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£10,350 (Est: £20,000 - £30,000)

1957 Austin A35 HRDC Academy Competition Saloon

United Kingdom • 13 Apr 2025

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AI Listing Summary

This 2015 Austin A30/A35 was built to HRDC Academy specs and raced at the Goodwood Revival by David Coulthard. It's eligible for the Goodwood Revival's St Mary's Trophy and comes with a HRDC Academy passport and a spare engine, making it a desirable and ready-to-race classic.

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The car was built to HRDC Academy specification in 2015 and has been raced in several events, including the Goodwood Revival and Silverstone Classic. It has also achieved podium finishes in HRDC Academy races. The car's specification includes fully adjustable dampers, Aldon distributor, Minilite wheels, and a classic Alcantara Moto-Lita steering wheel, along with upgrades permitted for the HRDC academy. The listing mentions that the donor car was stripped to the bare shell, dipped, and fitted with stronger sills, indicating a thorough restoration process. Overall, the car appears to be in very good condition, with some wear expected from racing but well-maintained and prepared for historic racing events.

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• Built to HRDC Academy specification in 2015 • Raced at the 2016 Goodwood Revival by David Coulthard • Eligible for the Goodwood Revival's St Mary's Trophy • HRDC Academy passport • Spare engine included The growing popularity of events such as the Goodwood Revival and Silverstone Classic meetings prompted the Historic Racing Drivers Club's Race Director Julius Thurgood to launch an affordable entry-level single-make race series for historic saloons: the Academy.

The make and model chosen was the Austin A30/A35.

A comprehensive set of Control Formula rules and regulations was drawn up to ensure that cars would be very closely matched, and the result has been some very exciting wheel-to-wheel racing.

All Academy cars have to be road registered and MoT'd, and only one type of engine is permitted: a sealed unit built by Classic & Modern Engine Services of Bracknell.

To convert cars to racing specification, the HRDC developed a kit of parts for the purpose; each marked with an HRDC re...