Duncan Hamilton & Co

[DickieAttwood]

Does anyone recall Duncan Hamilton's showroom in Bagshot?

Sadly no longer there, but what a great place. I called in once to find an Aston Martin Nimrod. It had the engine cover removed and was propped up so that you could see all the detail.



There's a good gallery here....
http://www.duncanhamilton.com/



Dickie

[Robbo SPS]

I used to go through Bagshot regulary but never saw it, was ir near the A30 ?

[Abs]

I thought they were still on the A30 near hook, this is only about 5 minutes away I've got nowt to do today so I'll go and have a look.

[mgmark]

Does anyone recall Duncan Hamilton's showroom in Bagshot

Remember it well - used to drive past it frequently in the mid-80s - always had mouth-watering amchinery in the window!

[Barry]

The showroom was in the village just off the A30.
They probably had to get a window cleaner in on Monday mornings, just to clean the drool off the windows, left by the adults? staggering out the pub opposite on saturday nights and oggling the very tasty machinary that was always on display.

[BigH]

www.duncanhamilton.com

Nurse!!
H

[hgb]

Look at the 917 in the back yard...

BANK ACCOUNT MANAGER !!!

[pretzel]

Always see their advertisement in Classic & Sportscar Magazine every month. Much mouth-watering machinery always on sale from them.

Seems to me that the trade in motoring exotica, particularly the competition varitey, is a much better bet than investment in the stock market/pensions/endowments etc..

What interests me is how much the stuff marked 'POA' is actually traded for!

I suppose if you have to ask then you can't afford it.

[hgb]

I used to buy the Classic & Sportscar Magazine too for some time. Over here it's now at 13 Euros or something. I decided I better save that money and may one day be able to ask what POA means without getting too embarrassed.  

[Bobblehat]

Drool!
Frends of mine got thier Moke through them, then drove it all the way to Portugal! We have one on BJ this year, blue I think

As for POA, there was a Ferrari 456 thingy - the last pritty one with pop up lights - converted into a 4 door estate, which I phoned up about, £ 500.000 was the asking price, but he did offer to sign-write it for me for free, wich was nice......................

[DickieAttwood]

Glad the place is well remembered...They might remember me as 'that scruffy bloke who might be an eccentric millionaire'

Dickie

[Perdu]

That "C  type winning Le Mans, where is that picture taken? Was it at the end of the Mulsanne or at Indianapolis? Definitely a great place to see motorcars!!!!
(Giving away my ignorance now, but I only got to see some ofthe track last year, more this year I hope.)

Those cars bring a lump to your throat, all that serious history in one place, w-w-w-wow!

[Rhino]

And of course the legendary story of duncan being disqualified in practice, reinstated, dragged out of a bar saturday morning, fed gallons of coffee and then winning the race. What a legend

[BigH]

It's the end of the Mulsanne, don't you just love those telegraph poles!
Also, I believe he was revived with something a little stronger than coffee. Not Grimbergen obviously, but after a night in the Relax bar, coffee just wouldn't cut the mustard.
H

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[Matt Harper]

The couple taking tea in the lawn chairs and the chap, who looks like he's out for a Saturday evening stroll at trackside, are almost as funny as the telephone poles.
That era does seem a lot more genteel and romantic, doesn't it.