You might want to start paying attention to the cars in the background of our photographs over the next few weeks… This wonderfully scruffy 1972 Bedford HA van is the latest vehicle we’re revealing from the extraordinary deceased-estate collection we were invited to see at Cheffins in Cambridgeshire. And while the little blue Bedford is […]
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At first glance, it looks like a battered old Volkswagen hubcap. Open it, though, and you discover one of the cleverest period accessories made for early air-cooled VWs. This vintage VW HAZET tool kit is heading to auction in Essex, apparently complete, with an estimate of £600–£800. For owners of early Beetles, Karmann Ghias and […]
It has been sitting in a dry garage since 1986, the engine is seized and there are reportedly just five Renault 15 TS models currently licensed for UK roads. Now this wonderfully untouched 1973 survivor is going up for auction in Essex with an estimate of just £1,000–£2,000. For anyone with a soft spot for […]
There are restoration projects, there are brave restoration projects, and then there is HTM 457F. We found this battered Ford Escort sitting among an extraordinary collection of old cars in Cambridgeshire, and it’s fair to say its best days appear to be some considerable distance behind it. The front end is badly damaged. Corrosion ...
A 1960 Morris Mini Minor that’s been dry stored for more than four decades is heading to auction with no reserve. And this is exactly the sort of old Mini we love to see. It’s scruffy, remarkably complete and still wears the signs of a life lived rather than having been restored into something ...
A Ferrari Testarossa barn find isn’t something that appears at auction every day. Yet that’s exactly how Historics is describing this 1986 example, which is heading to its Pace of Autumn sale at Ascot Racecourse on 12 September with an estimate of £100,000 to £120,000. Finished in Rosso Corsa, powered by that glorious 4.9-litre flat-12 […]
A Triumph Dolomite Sprint that has barely turned a wheel since 1997 has appeared for sale on eBay – and this looks like a wonderfully complete project for someone prepared to wake it up properly. The 1978 Sprint has been with its current owner for 31 years and, remarkably, has covered just 73 miles since […]
There’s something about a rough old BMW that makes it remarkably difficult to walk past. This 1980 BMW 316 E21 is about as far removed from a polished concours classic as you could imagine. It’s rusty, incomplete, currently non-running and being offered with no reserve at Anglia Car Auctions on 22nd and 23rd August. But [&...
A 1979 Ford Escort 1600 Sport Mk2 that’s spent many years tucked away at the back of a garage is heading to auction later this month, and it’s exactly the sort of old Ford that gets us wondering what we’d do with it. The black Escort comes from a deceased estate and has been ...
If you’ve ever fancied browsing a catalogue containing everything from a road-legal Le Mans racer to a Porsche tractor, this latest Car & Classic sale might be worth a look. Car & Classic’s specialist ‘For the Love of Porsche’ auction is currently underway and brings together 24 Porsche-related lots spanning more than seven decades ...