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Thoroughbred & Vintage at Fontwell House
An Important Auction of Fine Historic Automobiles
Auction details
| Address
Fontwell, Arundel, BN18 0SX | |
Date
| 12 Sep 2019 |
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Time
| 3:00 PM |
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| Viewing
Wednesday 11th September from 12.00pm to 6.00pm | |
Location
| Fontwell, Arundel BN18 0SX |
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Admission
| Admisson by Catalogue (Admits Two) |
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Collection Terms
| Terms & Conditions of Business |
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Thoroughbred & Vintage at Fontwell House 2019 RESULTS
LOT 101
1972 Range Rover
In late 1963 Rover’s director and general manager, A.B. Smith, asked Bernard Jackman to come and talk about ‘breaks’. Wondering slightly about the spelling, Jackman drove to Solihull, and...
LOT 102
£11,250
2004 Mini Cooper S Track/Hillclimb Car
The notion that the Mini might have a future as anything other than basic transport was an anathema, the idea of a high-performance version was laughable. One man though,...
LOT 103
£4,500
1967 Volkswagen Type 3 Squareback
The ultra-rare VW Type 3 is relatively unknown even to diehard VW fans. With an uber-reliable, air-cooled flat-4 and an interior that impresses, this is a car worth noting...
LOT 104
£20,250
Registration Number ROS50
The registration number ROS50.
LOT 105
1979 Mini 1100 Special
One family ownership from new
The 1100 Special was launched in August 1979 to celebrate the Mini’s 20th anniversary. Unlike most that came before, the 1100 Special was cosmetically and mechanically upgraded. Powering the...
LOT 106
£5,625
1952 Morris Minor
The Morris Minor debuted at the Earls Court Motor Show, London, on 20 September 1948. Designed under the leadership of Alec Issigonis, more than 1.3 million were manufactured between...
LOT 107
7,875
1936 Ford Model Y Van
body-off restoration
The Model Y was produced by Ford Britain, Ford SAF and Ford Germany from 1932 to 1937. It was the first Ford automobile specifically designed for markets outside the...
LOT 108
£11,250
1978 Triumph Stag Mark II
2 owners, 36,000 miles
Stylish, fast and practical, the Stag began life as a Triumph 2000-based styling exercise by Italian carrossier Giovanni Michelotti. A 2+2 convertible, Michelotti’s design featured a quad-lamp grille and...
LOT 109A
1997 TVR Cerbera
The TVR Cerbera was manufactured between 1996 and 2003. The name is derived from ‘Cerberus’, the three-headed beast of Greek legend that guarded the entrance of Hades. The car...
LOT 109
£7,875
1955 Allard Atom Speedway Racer
The Allard Atom originated through Wimbledon Speedway promoter and World Champion, Ronnie Greene who also went on to help with the development of the car. He discussed the idea...
LOT 110
£8,438
1962 Fiat Abarth 850 TC Tribute
Abarth began in business, like so many other motoring concerns in post-war Italy, modifying small capacity cars from Fiat. When the latter introduced the Nuova 500, and then the...
LOT 111
£23,625
1952 Bristol 401
With the introduction of the 401 - the first of its exquisitely styled Aerodynes - Bristol began to move away from the pre-war design the company had inherited from...
LOT 112
£11,250
1993 Porsche 968 Coupe
The 968 came directly from the 944 but towards the end of its development, Porsche needed a more modern motorcar with which to present the advances that were coming...
LOT 113
£61,875
1970 Mercedes-Benz 280 SL Pagoda – with manual gearbox
In March 1963 the new generation of SL sports cars was launched with the debut of the 230 SL at the Geneva Show. This revolutionary new model replaced the...
LOT 114
£20,250
1979 Lotus Esprit S2 – ex. Carlos Reutemann
In 1970 Tony Rudd, who had arrived at Lotus the previous year, proposed two new model development projects. The first, Project M50, resulted in the 1974 Elite. The second,...
LOT 115
1972 Volkswagen Karmann Ghia Convertible
The Volkswagen Karmann Ghia was produced between 1955 and 1974, with some 360,000 coupes and over 80,000 cabriolets made. What is certain is that it was the most beautiful...
LOT 116
£27,000
1972 Rolls-Royce Corniche
ex. Keith Moon of The Who
Legendary rock drummer Keith John Moon left school by 15 to join his first band, The Beachcombers. By the age of 18, he had joined a local London band,...
LOT 117
£48,375
1969 Alfa-Romeo Junior Zagato
Alfa Romeo produced just 402 Zagato Coachbuilt examples of the 1600 Junior Z between 1972 and 1975, of which just 121 cars are known to exist in the Zagato...
LOT 118
£45,000
1969 Jaguar E-Type Series II Fixed Head Coupe
Two Owners From New
The first significant upgrade of Jaguar’s sensational E-Type sports car took shape in October 1964 with the launch of the 4.2-litre version. Along with the bigger, torquier engine came...
LOT 119
£50,625
1990 Aston Martin Virage 6.3 Wide Body
Shown at the 1988 Birmingham Motor Show in Coupe form, with first deliveries in 1990, the sensational new Virage re-stated its forerunner’s muscular looks in the modern idiom, slightly...
LOT 120
£38,250
1994 Dodge Viper RT-10
The first generation Dodge Viper was manufactured from 1991 until 1995 under the Chrysler brand. Lamborghini helped with the design of the 8.0 L V10 engine developing 400hp. This...
LOT 121
£14,625
1972 Ford Mustang Mach 1
Ford first used the name “Mach 1” in its 1959 display of a concept called the “Levacar Mach I” at the Ford Rotunda. This concept vehicle used a cushion...
LOT 122
£42,750
1992 Porsche 964 Targa
The Porsche 964 is the company’s internal name for the Porsche 911 manufactured and sold between 1989 and 1994. Designed by Benjamin Dimson in 1986, it featured significant styling...
LOT 123
£146,250
1951 Lancia Aurelia B50 Cabriolet
Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance prize winner - Believed to be the 1951 Geneva Motor Show Car
Designed by the great Vittorio Jano, the Lancia Aurelia was worthy of the imagination and standards of Vincenzo Lancia. Alongside the unitary construction Aurelia B10 saloon, Lancia produced a...
LOT 124
£56,250
1958 MGA Roadster – First in Class Le Mans Classic 2018
By the time Le Mans came around the design of what would be known as the MGA had effectively been finalised, the race itself being little more than a...
LOT 125
£15,750
1980 Aston Martin Lagonda
The launch of the Aston Martin Lagonda at Aston Clinton in October 1976 marked a return of the Lagonda name which had remained largely dormant since the Rapide model...
LOT 127
1986 Ferrari 328 GTS
Debuted at the 1985 Frankfurt Auto Show, the Ferrari 328 was the second model in Ferrari’s long and popular line of mid-engine V8 sports cars, continuing through the upcoming...
LOT 128
£29,250
1964 Mini Cooper S Specification Race Car
By 1963 the BMC Competition department knew what they wanted to do with the Mini. Their efforts culminated in the 1963 Austin Cooper S and Morris Cooper S. Besides...
LOT 130
1974 Jensen Interceptor Mk III
£40,000 recently invested
The Jensen Interceptors were hand-built at the Kelvin Way Factory, West Bromwich near Birmingham between 1966 and 1976. The Interceptor name had been used previously by Jensen for the...
LOT 130A
1950 Jaguar XK120 Roadster
The Jaguar XK120 caused an absolute sensation when it was launched at the 1948 Motor Show. In the post-war era of rationing, general austerity and hardship it came as...
LOT 131
£25,875
1932 Alvis TJ 12/50 Ducks Back
The 12/50 was withdrawn between 1929 and 1930 when the company decided that the future lay with the front-wheel drive FD and FE models, but when these did not...
LOT 132
£73,125
1961 Porsche 356B Cabriolet
Although few would have realised it at the time, the 1948 launch of the Porsche 356 was a significant milestone in automotive history. It marked the commercial birth of...
LOT 133
c.1958 Falcon Shells 1100 Sport
Falcon Shells was founded in 1956 by Peter Pellandine following his amicable split with Keith Waddington of Ashley Laminates. It was originally based at 23 Highbridge Street, Waltham Abbey...
LOT 134
£18,000
2014 Fiat Abarth 695 Edizione Maserati
The Abarth 695 Edizione Maserati is a limited edition convertible with only 495 examples made in total. The exterior and interior styling of the cars takes many hints from...
LOT 136
£27,000
1962 Austin Healey 3000 Mark II
The enlargement of its C-Series six-cylinder engine to 2,912cc, and the adoption of Girling front disc brakes, differentiated the new-for-1959 Austin-Healey 3000 from the preceding 100/6. In 3000 form...
LOT 137
1995 Bentley Continental S
A completed pre-production Continental R (developed under the codename “Nepal”) was secretly taken to Switzerland for a surprise launch of the model at the 1991 Geneva Motor Show (It...
LOT 137A
2003 BMW B10 Alpina V8S
Since 1983 Alpina has been recognized by the German Federal Ministry of Transport as an automobile manufacturer, thus Alpina-built cars are branded and registered as Alpina instead of BMW,...
LOT 139
£41,625
1961 Chevrolet Corvette
in current ownership for over 25 years
In the early 1950’s, a team of GM engineers, headed up by Harley Earl, went to work trying to create a car that had the appeal to compete with...
LOT 140
1987 Ferrari 328 GTS
Registration: Chassis Number:“If the sublime purity of the original shape has been corrupted, its striking appearance...
LOT 141
£60,750
1993 Aston Martin Virage Volante
The Virage was Aston Martin’s replacement for the decades-old V8 models and introduced at the Birmingham Motor Show in 1988. This V8-powered car was intended as the company’s top...
LOT 142
1953 Bentley 4 ½ Litre Tribute
In 1951, a 4 1⁄2-litre, 4.6 L (4,566 cc/278 cu in) version of the engine was introduced. The increase in displacement was accomplished by increasing the bore from 3...
LOT 142
£97,875
1953 Bentley 4 ½ Litre Tribute
In 1951, a 4 1⁄2-litre, 4.6 L (4,566 cc/278 cu in) version of the engine was introduced. The increase in displacement was accomplished by increasing the bore from 3...
LOT 143
£84,375
1958 Jaguar XK150 Drophead Coupe
The bleak years after 1945 were, unsurprisingly, an era when great sports cars were somewhat thin on the ground. A shining exception was the mighty Jaguar XK series, yet...
LOT 144
£7,875
1988 Ford Escort RS Turbo
The ‘Series 2’ Escort RS Turbo (produced between 1986-1990) was in many ways a much better car than the Series 1. New features were adopted for the Series 2...
LOT 145
£27,000
1991 Porsche 964 Cabriolet
The Porsche 964 is the company’s internal name for the Porsche 911 manufactured and sold between 1989 and 1994. Designed by Benjamin Dimson in 1986, it featured significant styling...
LOT 147
£20,250
1952 Daimler Barker Special Sport
The Daimler Special Sports is based upon the post war DB18 chassis with several important modifications, the most notable being an overdrive gearbox, high ratio differential, hydro/mechanical brakes, alloy...
LOT 148
£37,125
1981 DeLorean DMC-12
restored to a very high standard
John Z Delorean’s superb track record as a General Motors Executive was beyond dispute, and it was in large part this reason which convinced the British Government to make...
LOT 150
£11,250
2000 Maserati 3200 GT
The Maserati 3200 GT was styled by Italdesign whose founder and head, Giorgetto Giugiaro, previously designed, amongst others, the Ghibli, Bora and Merak and so certainly had the pedigree...
LOT 151
£13,500
1987 Lotus Esprit Turbo HC
When you bring out the new flagship of a supercar range and it only has 215bhp, you better have either a good sense of humour or a very good...
LOT 152
1966 Volvo Amazon
Named after the formidable female warriors of Greek mythology, the Volvo Amazon was unveiled in 1956, and was a marked departure in appearance from its fastback siblings, the PV444...
LOT 153
£16,875
1989 Jaguar XJS “Koenig”
The XJ-S had been under development since 1968 and as a 2+2 fixed head coupe was intended as a replacement for the now legendary E-type. From the beginning it...
LOT 154
£13,500
1979 MGB GT
restored at a cost of over £33,000
The MGB was first introduced in May 1962 as a direct replacement for the MGA. Performance was brisk with power supplied by a 1,798cc four cylinder iron block engine...
LOT 155
1982 Range Rover EFI
rare in Left Hand Drive
The Range Rover was greeted enthusiastically by both press and public on its arrival in 1970, offering comfortable cruising at 90mph and a greater off-road capability than most of its...
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