Mackenzie Crook is selling his iconic yellow Triumph TR7 from Detectorists for just £3,500
Mackenzie Crook is selling his iconic yellow Triumph TR7 from the BBC comedy The Detectorists for just £3,500
- EXCLUSIVE: Iconic 1977 sports car owned by actor Mackenzie Crook is for sale
- Star who owns a bright yellow vehicle belonging to the Detectorists wants £3,500 for it
The iconic yellow sports car from the Detectorists TV series owned by star actor Mackenzie Crook is on sale for just £3,500.
The Triumph TR7 – which was driven by Toby Jones in the BBC comedy – has even been autographed by all the actors of the BAFTA award-winning show.
The 1977 sports car appeared in all three series of the show, which follow Andy, played by Pirates of the Caribbean star Mackenzie Crook, 51, and Lance, played by Harry Potter actor Toby Jones, 56.
The sports car was bought by Crook in case the show got a second series – because it was cheaper than having to hire one.
That he is selling the car seems to be confirmation that the series will not return.
The iconic yellow sports car from the Detectorists TV series owned by star actor Mackenzie Crook goes on sale for just £3,500
The sports car was bought by Crook in case the show got a second series – because it was cheaper than having to hire one. Pictured: On the show in the background of a shot where the pair hunt for treasure
Toby Jones, 56, left, and the car’s owner, Mackenzie Crook, 51, drive the Triumph TR7 on the BBC’s Detectorists sitcom. The 1977 sports car appeared in all three series of the show
In 2014 he wrote for the Daily Mail: ‘I wrote in the script that Lance drives a yellow Triumph TR7. I assumed I would have to compromise on this point.
“But Sam Harley, our designer, found a yellow 1977 TR7 in pristine condition. . . and it was cheaper to buy it than rent it for the duration of the shoot.
“This left the problem of what would happen to it after we were done.
‘I bought it. I told my wife to protect it in case we were commissioned for a second series.
So now I have a TR7 in a color that can only be described as “yellow.”
“If we get another series, I could write Andy piloting a helicopter, kind of like Blue Thunder.”
He later added that the show was: “A love song for the British countryside, for people and their passions and pursuits.”
All of the cast’s signatures are written on the inside of the trunk of the iconic car
The two-door hardtop coupe was made by British Leyland Motor Corporation in 1977 and was the precursor to the more powerful V8-powered TR8
The car will go under the hammer at Pickering auction house Mathewsons on April 28
It is valued at between £3,500 and £4,500, with auctioneer David Mathewson hoping it will attract a lot of attention
“There’s some swearing, like in real life, but no celebrities or chases, like in real life. Lots of birdsong. A frog. A yellow TR7.’
All of the cast’s signatures are written on the inside of the trunk.
The two-door hardtop coupe was made in 1977 by British Leyland Motor Corporation and was the precursor to the more powerful V8-powered TR8.
The car will go under the hammer at Pickering auction house Mathewsons on April 28.
It is estimated to be between £3,500 and £4,500.
Auctioneer David Mathewson – who appeared on the TV show Bangers and Cash – said: ‘We’re very lucky to have the opportunity to auction some unusual vehicles that all have an interesting story behind them.
“This TR7 is no different and we hope it will attract a lot of attention.”