Description
This is lot number 124 in the Bonhams Zoute sale on October 6th, please see the Bonhams website for full details.
The very last Dutch supercar to roll out of the Spyker factory
Unique colour combination
'Delivery mileage' only
Exceptional factory options including fitted luggage and periscope rear view mirror
Considered nearly full-option
Recently serviced and upgraded by marque specialists SpykerEnthusiast Jasper den Dopper
German registration document
The Spijker company started out as coachbuilders in Amsterdam before constructing its first automobile in 1898. Spijker was technologically adventurous, introducing the first six-cylinder car with four-wheel drive and all-round brakes in 1903, by which time the name had changed to the more internationally acceptable 'Spyker'. Faced with a downturn in demand for its large luxury cars the firm merged with the Dutch aircraft manufacturer, N. V. and in 1915 adopted the Latin moto 'Nulla tenaci invia est via' ('For the tenacious no road is impassable'). A horizontal, two-bladed propeller was chosen as the company emblem and both it and the motto were used by the modern-day Spyker company.
Despite a reputation for quality and the achievement of some notable competition successes, the original Spyker company disappeared in 1925. Its name and reputation for producing well-engineered, high-performance motor cars had not been forgotten though, and an entirely new Spyker possessing the same goals emerged in 1999. Founded by Victor Muller and Maarten de Bruijn, the reconstituted company was set up to manufacture exclusive sports cars commencing with the Spyker C8, which debuted at the Birmingham International Motor Show in October 2000.
An advanced, mid-engined, two-seat barchetta, the C8 was powered by a 4. 2-litre Audi V8 engine producing approximately 400bhp and had a top speed of around 300km/ h (186mph). The C8's ultra-stiff spaceframe chassis was constructed using a combination of aluminium sheet and extrusions, while the aluminium body panels were supplied by Coventry Prototype Panels in the UK and Karmann in Germany. Variations on the theme were not long in coming: in February 2001 the C8 Laviolette coupé appeared at the Amsterdam Motor Show to be followed by the more powerful twin-turbocharged C8 Spyder T.
Despite its 'new kid on the block' status, Spyker succeeded in establishing a strong presence in the supercar market. Indeed, the C8 won instant acclaim, receiving the Institute of Vehicle Engineers Design Award soon after its introduction. In 2002 the first competition version, the C8 Double12R endurance racer, was entered by the Spyker Squadron factory racing team at Le Mans. On 14th July 2005, it was announced that the C8 was approved for sale on the United States market.
The last C8 Spyder built, chassis number '110' left the factory in 2014, just before Spyker went into bankruptcy. The chassis number is featured on the side-skirt badging, making it evident this is the final car built and the last to leave the factory. It is finished in the unique colour combination of Gunmetal Grey Metallic with very rare buckskin leather interior. Only two cars were delivered with this interior we're advised.
The factory specification sheet for the C8 lists numerous options and quotes a maximum power output of 450PS (443bhp) and a top speed of 320km/ h (198mph). '110' is a fully optioned example, as confirmed by Jasper Den Dopper, founder of marque specialists SpykerEnthusiast in the Netherlands. We are advised by Mr den Dopper that this car has the desirable, less service-intensive, new-type engine, which does not require the belts to be changed every five years. Other notable features include the rare leather luggage set; periscope rear view mirror; red painted brake calipers; the rare 'propeller' steering wheel; and a limited-slip differential.
Initially a factory demonstrator, '110' was constructed entirely from scratch using new components and was delivered new to a German Spyker collector before finding its way back to the Netherlands with the help of Jasper den Dopper. In 2020 SpykerEnthusiast enhanced chassis '110' with the propeller steering wheel, 4-point harnesses and various other upgrades. In October 2023 it has been serviced, including the installation of a new battery. Having covered 'delivery mileage', only some 740 kilometres from new, this ultra exclusive, extremely desirable and unique Dutch supercar is offered with German registration documents.
Please kindly note that a vehicle with less than 6, 000 kilometers recorded on the odometer, might be considered by the VAT authorities as New Means of Transport and could incur VAT liability upon road registration if sold to an EU country apart from Germany.
