H&H Classics Sell Over £2M Worth of Classic Cars And Motorbikes In Seven Days Including A Rolls Royce In Harrods Livery That Sold For £86,250
UNITED KINGDOM / AGILITYPR.NEWS / October 23, 2020 / H&H CLASSICS SELL OVER £2M WORTH OF CLASSIC CARS IN SEVEN DAYS
FROM A 1915 WILLYS OVERLAND MODEL 83 TOURER TO A 2016 JAGUAR F-TYPE PROJECT 7 VIA A 1921 NUT MOTORCYLE, EX-HARRODS 1969 ROLLS-ROYCE PHANTOM VI AND 24FT LONG STEAM LAUNCH ‘THE LADY CONSTANCE’
H&H held its first physical auction in seven months on 14th October 2020 at the Imperial War Museum, Duxford followed by its seventh Live Auction Online of 2020 a week later. At the museum the oldest lot on offer was a 1915 Willys Overland Model 83 Tourer which looked like it had rolled straight out of the American Mid-West. A handsome Edwardian Tourer powered by a 4 litre, four-cylinder engine, the Willys sold for an above estimate £10,580.
1915 Willys Overland Model 83 Tourer - £10,580
The most expensive lot to change hands was the magnificent 1934 Lagonda M45 Rapide Tourer. One of only 53 such cars made, it sold for an above estimate £195,500 despite wearing replica coachwork.
A supercar of another - altogether more recent – era, the 2016 Jaguar F-Type Project 7 had covered a mere 650 miles from new and sold for an above estimate £101,250.
1934 Lagonda M45 Rapide - £195,500
2016 Jaguar F-Type Project 7 - £101,250
Among the most keenly contested lots was the 1921 NUT motorcycle restoration project. Hailing from Newcastle-upon-Tyne and off the road since 1957, it drew much Continental interest but was finally bought by a UK enthusiast for £14,950 (almost triple its bottom estimate).
1921 NUT Motorcycle - £14,950
A reminder of how the other half live, or at least shop, the 1969 Rolls-Royce Phantom VI was part of a fleet of nine (four Phantom VIs and five Phantom Vs) that Mohammed Al-Fayed amassed whilst he owned Harrods. All but one of the limousines were re-liveried in the world-famous luxury store’s particular shade of green and kitted out with cocktail cabinets, fridges, TVs and multiple phones etc. The sale car had been entered from a private museum and sold for an above estimate £86,250.
Ex-Harrods 1969 Rolls-Royce Phantom VI - £86,250
Consigned from the same source and known as ‘The Lady Constance’, the 2004/06 Athena Class Elegance Steam Launch was modelled on a 1914 design. Accompanied by its own purpose-built trailer, the 26ft 4in vessel can accommodate six in considerable style and was bought by an ex-pat in the Far East for £32,200
‘The Lady Constance’ - £32,200
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H&H was founded by Simon Hope in 1993 as a specialist auction house dedicated solely to the sale of collectors’ motorcars and motorcycles. Some 26 years later, the company can boast a continuous trading history, which exceeds that of any UK rival. The company is staffed by hands-on enthusiasts with over 600 years’ combined experience, and its specialist valuers are among the most knowledgeable in the industry.
H&H has had the pleasure of handling everything from 1890s London to Brighton runners through to 1990s Formula 1 cars, not to mention a variety of iconic motorcycles and holds a considerable number of World Record auction prices.
With the head office near Warrington, Cheshire and its Private Sales Garage near Hindhead in Surrey and specialists based throughout Europe, H&H holds regular physical sales at the Imperial War Museum Duxford in Cambridgeshire, National Motorcycle Museum in the West Midlands and Pavilion Gardens, Buxton. There are also Automobilia Online Sales and Live Auctions Online throughout the year.
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