2005 Toyota Aygo 'Top Gear Car Footie Star No. 3'
No Reserve

Registration No: GY05 ZGB
Chassis No: JTDJG18C40N002146
MOT: T.B.A

• Famously used in 2005 for the 'car football' matches on BBC's 'Top Gear'
• Still in the same condition as when used and retains the original blue and white striped wrap and relevant battle damage from having been used as this

A moment many will remember on the nation's television sets is when BBC's Top Gear (at that time presented by Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond) set about a new form of motorsport that didn't really catch on as much as we all thought it would despite its extremely entertaining qualities - Car Football. In 2005, the release of the new Toyota Aygo offered the perfect opportunity to demonstrate Richard Hammond's theory that a city car should be "quick, light on its "feet", good at changing direction, and be able to dart in and out of traffic." The Aygo was initially on both sides of the pitch and then the second time round the team of five was pitched against its major competitor, the Volkswagen Fox, with some of Britain's current crop of Touring Car Championship drivers including Matt Neal, Tom Chilton, Tim Harvey and Robert Huff at the wheel. Unfortunately, the Aygos lost against the VW Fox, but that didn't stop the Aygo from becoming Top Gear's 2005 car of the year!

After its time with Top Gear, 'Number 3' was then used for three-a-side matches in the 'MPH' live events before changing channel to become a back-up car for Fifth Gear's Loop-the-loop stunt. For this, the car was stripped of its glass, strengthened with extra plating, a roll cage and fitted with a fuel cell (as a measure against being engulfed by fire) which was removed post event having not gone upside down. The Aygo then disappeared into relative obscurity, residing in a private collection for a number of years before resurfacing this year.

Needless to say, 'Number 3' has not run for a number of years due to having no fuel tank fitted and in its present state is not quite fit for road use, so is sold with a unique provenance as a genuine piece of motoring history that a future owner can choose what to do with. A genuinely iconic vehicle that will look fantastic in a private collection, the car is to be offered at No Reserve.

For more information, please contact:
Lucas Gomersall
lucas.gomersall@handh.co.uk
07484 082430