1996 Hommell Barquette

This particular Hommell Barquette is unusual for a couple of reasons (aside from the fact that all Hommells are unusual).

It has only covered 5,211 kms in its life.

The car is not currently registered for UK road use.

It has been used sparingly and, to the best of our knowledge, it’s never been used competitively in the Hommell one-make race series.

It is in excellent all-round condition – outside, inside and underneath – and we can almost hear it begging to be let loose on a race track near you.

The condition of the bodywork is really very good indeed.

There are no dinks, dents or creases of any significance whatsoever that we can see.

The white paint/gel-coat is in excellent condition in most places.

The panel gaps and shut lines are consistent and even.

Aside from a spattering of stone chips around the ‘nose’ and front valance of the car, and a bit of a dink to the mesh on the clam-shell bonnet, there are no real indications that this vehicle is 25 years old.

The wheels are in fine order and the tyres look to have plenty of life left in them (but you might want to check their age).

The lights, lenses, badging and exterior trim are equally impressive, as is the black fabric tonneau cover.

It’s track car, so the interior is appropriately spartan.

That said, the leather bucket seats (with their racing harnesses) are supportive and comfortable, and the quality of the car’s construction is evident pretty much wherever you look.

The alloy floors, footwells and pedal box are untroubled by either time or use.

The strip of wind-deflecting screen in front of the driver has a bit of crazing to the Perspex where it’s riveted to the surrounding bodywork.

We didn’t press every button or tweak every toggle, knob or switch but, as far as we can tell, everything does what it’s supposed to do, with the exception of the fuel gauge, which is not currently registering.

There are no warning lights in evidence on the dashboard.

Everything in the rear engine bay is as clean, dry, right and proper as you would hope and expect to find in a car that’s covered so few kilometres.

The undersides of the car appear to have a good deal of structural integrity.

This car comes with no history to speak of, but it does have an FFSA (Fédération Françaises Du Sport Automobile) ‘Passeport Technique’.

We know that it has recently been recommissioned and serviced by renowned classic car whisperers, The Light Car Company.

The car doesn’t currently have an MoT certificate.

These quirky and very rare track/road cars were renowned as being fun, quick and paragons of balance and handling.

Your intention might be to register it for road use and potter down to the pub and back on sunny days, secure in the knowledge that’ll you’ll never park it next to another one.

Or you may want to keep it on a trailer and ferry it to various weekend track days for a decent work-out as and when the fancy takes you.

Either way, you’ll be the proud owner of a well-engineered piece of automotive history that could only be more French if it was wearing a black polo-neck, smoking a Disque Blue and listening to some weird jazz.

We’re confident to offer this fine car for auction with an estimate of £30,000 - £40,000.

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