Autographs of Paddy Hopkirk
Patrick Barron Hopkirk MBE (14 April 1933 – 21 July 2022) was a rally driver from Northern Ireland, he was considered to be one of the finest rally drivers that Ireland ever produced. Following his retirement from competing he became well known for his charity work and for running his successful automotive accessories business and driving school.
Hopkirk was appointed MBE in the 2016 New Year Honours list. In early 2016, Hopkirk became the IAM RoadSmart Mature Drivers Ambassador. \nHe was known to be very active within the charity and in addition to his mature driver work, Paddy was particularly supportive of the charity's Young Driver Ambassador. Paddy's partnership with him lead to a number of successful initiatives to promote advanced driver training to younger people, he used his profile and network to get organisations such as the BRDC to take part and help to raise the profile of further driver training as a way to save lives on the road.
Hopkirk was born in Belfast, raised as a Catholic, and educated at Clongowes Wood College in County Kildare from 1945 to 1949 before attending Trinity College, Dublin until 1953. However his academic career was held back by his dyslexia. Hopkirk first learned the basics of car control at the age of nine, when a local clergyman left him his invalid carriage in his will. He later graduated to a motorcycle with a sidecar - which was added at the insistence of his father, who felt it would be safer - and upon attending Trinity to study engineering, acquired an Austin 7 "Chummy" Tourer which he used to make his rally debut. Now bitten by the car bug, Hopkirk dropped out of university to start working for Dublin's Volkswagen assembler's retail operation in Ballsbridge, where he purchased a string of used Volkswagen Beetles to enter in competitions.
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Current items with a signature of Paddy Hopkirk
These are the most current items with a signature of Paddy Hopkirk that were listed on eBay and on other online stores - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | 21 INCH FRAMED SIGNED PADDY HOPKIRK PRINT OF MONTE-CARLO RALLY MINI COOPER | £31.90 |  |
Traded items with a signature of Paddy Hopkirk
The most expensive item with a signature of Paddy Hopkirk (PADDY HOPKIRK STORY SIGNED x15 HOPKIRK BIASION BLOMQVIST AALTONEN BROOKES MCRAE) was sold in April 2023 for £375.00 while the cheapest item (PADDY HOPKIRK autograph signed card) found a new owner for £1.41 in January 2015. The month with the most items sold (10) was November 2018 with an average selling price of £25.49 for an autographed item of Paddy Hopkirk. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in November 2024 with £177.49 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £1.99 was July 2019. In average, an autographed item from Paddy Hopkirk is worth £25.00.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Paddy Hopkirk were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | Autosport magazine, 31/01/64 Monte Carlo Rally Mini Cooper Signed Paddy Hopkirk | £46.28 |  |
 | Paddy Hopkirk (1933-2022) - Mini Cooper 1964 - Signed Photograph *Proof* | £11.50 | |
| Paddy Hopkirk (1933-2022) - Mini Cooper 1964 - Signed Photograph *Proof* | £14.79 | |
| Paddy Hopkirk (1933-2022) - Mini Cooper 1968 - Signed Photograph * Proof * | £12.75 | |
| Paddy Hopkirk (1933-2022) - Mini Cooper 1968 - Signed Photograph *Proof* | £14.79 | |
| Paddy Hopkirk (1933-2022) Mini Monte Carlo 1966 Signed Photograph **Proof & COA* | £45.00 | |
| Paddy Hopkirk (1933-2022) Mini Monte Carlo 1966 Signed Photograph *Proof & COA* | £45.00 | |
| Paddy Hopkirk (1933-2022) Mini Monte Carlo 1968 Signed Photograph *Proof & COA* | £45.00 | |
| Paddy hopkirk SIGNED large photo 18x12 inch, 1964 Monte Carlo rally with COA | £109.89 | |
| Paddy Hopkirk Signed Monte Print By Derek Robert Has Authenticity Certificate | £291.90 | |
 | Paddy Hopkirk Signed Sporting Bears HRCR Donor Car Plate 2003 | £53.50 | |
| Signed by Paddy Hopkirk. The Longest Drive Of All By Paddy Hopkirk Book Leyland | £87.21 | |
| SIGNED PADDY HOPKIRK & STUART TURNER STORY DASH OF THE IRISH AUTOBIOGRAPHY BOOK | £130.99 | |
| SIGNED PADDY HOPKIRK STORY A DASH OF THE IRISH | £63.10 | |
| SIGNED PADDY HOPKIRK STORY A DASH OF THE IRISH AUTOBIOGRAPHY BOOK MONTE MINI | £80.99 | |
