*& Regretfully Withdrawn ** 1973 MARCH 733/26 ex-Ian Taylor

This March 733, Formula 3 car was ordered new at the 1973 Racing Car Show in January by Chris Andrews of Baty Ltd. and was affectionately known thereafter as the ""Baty March"" It was then run by Chris Marshall of Sloan Marshall Garages for the late, and exceedingly talented, Ian Taylor. Pre-season testing resulted in the March being re-tubbed (no.26) after an accident at Snetterton. Ian Taylor competed in all major F3 Championships in 1973 winning the Forward Trust Championship outright in a field that reads like a "Who"s Who" of aspiring single seater drivers. He also finished fifth in the John Player and sixth in the Lombard North Central Championships. The history file lists all the subsequent owners and championships in which it competed up until 1998 when it was retired. Purchased by our vendor in 2009 with the Monaco Historic Festival in mind, the following year the car was completely rebuilt. He entered the Superprix at Brands Hatch in 2009 and won his class. In 2010 he entered the F3 at Monaco again winning his class and mixing it with the 2-litre cars. He has now chosen to retire from racing, so consequently this fabulous March 733/26 Holbay has come to the market just three races after a full rebuild. There is a reasonable quantity of (mostly) new or unused spares with the car including two sets of wheels, suspension components, various gear ratios and a radiator frame.

This pretty, championship winning, Formula 3 with Ian Taylor provenance, at today"s guide is simply irresistible.