▁ 3   L ▁Mas er ati ▁ 8 C ▁owned ▁by ▁fellow ▁driver ▁Bernard ▁Rub in , ▁finishing ▁third . ▁During ▁his ▁pit ▁stop ▁B irk in ▁bur nt ▁his ▁arm ▁badly ▁against ▁the ▁hot ▁exhaust ▁pipe ▁while ▁pick ing ▁up ▁a ▁cig aret te ▁l ighter . ▁There ▁are ▁different ▁opinions ▁of ▁what ▁then ▁happened . ▁The ▁traditional ▁view ▁is ▁that ▁the ▁w ound ▁turned ▁sept ic , ▁whilst ▁others ▁say ▁B irk in ▁suffered ▁from ▁a ▁mal aria ▁attack . ▁It ▁was ▁probably ▁a ▁combination ▁of ▁both ▁that ▁proved ▁fatal , ▁and ▁B irk in ▁died ▁at ▁Count ess ▁Car nav on ▁N urs ing ▁Home , ▁London ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁June ▁ 1 9 3 3 . ▁ ▁S ale ▁In ▁light ▁of ▁his ▁p enn il ess ▁estate , ▁the ▁family ▁sold ▁off ▁most ▁of ▁his ▁non - core ▁assets , ▁including ▁No . 1 . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁the ▁car ▁was ▁bought ▁by ▁noted ▁watch maker ▁and ▁v int age ▁car ▁collect or ▁George ▁Daniel s . ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁after ▁Daniel s ' ▁death , ▁the ▁car ▁was ▁sold ▁by ▁Bon h ams ▁for ▁£ 5 , 0 4 2 , 0 0 0 ▁at ▁the ▁Good wood ▁Festival ▁of ▁Speed . ▁This ▁made ▁it ▁the ▁most ▁expensive ▁British - built ▁car ▁sold , ▁breaking ▁the ▁previous ▁record ▁of ▁£ 3 . 5 ▁million ▁paid ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁for ▁a ▁