Corse (?) For Sale - ?15,000

[Guy Mayers]

Based in Shrewsbury it needs a full rebuild. Luckily it's already in bits.

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No connection to the seller.

Guy

[Darkspeed]

And another even closer than the last one

That front end looks very



Even has the big wing sneaking in





Optimistic - anyone know it?

[Strat Fan]

Corse GTO-
Quite a successful car in its day, Italian Intermark & British GT competitor. It is looking a bit sorry for itself these days though judging from those pics.
I worked on this chassis back in the day circa 1993/4. Lionel (Napiersport) was originally Litton cars southern agent, he ultimately purchased the original yellow demonstrator from Litton cars.
At some point in the early '90's this car was lost to a fire I think and the resultant insurance claim allowed Lionel to buy a replacement rolling chassis assembly from CAE.
This chassis was in the CAE workshops when I got back involved after being away at college. It was painted red at the time.
Once down south it evolved from a rally car thru to a semi successful circuit racer.
The front spoiler can be supplied on request.

[john]

The replacement kit acquired by Lionel after UDN went up in flames actually became the so called 'Evo' Grp5 replica.
This particular car started life as Lionels Road car and evolved into a racecar under the Hennessey Racing banner , raced by Chris Snowdon and Tony Soper amongst others.
It was acquired by Graham Scott and raced in the Autoitalia series.
It was crashed at Donnington (?) and later brought to Cheshire for restoration/repair, but as I understand it costs and schedule of work could not be agreed and the project was abandoned.
Last time I saw it it was in lockup garage in Dorset. I did approach the owner with a view to acquiring it at that time but didn't get a response. I was told a few years back that it had been scrapped but obviously not.
There may even still be a valid V5 for this car somewhere.

[Strat Fan]

The replacement kit acquired by Lionel after UDN went up in flames actually became the so called 'Evo' Grp5 replica.

No, it did not.
The Gp5 EVO was built from a Corse "I" Ferrari chassis which was a cancelled order from Japan.
This chassis was also supplied to Lionel from CAE..
The red chassis which became the GTO was a Corse "S" chassis and was known as the "insurance job"

[john]

Not what Lionel told me.
Nor what the photo records he showed me would suggest. But, what accurate informative came from his lips anyway.....
Hang on. I seem to recall the insurance chassis went to Andrew Dearing? Or again what I was told.

[Darkspeed]

and was known as the "insurance job"

- LOL

So we have a Evoluzione a GTO and mine the WTF. Thinking about that I may have to Ask CJ if he can do a WTF version of the HF logo for the door as well as the Strazio's for the door top

[Darkspeed]

I'm guessing it would have been road registered when being used as a rally car - but then not as the race car ! Chassis looks very similar - even with the poor focus

[john]

I'm guessing it would have been road registered when being used as a rally car - but then not as the race car ! Chassis looks very similar - even with the poor focus

I think Lionel still has the V5 though. Probably it became a racecar pre-SORN era?
And knowing Lionels paperwork standards the V5 has been shoved in draw and forgotten about.

[Darkspeed]

Something and nothing for ?15,000 - but how do you value something like that ?