The end of year sale by H&H Classics at Chateau Impney yesterday was nothing short of pre-Christmas garage sale, with a fabulous collection of luxury cars on offer seized from a Middle Eastern sheikh following a financial dispute. Over 300 automobilia items also went under the hammer at the Chateau, a side of the auction which proved to be one of the strongest sale-rates in recent memory. Estimates on the cars were attractive and as a result there was huge interest in the room as well as on the telephone and through the internet. The sale was something of a Christmas treat with a great selection of cars, any of which would make one’s day if it came gift-wrapped, featuring an intriguing 1952 Bentley R-Type Straight 8 Special - the same model as one loaned to Prince Phillip some decades ago, which he did not want to give back, which sold for £64,410.

But it was the opportunity to acquire one or more of the Middle Eastern sheik’s modern classic collection of exceptionally low mileage Ferrari, Rolls-Royce and Bentley cars in eye-catching livery, that really set the room alight. The 90 strong car sale made a total of approximately £2,000,000.

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