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1963 VauxhallVictorFBestate
ForsaleatSouthWestVehicleAuctions,Poole,
April 26 ,swva.co.ukWhy buyit?Thereare few
survivorsof thisidealGoodwood/familyday
outclassic,andit is a carthat willalwaysattract
at tention.Restoredovertwo years,it couldstill
beara littleunderbonnetdetailingwork,butfor
anywherecloseto theestimatequotedit looks
likeanabsolutebargain.Estimate£3000-£3900
1954 SwallowDoretti
ForsaleatBrightwells,
Leominster,May15,
brightwells.comWhy buyit?
Swallowsare rarelyseenon
themarketandthisonepiles
ontheextra-specialness.
Oneofthefirstright-hand-
drivecarsbuilt, it hasbeen
withthecurrent owner
since 1971 andhasbeen
professionallyrestoredover
thelastdecade.Theestimate
looksrightforonethisgood.
Estimate£55,000-£65,000
1960 AlfaRomeoGiuliettaSprint
ForsaleatHistorics,Weybridge,May18,historics.
co.ukWhy buyit?Oneto drive ratherthanshow,
andwouldbeperfectforEuropeantoursorroad
rallies. Notthat there’sanythingwrongwiththe
conditionaftermore than£30kof restoration
work, butit’s beenfittedwitha later2.0-litretwin-
camengineandfive-speed‘box,alongwithfront
discbrakesandperiodalloys.Estimate£45k-£55k
1967 MaseratiQuattroporte
ForsaleatSilverstoneAuctions,ChippingNorton,May10,silverstoneauctions.com
Whybuyit?Justsevenof the 75 9 first-seriesV8Quattroportesbuiltwereright-handdrive.Thisis one
ofthem,andit comeswithcomprehensivehistoryconfirmingits 73 ,900miles. Somerestoration
workwascarriedoutaroundnineyearsago,buttheinteriorretainsa lovelylived-infeel.
Estimate £45,000-£55,000
APRIL
Fri26,Dorset.SouthWestVehicleAuctions’
classicsale, Parkstone,Poole.swva.co.uk
Fri-Sat 26 -27,Mississippi,USA.Bonhams’ Tupelo
AutomobileMuseumsale, Tupelo.bonhams.com
Tue 30 ,Surrey.BaronsAuctions’ SpringClassic
sale,SandownPark,Esher.barons-auctions.com
M AY
Sat-Sun4-5,Missouri,USA.RM’s Guyton
Collectionsale, St Louis.rmsothebys.com
Fri-Sat 10 -11,Oxfordshire.SilverstoneAuctions’
Saleof BritishMarques,HeythropPark,Enstone,
ChippingNorton.silverstoneauctions.com
Mon13,Brescia,Italy.Finartesaleof Mille Miglia
cars,MuseoMilleMiglia.finarte.it
Wed15,Herts.BrightwellsClassic& Vintage,
EastersCourt,Leominster.brightwells.com
Sat 18 ,Surrey.Historicsat Brooklands,
Mercedes-BenzWorld,Weybridge.historics.co.uk
Sun19,Buckinghamshire.Bonhams’Aston
Martinsale, TheWormsleyEstate,Stokenchurch.
bonhams.com/cars
Sat25,Warks.ClassicCarAuctions,
WarwickshireExhibitionCentre,Leamington Spa.
classiccarauctions.co.uk
Sat25,Italy.RMSotheby’s,VillaErba,Como.
rmsothebys.com
Sat25,Perth.MorrisLeslieClassicAuctions, Errol
Airfield.morrisleslie.com
JUNE
Sun2,Connecticut,USA.Bonhams’Greenwich
Concoursd’EleganceAuction.bonhams.com
Tue4,Surrey.BaronsAuctions’ BritishHeritage
sale,SandownPark,Esher.barons-auctions.com
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