You Could Have Bought Richard Hammond's Old Porsche 924 For £7k

The 924 used and distastefully modified by Hammond in an old Top Gear episode was auctioned off at the weekend for a relatively low price
You Could Have Bought Richard Hammond's Old Porsche 924 For £7k

As we’ve discussed before, Top Gear has a habit of killing the older cars it features. Happily though, there have been plenty of survivors, like this Porsche 924.

It didn’t come away entirely unscathed, with the car’s ‘owner’ - Richard Hammond - adding some rather questionable modifications including a matt black bonnet, a fake hood scoop and some stickers that look like they belong on a Hot Wheels car. But hey, it’s an amusing piece of Top Gear history, and someone bagged it at Coy’s Autosport International auction at the weekend for just £7,080 (note: not £6000 as previously reported).

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It was the car Hammond used in a cheap car challenge way back in series five (over 12 years ago), and was the subject of much mockery due to being - according to Jeremy Clarkson and James May - not a ‘proper’ Porsche. It fared better than Clarkson’s 928 entrant though, which was pretty much dead by the end of the film.

According to Coys, following its appearance on Top Gear it was sold into private ownership and competed in various sprint events. It’s good to know it’s been getting some proper use, and hopefully that’ll continue with whoever just bought it.

Would you spend £7000 on a slice of TG history like this?

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Anonymous

I would get a mortgage to own a piece of TG history.

01/16/2017 - 14:02 |
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JDM814783648923482374

Found this on pistonheads

01/16/2017 - 14:54 |
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With no reserve, so hope they make a loss after that cheek.

01/17/2017 - 17:27 |
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Mario LPS2

You’re asking if I would spend £7000 on Richard Hammond’s rice?

01/16/2017 - 15:22 |
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Anonymous

Clarksons 928 was alive, it was just sold in pieces.

01/16/2017 - 15:50 |
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Anonymous

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

The engine became a coffee table

01/16/2017 - 17:33 |
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Anonymous

answer is yes Matt i would buy it, just to say i own a piece of British motoring folklore as both the BBC and Fox News confirmed Top Gear version 2 crossover first car show to do so.

IDMB ratings classified both Grand Tour and Top Gear, in the Talk Show classification which Grand Tour tops with Top Gear in third place found that funny so i did. there talk show elements in both shows so fair classification, in my view guys.

01/16/2017 - 15:52 |
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Anonymous

Still sold for more than Jeremy Clarkson’s mercedes-land rover hybrid ‘sports utility vehicle’

01/16/2017 - 16:26 |
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Anonymous

Richard Hammond placed his ASSCHEEKS on those seats.

Read it in Mr. Regular’s voice

01/16/2017 - 16:39 |
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Jakob

Honestly, I wouldn’t pay 7000 pounds for a car like this. It’s a pile of crap, that’s what it is. The fact that a Top Gear host had it before doesn’t make it any better.

01/16/2017 - 16:52 |
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Harry 15

Saw it !

01/16/2017 - 17:41 |
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Joseph Roy

Soooo i guess Hammond won that challenge after all!

01/16/2017 - 18:47 |
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