You've Another Chance To Buy Richard Hammond's E36 BMW M3

The E36 M3 used in series 15 of Top Gear is up for auction once more, and it's in reasonable condition...
You've Another Chance To Buy Richard Hammond's E36 BMW M3

Fancy a reasonably-priced slice of Top Gear history? Look no further. Having come up for auction two and a half years ago and sold for just £5830 - well under the £7500 lower estimate - the E36 M3 Evo used by Richard Hammond in series 15’s used sports saloon challenge will be going under the hammer once more.

Since the last time we saw it, the car has done 7000 or so extra miles, bringing the the total to 86,800 miles - still below average for something that left the factory 21 years ago.

You've Another Chance To Buy Richard Hammond's E36 BMW M3

The Boston Green example was infamously portrayed as failing an ADAC road-worthiness test miserably, but according to Classic Car Auctions, this M3 is in distinctly average condition. It’s been given ‘condition report’ of 85 out of 135, so in other words, it’s far from perfect, but it’s not falling apart either.

It has an MOT until August 2018, has a “partial history file,” and from the images at least, it really doesn’t look too shabby.

The car took part in a used sports saloon challenge, which also featured a Mercedes 190E 2.3-16 and a Ford Sierra Cosworth
The car took part in a used sports saloon challenge, which also featured a…

Tempted? The car will go under the hammer with no reserve at a Classic Car Auctions sale on 2 December. No estimate has been given this time.

Via Lewis Kingston on Twitter

Comments

Tjeu02

The hampster car!

11/30/2017 - 15:14 |
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JenstheGTIfreak (pizza)

Alex Kersten the temptation

11/30/2017 - 15:20 |
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Anonymous

Make sure nothing happens while driving (the fact it was fixed cheaply after an accident suggested by the high score of the condition report).

11/30/2017 - 15:20 |
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Ewan23 (The Scottish guy)

I remember this, didn’t it only score 6 on the test, yeah no thanks.

11/30/2017 - 15:25 |
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Don’t forget Top Gear is an entertainment show, there’s a good possibility they exaggerated to make good TV, as they have admitted to doing other times.

11/30/2017 - 17:02 |
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Deadpool (Cam's much sexier twin) (Official Demon Fangirl)

Well I’m certainly not bidding on it without the yellow seats.:

11/30/2017 - 15:25 |
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Anonymous

Hammonds car had a brown saddle interior.

11/30/2017 - 15:26 |
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Anonymous

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

someone must have redone the interior cuz the combo Hammond had was so bad

11/30/2017 - 21:15 |
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Anonymous

Complete with the straight six that goes “BRRRRRRRUUUUUUUUMMMMM”

11/30/2017 - 15:28 |
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Anonymous

100%safe!

11/30/2017 - 15:38 |
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Anonymous

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

…or the hillside… or the house…

11/30/2017 - 17:46 |
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675LT_ftw

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

Unless your in a dragster going 280mph+…..

11/30/2017 - 22:32 |
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nobody 1

Here is his onboard lap video.

11/30/2017 - 15:45 |
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“m3 LAP”

11/30/2017 - 23:17 |
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DatRavioli

Wasn’t this the car that scored 6 on the Rolling Inspection Test?

11/30/2017 - 16:25 |
2 | 2

But it did hit 153mph on the autobahn

11/30/2017 - 17:22 |
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