Were you about $12m short of the winning bid for the Alfa Romeo 2300 8c at Monterey - but still want something red, noisy and quite fast from that era? -At a £40-50k estimate this might be a candidate...
1933 Singer 2 Litre | £40,000 - 50,000Re-bodied in the style of the Fox & Nicholl Team Car that Lewis / Hindmarsh drove to 7th overall during the 1934 Le Mans 24-hours - DETAILS AND PICS HERE >>>
Last October’s IWM Duxford Auction witnessed H&H become only the fifth ever auction house to have sold a motorcar for over $10,000,000. Whilst earlier this year the same venue sold the ex-John Coombs 1961 Jaguar E-Type 3.8 litre Competition Roadster (chassis 0007) for £858,000 and the ex-HRH Prince Philip 1954 Lagonda 3 Litre Drophead Coupe for a world record price of £346,800.
IWM Duxford has also been the site of a successful motorcycle auctions including the sale of ‘Old Bill’, George Brough’s own Brough Superior racer for £291,200
lots Include:1930 Talbot AM90 Close-Coupled Drophead CoupeEstimate | £80,000 - £100,000- 1 of just 12 AM90 chassis bodied to this design by Offord and the sole known survivor
- Extensively restored during the current nine-year ownership with much work done by recognised marque specialists: Arthur Archer, Fopp d'Hane and Ian Polson
- Large history file and enjoyed on numerous Sunbeam-Talbot-Darracq Register rallies to Ireland, France and throughout England
1934 MG N-Type Magnette | £70,000 - 80,000Ex-Major Goldie Gardner, original registration number with recent expenditure exceeding £4,000 on suspension, tyres etc
1935 Rolls Royce Saloon | £28,000 - 32,000
Reputedly 1 of just 6 Rolls-Royce 25/30s to be bodied by Windovers, supplied new to W. Johnson Esq of Basset confectionary company
1947 HRG 1500 | £70,000 - 80,000'The Old Lady' - sold new to John Gott and used extensively in period competition and Winner of a Coupe Des Alpes on the 1951 Alpine Rally
1966 Jaguar E-Type | £55,000 - 65,000'Garden Find' liberated via the felling of a holly bush and temporary ramp and 1 of just 863 RHD 4.2 Roadsters made
1975 MV Agusta 750S MagniEstimate | £28,000 - 32,000
c.1980 Egli-Vincent | £50,000 - 60,000By Godet - Blue
c.1990 Egli-Vincent | £50,000 - 60,000By Godet - Black
1982 Honda CX500 Turbo | £7,000 - 7,500Unrestored and original, only 12,000 miles recorded
Entries for the October 11th and 12th auction will be limited, so if you wish to consign a motorcar or motorcycle to this prestigious sale contact +44 (0) 1925 210035 or via info@handh.co.uk