It doesn't always have to be Jaguar ...
In 2014, Jaguar Land Rover purchased the James Hull Classic Car Collection, one of the largest collections in the world with 543 cars, including around 130 Jaguars as well as other brands. At the time, it was particularly important to James Hull that his collection was well looked after.
Now, however, Jaguar Land Rover has apparently decided to sell off some vehicles from the collection that are less relevant to its own future. The order was handed over to the auction house Brightwells, which will now auction the cars on March 21, 2018.
All vehicles will be sold without a reserve price; estimated prices are not available on the Brightwells website. The variety on offer is considerable.
From the Austin A90 Westminster from 1956 to the Vauxhall Victore Deluxe Estate from 1964, there are many former everyday cars.
Many brands that have disappeared, such as Standard with a 1963 Ensign, can be found on the lot list.
But there are also more bizarre cars such as the Vanden Plas 1500 from 1978, a modification of the Austin Allegro of the time.
There are also more luxurious limousines such as the Humber Super Snipe Series II from 1960.
And there are some particularly rare pieces, such as a Rover P6 station wagon (sold for £ 9600, note from 24.3.2018) or a Reliant Scimitar GTE prototype with a Ferguson 4x4 drivetrain from 1972 (picture above, sold for £ 13,000 (editor's note)). And the vehicles now on offer are by no means just British classics, no, there are also German and French cars, for example.
Some of the cars have a surprisingly low mileage, and many will certainly have to be painstakingly revived before they can be used again. But they are all interesting.
So it's worth taking a look (the prices achieved are now also listed (24.3.2018) .. .
