Autographs of Tiff Needell
Timothy Richard "Tiff" Needell (born 29 October 1951) is a British racing driver and television presenter. He is a presenter of Lovecars, and formerly served as co-presenter of Top Gear and Fifth Gear.
Needell attended Ottershaw School followed by City University, London where he achieved an Honours Degree in Civil Engineering. Hired by George Wimpey & Co, his day job was as a Structural Design Engineer. As a teenager, Needell worked as an auxiliary postman during Christmas in 1967 with one of the houses he delivered to being Bruce McLaren's.
Needell first raced at a driving school at Brands Hatch in 1970. He progressed to Formula Ford, his progress assisted by the use of a Lotus 69 FF he won in an Autosport magazine competition. He later sold his Lotus and used the money to buy and race an Elden Mk10. Needell's Formula Ford period culminated in his acquiring a Crosslé 25F with which he won the Kent Messenger FF Championship after competing for only half of the remaining season. This success landed him a partly paid drive in the Formula Ford 2000 Championship in a Hawke chassis provided by McKinstry Racing. Needell was completely dominant in that car and series which provided him with the springboard into Formula 3. The remainder of the 1970s saw Needell as a front-runner in the British Formula 3 series and then in the Aurora British Formula One championship. In 1979 he was unable to graduate to the F1 World Championship due to the lack of the correct licence, but he was back in 1980, driving two Grands Prix for Ensign, qualifying for the Belgian Grand Prix at Zolder. However, he had an engine problem and did not finish the race. He subsequently failed to qualify for the Monaco Grand Prix.
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Current items with a signature of Tiff Needell
These are the most current items with a signature of Tiff Needell that were listed on eBay and on other online stores - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | British Touring Cars Tiff Needell Hand Signed Autograph Nissan Primera 002 BTCC | £8.15 |  |
 | Signed Tiff Needell Tiff Gear Autograph (Top Gear) | £12.99 | |
Traded items with a signature of Tiff Needell
The most expensive item with a signature of Tiff Needell (Tiff Needell Goodwood bundle - signed Winner's hat, Programme, Driver's armband) was sold in April 2026 for £108.08 while the cheapest item (Tiff Needell (Top Gear - Fifth Gear) Signed PR Card) found a new owner for £0.65 in January 2015. The month with the most items sold (6) was February 2013 with an average selling price of £3.86 for an autographed item of Tiff Needell. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in July 2019 with £80.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £0.99 was September 2013. In average, an autographed item from Tiff Needell is worth £7.27.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Tiff Needell were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
