Following on from the hugely successful Charterhouse auction at The Moretonhampstead Motor Museum which sold on the hammer for over £550,000, they have been instructed to auction another private collection in a single owner auction.
The owner, who is no longer able to look after and continue to restore his beloved cars, is offering his cars, spares, workshop and other tools, in the Charterhouse auction on Wednesday 10th September, with plenty of projects to choose from.
Many of his classic cars were bought decades ago, the earliest in 1969, with a view to restoring them gradually in retirement. A professional mechanic for many years, he completed many cars restoring them to a high standard previously but has now run out of steam. He also spent years developing a series of barns to keep his cars and project in.
Please find the link to the online catalogue below:
At the property there are over 20 vehicles and a couple of motorbikes. In varying states, from complete original cars, partially restored vehicles to motors needing complete restoration, there is something for everyone at the property with estimates from £20 to £60,000.
Vehicles in the barn stored collection briefly include a 1967 Jaguar E-Type roadster £60,000-80,000 (original, complete, covered in dust, last on the road in 1977, 19,000 recorded miles), 1956 Jaguar XK140 roadster £40,000-50,000 (with C-Type heads, last used nearly 20 years ago), three Jaguar Mk II 3.8 MOD’s (all complete, all covered in layers of dust, all stored for years £10,000-15,000 each), Austin Healey 3000 £20,000-30,000 (owned since 1969, bodily restored to a high standard, needs finishing/re-assembly), 1975 Triumph Stag £6,000-8,000 (complete car, still with keys in it from when last driven into a barn nearly 20 years ago) , 1972 Lotus Elan S4 Convertible (complete, project car, owned for 35 years, not used since then), MGA Roadster £10,000-15,000 (restoration nearly completed to a high standard, needs finishing/re-assembly), four MGA roadsters £1,500-2,000 each (all American imported project cars in various poor states needing total restoration), MGA Coupe Twin Cam £10,000-15,000 (yes, a sixth MGA and a Twin Cam!! Barn stored for over 30 years, needing complete restoration but a really rare find), MG B LHD £1,500-2,000 roadster (early pull door handle, American import, barn stored, needs complete restoration), three Rover 3500S’s £200-1,000 each (all projects), two Vauxhall 10’s £200-300 & £3,000-4,000, Austin-Healey Lenham 100-4 £20,000-30,000 (complete car, 6,000 miles, very tidy and all up together), 2003 VW Golf 4 R32 £10,000-12,000 (his own modern fun car, current MOT until April 2026) and even a 1984 Talbot Auto-Trail Apache motor home £1,500-2,000 looking for new adventures. As with many restorers, there is a vast array of spare engines, blocks, gearboxes, other mechanicals, interiors, trim and parts, all being sold without reserve.
In the workshops, there is a great selection of spanners, other hand tools, a large lathe, a blast cabinet, a four-post ramp, two motorbikes, a vintage go kart and even a John Deere ride on lawnmower.
Elsewhere, there are signs, other wall art, a Bowser style pot-belly petrol pump, a trailer and other items associated with a lifetime of messing about with cars.
Viewing at the property near Dorchester, is on Monday 8th & Tuesday 9th September 9.30am-4.30pm each day. Please note there are no other viewing days or times. The auction will be held and conducted from the Charterhouse Long Street Salerooms, Sherborne DT9 3BS (not onsite where the
lots are) at 10am on Wednesday 10th September, where you can turn up, register and bid. Alternatively, telephone and online bidding will be available.
For further information regarding this auction please contact Richard Bromell and the team at Charterhouse, The Long Street Salerooms, Sherborne, Dorset DT9 3BS 01935 812277 or email cars@charterhouse-auction.com
