Charterhouse gathered an intriguing variety of vehicles spanning over a century together for its final classic car sale of the year on October 24
Charterhouse’s latest auction was held at the Haynes Motor Museum in Somerset, with prime entries lining the carpeted auction hall and more treasures to be found outside.
Starting proceedings was a 1964 Morris Minor Convertible in need of some TLC, offered with no reserve and sold for a hammer price of £4500. Alongside, another open car powered by 1098cc A-Series – this time an early MG Midget project dating from 1963 – was hammered away above its top estimate for £3600, with one of its early ancestors, a 1933 MG J2, selling on the hammer for £15,000 and a 1951 YA saloon making £4200. It was a busy day for Triumphs too, with a 1967 Vitesse Convertible attracting a top bid of £5000, and a pair of Stags comprising a Topaz Orange 1976 car and a smart green 1973 example hammered away for £6000 and £8500 respectively.
The pre-war market is a notoriously tricky one nowadays, but there was evidence to the contrary here. A 1928 Ford A Phaeton Tourer headlined at a hammer price of £22,000, immediately followed by a 1929 Austin 7 Chummy Tourer at £6200. In addition, a 1937 Daimler EL24 Limousine sold for a hammer figure of £8000, and a 1927 Wolseley 11/22 made £3000 plus fees. A couple of American Oldsmobiles also featured, with a 1921 Type 47 selling for £3400 and a 1928 Series F making £3000. A c1942 Willys Jeep proved to be another star as it sold for £13,200 plus fees, and a post-war Ford Mercury Eight dating from 1947 looked at great buy at a hammer price of £6500.
The biggest fee on the day was commanded by a 1965 Mercedes-Benz 230 SL Auto, which beat its lower estimate to sell for £33,000 plus fees. Further five-figure sales included a 2000 Rover Mini Cooper Sport at £13,500 and a 1967 Ford Cortina Mk2 1500 GT at £10,000, both excluding fees. In addition, a Series 1 Escort RS Turbo from a deceased estate sold for £11,000, with a 1985 Porsche 911 Carrera Cabriolet selling for £18,000 despite its 303,000 miles and lack of MoT.
Elsewhere, a 1967 Hillman Imp Special was sold for a hammer price of £8500, and there was time for a couple of bargains too, with a 1966 Vanden Plas Princess 4 Litre R making £2000, a 1987 MG Maestro EFi a mere £1700, and a 1988 Rover 213S just £300. For the full list of results, see charterhouse-cars.com
