Cars with Gordon Murrays Signature

[hurstg01]

I have been umming and aaahing over this for a while; actually for far too long, so I'd thought I'd better do something about it. Please find below pics from all the cars I have in my folders we believe to have the Gordon Murray signature on it somewhere, be inside or outside of the car. According to XOTech, at least 13, possibly 15, cars, not necessarily the first 13 / 15, have his signature somewhere on the car

So, here goes

#007



#011 ( Erik / Chris)



#013 - [now removed ]


#059 (or what we believe to be #059 ( TVRFreak))


#060 with the signature on the right hand side rear wing


#065


#072


#073


#14R


So, that's 9, so feel free to let loose with the others (and apologies for any glaring errors) and I'll update as and when needed. If anyone has any clearer pictures of the signature for any of the cars listed, please add them in a seperate post and I'll add them to the original post.

[Peloton25]

Chassis #011:



That first shot is mini magic's - he might have some better ones.

While you are looking, I'd like to see a chassis plate shot too if you have one Chris.

I can't think of any others at the moment.

>8^)
ER

[hurstg01]

for those pics Erik / Chris; I had one shot (now added) but didn't deem it worthy of a host and the other shots I had of #011's interior had gloves / something else obscuring the signature. I didn't have those shots

[hurstg01]

#072 has it too, making it 8

[Sami Aaltonen]

Very interesting!
How much Gordon's singature increases value of the car?
It must be sellers choise how much he wants it?

[Peloton25]

I guess we scratch #013 off the list now?



I forgot we had this thread Greg so thanks for bringing it up.

>8^)
ER

[kensei]

So was #013 the silver one that caught fire?

[Peloton25]

Not if you are referring to the silver one that caught fire in Santa Clara, CA in June 2009. That F1 was chassis #067.

#013 had a near-fire incident that caused paint blistering in the rear of the car while in Europe in 2007 according to its current owner.

>8^)
ER

[kensei]

Thanks for clearing that up.

[hurstg01]

Seems the right place to put this

#14R has his signature too , along with Creighton Brown, Mansour Ojjeh and Ron Dennis, making 9 cars altogether with GM's signature [I am still including #013 as it has had Gordons signature on it, despite it being gone now.....]

[tortoise]

Originally Posted by Sami Aaltonen

Very interesting!
How much Gordon's singature increases value of the car?
It must be sellers choise how much he wants it?

Of course it would vary, but I'd be surprised if many people would pay extra for a car that had that. Some people would want to remove it. Every car has got GM's sig in the owner's manual already.

[hurstg01]

I suppose it would be 'one-upmanship' if it were on just 1 car, but 9 [found to date ]

Hopefully more info will come to light on the others, if there are any more, that have GM's signature

[tortoise]

Originally Posted by hurstg01

I suppose it would be 'one-upmanship' if it were on just 1 car, but 9 [found to date ]

Hopefully more info will come to light on the others, if there are any more, that have GM's signature

That suggests an interesting question: Which owner's signatures would definitely add value to a car?
I'd guess G. Harrison, but no others that come to mind..

[hurstg01]

Flemke's F1 may command a premium due to his cult following

[tortoise]

Originally Posted by hurstg01

Flemke's F1 may command a premium due to his cult following

A premium that would be offset by the devaluing changes he's made to the car.