One of H&H Classics’ most popular venues, the Imperial War Museum, Duxford, will once again provide an impressive backdrop to a varied catalogue of classic cars and motorcycles to be offered at its forthcoming 15 April sale.
Leading the pack will be the 1969 Aston Martin DB6 Mk 2, a car in wonderful condition and presented in the stunning combination of metallic silver with blue hide interior. This quintessential Gentleman’s Grand Tourer benefits from a recent bare-metal respray and much other mechanical work, and is estimated at £200,000-240,000.
With interest in the sale already running at high levels after news of the early consignment of the ex-Ian Walker, 1960 Austin-Healey Sebring Sprite (£80,000-100,000), it’s sure to be standing room only among the retired warbirds of the Imperial War Museum’s world-class collection of military aircraft.
Joining the DB6 and the Sprite will be another 88 classics representing a broad selection of must-haves for today’s collectors’ market, cars such as the very special, 438bhp 1992 Porsche 911 (964) Turbo for £58,000-68,000 and the 1992 Ferrari 348 TB. The latter is one of only 130 such models supplied to the UK and, with prices of its ‘big brother’ Testarossa going through the roof, represents wonderful value at £40,000-44,000.
And for those looking for more Italian glamour for the summer months, H&H has just the car for you. Forever associated with the 1967 film The Graduate, H&H’s Alfa Romeo 1600 Duetto is also from that year – and similarly finished in red. The highly desirable, rare in right-hand drive Spider is estimated at £19,000-23,000.
Other interesting European cars with associations with the silver screen on offer at Duxford include the £50,000-60,000, 1970 Mercedes-Benz 600 (everyone’s idea of a Bond villain car) and a Latin classic made famous in The Italian Job, a 1969 Fiat Dino 2400 Coupé. This one is in lustrous metallic red and estimated at £50,000-60,000.
Naturally, it being an H&H sale, Simon Hope and the team have also assembled a broad selection of pre-War cars, with stand-out entries including the sporting, bare-metal 1932 Riley 9 Gamecock (£32,500-37,500)and the 1935 Alvis Silver Eagle / Speed 25 Special, a real post-vintage thoroughbred for £35,000-45,000.
Finally, with it becoming ever harder to find a parking place in today’s crowded city centres, H&H offers help in the form of Lot 53, the 1959 Daimler Ferret MK 2/3. In charge of this armoured car, the successful bidder will be assured of long-term parking anywhere, the Ferret’s (deactivated) Browning 0.30 calibre machine gun saying more than any ‘back in 5 mins’ note ever could.
For further information, see www.classic-auctions.com or contact H&H Classics Ltd on +44 (0) 1925 210035. Email: info@handh.co.uk.
