A vehicle that featured on Top Gear in the show’s iconic car football episodes has been snapped up for £2,900 at auction.
The 2005 Toyota Aygo is kitted out in blue and white stripes and branded with the number three.
The motor played an integral role in the Aygo five-a-side car football team, featuring in multiple episodes.
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The team came up against multiple opponents and was captained by both, James May and Richard Hammond, during its stint on the show.
Despite suffering a few losses on the show, the Aygo gained the prestigious title of Top Gear’s 2005 car of the year.
Still bearing its battle wounds, the damaged vehicle is now heading to a new owner, needing some work done to get it back to being suitable for road usage.
The motor was also featured in the Classic Motorcars and Registration Plates at the Imperial War Museum in Duxford, Cambridgeshire.
The auction took place on 19 June and was hosted by H&H Classics, as reported by Luxury Auto News.
H&H Classics described the car: “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 Aygo’s 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.”
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