Coys Auction - Grand Prix, Competition, Touring & Rally Cars and Collectors' Items
Autosport International - The Racing Car Show
National Exhibition Centre
Birmingham
B40 1NT UK
Saturday 16th January 2009
Collectors' Items at 12.30pm
Motor Cars at 3.00pm
Registration Number: N/A Chassis Number: BJS-3
Perhaps the expression ‘Unique!’ is overworked in many catalogue descriptions but the car that Coys has the privilege of offering today surely merits such a start to its description. Built in 1969, the Piper GTR was an ambitious project to say the least. It many ways it was revolutionary, certainly its cockpit adjusting front spoiler pre-dated Group ‘C’ practise by two decades!
Backtracking a few years, the Piper Car Company evolved from the famous Piper Tuning concern, established by George Henrotte and Bob Gayler in 1966. George had been a successful Formula 3 500 driver, eventually running the successful Gemini team, while Bob’s background had been in development with We