1991 Peugeot 205 Roland

Garros Cabriolet

Only 15,000 miles from new

Estimate: £12,000 - £15,000*

Reg No: J402 JUT MOT: T.B.A

Chassis No: VF320DK2224458048

The 205 Roland Garros Cabriolet was well-specified, featuring special edition paintwork and interior, Roland Garros Paris decals, body-coloured bumpers, Pininfarina side badges, an electric hood, tinted glass, laminated windscreen, front driving lamps, electric front windows, and central door and tailgate locking. The example offered was manufactured in 1991, and is one of the 150 supplied to the UK market, being supplied new to the first owner via Castles Motor Co. of Leicester, and first registered on the 1st of August that year. Finished in the Roland Garros colour scheme of Pinewood Green paintwork with the White, Grey, Green and Red cloth/leather interior upholstery, and White hood.

Fitted with the 1360cc straight-four engine allied to the five-speed manual transmission, the Roland Garros is offered for auction with a mere c.15,200 miles on the odometer, with the Peugeot being retained by the first owner until 2011, passing through one additional owner, prior to acquisition by the vendor in 2018. ‘J402 JUT’ is due to be freshly MOT tested in time for sale. Accompanied by a history file that includes the bookpack presented in the wallet, containing the original stamped service book and handbook, the file further contains copies of all previous log books, and previous MOT records. Surely, with such low mileage and ownership, this Roland Garros presents an unmissable opportunity for the collector or avid Peugeot enthusiast!

Estimate: £18,000 - £22,000*

Reg No: D68 JAH MOT: June 2023

Chassis No: WF0CXXGAECGA81931

Introduced in 1984, the Ford Capri 2.8i Special boasted an enviable specification including a limited slip differential, five-speed manual gearbox, seven-spoke alloy wheels, half-leather Recaro front seats and colour coded headlamp surrounds / mirrors. Weighing less than a modern hatchback and with some 160bhp / 163lbft of torque on tap courtesy of its 2792cc V6 engine, the four-seater Coupe was reputedly capable of 0-60mph in 8.2 seconds and 126mph. Great fun to drive with engaging, rear-wheel drive handling, the 2.8i Special has long had a cult following. Interestingly, the website howmanyleft.com suggests that just 354 Capri Injection models registered during 1987 have survived to the present day.

Built at Ford’s Cologne plant during the penultimate month of Capri production, this particular example was supplied new via Bussey & Saberton Bros Ltd of Norwich.

First road registered as ‘D68 JAH’ on 21st January 1987 and known to the Capri Club International since the early 1990s, it has self-evidently been cherished as a real ‘pride and joy’ car by its various keepers. Belonging to Mrs Tracey Sparks from 1996 – 2018, it has more recently been part of a significant Blue Oval collection. Finished in Ford Diamond White with Grey half-leather and Strobe cloth upholstery, the four-seater started readily and ran well during our recent photography session. Treated to a cylinder head overhaul and replacement power steering rack some 20,000 and 10,000 miles ago respectively, the Coupe has covered circa 112,000 miles from new with MOT certificates on file dating back to its very first (issued on January 30th 1990 at 34,755 miles). Riding on correct, ‘RS’-style seven-spoke alloy wheels and benefiting from an uprated Janspeed exhaust, recent detail work is understood to have seen the Ford treated to a new stainless steel bonnet prop, inner wing foam pad and Bilstein damper inserts. Offered for sale with V5C registration document, history file and MOT’d until June 2023.

1937 Mg Ta

Older restoration

Estimate: £15,000 - £18,000*

Reg No: SXV 409 MOT: Exempt

Chassis No: TA 1794

The first of the famous MG T-series line, the TA was introduced in 1936. Larger, faster and more comfortable than its PB predecessor, the newcomer was powered by an MPJG 1292cc OHV engine that developed some 50bhp @ 4,800rpm. Allied to four-speed manual transmission, it endowed the two-seater with a nigh-on 80mph top speed. Traditionalists may have decried the adoption of a less exotic powerplant, insulating rubber engine mounts and - after a while - synchromesh on 3rd and 4th gears but the TA had accounted for 3,003 sales by the time production ceased in 1939.

This 1937 MG TA was owned by the late vendor for just over 20 years. Believed to have been restored to a ‘high standard’ in the late 1980s/ early 1990s, there is not much history before the late 1990s as the MG was exported to America with the current owner at the time. Repatriated to the UK in the late 1990s. It was purchased by a Mr Wilkinson who, in turn, carried out some light restoration in his ownership. Mr. Wilkinson then sold the MG TA to a dealer, subsequently being purchased by the later vendor in 2002 (receipt on file).

Used on many MG rallies in recent ownership, the car was always maintained to a high standard and benefits from a VW steering box conversion. There is a file full of receipts for work carried out and correspondence with MG specialists. Workshop manuals and handbooks accompany the car, as well as the current V5C. The car had not been started since the owner’s passing, but the battery was always on a trickle charge. It was disconnected on the day the photographs were taken and it started straight up and once it was warm settled to a nice idle with good oil pressure. It drove well, and all lights etc. worked at the time of consignment. A charming, mellowed and ready to use MG TA.