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| Hammond crash car goes for sale | Hammond crash car goes for sale |
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| The record-breaking jet-powered car in which Top Gear presenter Richard Hammond had a near-fatal crash in North Yorkshire has been put up for sale. | The record-breaking jet-powered car in which Top Gear presenter Richard Hammond had a near-fatal crash in North Yorkshire has been put up for sale. |
| The Northampton owners of the 300mph Vampire jet dragster want to sell the car and make space in their workshop. | |
| The eBay auction listing for the car describes it as "a little the worse for wear after its much-publicised excursion into the weeds". | The eBay auction listing for the car describes it as "a little the worse for wear after its much-publicised excursion into the weeds". |
| The closing date for bids on the vehicle in 0700GMT on 30 December. | The closing date for bids on the vehicle in 0700GMT on 30 December. |
| Colin Fallows, the vehicle's co-owner who hopes to raise between £5,000 and £10,000 from the sale, said he was sad to part with the vehicle. | Colin Fallows, the vehicle's co-owner who hopes to raise between £5,000 and £10,000 from the sale, said he was sad to part with the vehicle. |
| "We've not got a huge workshop and it's 30ft long and taking up a lot of space. We just want to get shot of it," he said. | "We've not got a huge workshop and it's 30ft long and taking up a lot of space. We just want to get shot of it," he said. |
| "We'll be very sad to see it go. Over the years it's had one meticulous owner and one crap driver." | "We'll be very sad to see it go. Over the years it's had one meticulous owner and one crap driver." |
| 'Huge sums' | 'Huge sums' |
| Top Gear co-star Jeremy Clarkson said he had made Hammond smile by calling him a "crap driver" while he was lying in a coma in hospital following the accident at Elvington Airfield near York in 2006. | Top Gear co-star Jeremy Clarkson said he had made Hammond smile by calling him a "crap driver" while he was lying in a coma in hospital following the accident at Elvington Airfield near York in 2006. |
| "Everybody who's approached us so far has wanted pieces of it, and we've been offered huge sums of money for the steering wheel," he said. | "Everybody who's approached us so far has wanted pieces of it, and we've been offered huge sums of money for the steering wheel," he said. |
| "We didn't want to sell it in bits because of the inconvenience of taking it apart. If we sell the whole thing complete then it's out of our way. | "We didn't want to sell it in bits because of the inconvenience of taking it apart. If we sell the whole thing complete then it's out of our way. |
| Mr Fallows, who lives in Northampton, said he had not had any contact with Mr Hammond or the BBC over the auction. | Mr Fallows, who lives in Northampton, said he had not had any contact with Mr Hammond or the BBC over the auction. |
| Richard Hammond suffered brain injuries and was airlifted to hospital | Richard Hammond suffered brain injuries and was airlifted to hospital |
| Mr Hammond was driving the Vampire when a tyre blow-out sent the vehicle spinning off the runway and left the presenter upside down and dug into a grass verge. | Mr Hammond was driving the Vampire when a tyre blow-out sent the vehicle spinning off the runway and left the presenter upside down and dug into a grass verge. |
| He was airlifted to hospital by the Yorkshire Air Ambulance where he was treated for swelling to the brain and bruising but eventually made a complete recovery. | He was airlifted to hospital by the Yorkshire Air Ambulance where he was treated for swelling to the brain and bruising but eventually made a complete recovery. |
| Mr Fallows said the car's Rolls-Royce Orpheus engine could be made to run again, but most of the rest of the vehicle was beyond repair. | Mr Fallows said the car's Rolls-Royce Orpheus engine could be made to run again, but most of the rest of the vehicle was beyond repair. |
| "We're selling it as scrap," he said. | "We're selling it as scrap," he said. |
| The Vampire, which is listed on eBay as having no MOT, road tax or "in-car entertainment options", has no reserve price and a minimum opening bid of £2,500. | The Vampire, which is listed on eBay as having no MOT, road tax or "in-car entertainment options", has no reserve price and a minimum opening bid of £2,500. |
| The site listing warns casual bidders that if they are successful they will need a low loader and lifting gear to move the vehicle, as well as somewhere to store it. | The site listing warns casual bidders that if they are successful they will need a low loader and lifting gear to move the vehicle, as well as somewhere to store it. |