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"Reg Hunt was the absolute ace of Australian motor racing in the 1950s. A native of Manchester, England, Hunt relocated to Australia in 1949 at age 26, bringing his racing talent and his famous hill climber and road racer, the &amp;quot;Flying Bestead,&amp;quot; with him. He holds many Australian Hill Climb titles with the Flying Bedstead, and in its first year in 500cc form, it won Hunt the 1950 Under 1500cc Aggregate Year Lanes Trophy. Now, the storied car has gone up for auction, estimated to be worth somewhere between $60,000-$67,000. The original 500cc J.A. Prestwich engine was later replaced by a 998cc, supercharged Vincent Black Lightning engine. Vincent designer Phil Irving helped with the conversion. In that form, the car was able to achieve 134 mph over the flying 1/4 mile. The Flying Bedstead would eventually be retired in 1955, but was later repurchased by Hunt in 1978 with the intention of a full restoration. The car was successfully brought back to life from the ground up, this time powered by a 1,000cc, methanol-fuelled Vincent engine. The car was purchased by its current owner in 2010, and has since been on display at the Australian National Motor Museum in South Australia. Whoever ends up with it this time around can proudly say that they own a true piece of Australian racing history. Slideshow: Reg Hunt&amp;#039;s &amp;quot;Flying Bedstead&amp;quot;http://www.roadandtrack.com/go/news/photos-reg-hunt-restored-flying-bedstead#slide-1 "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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