UPCOMING AUCTION
BRIGHTWELLS, VIRTUAL AUCTION. 29 MARCH
Buyers’ can look forward to an intriguing mix of classics in Brightwell’s next online auction
Brightwells was still completing its catalogue as CCW went to press but a selection of British sports cars and a smattering of 1930s Austin Sevens were getting things properly underway.
Among the British contingent is a 1969 Jaguar E-type 2+2 coming from 46 years’ ownership. The vendor bought it in 1976 at 34,912 miles; today the odometer shows 70,800 miles. It has a £40-45k estimate. Also in the sale is a 1973 roadster that’s the vendor has owned for 21 years: it has a £58- 65k estimate.
A 1959 MGA Twin-Cam Roadster that received a body-off restoration in 2005-2006 and has covered 1600 miles since has an estimate of £40-45k and is joined by an older restoration estimated at £12-14k.
Adding some 1950s glitz is a 1954 Sunbeam-Talbot Alpine Special, one of around 90 built featuring engine modifications developed by ERA. A 1950 Healey Silverstone (with Wade supercharger) is estimated at £55-75k.
A 1927 Humber 9/20 tourer in need of some recommissioning is estimated at £10-12k while a 1934 Austin Seven RP salon that’s said to be ‘stunning’ has a £7-8k estimate.
Brightwells also has a 1984 Volkswagen Golf GTI: a deceased estate sale it was with its late owner for 22 years and shows fewer than 98,000 miles. A one-owner 1993 Fiat Cinquecento showing 13,251 miles is estimated at £3-4k and a 1997 Volvo 940SE estate with 170,000 miles on the cl
