Russ Smith’s tempting buys
Patsy’s prowler
For sale at H&H, Derbyshire, 29 November, handh.co.uk
Why buy it? History and usability. This XK120 was first owned by Patsy Burt, Britain’s most successful lady racing driver. In the Nineties it was restored for the late collector Richard Colton and superbly uprated for fast road/rally use. The vendor bought it from his estate eight years ago. Those who know will be pleased to hear the cabin was also modified to suit longer-legged drivers. Estimate £100,000-£120,000
For sale at Historics, Surrey, 25 November, historics.co.uk
Why buy it? This is one of just 250 UK-market rhd 328GTSs, with comprehensive history and has less than 52,000 miles covered. The car presents very well inside and outside and the wheels have just been refurbished. The estimate looks absolutely right. Estimate £59,000-£69,000
For sale at Dorset Vintage & Classic Auctions, Dorset, 23 November, dvca.co.uk
Why buy it? Very few of these coupés remain and this one has covered just 18,273 miles; it was in storage 1985-2014. Since then it’s only been used for the odd show. It was Zeibart treated when new, has never been welded and remains in totally original condition. Estimate £8k-£10k
For sale at Morris Leslie, Perth, 18 November, morrisleslie.com
Why buy it? The heavy-jawed second-gen T-birds may be less pretty than those that came before and after, but just look at the estimate for this slice of Americana. It’s usable and would benefit from some attention here and there. But for the right price… Estimate £9500-£11,000
