN BY WIN PERCY AND ALEC POOLE AND THEN IN 1980 BY MARTIN BRUNDLE. DETAILS OF IT, WITH PHOTOGRAPHS APPEAR IN THE "FEATURES" SECTION OF THIS CLUB WEBSITE. IN VIEW OF THE SPECIALISED NATURE AND HISTORY OF THE CAR IT IS MY INTENTION TO ADVERTISE IT IN THE HISTORIC MOTORSPORT MAGAZINES BUT BEFORE DOING THAT I WILL OFFER IT HERE FOR A FEW WEEKS AS IT WOULD BE NICE TO SEE IT REMAINING IN THE CLUB.

THE CAR IS IN GOOD SOUND CONDITION, BODILY AND MECHANICALLY AND IS TAXED AND MOT'D TO LATE 2007. IT COMES WITH A FEW SPARES, LOTS OF HISTORIC LETTERS, PRESS CLIPPINGS AND PHOTOS AND A SPARE SET OF MINILITE WHEELS FITTED WITH WET RACING TYRES DONATED TO ME BY DUNLOP, FOR DISPLAY PURPOSES.

I HAVE A PRICE IN MIND. IT WILL NOT BE ONE OF THE CHEAPER CARS ON THIS SITE BUT WHEN COMPARED TO MANY CLASSIC COMPETITION CARS ADVERTISED LIKE ESCORTS AND MANTAS, ESPECIALLY USED BY WELL KNOWN DRIVERS I DON'T THINK IT'S EXPENSIVE EITHER.

FOR MORE DETAILS TELEPHONE DENIS BELL 02890 795096 (MOB) 07731 158912

[Debs]

I have moved this race car for everyone to see
Denis will gladly tell you anything you want to know about it.
Debs

[tonyta40rc]

Hi,
any up to date info on this car?
I worked at Hughes at the time the cars were built, and in fact had a small involvement with the project.
I would love to know where this car, and any of the others - I believe there was 4 cars in total, the 2 1600 celica's (no... NOT 3!) a 1600 corrolla ( I have some piccys of that on its 1st outing) and the 2.8 celica supra - are today, and in what condition they are.

Im wracking my brains at the moment, to remember more about the project... ie who drove the cars, other than those named thus far... there is one driver whose name MAY well surprise people!

[dinger]

Hi Tony

Yes the car is still with me in Belfast and resting in my garage - just through MOT. More info. on the Features section of this Club site. I remember the Hughes Team bringing the two cars to Ireland in 1979 to race. Win Percy and Alec Poole - but its most famous driver (apart from me!) was Martin Brundle in 1980. Gordon Mayrs was the Team Manager from Hughes. Would be super to have any more pics. of the various Hughes Toyotas which they ran for Toyota (GB) in the seventies/eighties, on this site. Corollas, Celicas and Supras. Give me a ring some time - would enjoy a chat. Denis Bell 02890 795096.

[jon]

Any chance of posting up pics of the corolla?

[tonyta40rc]

Will do, as soon as i suss out how to....
..... i will warn, that the piccys may cause tears!

a few notes, before i post the pic's:

they were taken at Silverstone, not sure which year, maybe 82?
anyway, last meet of the year, and she was being run more as a test than anything...

she did well for her 1st outing - maybe too well?
the pictures will probably tell the story themselves!

BTW Denis, whats the best time / day to give you a ring?

[tonyta40rc]

I know... enough to make you cry!
sorry about the quality - was taken many years ago, on an old 110 camera!

[jon]

Nice one, cheers for that! Looks in better nick than the 1965 Mustang i saw go sideways into the tyres at Mallory last weekend!

[dinger]

Hi Tony

Interesting pics of the 70 Series SR Coupe. I,d forgotten about Hughes using that model They are better remembered for the TA40 Celicas; early Supras and AE86 Corollas. Lets see what pics we can get of any of these cars. I have obviously got pics of mine and the other 1979 car and the face-lifted 1980 car that Hodgetts drove, mine retained as a spare for that year and driven on a few occasions by Martin Brundle. Will take a little while to find but will post in a week or so.
Re: telephoning me - now retired so a home, but best time late morning or late afternoon/early evening.