Classic, Collector
Performance
H&H Classics 2022 Highlights
&
Cars
They are by no means the most expensive lots we have sold during 2022 but will hopefully give you a snapshot of where the collector car market is today and where it is headed tomorrow.
Having found new owners for lots ranging in date from the 1890s to the 2010s over the past twelve months, the H&H specialist motorcar team is particularly well suited to helping you with any buying or selling needs. Please feel free to contact us via +44 (0)1925 210035 or sales@handh.co.uk
Welcome to our pick of the 500 plus motorcars we have sold this year for in excess of £15,000,000
1934 Alvis Speed 20SB ‘Flatback’ Saloon 1963 AC Ace 2.6
The most original of the eight Vanden Plas ‘Flatback’ Saloons known to have survived
In the vendor’s family since 1961
Supplied new to Hugh Grosvenor, 2nd Duke of Westminster
The mortal remains of RS5032
Owned by the vendor’s family since 1969
Achieved a new world record auction price for an unrestored / incomplete Ace Sold for £84,217 Sold for £202,500
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1965 Aston Martin DB5 • Owned by the vendor since 1982 • 1 of just 41 cars originally finished in Autumn Gold (but repainted a slightly different shade when restored) • Engine uprated to 4.2 litre specification
Sold for £455,000
1971 Aston Martin DB6 Mk 2 • Reputedly 1 of just 238 Mk 2 examples made • In the vendor’s family since 1972 • Subject to a past repaint and engine overhaul Sold for £310,000
1995
DB7
• Extensively restored from 1989 – 1996 • ‘Matching Numbers’ and engine uprated to 4.2 litre specification • In the vendor’s family since 1985 • Colour changed from Sierra Blue to Dubonnet Rosso • Less than 15,000 miles from new • Desirable manual transmission example • Finished in Rolls-Royce Brewster Green with custom Light Tan interior as per Sir Elton John’s order Sold for £435,000 Sold for £37,600
1964 Aston Martin DB5
Aston Martin
– Ex Sir Elton John
1982 Audi Quattro Rally Car
Austin Twenty Landaulette
• Converted into a rally car by renowned ur-quattro specialist AM Cars
Sold
• Contested numerous rounds of the BTRDA Rally Championship between 2008 and 2015 • Potentially eligible for Historic Rallying (Class H4) subject to minor modification
for £42,000
Sold
1928
• Understood to have been restored by George Fulton, the Vintage Austin Register’s Irish representative, from 2000 – 2005 • Proof that more formal cars can still be sought after if in exceptional condition
for £45,000
1929 Bentley Speed Six ‘Le Mans’-style Tourer 1962 Austin-Healey 3000 MKII • Not one for the purist but a well-sorted and nicely detailed event car • Extensively restored during the mid 1990s and early 2000s • Enjoyed on the 2005 Rallye des Alpes, 2006 Bentley Tour of Aquitaine and Bordeaux etc • Possessed of a truly epic exhaust note • Roger Byford’s well-proven, competition prepared BJ7 – ’32 EXT’ • All aluminium bodywork and ‘Works’ specification engine with circa 200bhp • Finished 7th on the very first RAC Classic Marathon Sold for £438,750 Sold for £63,000
1956 Bentley S1 Continental Coupe • 1 of just 45 RHD chassis to be bodied by Park Ward to design number 701 • Extensively restored during 1989 – 1990 • Offered from the estate of the late Robert Riding to benefit the RNLI Sold for £180,000 1925 Bentley 3 Litre Speed Model Tourer • In the vendor’s family for eighty-two years • Retains its original and highly desirable Vanden Plas coachwork • Participated in the 2022 Isle of Man, 3-Litre Bentley Centenary Celebrations • Inimitable Patina Sold for £191,250
1924 Bentley 3 Litre Tourer 2011 Bentley Continental Supersports GTC • Offered from the estate of the late Robert Riding to benefit the RNLI • Standard 10ft 10in wheelbase car with its original Vanden Plas coachwork • The subject of much past restoration work • Featured in marque books by Johnnie Green and Brian Smith • Part of a limited production run • Circa 35,000 miles from new • Extensive main dealer and marque specialist service history • 6.0 litre twin turbo W12 engine developing 620bhp Sold for £157,500 Sold for £59,062
1962 Chevrolet Corvette 5 • Finished in striking Burgundy Metallic with SCCA-style roundels and decals • Imported to the UK in 1989 • Desirable four-speed manual gearbox with Hurst shifter • Pure 1960s Americana Sold for £46,125 1981 DeLorean DMC-12 • Displayed a credible 10,500 miles • Smart example of a model that will no doubt benefit from the upcoming 40th Anniversary Celebrations of the ‘Back to the Future’ film franchise • Imported from America in 2015 and fitted with automatic transmission Sold for £46,125
• Powered by the legendary 4400cc ‘two cam’ V12 engine (breathing through triple carburettors), said to produce 320BHP at 6600 RPM
• One man’s no-expense-spared vision of creating the ultimate Ferrari Barchetta
1973 Ferrari 365 GT4 2+2 1969 Ferrari 365GT Rebodied in the style of a 250 TR
• One of only 94 UK-supplied RHD examples, with a warranted mileage of just 52,000
• Finished in its original colour combination of Marrone Collarado with Beige upholstery
• Supplied new by Maranello Concessionaires to Lord Banbury of Cirencester and just two subsequent private owners
• A ‘matching numbers’ RHD Ferrari Speciale, utilising the chassis, drivetrain, suspension and all running gear of the donor vehicle
Sold for £68,625 Sold for £393,750
1929 Bentley Speed Six ‘Le Mans’-style Tourer • A rare, Manchester-built Model T complete with its original registration number • Purchased from the renowned George Milligan collection in kit form by marque specialist Neil Tuckett during 2004 having seemingly been off the road for seventy years • Engine overhauled by Tuckett Bros and car reconfigured as a Speedster by its previous keeper Sold for £19,125 2006 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 • A modern muscle car • 5.4 litre supercharged V8 reworked to develop a claimed 700bhp • Uprated brakes, suspension and wheels • Credible and doubtless very exciting 30,000 miles Sold for £27,000
S 3.8 Drophead
1903
Sold for
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1960 Jaguar XK150
Coupe
Humberette 5hp Two-Seater • 1 of just 69 RHD exampled made • Fitted with a factory reconditioned ‘VAS’ engine in period • Extensively restored in the 1970s / 1980s and well maintained since • Extensive history file • A highly original example that was thought to retain much of its original paintwork and leather upholstery • Dated by the Veteran Car Club of Great Britain in 1958 and a participant in numerous London to Brighton Runs thereafter • Unused in recent years and so in need of recommissioning
£165,375
for £49,500
1976 Jaguar XJ-C 4.2 Coupe • Entered by collector Roy Hatfield and sold to benefit the Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal with H&H donating all its earnings too • 1 of 2,606 RHD examples made and subject to much restoration work including a conversion to manual / overdrive transmission Sold for £39,375 1970 Jaguar E-Type 4.2 Roadster • Owned by the vendor since 1977 • 1 of just 776 RHD Series II cars made • Matching chassis and engine numbers • Sub-par paintwork but mechanically and structurally sound Sold for £61,875
1972 Jensen Interceptor SP 1960 Jaguar MKII 3.4 ‘Beacham’ • 1 of only 25 Reef Blue cars built (from a total SP production run of 232)
• Believed but not warranted to have covered 54,000 miles from new with an extensive history file
• The fastest Interceptor model with more power and torque than a Ferrari Daytona or Lamborghini Miura • Supplied new to New Zealand and uprated there by Dr Greg Beacham during the 1980s
Sold
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• Fitted with a Getrag five-speed manual gearbox, power assisted rack and pinion steering, upgraded suspension / brakes, central locking and halogen headlights etc
for £59,625
for £56,250
1972 Lancia Fulvia 1600 Sport Zagato
Sold for £47,250
• 1 of only 62 RHD examples made
• Three owners from new with the first retaining it for thirty-six years and having it restored in Italy during 1997
• Finished in rare Alfa Orange with Beige cloth upholstery
1992 Lancia Delta HF Integrale Evo
Sold for £50,000
• 1 of 9,637 Evo I models made
• A homologation model that saw the Delta secure its sixth World Rally Championship victory
• Imported to the UK in 1997 and displaying a credible 117,500km
• A good, usable example
• Cherished by two ‘dyed in the wool’ Lotus enthusiasts from new the first of whom visited Hethel to watch it being built
• Just 28,000 miles
• Original book pack and serviced on an annual (and sometimes bi-annual) basis for much of its life
1960 Mercedes-Benz 190SL 1998 Lotus Elise S1
• 1 of 562 RHD cars made and supplied new to the UK
• Just four owners and not long emerged from an almost £100,000 restoration
• Among the prettiest Mercedes-Benz models yet conceived
Sold for £168,750 Sold for £24,750
1959 Mercedes-Benz 190SL
Sold for £151,875
• Intriguing early history being supplied new to the Orbis Trading Co. in Ethiopia before arriving in the UK in 1960
• Subject to a bare-metal, photographically documented, rotisserie restoration with minimal use since
• 1 of just 3,949 190SLs made during the 1959 production year
• Recently on display at the Mercedes-Benz World, Brooklands
Sold for £158,500
1965 Mercedes-Benz 300SE Cabriolet • 1 of just 78 RHD, UK supplied examples • Subsequently resident in Australia for much of its life
• Treated to a bodywork refurbishment by marque specialist Nigel Cooper in 2021 • Among the most stylish four-seater convertibles of the 1960s
2001 Mercedes-Benz SL500 ‘Silver Arrow’ 1971 Mercedes-Benz 600 ‘Grosser’ Saloon • Number 35 from a limited production run of 100 UK market cars • 1 family and 14,000 miles from new • Original bill of sale, Certificate of Authenticity (signed by Sir Stirling Moss) and commemorative W196 Grand Prix model • 1 of just 126 UK-supplied examples • First owned by Henry Cubitt, 4th Baron Ashcombe, the uncle of Queen Camilla • The subject of much past mechanical and cosmetic restoration work Sold for £50,625 Sold for £95,625
1937 MG SA Tickford Drophead Coupe • Subject to a comprehensive restoration to original specification in 2012 by SVW Services (MG SA, VA and WA specialists) and approximately 1,500 miles since • Rare survivor with handsome Salmons Tickford coachwork • A true Post Vintage Thoroughbred Sold for £65,250 1935 Morgan Super Sports • Found in a garage during the 1980s complete with a new Beetleback body • Subsequently treated to an exhaustive, two-year mechanical and cosmetic restoration • Coachpainted in BRG with a Tan interior Sold for £45,000
1975 Porsche 911S Targa 1899 Phebus 2¼hp Forecar • ‘Silver Anniversary’ Edition Model (Number 100 of 1,063) • In single ownership from 1975 to 2012 • Treated to much mechanical and cosmetic restoration work • Supplied new to America and resident there until 2015 • The only known survivor of its kind, this charming Veteran was formerly part of the renowned Ward Brothers Collection • Enjoyed on several London to Brighton Runs • Entered from a private collection and in need of recommissioning Sold for £61,875 Sold for £40,500
2008 Porsche 911 Carrera 2S • A notably early Gen 2 car being a ‘market launch vehicle’ • 3.8 litre S engine (380bhp/310lbft), six-speed manual transmission, PASM sports chassis (-20mm) with LSD, carbon pack, ceramic brakes, xenon and dynamic cornering lights and sports bucket seats Sold for £50,583 1973 Renault Alpine (FASA) A110 • Imported to the UK from Spain in 1985 and two keepers since, the first of whom was a founder member of Club Alpine Renault • Extensively restored by a marque specialist in 1990 and current ownership for twenty years • 1420cc engine with Big Valve head, forged pistons and forged conrods etc developing an estimated 130-135bhp Sold for £55,125
1989 Rolls-Royce Corniche II Convertible 1934 Rolls-Royce Phantom II Continental Sedanca Coupe • 11,000 miles from new • Offered from the estate of the late Robert Riding to benefit the RNLI
Finished in elegant Nordic Blue with Parchment leather upholstery
Highly original and well conserved
Original and very stylish Sedanca Coupe coachwork by H. J. Mulliner
Offered from the estate of the late Robert Riding to benefit the RNLI
Owned for many years by the renowned band leader Bert Ambrose
Former RREC award winner Sold for £92,250 Sold for £191,250
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2001 Subaru Impreza P1 • Purchased by the vendor in 2002 • Number 712 of the 1,000 ‘Prodrive One’ Imprezas made • Warranted 66,000 miles from new • A fast appreciating ‘JDM’ collector car Sold for £45,000 1967 Volvo P1800S • The subject of much past restoration work • Finished in iconic White (the same colour favoured by the late Sir Roger Moore’s character in ‘The Saint’ TV series) • Desirable ‘S’ variant and unusually riding on wire wheels Sold for £40,500
March
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CLASSIC AUCTION
ONALMOTORCYCLEMUS
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April
PAVILION GARDENS
Wednesday 15th March
Imperial War Museum, Duxford Classic, Collector & Performance Cars
June
I MPERIAL WAR MUSEUM
CLASSIC AUCTION
Wednesday 29th March
National Motorcycle Museum Classic Motorcycles & Vintage Scooters
July
ONALMOTORCYCLEMUS
CLASSIC AUCTION
Wednesday 26th April
CLASSIC AUCTION
The Pavilion Gardens, Buxton Classic, Collector & Performance Cars
PAVILION GARDENS
Wednesday 14th June
Imperial War Museum, Duxford Classic, Collector & Performance Cars
CLASSIC AUCTION
Wednesday 12th July
National Motorcycle Museum Classic Motorcycles & Vintage Scooters
Wednesday 26th July
The Pavilion Gardens, Buxton Classic, Collector & Performance Cars
I MPERIAL WAR
MUSEUM
CLASSIC AUCTION
September November
ONALMOTORCYCLEMUS
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Wednesday 20th September
Imperial War Museum, Duxford Classic, Collector & Performance Cars
CLASSIC AUCTION
Wednesday 15th November
National Motorcycle Museum Classic Motorcycles & Vintage Scooters
Wednesday 29th November
The Pavilion Gardens, Buxton Classic, Collector & Performance Cars
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